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Sheepshead in a sentence

Sheepshead meaning

  1. A fish of the species Archosargus probatocephalus.
  2. A trick-taking card game.
  3. A foolish person.

Synonyms of Sheepshead

archosargus probatocephalus sparid sparid fish

Using Sheepshead

  • The main meaning on this page is: A fish of the species Archosargus probatocephalus. | A trick-taking card game. | A foolish person.
  • Useful related words include: archosargus probatocephalus, sparid, sparid fish.
  • In the example corpus, sheepshead often appears in combinations such as: sheepshead bay, sheepshead is, in sheepshead.

Context around Sheepshead

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 18.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 7 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

holding 1× locating 1× mark 1× pound 1× neighbor 1×

Often after:

bay 9× cards 1× isn 1× deck 1×

Sentence patterns with Sheepshead

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

64 pound sheepshead at the 1× a sheepshead deck is 1× brooklyn and sheepshead bay stickball 1× brooklyn s sheepshead bay section 1× center in sheepshead bay presents 1× drum and sheepshead and there 1× founded the sheepshead bay r4tl 1× gym in sheepshead bay 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a manhattan sushi 1× a sheepshead deck 1× also known as 1× ariel noyman founded 1× athletes train at 1× before the brooklyn 1×

Common sentence endings:

in sheepshead bay 2× a standard deck 1× all that difficult 1× an occasional redfish 1× bay stickball teams 1× cash right now 1×

Words around Sheepshead

Just before it in the word index:

sheepshank 7 sheeps 2 sheeplike 2 sheeple 11 sheepishly 23 sheepish 15

Just after it in the word index:

sheepskin 32 sheepskins 2 sheepwalks 2 sheer 1.112 sheera 3 sheeran 186

Similar in corpus frequency:

abattoirs 30 abike 30 ablative 30 absorber 30 accel 30 accelerometer 30

Corpus analysis for Sheepshead

  • In this selection, "sheepshead" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 18.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, holding, locating, mark, bay, cards and isn stand out and add context to how "sheepshead" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 64 pound sheepshead at the and a sheepshead deck is. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "sheepshead" sits close to words such as abattoirs, abike and ablative, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with sheepshead

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

Locating sheepshead isn’t all that difficult. (7 words)

Gunn said the sheepshead are spawning right now. (8 words)

Also known as Shit-On-Your-Neighbor sheepshead. (8 words)

Longer example sentences

Weigh master Jim Krall put his hands on over 50 fish this afternoon that included rockfish, flounder, tautog, bluefish, black drum and sheepshead, and there are some folks on the leaderboard that could be looking at some serious cash right now. (41 words)

The man fell onto the Q train tracks at Sheepshead Bay and East 16th Street shortly before 4 p.m. as a train was entering the station, police said. (29 words)

Ariel Noyman founded the Sheepshead Bay R4TL chapter in January because it became too difficult for the busy mom of two to attend pro-Israel rallies in Manhattan. (28 words)

Example sentences (20)

Pictured: The bony mouth of the sheepshead is used to crush crustaceans.

Sheepshead cards are played every Friday from 9 am to noon at the Gulf Shores American Legion on AL-59.

Ariel Noyman founded the Sheepshead Bay R4TL chapter in January because it became too difficult for the busy mom of two to attend pro-Israel rallies in Manhattan.

The drains out of Swan Lake Campbell Slough holding sheepshead with an occasional Redfish.

Gunn said the sheepshead are spawning right now.

Sheepshead are fair around the rocks on mullet or minnows.

They had met as toddlers living on the same block in Brooklyn’s Sheepshead Bay section.

Weigh master Jim Krall put his hands on over 50 fish this afternoon that included rockfish, flounder, tautog, bluefish, black drum and sheepshead, and there are some folks on the leaderboard that could be looking at some serious cash right now.

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A Manhattan sushi chain that allows patrons only 30 minutes to eat opened its first Kings County outpost on Sheepshead Bay’s Emmons Avenue on May 30.

Before the Brooklyn Cyclones match, watch the documentary "When Broomsticks Were King," and see a match between the South Brooklyn and Sheepshead Bay stickball teams.

Locating sheepshead isn’t all that difficult.

Athletes train at the Underground Boxing Gym in Sheepshead Bay.

In the foreground, a parishioner from Our Lady of Refuge follows along as a Muslim woman from the Turkish Cultural Center in Sheepshead Bay presents a reading.

It happened just after 3 p.m. Monday in Sheepshead Bay.

St. Mark, Sheepshead Bay – Parish Outing at Brooklyn Cyclones Game, July 6. Seats $15/includes free baseball cap.

Ted Garman used peeler and sand fleas to catch a 10.64-pound sheepshead at the Ice Breakers.

The man fell onto the Q train tracks at Sheepshead Bay and East 16th Street shortly before 4 p.m. as a train was entering the station, police said.

Also known as Shit-On-Your-Neighbor sheepshead.

A sheepshead deck is made by removing all of the jokers, sixes, fives, fours, threes, and twos from a standard deck.

Card strength Card strength in sheepshead is different from in most other games.

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Common combinations with sheepshead

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "sheepshead" in a sentence?
An example: "Pictured: The bony mouth of the sheepshead is used to crush crustaceans." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "sheepshead" from authentic English texts.
What does "sheepshead" mean?
Sheepshead means: A fish of the species Archosargus probatocephalus.
What are synonyms of "sheepshead"?
Common synonyms of "sheepshead" include: archosargus probatocephalus, sparid, sparid fish.
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