Terps is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Terps in a sentence
Related words
Terps meaning
plural of terp
Using Terps
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of terp
- In the example corpus, terps often appears in combinations such as: the terps, terps had.
Context around Terps
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 8 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Terps
- In this selection, "terps" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, pads, maryland, secured, tied and raced stand out and add context to how "terps" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 0 the terps grabbed momentum and against the terps bon writers. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "terps" sits close to words such as abdulai, abhinandan and abhor, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with terps
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Maryland: The Terps host Michigan on Thursday. (7 words)
The Terps have lost four straight road games. (8 words)
Translation: Might want to bring some shoulder pads, Terps. (9 words)
With only one victory in February, the Terps raced to a 12-point advantage at halftime that ballooned to 21 in the second half before securing a 63-46 victory over host Rutgers on Sunday afternoon at Jersey Mike’s Arena in Piscataway, New Jersey. (45 words)
The Terps had key wins against the Duke Blue Devils twice, NC State Wolfpack twice, Virginia Cavaliers twice, No. 19 Wake Forest Demon Deacons, No. 11 North Carolina Tarheels and No. 11 Clemson Tigers as the season was winding down. (40 words)
After an electric 58-yard catch-and-run for a score by KJ Hamler made it 14-0, the Terps grabbed momentum when linebacker Micah Parsons was ejected for targeting on a late, high hit on Jackson. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
After McConvey’s shot was saved by Ruppel, UVA midfielder Evan Zinn gathered the rebound and fired another shot from the crease, which deflected off a diving Ruppel, and the Terps secured the rebound.
The Terps have lost four straight road games.
The Terps tied their largest margin of victory in the Big Ten since joining the league in 2014.
It was a clash between two unbeatens: the No. 4 Terps against the reigning national champions and top-ranked UConn.
Michigan responded with six straight points before two free throws each by Young, Reese and Scott closed out the victory for the Terps.
With only one victory in February, the Terps raced to a 12-point advantage at halftime that ballooned to 21 in the second half before securing a 63-46 victory over host Rutgers on Sunday afternoon at Jersey Mike’s Arena in Piscataway, New Jersey.
After that, it was a countdown to a celebration that was long in the making — even if the Terps had to share the title.
Maryland: The Terps host Michigan on Thursday.
The Terps are scheduled to wrap up the regular season Dec. 12 at home against Rutgers.
The Terps had key wins against the Duke Blue Devils twice, NC State Wolfpack twice, Virginia Cavaliers twice, No. 19 Wake Forest Demon Deacons, No. 11 North Carolina Tarheels and No. 11 Clemson Tigers as the season was winding down.
Translation: Might want to bring some shoulder pads, Terps.
After an electric 58-yard catch-and-run for a score by KJ Hamler made it 14-0, the Terps grabbed momentum when linebacker Micah Parsons was ejected for targeting on a late, high hit on Jackson.
Former Ravens and Maryland Terps wide receiver Torrey Smith announced his retirement from the NFL Friday.
Four straight runs failed to reach the end zone, and the Terps turned the ball over on downs.
The best the Terps could do was tie the score at 53 with 7:21 left in the third quarter when Kaila Charles scored on a layup.
The Terps lost to Illinois, but their only others in conference were to Purdue, Michigan State and Wisconsin.
The Terps struggled to take care of the basketball the last time these two teams met and will look to do better in front of the home fans this weekend.
Pigrome lead the Terrapins to their first win over a ranked Texas team, the first win against a ranked opponent in seven years for the Terps, so he is obviously capable of pulling it off.
Predicting Texas vs. Tulsa and discussing the QB battleAfter a complete setback loss against the Terps, BON writers discussed what needs to happen this week.
Tejus is a diehard Orioles, Ravens, and Terps fan and is burdened by everlasting optimism about each of his favorite teams.
Common combinations with terps
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: