How do you use Woodcock in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like shorebird, plus the exact meaning.
Woodcock meaning
- Any of several wading birds in the genus Scolopax, characterised by a long slender bill and cryptic brown and blackish plumage.
- A simpleton.
Synonyms of Woodcock
Using Woodcock
- The main meaning on this page is: Any of several wading birds in the genus Scolopax, characterised by a long slender bill and cryptic brown and blackish plumage. | A simpleton.
- Useful related words include: shorebird, shore bird, limicoline bird.
- In the example corpus, woodcock often appears in combinations such as: reynolds woodcock, woodcock said, john woodcock.
Context around Woodcock
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 9 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Woodcock
- In this selection, "woodcock" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, larry, reynolds, kay, grabbed, eastern and testified stand out and add context to how "woodcock" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and how woodcock populations have and and larry woodcock. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "woodcock" sits close to words such as aapl, abattoir and adjei, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with woodcock
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A police spokesperson said: This is Steven Woodcock. (8 words)
Anneliese Dodds MP and Sean Woodcock MP were contacted for comment. (11 words)
They destroyed families,” Woodcock said of Daybell and Lori Vallow Daybell. (11 words)
He said Ms Vallow and the children were nowhere to be found, but Mr Daybell and Ms Vallow’s brother Alex Cox told him the children were staying with JJ’s grandmother Kay Woodcock in Arizona — which the detective already knew to be false. (44 words)
In his comment on the ruling in Woodcock, Conor reflected that “this was the first time that a higher court has found that ‘exceptional/ special circumstances’ justified the imposition of a positive, common law, duty on the police to warn. (40 words)
Over the last few decades, state tourism officials have worked to elongate the busy season, with efforts really ramping up in the last two to three years, said Patrick Woodcock, president and CEO of the Maine State Chamber of Commerce. (40 words)
Example sentences (20)
But the interaction between Reynolds and Alma keeps getting more and more complicated, until it becomes clear that the Reynolds Woodcock we see at the beginning of the movie isn't really the Reynolds Woodcock he wants to be.
A police spokesperson said: This is Steven Woodcock.
He said Ms Vallow and the children were nowhere to be found, but Mr Daybell and Ms Vallow’s brother Alex Cox told him the children were staying with JJ’s grandmother Kay Woodcock in Arizona — which the detective already knew to be false.
Jim Archibald is leaving the courtroom but Larry Woodcock grabbed his hand and is shaking it like they are old friends.
JJ's grandparents, Kay and Larry Woodcock, said the decision was a 'slap in the face'.
Over the next few weeks, you can expect the arrival of Killdeer, American Woodcock, Eastern Bluebirds, Rusty Blackbirds, and perhaps some Ring-billed Gulls.
She recalled how the boy looked up at the person holding the camera, “and then said he had to go,” Woodcock testified.
The new lawsuit came from Bangor lawyer Timothy Woodcock, representing a group of five people including Rep. Jane Pringle, D-Windham, as well as former Republican state Reps.
Anneliese Dodds MP and Sean Woodcock MP were contacted for comment.
In his comment on the ruling in Woodcock, Conor reflected that “this was the first time that a higher court has found that ‘exceptional/ special circumstances’ justified the imposition of a positive, common law, duty on the police to warn.
Kay Woodcock spoke about her grandson JJ and her step niece Tylee.
Mr Boyce, famed for works including Millions, Cosmic, and Framed, will be joined by award-winning children's writer Jennifer Killick and illustrator Fiona Woodcock.
Over the last few decades, state tourism officials have worked to elongate the busy season, with efforts really ramping up in the last two to three years, said Patrick Woodcock, president and CEO of the Maine State Chamber of Commerce.
Politician and life peer John Woodcock, known as Lord Walney, said the chilling action by the activists 'may be interpreted as incitement'.
They destroyed families,” Woodcock said of Daybell and Lori Vallow Daybell.
Woodcock added, “Maine lags other states when it comes to R&D investments and that has a long-term cost to our economy in bringing economic opportunity to our state.
All in all, though, it was a good outing in that no one got attacked by feral dogs and we’d flushed a woodcock, an uncommon bird for Philadelphia.
Her court appearance marked the first time in months that she had been in a room with JJ’s grandparents, Kay and Larry Woodcock.
Interim managing director Gail Woodcock said: “We have been really pleased with the volunteering that has taken place and that has continued during the Covid-19 pandemic.
It makes you wonder how the populations of invertebrates are changing with earthworms taking over, and how woodcock populations have fluctuated with this increased food source.
Common combinations with woodcock
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: