On this page you'll find 7 example sentences with Pongo. Discover the meaning, how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Pongo meaning
- A soldier.
- A canyon or gorge in South America, especially one cutting through a ridge or mountain range.
- A lazy, good-for-nothing person.
Synonyms of Pongo
Using Pongo
- The main meaning on this page is: A soldier. | A canyon or gorge in South America, especially one cutting through a ridge or mountain range. | A lazy, good-for-nothing person.
- Useful related words include: genus pongo, mammal genus.
- In the example corpus, pongo often appears in combinations such as: the pongo.
Context around Pongo
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 3 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Pongo
- In this selection, "pongo" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 19.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, named and genus stand out and add context to how "pongo" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include dog named pongo who realizes and focuses on pongo and perdita. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "pongo" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with pongo
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
One stride and pongo, the ball disappears. (7 words)
The pongo is known for wrecking many ships and many drownings. (11 words)
The Pongo de Manseriche was first discovered by the Adelantado Joan de Salinas. (13 words)
The gibbons (family Hylobatidae) and then orangutans (genus Pongo) were the first groups to split from the line leading to the hominins, including humans—followed by gorillas, and, ultimately, by the chimpanzees (genus Pan). (34 words)
He fitted out an expedition at Loja in Ecuador, descended the Rio Santiago to the Marañón, passed through the Pongo in 1557 and invaded the country of the Mayna Indians. (30 words)
Roger Radcliffe owns a pet Dalmatian dog named Pongo, who realizes that he and his owner want female companions in their lives. (22 words)
Example sentences (7)
Roger Radcliffe owns a pet Dalmatian dog named Pongo, who realizes that he and his owner want female companions in their lives.
The story focuses on Pongo and Perdita, two Dalmatians living in London who give birth to 15 Dalmatian puppies.
One stride and pongo, the ball disappears.
He fitted out an expedition at Loja in Ecuador, descended the Rio Santiago to the Marañón, passed through the Pongo in 1557 and invaded the country of the Mayna Indians.
The gibbons (family Hylobatidae) and then orangutans (genus Pongo) were the first groups to split from the line leading to the hominins, including humans—followed by gorillas, and, ultimately, by the chimpanzees (genus Pan).
The Pongo de Manseriche was first discovered by the Adelantado Joan de Salinas.
The pongo is known for wrecking many ships and many drownings.
Common combinations with pongo
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: