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Wondering how to use Wildfowl in a sentence? Below are 8 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as bird or fowl.

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Wildfowl in a sentence

Wildfowl meaning

Any wild bird such as ducks, geese or swans.

Synonyms of Wildfowl

bird fowl

Related words

Other words often associated with Wildfowl or its synonyms:

meat skirt dame hunt girl wench fille missy vertebrate chick poultry doll

Using Wildfowl

  • The main meaning on this page is: Any wild bird such as ducks, geese or swans.
  • Useful related words include: bird, fowl.
  • In the example corpus, wildfowl often appears in combinations such as: of wildfowl, wildfowl and, the wildfowl.

Context around Wildfowl

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 7 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

watching 1× decoys 1× family 1× amounting 1×

Sentence patterns with Wildfowl

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

collection of wildfowl decoys has 1× destination for wildfowl watching as 1× founded the wildfowl and wetland 1× murder of wildfowl in orpington 1× numbers of wildfowl up to 1× of the wildfowl family are 1× ostriches and wildfowl amounting to 1× thousands of wildfowl and waders 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

filmed across three 1× it has become 1× other members of 1× police say more 1× take the permissive 1× the former bayman 1×

Common sentence endings:

duck aythya fuligula 1× favourite the ducks 1× in this reserve 1× its 50th anniversary 1× lapwing and wigeon 1× than initially presumed 1×

Words around Wildfowl

Just before it in the word index:

wildflowers 89 wildflower 67 wildfires 933 wildfire 985 wildfell 3 wildey 3

Just after it in the word index:

wildgoose 2 wildgust 2 wildhaber 5 wildhack 3 wildheart 3 wildhorn 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aakash 12 aanholt 12 aardwolf 12 abadan 12 abati 12 abcc 12

Corpus analysis for Wildfowl

  • In this selection, "wildfowl" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, watching, decoys and family stand out and add context to how "wildfowl" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include collection of wildfowl decoys has and destination for wildfowl watching as. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "wildfowl" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with wildfowl

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

Other members of the wildfowl family are my personal favourite, the ducks. (12 words)

Police say more people are involved in the senseless murder of wildfowl in Orpington than initially presumed. (17 words)

It has become a popular destination for wildfowl watching, as these birds are present no matter the season in this reserve. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

When the moor is flooded it can be occupied by large numbers of wildfowl; up to 22,000 wigeon (Anas penelope), 250 Bewick's swan (Cygnus bewickii) and good numbers of pochard (Aythya ferina), teal (Anas crecca) and tufted duck (Aythya fuligula). (42 words)

Take the permissive path to the bird hide at the lagoon to witness the thousands of wildfowl and waders that gather here over winter to feed on the rich wet grassland, including large flocks of Golden Plover, Lapwing and Wigeon. (40 words)

Filmed across three continents from Hawaii to the Russian arctic, In the Eye of the Wind was the BBC Natural History Unit's tribute to Scott and the organisation he founded, the Wildfowl and Wetland Trust, on its 50th anniversary. (40 words)

Example sentences (8)

It has become a popular destination for wildfowl watching, as these birds are present no matter the season in this reserve.

Take the permissive path to the bird hide at the lagoon to witness the thousands of wildfowl and waders that gather here over winter to feed on the rich wet grassland, including large flocks of Golden Plover, Lapwing and Wigeon.

Police say more people are involved in the senseless murder of wildfowl in Orpington than initially presumed.

The former Bayman’s Art gallery in the History Museum/Visitors Center, home to the museum’s collection of wildfowl decoys, has been renamed the Cowles Gallery.

Other members of the wildfowl family are my personal favourite, the ducks.

Tim Price, rural affairs specialist with the NFU Mutual said the insurer had seen claims from farmers for lost alpacas, llamas, ostriches and wildfowl amounting to £10,000 in the past year.

Filmed across three continents from Hawaii to the Russian arctic, In the Eye of the Wind was the BBC Natural History Unit's tribute to Scott and the organisation he founded, the Wildfowl and Wetland Trust, on its 50th anniversary.

When the moor is flooded it can be occupied by large numbers of wildfowl; up to 22,000 wigeon (Anas penelope), 250 Bewick's swan (Cygnus bewickii) and good numbers of pochard (Aythya ferina), teal (Anas crecca) and tufted duck (Aythya fuligula).

Common combinations with wildfowl

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "wildfowl" in a sentence?
An example: "It has become a popular destination for wildfowl watching, as these birds are present no matter the season in this reserve." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "wildfowl" from authentic English texts.
What does "wildfowl" mean?
Wildfowl means: Any wild bird such as ducks, geese or swans.
What are synonyms of "wildfowl"?
Common synonyms of "wildfowl" include: bird, fowl.
How many example sentences with "wildfowl" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "wildfowl", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.