Explore Weedkiller through 9 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like herbicide or chemical. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Weedkiller meaning
A chemical agent that destroys unwanted plants (weeds) but not wanted ones (crops etc).
Using Weedkiller
- The main meaning on this page is: A chemical agent that destroys unwanted plants (weeds) but not wanted ones (crops etc).
- Useful related words include: herbicide, weed killer, chemical, chemical substance.
- In the example corpus, weedkiller often appears in combinations such as: the weedkiller, roundup weedkiller, of weedkiller.
Context around Weedkiller
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 6 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Weedkiller
- In this selection, "weedkiller" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, controversial, action, roundup, roundup, caused and used stand out and add context to how "weedkiller" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a controversial weedkiller which is and amount of weedkiller used should. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "weedkiller" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with weedkiller
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It said the amount of weedkiller used should be ‘as low as reasonably practicable’. (14 words)
Homebase reviews its range of weedkiller after US court finds Roundup contributed to groundsman's cancer and. (17 words)
Roundup is a weedkiller that contains glyphosate, a herbicide chemical often used by homeowners to treat their lawns. (18 words)
For those who prefer a ready-to-use product, Amazon offers the Roundup Fast Action Weedkiller 3L for £21.03, while Argos has the Roundup Pump 'n Go Weed Killer 5L priced at £30. (34 words)
Roundup is used on a massive scale in global agriculture, in combination with Monsanto’s Roundup Ready arable crop seeds, which are modified to resist the weedkiller while the weeds around them die. (33 words)
Wiltshire Council says it plans to send out teams on quad bikes in October to spray them with weedkiller – but the use of chemicals is against Trowbridge Town Council’s eco-policy. (32 words)
Example sentences (9)
Bayer separately inherited liability for litigation over whether the weedkiller Roundup causes cancer when it spent $63 billion in 2018 to buy Monsanto.
Preston City Council has pledged to reduce its reliance on a controversial weedkiller which is currently used to treat parks, pavements and roads in its patch.
For those who prefer a ready-to-use product, Amazon offers the Roundup Fast Action Weedkiller 3L for £21.03, while Argos has the Roundup Pump 'n Go Weed Killer 5L priced at £30.
Wiltshire Council says it plans to send out teams on quad bikes in October to spray them with weedkiller – but the use of chemicals is against Trowbridge Town Council’s eco-policy.
Yesterday, another Philadelphia jury ordered Bayer to pay nearly $3.5 million to a woman who alleged that the company’s Roundup weedkiller caused her cancer.
It said the amount of weedkiller used should be ‘as low as reasonably practicable’.
Roundup is a weedkiller that contains glyphosate, a herbicide chemical often used by homeowners to treat their lawns.
Homebase reviews its range of weedkiller after US court finds Roundup contributed to groundsman's cancer and.
Roundup is used on a massive scale in global agriculture, in combination with Monsanto’s Roundup Ready arable crop seeds, which are modified to resist the weedkiller while the weeds around them die.
Common combinations with weedkiller
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the weedkiller 2×
- roundup weedkiller 2×
- of weedkiller 2×