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Explore Pilchards through 4 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Pilchards in a sentence

Related words

Pilchards | Pilchard

Pilchards meaning

plural of pilchard

Using Pilchards

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of pilchard

Context around Pilchards

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 16.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

big 1×

Often after:

fresh 1×

Sentence patterns with Pilchards

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

50cm on pilchards and squid 1× and big pilchards 1× is pilchards the new 1× tins of pilchards fresh fruits 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

jamie marsh got 1× the fish have 1× the school receives 1×

Common sentence endings:

and big pilchards 1× from the department 1× off the rocks 1×

Words around Pilchards

Just before it in the word index:

pilchard 4 pilch 3 pilbeam 2 pilbara 42 pilav 5 pilau 3

Just after it in the word index:

pilcher 15 pilchuck 4 pilckem 3 pilcomayo 2 pildes 2 pile 990

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaai 6 aani 6 aarne 6 aarya 6 aasb 6 aasen 6

Corpus analysis for Pilchards

  • In this selection, "pilchards" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 16.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, big and fresh stand out and add context to how "pilchards" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 50cm on pilchards and squid and and big pilchards. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "pilchards" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with pilchards

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

Short example sentences

Is pilchards the new chicken? (5 words)

The fish have been feeding on squid, couta and big pilchards. (11 words)

Jamie Marsh got out during the week, landing himself plenty of pinky snapper to 50cm on pilchards and squid fished off the rocks. (23 words)

Longer example sentences

The school receives bags of soya, rice, samp, beans, mealie-meal, tins of pilchards, fresh fruits and vegetables, milk, oil, salt and biryani mix from the department. (27 words)

Jamie Marsh got out during the week, landing himself plenty of pinky snapper to 50cm on pilchards and squid fished off the rocks. (23 words)

The fish have been feeding on squid, couta and big pilchards. (11 words)

Question examples

Is pilchards the new chicken? (5 words)

Example sentences (4)

Is pilchards the new chicken?

The fish have been feeding on squid, couta and big pilchards.

The school receives bags of soya, rice, samp, beans, mealie-meal, tins of pilchards, fresh fruits and vegetables, milk, oil, salt and biryani mix from the department.

Jamie Marsh got out during the week, landing himself plenty of pinky snapper to 50cm on pilchards and squid fished off the rocks.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "pilchards" in a sentence?
An example: "Is pilchards the new chicken?" This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "pilchards" from authentic English texts.
What does "pilchards" mean?
Pilchards means: plural of pilchard
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