Used in a Sentence

eggs

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for eggs.

Editorial note

The carrier is what the major battleship was in WW2: a basket for too many eggs.

Examples13
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

a 1995 Norwegian comedy film by Bent Hamer.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of eggs gathered in one view.

N

a 1995 Norwegian comedy film by Bent Hamer.

N

an American indie rock band based in Washington, D.C., centered on Andrew Beaujon.

N

a young adult novel by Jerry Spinelli that was published in 2007.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for eggs.

N

a 1995 Norwegian comedy film by Bent Hamer.

N

an American indie rock band based in Washington, D.C., centered on Andrew Beaujon.

N

a young adult novel by Jerry Spinelli that was published in 2007.

N

the second studio album by Danish psychedelic pop band

Example sentences

1

The carrier is what the major battleship was in WW2: a basket for too many eggs.

2

If I don't get to the bottom of the article, I sure-as-eggs-are-eggs won't want to subscribe.

3

But once you've chosen a mailserver for any given address, you've put all of your eggs in that one basket.

4

There is some evidence that a large percentage (30-75%) of all fertilized eggs do not implant.

5

The human race shouldn't have all its eggs in one basket or on one planet.

6

Let's assume tall people and short people are equally good at cracking eggs.

7

Don't put all your eggs in one basket on the stock options.

8

It's been the same with eggs, coffee, and many other things.

9

Completely off-topic ethical prompt; Should society fund the harvesting of eggs / sperm from his parents to serve as a genius bank for surrogate parents?

10

Unfortunately the middle and working classes get hit by this just as much as they get hit by rises in the price of milk or eggs.

11

The DoD has its eggs in several baskets.

12

I put too many eggs in the OpsWorks basket, I suppose.

Quote examples

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It's easy to think "oh, this script just requires python 2.7", but most of the time you actually have many more dependencies than that (libxml, graphviz, latex, eggs, etc.) A Dockerfile requires some work to setup, but it tracks your requirements in an automated way.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use eggs in a sentence?

The carrier is what the major battleship was in WW2: a basket for too many eggs.

What does eggs mean?

a 1995 Norwegian comedy film by Bent Hamer.

What part of speech is eggs?

eggs is commonly used as N.