Minnows is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Minnows meaning
plural of minnow
Using Minnows
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of minnow
- In the example corpus, minnows often appears in combinations such as: the minnows, and minnows, minnows and.
Context around Minnows
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 11 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Minnows
- In this selection, "minnows" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, small, mud, fathead, namibia, mauritania and lesotho stand out and add context to how "minnows" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 0 by minnows lesotho at and and fathead minnows. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "minnows" sits close to words such as abdulaziz, abortive and acacia, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with minnows
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Crappie are good on submerged structures with jigs and minnows. (10 words)
With the warm temperatures, dealing with minnows is a hassle. (10 words)
They prefer to eat small minnows like mud minnows and fathead minnows. (12 words)
England lost their opening game to by 11 runs, but wins over group minnows the United Arab Emirates and the Netherlands essentially ensured their quarter-final place, in a format which lent itself to the big teams progressing comfortably. (39 words)
On the other side of the Pyrenees in Spain, green lakes have been observed since 2011 by Spanish researchers, and a program was launched three years later to get rid of the minnows with nets and electrical techniques. (38 words)
I grew up in eastern Kentucky, in the heart of Appalachia, immersed in all that the region has to offer—lush forests filled with oak trees and wild orchids; lively streams, teeming with crawfish and minnows. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
They prefer to eat small minnows like mud minnows and fathead minnows.
Backwaters have open water, but conditions may change with colder temperature in the forecast – No report: Try vertical jigging with minnows or trolling three-way rigs with minnows.
Both the teams will be eager to win this contest in a battle of the minnows even though their hopes of making it to the semi-finals are done and dusted.
Children played a game of sharks and minnows as part of the first day of the RecMobile.
Crappie are good on submerged structures with jigs and minnows.
England lost their opening game to by 11 runs, but wins over group minnows the United Arab Emirates and the Netherlands essentially ensured their quarter-final place, in a format which lent itself to the big teams progressing comfortably.
James Fitzgerald shows Cole Danner how to seine for nearshore minnows during the inaugural Libertyville High School Lake Day at Butler Lake.
On the other side of the Pyrenees in Spain, green lakes have been observed since 2011 by Spanish researchers, and a program was launched three years later to get rid of the minnows with nets and electrical techniques.
The Spanish minnows were then relegated back to the third division the season following Emery’s departure after the 2005/06 campaign.
Try fishing right before dark or early in the morning for crappies with jigs tipped with wax worms or crappie minnows.
Use it to your advantage…specifically, Crawfish, nightcrawlers, & larger minnows are working well.
With the warm temperatures, dealing with minnows is a hassle.
World Cup debutants Chile gave a solid account of themselves in defeat by Japan, while Italy took their time but eventually thrashed minnows Namibia, who have to face the All Blacks next.
Algeria crashed out of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations as minnows Mauritania claimed a famous first-ever win at the finals to snatch a spot in the last 16.
Come the higher water levels of spring and summer, they will be submerged rock bars, likely holding a lot of crayfish, minnows and hopefully smallmouths.
From almost going out of the competition against one of the minnows, to Ollie Watkins' superb late winner against the Dutch, Gareth Southgate's men have made it to the final.
I grew up in eastern Kentucky, in the heart of Appalachia, immersed in all that the region has to offer—lush forests filled with oak trees and wild orchids; lively streams, teeming with crawfish and minnows.
It was his second match in Warriors colours after having made his debut two day before when Zimbabwe was humiliated 2-0 by minnows Lesotho at Orlando Stadium in Johannesburg.
Naismith has primed his squad for the short trip to face the capital minnows and said: “We just need to make them aware.
Red Devils are looking to avoid one of the biggest upsets in living memory when they take on the minnows - and their fans - tomorrow.
Common combinations with minnows
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the minnows 10×
- and minnows 6×
- minnows and 5×
- with minnows 4×
- minnows or 4×
- group minnows 3×
- minnows with 3×
- minnows in 3×
- minnows as 2×
- minnows are 2×