Wondering how to use Thrips in a sentence? Below are 3 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as thrip.
Thrips meaning
Any of the many small insects of the order Thysanoptera, especially those that attack useful plants.
Synonyms of Thrips
Using Thrips
- The main meaning on this page is: Any of the many small insects of the order Thysanoptera, especially those that attack useful plants.
- Useful related words include: thrip, thripid, thysanopter, thysanopteron.
Context around Thrips
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 0 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Thrips
- In this selection, "thrips" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 19.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, chilli, makes and outbreaks stand out and add context to how "thrips" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include season while thrips outbreaks are and the chilli thrips are spreading. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "thrips" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with thrips
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
This makes thrips not only prey but also egg predators of these mite species. (14 words)
The chilli thrips are spreading rapidly in the southwest and are becoming a global threat to roses. (17 words)
For example, rice gall midge and army worm outbreaks tend to follow periods of high rainfall early in the wet season, while thrips outbreaks are associated with drought. (28 words)
For example, rice gall midge and army worm outbreaks tend to follow periods of high rainfall early in the wet season, while thrips outbreaks are associated with drought. (28 words)
The chilli thrips are spreading rapidly in the southwest and are becoming a global threat to roses. (17 words)
This makes thrips not only prey but also egg predators of these mite species. (14 words)
Example sentences (3)
The chilli thrips are spreading rapidly in the southwest and are becoming a global threat to roses.
This makes thrips not only prey but also egg predators of these mite species.
For example, rice gall midge and army worm outbreaks tend to follow periods of high rainfall early in the wet season, while thrips outbreaks are associated with drought.