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Houma in a sentence

Houma meaning

A historic Native American people of Louisiana on the east side of the Red River of the South.

Using Houma

  • The main meaning on this page is: A historic Native American people of Louisiana on the east side of the Red River of the South.

Context around Houma

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

louisiana 1×

Sentence patterns with Houma

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

between the houma and bayogoula 1× homeport in houma louisiana 1× magee r houma i would 1× relocated to houma where several 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

but by 2021 1× speaker pro tem 1× the explorers saw 1× the third ship 1×

Common sentence endings:

in houma louisiana 1× their extended families 1× tribal hunting grounds 1×

Words around Houma

Just before it in the word index:

houlton 46 hoult 45 houllier 3 houlin 2 houlihan 38 houli 6

Just after it in the word index:

houmous 5 hound 170 hounded 81 hounding 30 houndoom 4 hounds 156

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 6 aaah 6 aaargh 6 aacl 6 aadhi 6 aapke 6

Corpus analysis for Houma

  • In this selection, "houma" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, louisiana stand out and add context to how "houma" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include between the houma and bayogoula and homeport in houma louisiana. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "houma" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with houma

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

Speaker Pro Tem Tanner Magee, R-Houma: “I would say it’s 50/50. (14 words)

The explorers saw a red pole marking the boundary between the Houma and Bayogoula tribal hunting grounds. (17 words)

But by 2021, they had relocated to Houma, where several of Pérez’s aunts lived with their extended families. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

The third ship, which hasn't yet been named, will have a primary homeport in Gulfport, Mississippi, at the University of Southern Mississippi's Marine Research Center, and a future secondary homeport in Houma, Louisiana. (35 words)

But by 2021, they had relocated to Houma, where several of Pérez’s aunts lived with their extended families. (19 words)

The explorers saw a red pole marking the boundary between the Houma and Bayogoula tribal hunting grounds. (17 words)

Example sentences (4)

Speaker Pro Tem Tanner Magee, R-Houma: “I would say it’s 50/50.

But by 2021, they had relocated to Houma, where several of Pérez’s aunts lived with their extended families.

The third ship, which hasn't yet been named, will have a primary homeport in Gulfport, Mississippi, at the University of Southern Mississippi's Marine Research Center, and a future secondary homeport in Houma, Louisiana.

The explorers saw a red pole marking the boundary between the Houma and Bayogoula tribal hunting grounds.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "houma" in a sentence?
An example: "Speaker Pro Tem Tanner Magee, R-Houma: “I would say it’s 50/50." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "houma" from authentic English texts.
What does "houma" mean?
Houma means: A historic Native American people of Louisiana on the east side of the Red River of the South.
How many example sentences with "houma" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "houma", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.