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Overgrazed | Overgrazing

Overgrazed meaning

simple past and past participle of overgraze

Using Overgrazed

  • The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of overgraze
  • In the example corpus, overgrazed often appears in combinations such as: not overgrazed.

Context around Overgrazed

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 3 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Overgrazed

  • In this selection, "overgrazed" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 23.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, term, drifts, area, overgrazing and heaths stand out and add context to how "overgrazed" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include are being overgrazed and are not overgrazed. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "overgrazed" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with overgrazed

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Natural pastures cover some convert but are being overgrazed. (9 words)

These woods were planted on anthropogenic heaths and sand-drifts (overgrazed heaths) ( Veluwe ). (13 words)

Overgrazed area, by native fauna in western New South Wales (Australia), in the upper right corner. (16 words)

The origin of this phrase applied to common grazing rights, where everyone in the parish can graze their livestock on common ground, but no one has the incentive to ensure it is properly managed, not overgrazed, and maintained free of gorse and bracken. (43 words)

The area had been overgrazed by elk during the years when wolves and most grizzly bears and cougars were absent — direct evidence, Smith said, of the profound ecological impact from the predators’ return. (33 words)

I say we should instead use the term overgrazed to refer to a plant that has had green leaf removed before said leaf has produced enough energy to replace itself. (30 words)

Example sentences (9)

Rotational grazing can be beneficial for weed management, by rotating livestock regularly weeds can be controlled by ensuring the paddocks are not overgrazed.

I say we should instead use the term overgrazed to refer to a plant that has had green leaf removed before said leaf has produced enough energy to replace itself.

The area had been overgrazed by elk during the years when wolves and most grizzly bears and cougars were absent — direct evidence, Smith said, of the profound ecological impact from the predators’ return.

The origin of this phrase applied to common grazing rights, where everyone in the parish can graze their livestock on common ground, but no one has the incentive to ensure it is properly managed, not overgrazed, and maintained free of gorse and bracken.

Natural pastures cover some convert but are being overgrazed.

Overgrazed area, by native fauna in western New South Wales (Australia), in the upper right corner.

The Egyptian side, to the left, is overgrazed Overgrazing occurs when plants are exposed to intensive grazing for extended periods of time, or without sufficient recovery periods.

These woods were planted on anthropogenic heaths and sand-drifts (overgrazed heaths) ( Veluwe ).

They can be found in habitats that vary from overgrazed areas with dense bush to open woodland floodplains.

Common combinations with overgrazed

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "overgrazed" in a sentence?
An example: "Rotational grazing can be beneficial for weed management, by rotating livestock regularly weeds can be controlled by ensuring the paddocks are not overgrazed." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "overgrazed" from authentic English texts.
What does "overgrazed" mean?
Overgrazed means: simple past and past participle of overgraze
How many example sentences with "overgrazed" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 9 example sentences with "overgrazed", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.