Litter is an English word with synonyms like straw or strew. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Litter in a sentence
Related words
Litter meaning
- Straw, grass, and similar loose material used as bedding for people or animals.
- A bed, especially a pile of straw (sometimes also with blankets) used as a bed.
Synonyms of Litter
Using Litter
- The main meaning on this page is: Straw, grass, and similar loose material used as bedding for people or animals. | Straw, grass, and similar loose material used as bedding for people or animals. | A bed, especially a pile of straw (sometimes also with blankets) used as a bed.
- Useful related words include: animal group, give birth, straw, strew.
- Possible Dutch translations are: strooisel, afval, zwerfafval.
- In the example corpus, litter often appears in combinations such as: the litter, litter and, of litter.
Context around Litter
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 14 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Litter
- In this selection, "litter" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, dropping, essentially, scoop, picks, pickers and box stand out and add context to how "litter" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a school litter pick kit, a single litter and litter picking. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "litter" sits close to words such as bengaluru, catastrophic and discusses, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with litter
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Public Invited to Pick Up Litter in New Downtown Locate Litter. (11 words)
We are also looking for donations of litter trays, litter, food, blankets or anything suitable for beds. (17 words)
She came with two litter boxes, four food/ water bowls, carrier, bed, toys, towels, prescription foods, and litter. (18 words)
For instance, a litter survey in the Final Environmental Impact Report for the city of San Jose, California, found that bag litter from the storm drain system was reduced by 89 percent and that it decreased by 59 percent in the city streets. (43 words)
If captive female hamsters are left for extended periods (three weeks or more) with their litter, they may cannibalize the litter, so the litter must be removed by the time the young can feed and drink independently. (37 words)
The council and Oxford Direct Services will also cooperate with partners OxClean and the Jerico Community Hub throughout the rest of the year to supply litter pickers and bags and organise waste collection with group litter picks. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
Essentially, Litter-Robot means you never have to scoop litter again with its automatic, self-cleaning technology which quietly provides a fresh bed of litter after every use.
If captive female hamsters are left for extended periods (three weeks or more) with their litter, they may cannibalize the litter, so the litter must be removed by the time the young can feed and drink independently.
And may I appeal to the students who accept our hospitality to please take your litter home with you or find a litter bin that isn’t sadly already overflowing into the street.
Chelmsford City Council launched an anti-litter campaign in August, reminding residents and visitors to the district that litter is no small problem.
It also supports groups carrying out litter picks in their own communities and has produced a litter information pack outlining ways we can help.
Of course, if you’re one of those selfish people that drops litter you could also help everyone by just putting your litter in a bin.
She came with two litter boxes, four food/ water bowls, carrier, bed, toys, towels, prescription foods, and litter.
Town clerk Tony Wain said: “With all the litter bins we have around the meadows there's no excuse for dropping litter.
All dogs (and cats, and other wildlife) can be harmed by ingesting litter - in fact, recent research from National Highways and Keep Britain Tidy revealed that litter kills 3 million animals per year.
All participating schools received a school litter pick kit, including children’s litter pickers, hi-vis vests, and gloves.
The council and Oxford Direct Services will also cooperate with partners OxClean and the Jerico Community Hub throughout the rest of the year to supply litter pickers and bags and organise waste collection with group litter picks.
Weymouth and Portland Marine Litter Project are hosting four litter picks across Weymouth and Portland from June 30-September 29.
You can help prevent litter box odors from spreading through your home with the Petphabet Jumbo Hooded Cat Litter Box.
For instance, a litter survey in the Final Environmental Impact Report for the city of San Jose, California, found that bag litter from the storm drain system was reduced by 89 percent and that it decreased by 59 percent in the city streets.
Public Invited to Pick Up Litter in New Downtown Locate Litter.
The cost of transporting the litter between farms and existing state regulations around litter storage present challenges to a streamlined and economically feasible transportation program across Delmarva states.
The recommendation was made following extensive public consultation around tackling litter and to act as a better deterrent to people dropping litter.
We are also looking for donations of litter trays, litter, food, blankets or anything suitable for beds.
As found in North Head, New South Wales, there is positive correlation between rat abundance, leaf litter cover, canopy height, and litter depth.
Capybara gestation is 130–150 days, and produce a litter of four capybara babies on average, but may produce between one and eight in a single litter.
Phrases with litter
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with litter
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the litter 18×
- litter and 18×
- of litter 13×
- and litter 11×
- litter picking 11×
- litter of 10×
- litter in 8×
- litter pickers 8×
- litter box 8×
- with litter 8×