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Gannet is an English word. Below you'll find 7 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Gannet in a sentence

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Gannet | Gannett | Gannets

Gannet meaning

  1. Any of three species of large seabird in the genus Morus, of the family Sulidae. They have black and white bodies and long pointed wings, and hunt for fish by plunge diving and pursuing their prey underwater.
  2. A voracious eater; a glutton.

Synonyms of Gannet

pelecaniform seabird

Related words

Other words often associated with Gannet or its synonyms:

seabird

Using Gannet

  • The main meaning on this page is: Any of three species of large seabird in the genus Morus, of the family Sulidae. They have black and white bodies and long pointed wings, and hunt for fish by plunge diving and pursuing their prey underwater. | A voracious eater; a glutton.
  • Useful related words include: pelecaniform seabird.
  • In the example corpus, gannet often appears in combinations such as: northern gannet.

Context around Gannet

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 3 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

northern 2× few 1× startled 1×

Often after:

washed 1× sightings 1× two 1× flying 1× colonies 1×

Sentence patterns with Gannet

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a few gannet colonies around 1× a northern gannet for the 1× dead northern gannet washed up 1× gannet sightings began 1× gannet two weekly 1× of a gannet flying west 1× rather startled gannet in fact 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a dead northern 1× a seagull in 1× gannet sightings began 1× gannet two weekly 1× in addition on 1× the island is 1×

Common sentence endings:

june 9 2022 1× largest group reported 1× off silver sands 1× silverton appeal tribune 1× the live action 1× the titular piano 1×

Words around Gannet

Just before it in the word index:

gannaway 4 gannavaram 2 gannascoli 3 ganna 5 gann 10 ganmain 5

Just after it in the word index:

gannets 4 gannett 41 ganni 9 gannon 146 gannys 2 gano 9

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaba 10 aafc 10 aaib 10 aalbers 10 abbate 10 abbesses 10

Corpus analysis for Gannet

  • In this selection, "gannet" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 20.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, northern, few, startled, washed, sightings and two stand out and add context to how "gannet" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a few gannet colonies around and a northern gannet for the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "gannet" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with gannet

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Gannet two weekly newspapers – the Stayton Mail and the Silverton Appeal Tribune. (12 words)

A dead northern gannet washed up on a beach on the Acadian Peninsula on June 9, 2022. (17 words)

A seagull in the animated classic, Scuttle is changed into a northern gannet for the live-action. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

We sped across the planet, To find this lump of granite, One rather startled gannet; In fact, we found Rockall. citation *In The Goon Show episode "Napoleon's Piano", Seagoon made a less-than-triumphant landfall on Rockall with the titular piano. (42 words)

Gannet sightings began to slowly increase during the month, with 20 off Pirnmill on 21st being the largest group reported. (20 words)

The island is also home to one of only a few gannet colonies around Ireland and the UK. (18 words)

Example sentences (7)

A dead northern gannet washed up on a beach on the Acadian Peninsula on June 9, 2022.

A seagull in the animated classic, Scuttle is changed into a northern gannet for the live-action.

Gannet sightings began to slowly increase during the month, with 20 off Pirnmill on 21st being the largest group reported.

Gannet two weekly newspapers – the Stayton Mail and the Silverton Appeal Tribune.

In addition on 29 December there was a report of a gannet flying west off Silver Sands.

The island is also home to one of only a few gannet colonies around Ireland and the UK.

We sped across the planet, To find this lump of granite, One rather startled gannet; In fact, we found Rockall. citation *In The Goon Show episode "Napoleon's Piano", Seagoon made a less-than-triumphant landfall on Rockall with the titular piano.

Common combinations with gannet

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "gannet" in a sentence?
An example: "A dead northern gannet washed up on a beach on the Acadian Peninsula on June 9, 2022." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "gannet" from authentic English texts.
What does "gannet" mean?
Gannet means: Any of three species of large seabird in the genus Morus, of the family Sulidae. They have black and white bodies and long pointed wings, and hunt for fish by plunge diving and pursuing their prey underwater.
What are synonyms of "gannet"?
Common synonyms of "gannet" include: pelecaniform seabird.
How many example sentences with "gannet" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "gannet", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.