Explore Silverbacks through 7 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Silverbacks meaning
plural of silverback
Using Silverbacks
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of silverback
- In the example corpus, silverbacks often appears in combinations such as: the silverbacks, arm silverbacks.
Context around Silverbacks
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 4 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Silverbacks
- In this selection, "silverbacks" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, arm, two, defeated and due stand out and add context to how "silverbacks" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include for the silverbacks with daniel and known as silverbacks due to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "silverbacks" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with silverbacks
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Screams and roars signal alarm or warning, and are produced most often by silverbacks. (14 words)
That was followed by a tough, 6-1 loss to the Salmon Arm Silverbacks on Saturday. (16 words)
Ethan Langenegger stopped 13 of 15 shots for the Silverbacks, with Daniel Chenard stopping 18 of 21 shots for the Wild. (21 words)
Severe aggression is rare in stable groups, but when two mountain gorilla groups meet, the two silverbacks can sometimes engage in a fight to the death, using their canines to cause deep, gaping injuries. (34 words)
The Silverbacks defeated the Vernon Vipers on Friday night, April 21, to win the second-round series in five games and advance to the conference finals for the first time since 2011. (32 words)
Female gorillas are shorter, with smaller arm spans. citation Adult male gorillas are known as silverbacks due to the characteristic silver hair on their backs reaching to the hips. (29 words)
Example sentences (7)
That was followed by a tough, 6-1 loss to the Salmon Arm Silverbacks on Saturday.
The Silverbacks defeated the Vernon Vipers on Friday night, April 21, to win the second-round series in five games and advance to the conference finals for the first time since 2011.
Ethan Langenegger stopped 13 of 15 shots for the Silverbacks, with Daniel Chenard stopping 18 of 21 shots for the Wild.
He suited up for 25 games with the Silverbacks, until a hip injury forced Logan out of the lineup for the rest of the season.
Female gorillas are shorter, with smaller arm spans. citation Adult male gorillas are known as silverbacks due to the characteristic silver hair on their backs reaching to the hips.
Screams and roars signal alarm or warning, and are produced most often by silverbacks.
Severe aggression is rare in stable groups, but when two mountain gorilla groups meet, the two silverbacks can sometimes engage in a fight to the death, using their canines to cause deep, gaping injuries.
Common combinations with silverbacks
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: