Explore Horns through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Horns in a sentence
Related words
Horns meaning
plural of horn
Using Horns
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of horn
- In the example corpus, horns often appears in combinations such as: the horns, horns with, lock horns.
Context around Horns
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 12 start, 8 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Horns
- In this selection, "horns" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, 4th, 2nd, aurochs, played, seem and jesus stand out and add context to how "horns" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include africa nairobi horns is a and and 2nd horns or play. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "horns" sits close to words such as absurd, childcare and circuits, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with horns
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
I see horns Jesus had horns? (6 words)
Aurochs horns were often used by Romans as hunting horns. (10 words)
Like double horns, triple horns can come in both full and compensating wraps. (13 words)
Restoration of the aurochs based on a bull skeleton from Lund and a cow skeleton from Cambridge, with chart of characteristic external features of the aurochs Horns Because of the massive horns, the frontal bones of aurochs were elongated and broad. (41 words)
Here, the 1st and 2nd horns played as a pair (1st horn being high, 2nd horn being low), and the 3rd and 4th horns played as another pair (3rd horn being high, 4th horn being low). (36 words)
It is alleged the much-sought horns are linked to the poaching of two rhinos found dead and with their horns removed in the area of Gobabis in May. (29 words)
I see horns Jesus had horns? (6 words)
Example sentences (20)
Pairing makes it easier to write for horns, as the 3rd and 4th horns can take over from the 1st and 2nd horns, or play contrasting material.
Power's horns seem a bit on the nose as a design choice since pop culture often nods to devils with simple red horns.
I see horns Jesus had horns?
It is alleged the much-sought horns are linked to the poaching of two rhinos found dead and with their horns removed in the area of Gobabis in May.
Expanding to the rest of Africa, Nairobi Horns is a project that brings together musicians committed to building a sound around horns in African and contemporary music.
Brown elk horns, which are considered the top end of horns, are currently bringing approximately $14 per pound.
Pronghorns have true horns, but the sheaths of the horns are shed each year.
Again, communication is the likely function. citation Excepting some domesticated forms, all male bovids have horns, and in many species, females, too, possess horns.
Aurochs horns were often used by Romans as hunting horns.
Both main types of single horns are still used today as student models because they are cheaper and lighter than double horns.
Cusps and horns form where incoming waves divide, depositing sand as horns and scouring out sand to form cusps.
Here, the 1st and 2nd horns played as a pair (1st horn being high, 2nd horn being low), and the 3rd and 4th horns played as another pair (3rd horn being high, 4th horn being low).
In A. m. marsupialis, females have thinner horns than males; the horns of females are only 60 to 70 percent as long as those of males.
Like double horns, triple horns can come in both full and compensating wraps.
Males have massive backswept horns, while females have smaller, thinner, and more parallel horns.
Many species have ridges in their horns for at least two-thirds the length of their horns, but these ridges are not a direct indicator of age.
Music written for the modern horn follows a similar pattern with 1st and 3rd horns being high and 2nd and 4th horns being low.
Orchestral and concert band horns A horn section in a military concert band A classical orchestra usually contained two horns.
Restoration of the aurochs based on a bull skeleton from Lund and a cow skeleton from Cambridge, with chart of characteristic external features of the aurochs Horns Because of the massive horns, the frontal bones of aurochs were elongated and broad.
Rhinos have one or two horns made of agglutinated keratin, unlike the horns of even-toed ungulates which have a bony core.
Common combinations with horns
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the horns 32×
- horns with 26×
- lock horns 23×
- their horns 21×
- horns and 19×
- horns in 16×
- locked horns 11×
- horns are 8×
- horns of 8×
- and horns 6×