Explore Whelks through 2 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Whelks meaning
plural of whelk
Using Whelks
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of whelk
Context around Whelks
- Average sentence length in these examples: 35 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Whelks
- In this selection, "whelks" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 35 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, dog and channeled stand out and add context to how "whelks" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include for channeled whelks a 6 and white dog whelks for our. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "whelks" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with whelks
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
AIA Trustee Elizabeth Riches said: “We need many thousands of small white dog whelks for our community-led restoration project, an objective which will take some time to achieve. (29 words)
The shellfish group also said there is evidence that the area is a critical nursery ground for channeled whelks, a $6 million Island industry, and that the project could threaten the comeback of a potentially lucrative shellfishing industry in the pond. (41 words)
The shellfish group also said there is evidence that the area is a critical nursery ground for channeled whelks, a $6 million Island industry, and that the project could threaten the comeback of a potentially lucrative shellfishing industry in the pond. (41 words)
AIA Trustee Elizabeth Riches said: “We need many thousands of small white dog whelks for our community-led restoration project, an objective which will take some time to achieve. (29 words)
Example sentences (2)
AIA Trustee Elizabeth Riches said: “We need many thousands of small white dog whelks for our community-led restoration project, an objective which will take some time to achieve.
The shellfish group also said there is evidence that the area is a critical nursery ground for channeled whelks, a $6 million Island industry, and that the project could threaten the comeback of a potentially lucrative shellfishing industry in the pond.