Wolfhounds is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Wolfhounds meaning
plural of wolfhound
Using Wolfhounds
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of wolfhound
- In the example corpus, wolfhounds often appears in combinations such as: irish wolfhounds, wolfhounds are, wolfhounds were.
Context around Wolfhounds
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 1 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Wolfhounds
- In this selection, "wolfhounds" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 19.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, irish and though stand out and add context to how "wolfhounds" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include considered irish wolfhounds though falling and irish wolfhounds are often. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "wolfhounds" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with wolfhounds
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Most Wolfhounds are very gentle with children. (7 words)
Irish Wolfhounds are often favored for their loyalty, affection, patience and devotion. (12 words)
Wolfhounds were the companions of the regal, and were housed themselves alongside them. (13 words)
In 1879 he wrote: "It has been ascertained beyond all question that there are few specimens of the breed still left in Ireland and England to be considered Irish wolfhounds, though falling short of the requisite dimensions. (37 words)
Irish Guards ' mascot in parade dress WWI recruitment poster During the English Conquest of Ireland, only the nobility were allowed to own Irish Wolfhounds, the numbers permitted depending on position. (30 words)
Wolfhounds often create a strong bond with their family and can become quite destructive or morose if left alone for long periods of time. (24 words)
Example sentences (10)
Irish wolfhounds were regular guests at Bunratty Castle from the early days of it hosting medieval banquets in the 1960s.
It is unclear if Mr Helou was the man walking the Irish wolfhounds at the time of the attack.
In 1879 he wrote: "It has been ascertained beyond all question that there are few specimens of the breed still left in Ireland and England to be considered Irish wolfhounds, though falling short of the requisite dimensions.
Irish Guards ' mascot in parade dress WWI recruitment poster During the English Conquest of Ireland, only the nobility were allowed to own Irish Wolfhounds, the numbers permitted depending on position.
Irish Wolfhounds are often favored for their loyalty, affection, patience and devotion.
Irish wolfhounds are the tallest of all dog breeds, sometimes reaching 7 feet tall on their hind legs.
Irish wolfhounds should not receive additional supplements when a good dog food is used.
Most Wolfhounds are very gentle with children.
Wolfhounds often create a strong bond with their family and can become quite destructive or morose if left alone for long periods of time.
Wolfhounds were the companions of the regal, and were housed themselves alongside them.
Common combinations with wolfhounds
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: