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Lemming is an English word with synonyms like rodent. Below you'll find 9 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Lemming in a sentence

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Lemming | Lemmings | Lemm | Lemmer

Lemming meaning

  1. A small arctic and subarctic rodent of the tribes Lemmini, Dicrostonychini and Lagurini.
  2. Any member of a group given to conformity or groupthink, especially a group poised to follow a leader off a cliff.

Synonyms of Lemming

rodent gnawer gnawing animal

Related words

Other words often associated with Lemming or its synonyms:

placental

Using Lemming

  • The main meaning on this page is: A small arctic and subarctic rodent of the tribes Lemmini, Dicrostonychini and Lagurini. | Any member of a group given to conformity or groupthink, especially a group poised to follow a leader off a cliff.
  • Useful related words include: rodent, gnawer, gnawing animal.

Context around Lemming

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 18.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 4 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

lemuel 1× brown 1× therethe 1× voting 1×

Often after:

dad 1× defense 1× effect 1× peaks 1×

Sentence patterns with Lemming

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

after local lemming peaks the 1× back therethe lemming dad rages 1× day a lemming will fly 1× for another lemming like rush 1× is a lemming defense 1× is the lemming effect in 1× lemuel lemming was a 1× the brown lemming and other 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

and to keep 1× he also studies 1× hiding behind the 1× i told you 1× lemuel lemming was 1× voting lemming like 1×

Common sentence endings:

a lemming defense 1× addiction to illusion 1× called representational democracy 1× close to nonviability 1× effect in psycology 1× lemming will fly 1×

Words around Lemming

Just before it in the word index:

lemmermeyer 4 lemmer 3 lemmens 2 lemme 13 lemmas 12 lemma 78

Just after it in the word index:

lemmings 12 lemmon 48 lemmond 2 lemmonds 2 lemmons 8 lemmy 44

Similar in corpus frequency:

aab 13 aamer 13 aave 13 abdelmadjid 13 abdulkarim 13 abdulsalami 13

Corpus analysis for Lemming

  • In this selection, "lemming" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 18.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, lemuel, brown, therethe, dad, defense and effect stand out and add context to how "lemming" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include after local lemming peaks the and back therethe lemming dad rages. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "lemming" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with lemming

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

What is the 'Lemming effect' in psycology? (7 words)

Lemuel Lemming was a lemming, much like other lemmings. (9 words)

He is the antagonist of "One Day a Lemming Will Fly". (11 words)

Longer example sentences

I told you kids to knock it off back therethe lemming dad rages in this panel, "or so help me I'll just take this car and drive it off the first cliff I come to. (36 words)

He also studies their chief food source, the brown lemming, and other players in this delicate ecosystem, like the arctic fox and fellow bird species on the tundra. (28 words)

And to keep his supporters, enablers and admirers in line and looking for another lemming-like rush to the edge, he continuously feeds America’s addiction to illusion. (28 words)

Question examples

What is the 'Lemming effect' in psycology? (7 words)

Example sentences (9)

Lemuel Lemming was a lemming, much like other lemmings.

He also studies their chief food source, the brown lemming, and other players in this delicate ecosystem, like the arctic fox and fellow bird species on the tundra.

I told you kids to knock it off back therethe lemming dad rages in this panel, "or so help me I'll just take this car and drive it off the first cliff I come to.

Voting lemming-like, along party lines, can hardly be called representational democracy.

And to keep his supporters, enablers and admirers in line and looking for another lemming-like rush to the edge, he continuously feeds America’s addiction to illusion.

Hiding behind the “I don’t really have a duty to advise” defense is a lemming defense.

What is the 'Lemming effect' in psycology?

Even after local lemming peaks, the Arctic fox population tends to collapse back to levels dangerously close to nonviability.

He is the antagonist of "One Day a Lemming Will Fly".

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "lemming" in a sentence?
An example: "Lemuel Lemming was a lemming, much like other lemmings." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "lemming" from authentic English texts.
What does "lemming" mean?
Lemming means: A small arctic and subarctic rodent of the tribes Lemmini, Dicrostonychini and Lagurini.
What are synonyms of "lemming"?
Common synonyms of "lemming" include: rodent, gnawer, gnawing animal.
How many example sentences with "lemming" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 9 example sentences with "lemming", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.