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Explore Quaggas through 9 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Quaggas in a sentence

Related words

Quaggas | Quagga

Quaggas meaning

plural of quagga

Using Quaggas

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of quagga
  • In the example corpus, quaggas often appears in combinations such as: quaggas were, the quaggas, of quaggas.

Context around Quaggas

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 2 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

1830s 1× individual 1× rau 1×

Often after:

continually 1× wildebeest 1×

Sentence patterns with Quaggas

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

quaggas were said 2× as rau quaggas 1× files of quaggas continually remind 1× individual quaggas were also 1× quaggas wildebeest and 1× resemble the quaggas only in 1× specimens of quaggas and southern 1× the 1830s quaggas were used 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

quaggas were said 2× during the 1830s 1× individual quaggas were 1× moving slowly across 1× quaggas wildebeest and 1× the practice is 1×

Common sentence endings:

as rau quaggas 1× be genetically different 1× burchell s zebra 1× data was recorded 1× displayed in zoos 1× especially the stallions 1×

Words around Quaggas

Just before it in the word index:

quagga 23 quaffle 9 quaffing 9 quaffed 3 quaff 3 quaestorship 2

Just after it in the word index:

quaglia 2 quagliarella 2 quagmire 64 quagmires 6 quah 3 quahog 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aakash 12 aanholt 12 aardwolf 12 abadan 12 abati 12 abcc 12

Corpus analysis for Quaggas

  • In this selection, "quaggas" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, 1830s, individual, rau, continually and wildebeest stand out and add context to how "quaggas" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include quaggas were said and as rau quaggas. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "quaggas" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with quaggas

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

Quaggas were said to be lively and highly strung, especially the stallions. (12 words)

Individual quaggas were also captured and shipped to Europe, where they were displayed in zoos. (15 words)

Quaggas were said to be wild and lively, yet were also considered more docile than Burchell's zebra. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

During the 1830s, quaggas were used as harness animals for carriages in London, the males probably being gelded to mitigate their volatile nature. citation Local farmers used them as guards for their livestock, as they were likely to attack intruders. (40 words)

Moving slowly across the profile of the ocean-like horizon, uttering a shrill, barking neigh, of which its name forms a correct imitation, long files of quaggas continually remind the early traveller of a rival caravan on its march. (39 words)

Quaggas, wildebeest, and ostriches, which occurred together during historical times in a mutually beneficial association, could be kept together in areas where the indigenous vegetation has to be maintained by grazing. (31 words)

Example sentences (9)

During the 1830s, quaggas were used as harness animals for carriages in London, the males probably being gelded to mitigate their volatile nature. citation Local farmers used them as guards for their livestock, as they were likely to attack intruders.

Individual quaggas were also captured and shipped to Europe, where they were displayed in zoos.

Moving slowly across the profile of the ocean-like horizon, uttering a shrill, barking neigh, of which its name forms a correct imitation, long files of quaggas continually remind the early traveller of a rival caravan on its march.

Quaggas were said to be lively and highly strung, especially the stallions.

Quaggas were said to be wild and lively, yet were also considered more docile than Burchell's zebra.

Quaggas, wildebeest, and ostriches, which occurred together during historical times in a mutually beneficial association, could be kept together in areas where the indigenous vegetation has to be maintained by grazing.

The practice is controversial, since the resulting zebras will resemble the quaggas only in external appearance, but will be genetically different.

Today, some stuffed specimens of quaggas and southern Burchell's zebra are so similar that they are impossible to definitely identify as either, since no location data was recorded.

To differentiate between the quagga and the zebras of the project, they refer to it as "Rau quaggas".

Common combinations with quaggas

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "quaggas" in a sentence?
An example: "During the 1830s, quaggas were used as harness animals for carriages in London, the males probably being gelded to mitigate their volatile nature. citation Local farmers used them as guards for their livestock, as they were likely to attack intruders." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "quaggas" from authentic English texts.
What does "quaggas" mean?
Quaggas means: plural of quagga
How many example sentences with "quaggas" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 9 example sentences with "quaggas", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.