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Yabbies is an English word. Below you'll find 5 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Yabbies in a sentence

Yabbies meaning

plural of yabby

Using Yabbies

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of yabby

Context around Yabbies

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 29.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

competing 1× catch 1× catching 1×

Often after:

helped 1×

Sentence patterns with Yabbies

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

as the yabbies were held 1× at catching yabbies 1× d catch yabbies in the 1× four competing yabbies which will 1× of 25 yabbies helped the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a fantastic turn 1× dassanayake took 2 1× each race has 1× victorian fisheries authority 1× we d catch 1×

Common sentence endings:

annual swimming event 1× at caldermeade oval 1× at catching yabbies 1× of each race 1× the kitchen fire 1×

Words around Yabbies

Just before it in the word index:

yabba 4 yabatech 6 yabagi 2 yaba 67 yab 2 yaarouf 2

Just after it in the word index:

yabe 2 yablochkov 2 yabloko 6 yablunska 2 yabo 3 yabous 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadujeevitham 7 aani 7 aarne 7 aasb 7 aasen 7 aashiqui 7

Corpus analysis for Yabbies

  • In this selection, "yabbies" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 29.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, competing, catch, catching and helped stand out and add context to how "yabbies" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include as the yabbies were held and at catching yabbies. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "yabbies" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with yabbies

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

Victorian Fisheries Authority (VFA) research has shown open-top lift nets are very effective at catching yabbies. (17 words)

Dassanayake took 2-26 off seven overs and grabbed two catches in the field, as the Yabbies were held to 9-184 batting first at Caldermeade Oval. (27 words)

Each race has four competing yabbies which will be auctioned off (half the proceeds will go to the Westpac Rescue Helicopter and the other half to the winner of each race). (31 words)

Longer example sentences

A fantastic turn out of 25 Yabbies helped the Cobar Senior Men’s Swimming Club to retain the Setts Cup on Sunday when they came up against the Nyngan Splashers club in the now annual swimming event. (37 words)

We'd catch yabbies in the dam, play hide-and-seek around the hay stacks and shearing sheds, bottle-feed poddy lambs and toast thick bread on a long fork over the kitchen fire. (34 words)

Each race has four competing yabbies which will be auctioned off (half the proceeds will go to the Westpac Rescue Helicopter and the other half to the winner of each race). (31 words)

Example sentences (5)

Dassanayake took 2-26 off seven overs and grabbed two catches in the field, as the Yabbies were held to 9-184 batting first at Caldermeade Oval.

Each race has four competing yabbies which will be auctioned off (half the proceeds will go to the Westpac Rescue Helicopter and the other half to the winner of each race).

We'd catch yabbies in the dam, play hide-and-seek around the hay stacks and shearing sheds, bottle-feed poddy lambs and toast thick bread on a long fork over the kitchen fire.

A fantastic turn out of 25 Yabbies helped the Cobar Senior Men’s Swimming Club to retain the Setts Cup on Sunday when they came up against the Nyngan Splashers club in the now annual swimming event.

Victorian Fisheries Authority (VFA) research has shown open-top lift nets are very effective at catching yabbies.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "yabbies" in a sentence?
An example: "Dassanayake took 2-26 off seven overs and grabbed two catches in the field, as the Yabbies were held to 9-184 batting first at Caldermeade Oval." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "yabbies" from authentic English texts.
What does "yabbies" mean?
Yabbies means: plural of yabby
How many example sentences with "yabbies" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "yabbies", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.