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On this page you'll find 4 example sentences with Horsefly. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as clegg or gadfly and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.

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Horsefly in a sentence

Horsefly meaning

Any of several medium to large flies, of the family Tabanidae, that suck the blood of mammals (not to be confused with Stomoxys calcitrans, the stable fly, or dog fly).

Synonyms of Horsefly

horse tick hippobosca equina louse fly hippoboscid cleg clegg horse fly gadfly

Related words

Other words often associated with Horsefly or its synonyms:

dipteran fly tormentor blighter persecutor pest tormenter cuss

Using Horsefly

  • The main meaning on this page is: Any of several medium to large flies, of the family Tabanidae, that suck the blood of mammals (not to be confused with Stomoxys calcitrans, the stable fly, or dog fly).
  • Useful related words include: horse tick, hippobosca equina, louse fly, hippoboscid.
  • In the example corpus, horsefly often appears in combinations such as: horsefly lake.

Context around Horsefly

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 4 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

writing 1× female 1×

Often after:

lake 2× dress 1× showing 1×

Sentence patterns with Horsefly

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

a female horsefly showing her 1× began writing horsefly dress was 1× north of horsefly lake and 1× note are horsefly lake lang 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

close up of 1× the other wildfires 1× the time period 1× this wildfire is 1×

Common sentence endings:

feeding on blood 1× haggens point road 1× trying to understand 1× wild goose lake 1×

Words around Horsefly

Just before it in the word index:

horseflies 2 horseface 3 horsed 4 horsecar 3 horsebox 7 horseblock 2

Just after it in the word index:

horsegram 2 horsehair 15 horsehay 3 horseheads 2 horsehide 2 horseless 6

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 6 aaah 6 aaargh 6 aacl 6 aadhi 6 aak 6

Corpus analysis for Horsefly

  • In this selection, "horsefly" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, writing, female, lake, dress and showing stand out and add context to how "horsefly" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a female horsefly showing her and began writing horsefly dress was. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "horsefly" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with horsefly

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

The other wildfires of note are Horsefly Lake, Lang Lake, Mayfield Lake and Wild Goose Lake. (16 words)

This wildfire is still 1,139 hectares in size and currently burning north of Horsefly Lake and west of Haggens Point Road. (22 words)

Close up of the head of a female Horsefly showing her huge bulging eyes and her formidable mouth parts for feeding on blood. (23 words)

Longer example sentences

The time period in which she began writing “Horsefly Dress” was one of pain and questioning for Cahoon, who described being motivated by debilitating chronic pain that she was trying to understand. (32 words)

Close up of the head of a female Horsefly showing her huge bulging eyes and her formidable mouth parts for feeding on blood. (23 words)

This wildfire is still 1,139 hectares in size and currently burning north of Horsefly Lake and west of Haggens Point Road. (22 words)

Example sentences (4)

The time period in which she began writing “Horsefly Dress” was one of pain and questioning for Cahoon, who described being motivated by debilitating chronic pain that she was trying to understand.

Close up of the head of a female Horsefly showing her huge bulging eyes and her formidable mouth parts for feeding on blood.

The other wildfires of note are Horsefly Lake, Lang Lake, Mayfield Lake and Wild Goose Lake.

This wildfire is still 1,139 hectares in size and currently burning north of Horsefly Lake and west of Haggens Point Road.

Common combinations with horsefly

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "horsefly" in a sentence?
An example: "The time period in which she began writing “Horsefly Dress” was one of pain and questioning for Cahoon, who described being motivated by debilitating chronic pain that she was trying to understand." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "horsefly" from authentic English texts.
What does "horsefly" mean?
Horsefly means: Any of several medium to large flies, of the family Tabanidae, that suck the blood of mammals (not to be confused with Stomoxys calcitrans, the stable fly, or dog fly).
What are synonyms of "horsefly"?
Common synonyms of "horsefly" include: horse tick, hippobosca equina, louse fly, hippoboscid, cleg, clegg, horse fly, gadfly.
How many example sentences with "horsefly" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "horsefly", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.