Explore Grampus through 7 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like dolphin or killer. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Grampus in a sentence
Grampus meaning
- A killer whale (Orcinus orca).
- Risso's dolphin (Grampus griseus), with a blunt nose.
- A hellbender salamander, Cryptobranchus alleganiensis.
Using Grampus
- The main meaning on this page is: A killer whale (Orcinus orca). | Risso's dolphin (Grampus griseus), with a blunt nose. | A hellbender salamander, Cryptobranchus alleganiensis.
- Useful related words include: dolphin, killer whale, killer, orca.
- In the example corpus, grampus often appears in combinations such as: nagoya grampus, grampus eight.
Context around Grampus
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 6 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Grampus
- In this selection, "grampus" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 29 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, nagoya, eight, defeated and beat stand out and add context to how "grampus" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include against nagoya grampus on friday and club nagoya grampus eight george. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "grampus" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with grampus
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Lineker's final club was Nagoya Grampus Eight and he retired in 1994 after two seasons at the Japanese side. (20 words)
Wenger himself famously arrived from Japanese club Nagoya Grampus Eight, George Graham was manager of second division Millwall while 1971 double-winner Bertie Mee was a physio. (27 words)
Langerak, who currently plays for Japanese side Nagoya Grampus, will be returning to the outfit where he started his professional career before joining Germany's Borussia Dortmund in 2010. (29 words)
Anderson Lopes scored his seventh in Consadole Sapporo’s 2-1 win at Jubilo Iwata, while Nagoya Grampus beat Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1-0 to take over second place from them, behind leaders FC Tokyo. (34 words)
Nagoya Grampus, champions in 2010, are back in the first division after securing promotion through last season’s playoffs, and made a splash in the transfer market by signing Brazilian World Cup striker Jo. (34 words)
Earlier in the day at Toyota Stadium, Nagoya Grampus defeated Shimizu S-Pulse 3-1 through an early Hiroyuki Abe goal and additional scores by Naoki Maeda and Yuichi Maruyama. (30 words)
Example sentences (7)
Langerak, who currently plays for Japanese side Nagoya Grampus, will be returning to the outfit where he started his professional career before joining Germany's Borussia Dortmund in 2010.
Earlier in the day at Toyota Stadium, Nagoya Grampus defeated Shimizu S-Pulse 3-1 through an early Hiroyuki Abe goal and additional scores by Naoki Maeda and Yuichi Maruyama.
Anderson Lopes scored his seventh in Consadole Sapporo’s 2-1 win at Jubilo Iwata, while Nagoya Grampus beat Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1-0 to take over second place from them, behind leaders FC Tokyo.
FC Tokyo's Diego Oliveira (third from left) celebrates with teammates after scoring a 29th-minute goal against Nagoya Grampus on Friday night at rain-soaked Paloma Mizuho Stadium.
Nagoya Grampus, champions in 2010, are back in the first division after securing promotion through last season’s playoffs, and made a splash in the transfer market by signing Brazilian World Cup striker Jo.
Wenger himself famously arrived from Japanese club Nagoya Grampus Eight, George Graham was manager of second division Millwall while 1971 double-winner Bertie Mee was a physio.
Lineker's final club was Nagoya Grampus Eight and he retired in 1994 after two seasons at the Japanese side.
Common combinations with grampus
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: