Pups is an English word of 4 letters. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Pups meaning
plural of pup
Using Pups
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of pup
- In the example corpus, pups often appears in combinations such as: the pups, pups are, pups and.
Context around Pups
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 13 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Pups
- In this selection, "pups" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, wolf, coyote, four, females, bite and except stand out and add context to how "pups" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include age coyote pups bite each and are the pups that will. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "pups" sits close to words such as amos, anchors and arid, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with pups
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Another terrier takes second spot for most affordable pups. (9 words)
Most of the videos they post are of wolves and pups. (11 words)
Unlike wolf pups, coyote pups begin seriously fighting prior to engaging in play behavior. (14 words)
If you are one of the growing number of people looking to add a puppy to your family, here are the pups that will almost naturally learn when it’s time to go outside, and those that will provide more of a threat to your carpets. (46 words)
Adult male California sea lions play no role in raising pups, but they do take more interest in them than adult males of other otariid species; they have even been observed to help shield swimming pups from predators. (38 words)
On April 22, tradition continued with 17 pups, kitties, bunnies and even a bearded dragon, some joining guests in the hallways and the reception and others walking the runway with sponsor volunteers in the Pet Parade. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
The state wildlife agency said there may be more pups, as wolf litters often consist of at least four pups.
Adult male California sea lions play no role in raising pups, but they do take more interest in them than adult males of other otariid species; they have even been observed to help shield swimming pups from predators.
After several continuous days of nursing the newborn pups, females go on extended foraging trips that can last as long as a week, returning to the rookery to feed their pups until they are weaned.
By three weeks of age, coyote pups bite each other with less inhibition than wolf pups.
Dholes do not use rendezvous sites to meet their pups as wolves do, though one or more adults will stay with the pups at the den while the rest of the pack hunts.
The parasites are attacking the pups at such young ages; thus causing the pups to not reach the age of reproduction.
There is usually a litter of 12 to 15 pups; except for the Great Hammerhead which births litters of 20 to 40 pups.
Unlike wolf pups, coyote pups begin seriously fighting prior to engaging in play behavior.
Also survived by many loving nieces, nephews and her grand pups; Mookie, Jeff, Mabel, Lola and Zander.
Another terrier takes second spot for most affordable pups.
Belly scratches and long walks just aren’t enough for some of the UK’s pampered pups - with owners shelling out an average of £1,090.32 every year on their pet pooch.
By 2021 a pack that included six wolf pups was confirmed in Northwestern Colorado.
Carolyn Booth, Pets Farm team leader at the park near Stirling, said: “Our pups emerged from their den on August 11, so we estimate that they are just over a month old.
Iams dry puppy food and/or monetary donations for the pups' medical bills would be greatly appreciated.
If you are one of the growing number of people looking to add a puppy to your family, here are the pups that will almost naturally learn when it’s time to go outside, and those that will provide more of a threat to your carpets.
It’s sick, you’re near its nest with pups, or it’s been fed by humans a bunch of times before.
Kelly McMaster, Dogs Trust Basildon centre manager, said: “The Akita pups in our care are so incredibly cute, playful, and messy.
Most of the videos they post are of wolves and pups.
No opening dates have been announced for Dream Riders or Pups of War Arena.
On April 22, tradition continued with 17 pups, kitties, bunnies and even a bearded dragon, some joining guests in the hallways and the reception and others walking the runway with sponsor volunteers in the Pet Parade.
Common combinations with pups
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the pups 38×
- pups are 17×
- pups and 11×
- pups in 10×
- their pups 9×
- wolf pups 7×
- pups were 7×
- pups at 6×
- pups to 6×
- pups will 6×