Explore Osprey through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like hawk. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Osprey meaning
- A bird of prey of genus Pandion that feeds on fish and has white underparts and long, narrow wings each ending in four finger-like extensions.
- Aigrette (ornamental feather).
Synonyms of Osprey
Using Osprey
- The main meaning on this page is: A bird of prey of genus Pandion that feeds on fish and has white underparts and long, narrow wings each ending in four finger-like extensions. | Aigrette (ornamental feather).
- Useful related words include: fish hawk, fish eagle, sea eagle, pandion haliaetus.
- In the example corpus, osprey often appears in combinations such as: the osprey, an osprey, v- osprey.
Context around Osprey
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 7 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 1 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Osprey
- In this selection, "osprey" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, cortez, conduct, clywedog, explained, emptied and went stand out and add context to how "osprey" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and an osprey watching cruise and at the osprey observer for. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "osprey" sits close to words such as abelian, acer and agrippina, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with osprey
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The design is similar to the Osprey Farpoint. (8 words)
Japan's Osprey fleet is well maintained and very safe. (10 words)
What impact did crash have on plans for Flight of the Osprey? (12 words)
A floating object believed to belong to the U.S. military aircraft V-22 Osprey that crashed into the sea is seen off Yakushima Island, Kagoshima prefecture, western Japan November 30, 2023, in this photo taken by Kyodo. (38 words)
Jason Strickland, the IT director at Osprey, explained the company sells products to 70 countries, and that in addition to their recently built headquarters in Cortez Osprey has an office in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. (36 words)
Technical Support Land Management for Natural Resources Wales John Williams shared the sad news with the thousands of Llyn Clywedog Osprey observers after finding the chick on the ground near the nest on Tuesday. (34 words)
What impact did crash have on plans for Flight of the Osprey? (12 words)
Fletcher catches Rockey with a tombstone piledriver as Osprey sets him up for the hidden blade for the victory! (19 words)
Example sentences (20)
Jason Strickland, the IT director at Osprey, explained the company sells products to 70 countries, and that in addition to their recently built headquarters in Cortez Osprey has an office in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Anglers believed that the osprey emptied their fishponds and would kill them, mixing the flesh of the osprey into their fish bait.
A floating object believed to belong to the U.S. military aircraft V-22 Osprey that crashed into the sea is seen off Yakushima Island, Kagoshima prefecture, western Japan November 30, 2023, in this photo taken by Kyodo.
After the Pentagon fixed the problems that caused the crashes during development, the Osprey went into combat, where its record has proved to be remarkably safe.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called the incident "tragic," saying the Osprey was supporting the Exercise Predators Run 2023 military exercise.
Fletcher catches Rockey with a tombstone piledriver as Osprey sets him up for the hidden blade for the victory!
It has also requested the United States, its security ally, not conduct Osprey flights except for search and rescue operations.
Japan's Osprey fleet is well maintained and very safe.
Kerrie Hoening manages sales for Lithia/FishHawk and Valrico based businesses, she has been in this role at the Osprey Observer for 14 years.
One US Osprey has joined the rescue operation since the crash, Japanese defence officials said.
Popular outings include bat and pizza nights (£20) and an osprey-watching cruise around Kielder Water (£35), where binoculars are provided to help you spot these fish-eating raptors.
Previous crashes of Osprey aircraft, according to CNN reporting and US Defence Department.
Regardless of how innovative the V-22 Osprey is, the rugged durability and reliability of the famed CH-47 Chinook for the United States Army can't be understated.
Technical Support Land Management for Natural Resources Wales John Williams shared the sad news with the thousands of Llyn Clywedog Osprey observers after finding the chick on the ground near the nest on Tuesday.
The CV-22 Osprey carrying eight American personnel crashed last Wednesday off Yakushima island during a training mission.
The design is similar to the Osprey Farpoint.
The experience gained and knowledge acquired during the Eagle programme will be of great benefit to the Osprey Reintroduction Programme.
The funky looking Osprey is a tiltrotor military aircraft which has the functionality of both a conventional helicopter and a propellor-powered plane, making it adaptable to a wide variety of combat scenarios.
The V-22 Osprey crashed carrying 23 service members, U.S. officials said.
What impact did crash have on plans for Flight of the Osprey?
Common combinations with osprey
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the osprey 23×
- an osprey 11×
- v- osprey 9×
- osprey has 6×
- osprey publishing 5×
- cv- osprey 3×
- osprey aircraft 3×
- osprey is 3×
- osprey to 3×
- osprey nest 3×