Get to know Alcatraz better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning.
Alcatraz in a sentence
Alcatraz meaning
- An island in San Francisco Bay California, United States, formerly the site of a famous prison; in full, Alcatraz Island.
- Ellipsis of Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, a famous former U.S. federal prison, on the island.
- Ellipsis of Fort Alcatraz, a U.S. coastal defense fort, predecessor of the prison.
Using Alcatraz
- The main meaning on this page is: An island in San Francisco Bay California, United States, formerly the site of a famous prison; in full, Alcatraz Island. | Ellipsis of Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, a famous former U.S. federal prison, on the island. | Ellipsis of Fort Alcatraz, a U.S. coastal defense fort, predecessor of the prison.
- In the example corpus, alcatraz often appears in combinations such as: alcatraz island, of alcatraz, from alcatraz.
Context around Alcatraz
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 5 middle, 11 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Alcatraz
- In this selection, "alcatraz" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 19 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, nicknamed, programs, monument, island, prison and ferry stand out and add context to how "alcatraz" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include alcatraz was in and ave at alcatraz in oakland. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "alcatraz" sits close to words such as abdelaziz, absolutist and accrual, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with alcatraz
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
San Francisco seen from Alcatraz. (5 words)
The fog comes in over Alcatraz. (6 words)
A riot occurs, the " Battle of Alcatraz ". (7 words)
The emotive language of “razor wire” and “Alcatraz” and the dispute over location of youth detention centre is symptomatic of the “sharply”-divided public debate over how to stop young people from committing crimes against society. (36 words)
The prison is nicknamed “Alcatraz of the Rockies” after the San Francisco prison whose inmates included the gangster Al Capone and convicted murderer Robert Franklin Stroud, known as the Birdman of Alcatraz. (32 words)
Philadelphia’s Navy Yard, Alcatraz Island and an affordable housing complex in Brooklyn all have versions of microgrids that can operate autonomously when the larger power grid goes down. (29 words)
Didn’t we learn this doesn’t work from Alcatraz? (10 words)
Example sentences (20)
The prison is nicknamed “Alcatraz of the Rockies” after the San Francisco prison whose inmates included the gangster Al Capone and convicted murderer Robert Franklin Stroud, known as the Birdman of Alcatraz.
Before being abducted by the TVA, Casey had been known as Frank Lee Morris, one of the inmates who escaped from Alcatraz prison in 1962.
Hot dog vendors in front of the Alcatraz ferry terminal at Pier 33. Nov. 9, 2023.
San Francisco seen from Alcatraz.
We find Casey breaking out of Alcatraz on a branched timeline in 1962.
Attacks by Cluster Charlie also involved open-source programs Alcatraz and RealBlindingEDR for antivirus systems bypass, as well as the TattleTale keylogger.
Didn’t we learn this doesn’t work from Alcatraz?
The law eventually caught up to Gardner, who only suffered a leg injury in the escape, and he was sent to various prisons, with his final being Alcatraz.
There are also views of Alcatraz and the Golden Gate Bridge.
Alcatraz was in operation for 29 years but eventually closed because the cost of operation was too expensive.
In Northern California, visitor centers at several destinations managed by the park service, such as Muir Woods National Monument, Alcatraz Island and the Golden Gate Bridge, are closed.
Look for it soon (and its appealing new outdoor seating) at 6400 Shattuck Ave. at Alcatraz in Oakland.
Philadelphia’s Navy Yard, Alcatraz Island and an affordable housing complex in Brooklyn all have versions of microgrids that can operate autonomously when the larger power grid goes down.
Some are about escape plotting (Escape from Alcatraz).
The fog comes in over Alcatraz.
From boosting goods from the backs of trucks, “Whitey” Bulger graduated to bank robbery and a stint in federal prison, including Alcatraz, of which he was a proud alumnus.
Later, Khloe criticized Kourtney for being on her phone while taking a tour of the famous Alcatraz prison.
The emotive language of “razor wire” and “Alcatraz” and the dispute over location of youth detention centre is symptomatic of the “sharply”-divided public debate over how to stop young people from committing crimes against society.
A number of place names survive (anglicized) from that first map, including Point Reyes, Angel Island, Farallon Islands and Alcatraz Island.
A riot occurs, the " Battle of Alcatraz ".
Common combinations with alcatraz
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- alcatraz island 6×
- of alcatraz 5×
- from alcatraz 5×
- alcatraz and 4×
- alcatraz of 2×
- alcatraz prison 2×
- alcatraz on 2×
- and alcatraz 2×
- on alcatraz 2×