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Tusk is an English word of 4 letters with synonyms like ivory or take. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Related words

Tusk | Tuskegee | Tusks | Tusken | Tusker | Tuskers | Tuskys | Tusked | Tuskens

Tusk meaning

  1. One of a pair of elongated pointed teeth that extend outside the mouth of an animal such as walrus, elephant or wild boar, and which continue to grow throughout the animal's life.
  2. A small projection on a (tusk) tenon.
  3. A tusk shell.

Synonyms of Tusk

ivory take away take remove detusk thrust pierce horn tooth dentin dentine withdraw

Related words

Other words often associated with Tusk or its synonyms:

bone move way brass white distance vanish reduce poking alert trump sound

Using Tusk

  • The main meaning on this page is: One of a pair of elongated pointed teeth that extend outside the mouth of an animal such as walrus, elephant or wild boar, and which continue to grow throughout the animal's life. | A small projection on a (tusk) tenon. | A tusk shell.
  • Useful related words include: ivory, take away, take, remove.
  • In the example corpus, tusk often appears in combinations such as: donald tusk, tusk said, the tusk.

Context around Tusk

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 10 start, 6 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

donald 6× comedy 1× dominant 1× master 1× news 1× great 1× soft 1× politician 1× interrogate 1× black 1×

Often after:

starring 1× argues 1× strategies 1× ventures 1× declared 1× invasion 1×

Sentence patterns with Tusk

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

a soft tusk 1× abc news tusk was seeking 1× and great tusk to pokémon 1× at the tusk and african 1× bomb but tusk 2 still 1× centrist politician tusk who earned 1× chief donald tusk declared victory 1× eu s tusk argues for 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

eu s tusk 2× abc news tusk 1× artist 5ban graphics 1× at odds with 1× centrist politician tusk 1× former european union 1×

Common sentence endings:

a rounder tip 1× a soft tusk 1× and justice party 1× and lasting way 1× aspen on wednesday 1× at this stage 1×

Words around Tusk

Just before it in the word index:

tusing 2 tusimple 6 tusi 5 tushy 2 tushka 2 tushi 3

Just after it in the word index:

tusked 4 tuskegee 87 tusken 23 tuskens 3 tusker 20 tuskers 10

Similar in corpus frequency:

adrift 214 agm 214 argyll 214 aristocratic 214 bargains 214 bidder 214

Corpus analysis for Tusk

  • In this selection, "tusk" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, donald, comedy, dominant, starring, argues and strategies stand out and add context to how "tusk" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a soft tusk and abc news tusk was seeking. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "tusk" sits close to words such as adrift, agm and argyll, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with tusk

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

At odds with my hairline, it protrudes like a soft tusk. (11 words)

The Black Tusk invasion in was a poor choice, forcing repetitive content. (12 words)

She said that the office did not plan to interrogate Tusk at this stage. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

The protesters, who came from all over the country to participate in the demonstration dubbed ‘March of a Million Hearts’, was led by opposition leader and former prime minister Donald Tusk against Poland’s ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party. (40 words)

Over half a million Poles abroad registered to vote in the Sunday 15 October election, in which Donald Tusk’s opposition party hopes to unseat the ruling nationalist Law and Justice party. (32 words)

Mr. Sommer, 29, is a vice president focusing on New York State legislative and regulatory matters at Tusk Strategies and Tusk Ventures, public affairs firms in New York. (28 words)

Example sentences (20)

Kevin Smith's horror-comedy Tusk, starring Justin Long as a mutilated podcaster, might have been a box office bomb, but Tusk 2 still needs to happen.

EU's Tusk argues for longer Brexit extension (Today) - Donald Tusk has told EU leaders that he did not think the UK could come.

Mr. Sommer, 29, is a vice president focusing on New York State legislative and regulatory matters at Tusk Strategies and Tusk Ventures, public affairs firms in New York.

EU's Tusk to lay down Brexit trade red lines (Today) - European Union President Donald Tusk will on Wednesday unveil draft guidelines for future ties with.

In European pigs, the tusk is long and curves around on itself, whereas in peccaries, the tusk is short and straight.

President Lech Kaczyński (left) and Prime Minister Donald Tusk (right), seen during Tusk's oath of office in November 2007.

The dominant tusk, called the master tusk, is generally more worn down, as it is shorter with a rounder tip.

ABC News Tusk was seeking to “reestablish independent media in Poland in a legally binding and lasting way”.

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Artist 5ban Graphics contributes ex cards featuring the Paradox Pokémon Iron Treads and Great Tusk to Pokémon TCG: Scarlet & Violet.

At odds with my hairline, it protrudes like a soft tusk.

Centrist politician Tusk, who earned a clear path to power in October, will now at last have a chance to formalize his coalition.

Former European Union chief Donald Tusk declared victory, as exit polls showed his Civic Coalition and two other smaller parties could win a majority in parliament.

However, the passage of a contentious law last month seems to have mobilized greater support for Tusk.

Mr. Tusk’s ascension to power came nearly two months after an election which was won by a coalition of parties ranging from left-wing to moderate conservative.

Over half a million Poles abroad registered to vote in the Sunday 15 October election, in which Donald Tusk’s opposition party hopes to unseat the ruling nationalist Law and Justice party.

Photographer David Yarrow’s image of elephants, titled “Defense,” will be auctioned off at the Tusk and African Community and Conservation Foundation fundraiser event in Aspen on Wednesday.

She said that the office did not plan to interrogate Tusk at this stage.

The Black Tusk invasion in was a poor choice, forcing repetitive content.

The law is for investigating Russia’s alleged influence in Poland that is targeting the opposition, especially Tusk, and may affect the outcome of fall parliamentary elections.

The protesters, who came from all over the country to participate in the demonstration dubbed ‘March of a Million Hearts’, was led by opposition leader and former prime minister Donald Tusk against Poland’s ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party.

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Common combinations with tusk

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "tusk" in a sentence?
An example: "Kevin Smith's horror-comedy Tusk, starring Justin Long as a mutilated podcaster, might have been a box office bomb, but Tusk 2 still needs to happen." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "tusk" from authentic English texts.
What does "tusk" mean?
Tusk means: One of a pair of elongated pointed teeth that extend outside the mouth of an animal such as walrus, elephant or wild boar, and which continue to grow throughout the animal's life.
What are synonyms of "tusk"?
Common synonyms of "tusk" include: ivory, take away, take, remove, detusk, thrust, pierce, horn. Plus 4 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "tusk" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "tusk", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.