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Mantises in a sentence

Mantises meaning

plural of mantis

Using Mantises

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of mantis
  • In the example corpus, mantises often appears in combinations such as: praying mantises.

Context around Mantises

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 17.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 2 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

praying 3× giant 1×

Often after:

grasshoppers 1× opt 1× mating 1×

Sentence patterns with Mantises

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

crickets praying mantises grasshoppers and 1× investigating the mantises which are 1× like praying mantises 1× most mantises opt to 1× of praying mantises mating 1× s because mantises only need 1× the giant mantises to grow 1× ve had mantises as pets 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a problem is 1× crickets praying mantises 1× investigating the mantises 1× most mantises opt 1× the balloon detonates 1× the popular designer 1×

Common sentence endings:

as pets before 1× hunt moving prey 1× in the spring 1× like praying mantises 1× pile of earth 1× praying mantises mating 1×

Words around Mantises

Just before it in the word index:

mantis 50 mantiply 3 mantini 2 mantinea 2 mantilla 4 mantik 2

Just after it in the word index:

mantissa 7 mantla 2 mantle 452 mantled 4 mantlepiece 4 mantles 5

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 11 abacos 11 abboud 11 abbreviate 11 abdelkader 11 abdomens 11

Corpus analysis for Mantises

  • In this selection, "mantises" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 17.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, praying, giant, grasshoppers, opt and mating stand out and add context to how "mantises" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include crickets praying mantises grasshoppers and and investigating the mantises which are. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "mantises" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with mantises

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

I've had mantises as pets before. (7 words)

A problem is they look very much like praying mantises. (10 words)

That's because mantises only need their 3D vision to hunt moving prey. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

The popular designer’s show Monday contained several outfits with a “sexual cannibalism” theme, including one with a T-shirt showing Kane’s own drawing of praying mantises mating. (29 words)

Investigating the mantises, which are named Kamacuras (Gimantis in the English-dubbed version), the scientists find the monstrous insects digging an egg out from under a pile of earth. (29 words)

Crickets, praying mantises, grasshoppers and katydids all leave their eggs behind so new insects can emerge in the spring. (19 words)

Example sentences (8)

A problem is they look very much like praying mantises.

Crickets, praying mantises, grasshoppers and katydids all leave their eggs behind so new insects can emerge in the spring.

I've had mantises as pets before.

Most mantises opt to imitate a rather easier character – a leaf or other vegetation – to escape capture.

That's because mantises only need their 3D vision to hunt moving prey.

The popular designer’s show Monday contained several outfits with a “sexual cannibalism” theme, including one with a T-shirt showing Kane’s own drawing of praying mantises mating.

Investigating the mantises, which are named Kamacuras (Gimantis in the English-dubbed version), the scientists find the monstrous insects digging an egg out from under a pile of earth.

The balloon detonates prematurely, creating a radioactive storm that causes the giant mantises to grow to enormous sizes.

Common combinations with mantises

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "mantises" in a sentence?
An example: "A problem is they look very much like praying mantises." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "mantises" from authentic English texts.
What does "mantises" mean?
Mantises means: plural of mantis
How many example sentences with "mantises" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "mantises", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.