On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Skunk. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as defeat or git and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Skunk meaning
- Any of various small mammals, of most genera of the family Mephitidae, native to North and Central America, having a glossy black with a white coat and two musk glands at the base of the tail for emitting a noxious smell as a defensive measure.
- A despicable person.
- Anything very bad; a stinker.
Synonyms of Skunk
Skunk vertaling naar Nederlands
Using Skunk
- The main meaning on this page is: Any of various small mammals, of most genera of the family Mephitidae, native to North and Central America, having a glossy black with a white coat and two musk glands at the base of the tail for emitting a noxious smell as a defensive measure. | A despicable person. | Anything very bad; a stinker.
- Useful related words include: defeat, unpleasant person, git, so-and-so.
- Possible Dutch translations are: stinkdier.
- In the example corpus, skunk often appears in combinations such as: skunk works, the skunk, of skunk.
Context around Skunk
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 10 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Skunk
- In this selection, "skunk" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, lemon, officials, name, flavor, works and design stand out and add context to how "skunk" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 924kg of skunk concealed in and and the skunk design are. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "skunk" sits close to words such as accumulates, admiralty and adventurers, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with skunk
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
But today, it remains not a skunk. (7 words)
Don’t chase or excite the skunk. (7 words)
The best option is to keep a raccoon or skunk from becoming a problem. (14 words)
He told the Old Bailey as he sentenced Jacques to life that he had inflicted the killings "in the most brutal of circumstances on three generations of the same family" after increasing his daily intake of skunk cannabis. (38 words)
Beer, especially that of the crisp lager and pilsner variety, has a short shelf life, and the one bottle I cracked open smelled like a skunk family had romped through a grove of rotting limes. (35 words)
Since Skuntank is a skunk Pokémon, it takes a brave Trainer to raise one, as it's capable of spraying a repulsive-smelling fluid a staggering range of 160 feet. (30 words)
Q: Besides the plot thread involving a Skunk Ape-style cryptid called the Melon Monster, what else inspired “Swamp Story”? (20 words)
Example sentences (20)
It’s not Lemon Skunk in flavor — but I also love that Skunk flavor so much.
Officials: Skunk With Rabies Confirmed In Oakland CountyMichigan health officials have confirmed a skunk was found with rabies in Oakland County.
The name "Skunk Works" and the skunk design are now registered trademarks of the Lockheed Martin Corporation.
Babafemi said that the suspect was arrested during the outward clearance of Ethiopian Airline flight ET 950 while attempting to export 1.924kg of skunk concealed in cream tubes.
But the human parent reported not seeing any skunk after having retrieved Sushi from his jump over the bridge.
He reportedly found the skunk in a trap he had set to catch mongoose that were raiding his chicken coop.
Q: Besides the plot thread involving a Skunk Ape-style cryptid called the Melon Monster, what else inspired “Swamp Story”?
Since Skuntank is a skunk Pokémon, it takes a brave Trainer to raise one, as it's capable of spraying a repulsive-smelling fluid a staggering range of 160 feet.
Skunk, ‘possum, turtles, and more recently, armadillos, that have managed to work their way east to our area.
That’s not the first case where police officers needed to retrieve a skunk’s head from our litter.
The best option is to keep a raccoon or skunk from becoming a problem.
When I floated that alternative with a Facebook Taos Farm and Garden group, I quickly learned that dumping a skunk across the gorge was anything but welcome.
You can get infected with rabies from a skunk if you are bitten or scratched by one that is rabid.
You’re not likely to encounter a skunk anyways, so go ahead and avoid tomato sauce if you really hate it.
Beer, especially that of the crisp lager and pilsner variety, has a short shelf life, and the one bottle I cracked open smelled like a skunk family had romped through a grove of rotting limes.
But today, it remains not a skunk.
Don’t chase or excite the skunk.
From dismissals of faculty to ‘skunk’ bomb attacks on student activists, attempts by university administrations and outside agitators to silence pro-Palestine organizing presents a major threat to academic freedom.
He told the Old Bailey as he sentenced Jacques to life that he had inflicted the killings "in the most brutal of circumstances on three generations of the same family" after increasing his daily intake of skunk cannabis.
In Canada, rabies infections are commonly found in bats, but skunk, fox, and raccoon rabies variants are also circulating in Ontario.
Common combinations with skunk
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- skunk works 24×
- the skunk 22×
- of skunk 6×
- skunk in 3×
- skunk was 3×
- skunk cabbage 3×
- like skunk 3×
- skunk and 3×
- that skunk 2×
- to skunk 2×