Get to know Soay better with 3 real example sentences, the meaning.
Soay in a sentence
Soay meaning
A primitive breed of domestic sheep descended from feral sheep on the island of Soay, Scotland.
Using Soay
- The main meaning on this page is: A primitive breed of domestic sheep descended from feral sheep on the island of Soay, Scotland.
Context around Soay
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Soay
- In this selection, "soay" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 28.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, old, form, sheep and harbour stand out and add context to how "soay" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include means the soay sheep of and that form soay harbour n. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "soay" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with soay
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It means the Soay sheep of St Kilda, are the only sheep in the United Kingdom not protected by the Animal and Welfare Act (AHW Act). (26 words)
The dumb-bell shaped island is virtually cut in half by inlets that form Soay Harbour (N) and the main bay, Camas nan Gall (to the S). (27 words)
Sven year old Soay is friendly and curious, but her fear always gets the better of her and she shows lots of appeasement behaviours such as rolling on her belly when meeting people. (33 words)
Sven year old Soay is friendly and curious, but her fear always gets the better of her and she shows lots of appeasement behaviours such as rolling on her belly when meeting people. (33 words)
The dumb-bell shaped island is virtually cut in half by inlets that form Soay Harbour (N) and the main bay, Camas nan Gall (to the S). (27 words)
It means the Soay sheep of St Kilda, are the only sheep in the United Kingdom not protected by the Animal and Welfare Act (AHW Act). (26 words)
Example sentences (3)
It means the Soay sheep of St Kilda, are the only sheep in the United Kingdom not protected by the Animal and Welfare Act (AHW Act).
Sven year old Soay is friendly and curious, but her fear always gets the better of her and she shows lots of appeasement behaviours such as rolling on her belly when meeting people.
The dumb-bell shaped island is virtually cut in half by inlets that form Soay Harbour (N) and the main bay, Camas nan Gall (to the S).