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Get to know Sprat better with 5 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like herring or sardine.

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Sprat in a sentence

Related words

Sprat | Spratly | Spratt | Spratlys | Spratley | Spratlen | Sprats

Sprat meaning

  1. Any of various small, herring-like, marine fish in the genus Sprattus, in the family Clupeidae.
  2. Any of various similar fish of other genera.
  3. Anything petty or insignificant.

Synonyms of Sprat

brisling herring clupea sprattus sardine

Related words

Other words often associated with Sprat or its synonyms:

chalcedony pilchard sard

Using Sprat

  • The main meaning on this page is: Any of various small, herring-like, marine fish in the genus Sprattus, in the family Clupeidae. | Any of various similar fish of other genera. | Anything petty or insignificant.
  • Useful related words include: brisling, herring, clupea sprattus, sardine.
  • In the example corpus, sprat often appears in combinations such as: and sprat.

Context around Sprat

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

thomas 1×

Often after:

hall 1× avoid 1× regarded 1×

Sentence patterns with Sprat

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

herring and sprat 1× herring and sprat avoid trying 1× sprat hall columbus 1× sprat regarded fine 1× thomas sprat the history 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

many studies that 1× sprat hall columbus 1× sprat regarded fine 1× thomas sprat the 1×

Common sentence endings:

beaches are unknown 1× became more professionalised 1× herring and sprat 1× royal society 1667 1× to catch them 1×

Words around Sprat

Just before it in the word index:

sprankle 3 spranger 5 sprang 168 spraint 2 sprains 17 spraining 11

Just after it in the word index:

spratlen 2 spratley 3 spratly 33 spratlys 8 sprats 2 spratt 14

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 7 aacc 7 aacs 7 aafes 7 aah 7 aankh 7

Corpus analysis for Sprat

  • In this selection, "sprat" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, thomas, hall, avoid and regarded stand out and add context to how "sprat" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include herring and sprat and herring and sprat avoid trying. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "sprat" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with sprat

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

Sprat Hall, Columbus Landing and Grapetree Bay on St. Croix; therefore, the water quality at these beaches are unknown. (19 words)

However, they are small in size with a high escape response, so herring and sprat avoid trying to catch them. (20 words)

Many studies that analyze the stomach contents of these fish indicate that cod is the top predator, preying on the herring and sprat. (23 words)

Longer example sentences

Sprat regarded "fine speaking" as a disease, and thought that a proper style should "reject all amplifications, digressions, and swellings of style" and instead "return back to a primitive purity and shortness" (History of the Royal Society, 1667). (38 words)

Thomas Sprat, The History of the Royal Society (London, 1667) Clerical involvement in the Royal Society remained high until the mid-nineteenth century, when science became more professionalised. (28 words)

Many studies that analyze the stomach contents of these fish indicate that cod is the top predator, preying on the herring and sprat. (23 words)

Example sentences (5)

Sprat Hall, Columbus Landing and Grapetree Bay on St. Croix; therefore, the water quality at these beaches are unknown.

However, they are small in size with a high escape response, so herring and sprat avoid trying to catch them.

Many studies that analyze the stomach contents of these fish indicate that cod is the top predator, preying on the herring and sprat.

Sprat regarded "fine speaking" as a disease, and thought that a proper style should "reject all amplifications, digressions, and swellings of style" and instead "return back to a primitive purity and shortness" (History of the Royal Society, 1667).

Thomas Sprat, The History of the Royal Society (London, 1667) Clerical involvement in the Royal Society remained high until the mid-nineteenth century, when science became more professionalised.

Common combinations with sprat

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "sprat" in a sentence?
An example: "Sprat Hall, Columbus Landing and Grapetree Bay on St. Croix; therefore, the water quality at these beaches are unknown." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "sprat" from authentic English texts.
What does "sprat" mean?
Sprat means: Any of various small, herring-like, marine fish in the genus Sprattus, in the family Clupeidae.
What are synonyms of "sprat"?
Common synonyms of "sprat" include: brisling, herring, clupea sprattus, sardine.
How many example sentences with "sprat" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "sprat", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.