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Explore Wallaby through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like kangaroo. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Wallaby meaning

Any of several species of macropod; usually smaller and stockier than kangaroos.

Synonyms of Wallaby

brush kangaroo kangaroo

Using Wallaby

  • The main meaning on this page is: Any of several species of macropod; usually smaller and stockier than kangaroos.
  • Useful related words include: brush kangaroo, kangaroo.
  • In the example corpus, wallaby often appears in combinations such as: former wallaby, the wallaby, wallaby and.

Context around Wallaby

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 10 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Wallaby

  • In this selection, "wallaby" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, former, cup, new, winning, turned and lineout stand out and add context to how "wallaby" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a wallaby enjoying one and an escaped wallaby. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "wallaby" sits close to words such as acolytes, acv and afolabi, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with wallaby

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

The wallaby did not survive. (5 words)

A wallaby enjoying one of the dropped carrots. (8 words)

The three-time Australian Olympic medallist donned a fluorescent suit to compete at Wallaby Hill near Sydney. (17 words)

The Wallaby lineout, one horror show excluded, has functioned at 88.4% (top five, ahead of South Africa and England), but steered away from the middle (only 23.2% of throws went to the heart of the lineout; only Tonga and Uruguay were lower). (44 words)

You should also keep an eye out for the elusive lyrebird, a wallaby or even kangaroo a kangaroo on your trek, with rich bird life also meaning you may spot – or hear – kookaburra, cockatoos and rosellas. (36 words)

Only 40 days after playing Olympic rugby sevens for Australia, the former Wallaby soared above Tyrone Munro to catch Luke Keary's kick and open the scoring in the 36-28 defeat of South Sydney. (35 words)

You can also interact and engage with a variety of animals with daily activities from Trotter Training and guinea pig and rabbit fishing, ferret racing, goat feeding, wallaby and meerkat talks and meet and greets! (35 words)

Example sentences (20)

Bob Dwyer, the World Cup Wallaby winning coach of 1991, was two rows in front of me, and I feared for him as a man who has already had one bad heart attack.

In his first year in charge, former Wallaby turned coach Stephen Hoiles led Randwick to their first Shute Shield title in 20 years.

The Wallaby lineout, one horror show excluded, has functioned at 88.4% (top five, ahead of South Africa and England), but steered away from the middle (only 23.2% of throws went to the heart of the lineout; only Tonga and Uruguay were lower).

Wallaby Andrew Kellaway couldn't stop All Black Shaun Stevenson from scoring at Forsyth Barr Stadium this afternoon.

With Eddie Jones watching on, it was just the early impression that would have caught the new Wallaby coach’s eye in a World Cup year.

George Gregan has flown in from London to make a presentation to Wallaby 843, prop James Slipper as he passes his mark of 139 caps.

His removal as Australian skipper weeks out from the 2011 World Cup simply continued one of the more unpredictable, but nonetheless significant careers in Wallaby gold.

However far from home they may be, it is not the first time a wallaby has been seen in Devon.

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If you’re lucky, you might see a wallaroo, rock wallaby, python, sugar glider, flying fox or even a dingo.

Native to Australasia and New Guinea, the wallaby was first seen on Monday July 29 by the golf clubs groundkeeper.

Only 40 days after playing Olympic rugby sevens for Australia, the former Wallaby soared above Tyrone Munro to catch Luke Keary's kick and open the scoring in the 36-28 defeat of South Sydney.

Police in Washington got a taste of the outback when they were called out to "tackle" an escaped wallaby.

The lodges do not overlook the animals, but as I head to the lavatory block at dusk I pass a free-roaming wallaby and a capybara; a neighbouring zebra grazes in a field.

The three-time Australian Olympic medallist donned a fluorescent suit to compete at Wallaby Hill near Sydney.

The wallaby did not survive.

You can also interact and engage with a variety of animals with daily activities from Trotter Training and guinea pig and rabbit fishing, ferret racing, goat feeding, wallaby and meerkat talks and meet and greets!

You may have been like me, shocked when, at 37, father-of-two Wallaby Dan Vickerman died, leaving many people who knew him asking if they could have done more.

You should also keep an eye out for the elusive lyrebird, a wallaby or even kangaroo a kangaroo on your trek, with rich bird life also meaning you may spot – or hear – kookaburra, cockatoos and rosellas.

A curious swamp wallaby has been one of many bold animals to wander into public spaces at Cranbourne’s Royal Botanic Gardens in recent days.

A wallaby enjoying one of the dropped carrots.

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Common combinations with wallaby

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "wallaby" in a sentence?
An example: "Bob Dwyer, the World Cup Wallaby winning coach of 1991, was two rows in front of me, and I feared for him as a man who has already had one bad heart attack." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "wallaby" from authentic English texts.
What does "wallaby" mean?
Wallaby means: Any of several species of macropod; usually smaller and stockier than kangaroos.
What are synonyms of "wallaby"?
Common synonyms of "wallaby" include: brush kangaroo, kangaroo.
How many example sentences with "wallaby" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "wallaby", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.