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Houseflies meaning

plural of housefly

Using Houseflies

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of housefly
  • In the example corpus, houseflies often appears in combinations such as: of houseflies, and houseflies.

Context around Houseflies

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Sentence patterns with Houseflies

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

host of houseflies and other 1× mosquitoes and houseflies 1× mosquitos and houseflies are common 1× presence of houseflies in hospice 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

mosquitos and houseflies 1× open dustbins were 1× the increase of 1× the presence of 1×

Common sentence endings:

a health hazard 1× in the canteen 1× mosquitoes and houseflies 1× of the area 1×

Words around Houseflies

Just before it in the word index:

housefather 12 housed 985 housecoat 3 housecleaning 12 housecats 2 housecat 2

Just after it in the word index:

houseful 8 housefull 23 housego 3 houseguest 32 houseguests 75 househelp 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

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

Corpus analysis for Houseflies

  • In this selection, "houseflies" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Recognizable usage signals include host of houseflies and other and mosquitoes and houseflies. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "houseflies" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with houseflies

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

Open dustbins were found attracting a host of houseflies and other infestations in the canteen. (15 words)

The presence of houseflies in hospice surroundings is of particular concern because the patients are frail and resistant bacteria are a health hazard. (23 words)

Mosquitos and houseflies are common insect nuisances; because of this, windows are nearly universally fitted with screens, and "screened-in" porches are common in homes of the area. (28 words)

Longer example sentences

The increase of the outbreaks can be linked to the recent heavy rainfall in the country that have left large pools of stagnant water, which are breeding sites for various types of vectors such as mosquitoes and houseflies. (38 words)

Mosquitos and houseflies are common insect nuisances; because of this, windows are nearly universally fitted with screens, and "screened-in" porches are common in homes of the area. (28 words)

The presence of houseflies in hospice surroundings is of particular concern because the patients are frail and resistant bacteria are a health hazard. (23 words)

Example sentences (4)

Open dustbins were found attracting a host of houseflies and other infestations in the canteen.

The presence of houseflies in hospice surroundings is of particular concern because the patients are frail and resistant bacteria are a health hazard.

The increase of the outbreaks can be linked to the recent heavy rainfall in the country that have left large pools of stagnant water, which are breeding sites for various types of vectors such as mosquitoes and houseflies.

Mosquitos and houseflies are common insect nuisances; because of this, windows are nearly universally fitted with screens, and "screened-in" porches are common in homes of the area.

Common combinations with houseflies

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "houseflies" in a sentence?
An example: "Open dustbins were found attracting a host of houseflies and other infestations in the canteen." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "houseflies" from authentic English texts.
What does "houseflies" mean?
Houseflies means: plural of housefly
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Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "houseflies", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.