Explore Muskrat through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like fur or pelt. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Muskrat meaning
- A semiaquatic rodent of the tribe Ondatrini.
- Any of several shrews in the family Soricidae, especially an Asian house shrew (Suncus murinus).
- A bandicoot rat.
Using Muskrat
- The main meaning on this page is: A semiaquatic rodent of the tribe Ondatrini. | Any of several shrews in the family Soricidae, especially an Asian house shrew (Suncus murinus). | A bandicoot rat.
- Useful related words include: muskrat fur, fur, pelt, musquash.
- In the example corpus, muskrat often appears in combinations such as: muskrat falls, the muskrat, muskrat is.
Context around Muskrat
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 6 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 17 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Muskrat
- In this selection, "muskrat" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 25.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, toward, poor, falls, trapping and fall stand out and add context to how "muskrat" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and the muskrat fall rate and at the muskrat falls inquiry. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "muskrat" sits close to words such as aaditya, aardman and abbess, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with muskrat
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Ball called Muskrat Falls the greatest economic mistake in the province's history. (13 words)
Muskrat is on the menu; And Alligator Jerky is a staple in Florida. (13 words)
He is scheduled to testify Wednesday and Thursday at the Muskrat Falls inquiry. (13 words)
Mike Ulman listened to nearly two hours of public comment on the proposal, but no one addressed his question — what about the human sewage that’s regularly dumped on local farmland, including across from his house on Muskrat Road near Dickerson Creek? (42 words)
Her story in the book tells of multiple generations of her family still participating in a muskrat trapping camp near her father’s old trapline; she is also taking classes to learn more Dań kʼe, the Kluane dialect of Southern Tutchone. (41 words)
Rich said the lack of consultation with Indigenous leaders over the Churchill Falls project and the Muskrat Fall rate mitigation agreement has him concerned the voice of his people is not being heard by the provincial and federal governments. (39 words)
Mike Ulman listened to nearly two hours of public comment on the proposal, but no one addressed his question — what about the human sewage that’s regularly dumped on local farmland, including across from his house on Muskrat Road near Dickerson Creek? (42 words)
Example sentences (18)
Her story in the book tells of multiple generations of her family still participating in a muskrat trapping camp near her father’s old trapline; she is also taking classes to learn more Dań kʼe, the Kluane dialect of Southern Tutchone.
Rich said the lack of consultation with Indigenous leaders over the Churchill Falls project and the Muskrat Fall rate mitigation agreement has him concerned the voice of his people is not being heard by the provincial and federal governments.
Speaking after a university funding announcement, LeBlanc acknowledged a delay in reaching the agreement, but said that's not because of problems with the Muskrat Falls hydro project in Labrador.
The holdback will continue until Nova Scotia receives 12 consecutive months of hydroelectricity from Muskrat Falls.
The new issues include a software problem disrupting the Labrador-Island Link, a 1,100-kilometre-long, high-voltage transmission line from the Muskrat Falls generating station in Labrador to a converter station just outside St. John's.
Ball called Muskrat Falls the greatest economic mistake in the province's history.
Muskrat is on the menu; And Alligator Jerky is a staple in Florida.
Fourteen members of the Labrador Land Protectors await a decision as civil proceedings against them for their roles in occupying the Muskrat Falls site ended Friday.
He is scheduled to testify Wednesday and Thursday at the Muskrat Falls inquiry.
It's now too late to carry out targeted wetland capping at Muskrat Falls in order to mitigate concerns about methylmercury, despite a recommendation by the Liberal government in January that such a measure be taken.
This tilt was removed from the river after being swept up in controlled flooding at Muskrat Falls on Monday.
We're going to be treated in a routine way, getting routine things from Ottawa, but our big problems like Muskrat Falls will remain unaddressed," he said.
Former Premier Danny Williams is demanding an apology from a member of the Muskrat Falls Concerned Citizens Coalition.
Meanwhile, Nalcor Energy’s Muskrat Falls project has seen construction delays which have nearly doubled the estimated cost to $12.7 billion.
Mike Ulman listened to nearly two hours of public comment on the proposal, but no one addressed his question — what about the human sewage that’s regularly dumped on local farmland, including across from his house on Muskrat Road near Dickerson Creek?
They followed footprints in the snow and spotted the man coming out of a barn and followed him toward Muskrat Lake, where he got into the canoe.
This poor muskrat in was stuck upside down at the bottom of a chainlink fence.
Some animals dig tunnels in the barrier, allowing water to infiltrate the structure; the muskrat is well known for this activity and actively hunted in certain European countries because of it.
Common combinations with muskrat
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- muskrat falls 13×
- the muskrat 9×
- muskrat is 2×
- at muskrat 2×