Turkey is an English word with synonyms like poultry or flop. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Turkey meaning
- The guinea fowl (family Numididae).
- A bird in the genus Meleagris with a fan-shaped tail and wattled neck.
- A wild turkey of Meleagris gallopavo.
Synonyms of Turkey
Turkey vertaling naar Nederlands
Using Turkey
- The main meaning on this page is: The guinea fowl (family Numididae). | A bird in the genus Meleagris with a fan-shaped tail and wattled neck. | A wild turkey of Meleagris gallopavo.
- Useful related words include: poultry, flop, dud, bomb.
- Possible Dutch translations are: kalkoen.
- In the example corpus, turkey often appears in combinations such as: turkey and, in turkey, to turkey.
Context around Turkey
- Average sentence length in these examples: 32.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 12 start, 8 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Turkey
- In this selection, "turkey" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 32.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, roasted, things, bbq, hunters, ribs and burgers stand out and add context to how "turkey" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 46th annual turkey day run, a butterball turkey and pumpkin and ankara turkey. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "turkey" sits close to words such as ap, franchise and wave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with turkey
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey greeting supporters in Ankara, Turkey, this month. (13 words)
Entrees include the Turkey Devonshire on sourdough, roast turkey breast, beefsteak tomatoes, mornay sauce, and candied pepper bacon. (18 words)
Sides included goat meat stew, buka stew, peppered turkey, peppered chicken, fried fish, peppered fish, turkey stew and ofada sauce. (20 words)
Like the name says, they serve all things turkey – never pork or beef – with menu items like BBQ turkey ribs and rib tips, turkey burgers in a variety of flavors, a Chicago-style turkey Polish, turkey wraps, turkey tacos … the list goes on. (43 words)
The Avid Turkey Hunters Survey enlists turkey hunters who spend a significant time in the woods to report several turkey activities – the number of gobblers heard, the number of gobbles heard, the number of hens and gobblers observed and the harvest data. (42 words)
But Turkey is still holding back, demanding the extradition of people in Sweden it claims to have links to the Kurdistan Workers’ party (PKK) – designated as a terrorist group by Turkey, the EU and the US – or to banned cleric Fethullah Gülen. (42 words)
Example sentences (20)
Like the name says, they serve all things turkey – never pork or beef – with menu items like BBQ turkey ribs and rib tips, turkey burgers in a variety of flavors, a Chicago-style turkey Polish, turkey wraps, turkey tacos … the list goes on.
Roasted Turkey is a Clear Winner – When it comes to how the turkey is prepared for Thanksgiving, Americans overwhelmingly prefer a more traditional roasted turkey (63%), followed by smoked turkey (22%) and deep-fried turkey (21%).
The Avid Turkey Hunters Survey enlists turkey hunters who spend a significant time in the woods to report several turkey activities – the number of gobblers heard, the number of gobbles heard, the number of hens and gobblers observed and the harvest data.
A whole roasted turkey stuffed with onions, carrots and celery, a roasted turkey carved and sliced by the pound, and a Cajun deep-fried boneless turkey are all on the menu this year.
A devastating earthquake that toppled buildings across parts of Turkey and neighboring Syria has revived a longstanding debate locally and in neighboring Cyprus about a large nuclear power station being built on Turkey’s southern Mediterranean coastline.
But Turkey is still holding back, demanding the extradition of people in Sweden it claims to have links to the Kurdistan Workers’ party (PKK) – designated as a terrorist group by Turkey, the EU and the US – or to banned cleric Fethullah Gülen.
Elks and Holt Ministry volunteers Wayne and Sue Zamora, Toni Hench, Renee Punzel and Charlotte Myers load a complete Thanksgiving meal with a Butterball turkey and pumpkin pie to a happy family’s car Nov. 18 at the Wildomar Turkey Giveaway.
Entrees include the Turkey Devonshire on sourdough, roast turkey breast, beefsteak tomatoes, mornay sauce, and candied pepper bacon.
From a perspective of a veteran turkey hunter and guide, Charles said the gobblers were active that second morning, and they could hear five or six gobbling in their classic turkey woods setting.
Global Atomic's Base Metals Division holds a 49% interest in the Befesa Silvermet Turkey, S.L. (BST) Joint Venture, which operates a modern zinc production plant, located in Iskenderun, Turkey.
He said claims that Turkey has been a conduit for military-capable technology denied to Russia by sanctions were “not correct,” and that Turkey would take action against any demonstrated violations.
Humanitarian assistance to be sent to Turkey waits to be transported from Al Udeid air base in Qatar on February 7, 2023 following a deadly earthquake in Turkey in Syria.
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Melissa Martin from Nashville dressed as a turkey runs during the 46th annual Turkey Day Run & Gobble Wobble at Marion Square on the morning of Thursday, November 23rd, 2023.
Musk, in recent days, came under fire for Twitter suppressing content in Turkey ahead of the hotly contested presidential election, a move many critics saw as Musk capitulating to Turkey’s authoritarian incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey greeting supporters in Ankara, Turkey, this month.
Rescuers carry out search operations among the rubble of a collapsed building in Adiyaman, Turkey on February 9, 2023, three days after a 7,8-magnitude earthquake struck southeast Turkey.
Rescuers from Turkey and across Europe cheered and clapped as Mark Dickey, a 40-year-old experienced caver, emerged from Morca cave in southern Turkey’s Taurus Mountains strapped to a stretcher at 12:37 a.m. local time Tuesday.
Sides included goat meat stew, buka stew, peppered turkey, peppered chicken, fried fish, peppered fish, turkey stew and ofada sauce.
The ceremony dates back to the National Turkey Federation presenting a turkey to President Harry Truman in 1947 and celebrates a uniquely American culinary tradition and industry.
Phrases with turkey
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with turkey
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- turkey and 46×
- in turkey 25×
- to turkey 23×
- of turkey 22×
- turkey to 16×
- the turkey 15×
- that turkey 15×
- turkey has 14×
- turkey in 13×
- between turkey 13×