Pilchard is an English word with synonyms like sardine. Below you'll find 4 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Pilchard meaning
Any of various small oily fish related to herrings, family Clupeidae.
Synonyms of Pilchard
Using Pilchard
- The main meaning on this page is: Any of various small oily fish related to herrings, family Clupeidae.
- Useful related words include: sardine, saltwater fish, sardina pilchardus, clupeid fish.
Context around Pilchard
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Pilchard
- In this selection, "pilchard" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, former, disastrous, fillet, port and seasons stand out and add context to how "pilchard" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include charges against pilchard after allegations and cocktail of pilchard and pippi. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "pilchard" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with pilchard
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
They caught most on pilchard fillet, or on a cocktail of pilchard and pippi, also saying that toadies were all but non-existent. (23 words)
The harbour was completed in 1895 and financed by Lord Robartes of Lanhydrock as a recompense to the fishermen for several disastrous pilchard seasons. (24 words)
The Wicomico County State’s Attorney has filed the charges against Pilchard after allegations of animal abuse and neglect on her horse farm were received in March. (27 words)
But the former pilchard port now relies on tourists rather than fish for an economy and many of the historic stone cottages have been snapped up as holiday lets or second homes. (32 words)
The Wicomico County State’s Attorney has filed the charges against Pilchard after allegations of animal abuse and neglect on her horse farm were received in March. (27 words)
The harbour was completed in 1895 and financed by Lord Robartes of Lanhydrock as a recompense to the fishermen for several disastrous pilchard seasons. (24 words)
Example sentences (4)
They caught most on pilchard fillet, or on a cocktail of pilchard and pippi, also saying that toadies were all but non-existent.
But the former pilchard port now relies on tourists rather than fish for an economy and many of the historic stone cottages have been snapped up as holiday lets or second homes.
The Wicomico County State’s Attorney has filed the charges against Pilchard after allegations of animal abuse and neglect on her horse farm were received in March.
The harbour was completed in 1895 and financed by Lord Robartes of Lanhydrock as a recompense to the fishermen for several disastrous pilchard seasons.