Greyhound is an English word with synonyms like hound or racer. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Greyhound meaning
- A lean breed of dog used in hunting and racing.
- A highball cocktail of vodka and grapefruit juice.
- A swift steamer, especially an ocean steamer.
Using Greyhound
- The main meaning on this page is: A lean breed of dog used in hunting and racing. | A highball cocktail of vodka and grapefruit juice. | A swift steamer, especially an ocean steamer.
- Useful related words include: hound, hound dog, racer.
- In the example corpus, greyhound often appears in combinations such as: the greyhound, greyhound racing, greyhound bus.
Context around Greyhound
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 11 start, 8 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Greyhound
- In this selection, "greyhound" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, retired, american, wrapped, adoption, council and racing stand out and add context to how "greyhound" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 1 128 greyhound fans saw, 416 american greyhound council inc and greyhound racing. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "greyhound" sits close to words such as agitation, alec and bluff, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with greyhound
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Get on the Greyhound and arrive at AC Bus Terminal. (10 words)
Care of the Racing and Retired Greyhound, p. 416. American Greyhound Council, Inc., Kansas. (14 words)
Care of the Racing and Retired Greyhound, p. 82. American Greyhound Council, Inc., Kansas. (14 words)
Though many Italian Greyhound owners dispute the use of the term "miniature Greyhound" in reference to the breed itself, by definition of the American Kennel Club citation they are true genetic greyhounds, with a bloodline extending back over 2,000 years. (41 words)
After more than 10 years in the Greyhound coaching system, current Greyhound Varsity Defensive Coordinator Micheal Mull will be adding to his coaching profile by accepting a job as the Defensive Coordinator at Taft High school for the upcoming season. (40 words)
The last Welsh Greyhound Derby was on 9 July and the last meeting was held on 30 July. 1,128 greyhound fans saw Lillyput Queen, owned by Cardiff butcher Malcolm Davies and trained by Freddie Goodman, win the last race. (40 words)
Example sentences (20)
Custom-wrapped Greyhound buses featuring team branding are expected to appear at arenas hosting esports events, and players for the Dallas Fuel, the Dallas Empire and Team Envy will appear in social media and video campaigns with Greyhound.
Greyhound Pets of Atlantic Canada announced in early April that it was abandoning the greyhound adoption service.
After more than 10 years in the Greyhound coaching system, current Greyhound Varsity Defensive Coordinator Micheal Mull will be adding to his coaching profile by accepting a job as the Defensive Coordinator at Taft High school for the upcoming season.
Care of the Racing and Retired Greyhound, p. 416. American Greyhound Council, Inc., Kansas.
Care of the Racing and Retired Greyhound, p. 82. American Greyhound Council, Inc., Kansas.
Greyhound racing To help pay for the upkeep of the site, a greyhound track was built in 1927.
In 2006, the Philadelphia Greyhound Terminal was the second busiest Greyhound terminal in the United States, after the Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York.
The Greyhound is the only dog mentioned by name in the Bible; many versions, including the King James version, name the Greyhound as one of the "four things stately" in the Proverbs.
The last Welsh Greyhound Derby was on 9 July and the last meeting was held on 30 July. 1,128 greyhound fans saw Lillyput Queen, owned by Cardiff butcher Malcolm Davies and trained by Freddie Goodman, win the last race.
Though many Italian Greyhound owners dispute the use of the term "miniature Greyhound" in reference to the breed itself, by definition of the American Kennel Club citation they are true genetic greyhounds, with a bloodline extending back over 2,000 years.
While not as fast as a Greyhound on a smooth, firm surface, once the going gets rough or heavy they can outrun a Greyhound.
After Matt’s Hope broke in impressively, Mallia generously gifted a 25 per cent share to Matt Field, a passionate greyhound racing fan who has spina bifida.
A Greyhound of a Girl is an animated film, to be directed by Enzo Dalo.
And secondly, I am so immersed in the Greyhound world that my brain literally won’t let that in. It’s very strange.
Areas most at risk include Aldcliffe Marsh, Heaton Marsh, Marsh, Greyhound Bridge, Skerton Bridge, Newton, Overton, Middleton, Glasson and Thurnham Moss.
Chicago’s downtown Greyhound station serves some 500,000 passengers annually, a report says.
Claire Levy, a former Colorado state representative and greyhound advocate, wrote in a letter to lawmakers.
For many involved in the sport in Orange with long memories after Mr Toole voted to ban the greyhound industry in 2016, it was another blow dished up by the Nationals.
GAP hosts its next National Greyhound Adoption Day this weekend at Sydney's Entertainment Quarter in Moore Park on April 23 from 10am to 3pm.
Get on the Greyhound and arrive at AC Bus Terminal.
Phrases with greyhound
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with greyhound
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the greyhound 40×
- greyhound racing 31×
- greyhound bus 24×
- on greyhound 10×
- greyhound and 9×
- of greyhound 8×
- and greyhound 7×
- greyhound track 5×
- to greyhound 5×
- for greyhound 5×