On this page you'll find 3 example sentences with Alights. Discover the meaning, how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Alights meaning
third-person singular simple present indicative of alight
Using Alights
- The main meaning on this page is: third-person singular simple present indicative of alight
- In the example corpus, alights often appears in combinations such as: alights on.
Context around Alights
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Alights
- In this selection, "alights" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, president and today stand out and add context to how "alights" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include harness and alights on top and library today alights on all. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "alights" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with alights
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The President alights, is welcomed by the Presiding Officers and their deputies, and proceeds to the National Assembly Chamber. (19 words)
The trawl for pictures of local schools in years past from the Wigan Today library today alights on All Saints Primary School, Hindley. (23 words)
The screen’s most jaw-dropping effect occurs when Scrooge (Stephen Hair) is visited by the Ghost of Christmas Past (Jamie Tognazzini) who enters on a harness and alights on top of Scrooge’s cabinet. (35 words)
The screen’s most jaw-dropping effect occurs when Scrooge (Stephen Hair) is visited by the Ghost of Christmas Past (Jamie Tognazzini) who enters on a harness and alights on top of Scrooge’s cabinet. (35 words)
The trawl for pictures of local schools in years past from the Wigan Today library today alights on All Saints Primary School, Hindley. (23 words)
The President alights, is welcomed by the Presiding Officers and their deputies, and proceeds to the National Assembly Chamber. (19 words)
Example sentences (3)
The President alights, is welcomed by the Presiding Officers and their deputies, and proceeds to the National Assembly Chamber.
The trawl for pictures of local schools in years past from the Wigan Today library today alights on All Saints Primary School, Hindley.
The screen’s most jaw-dropping effect occurs when Scrooge (Stephen Hair) is visited by the Ghost of Christmas Past (Jamie Tognazzini) who enters on a harness and alights on top of Scrooge’s cabinet.
Common combinations with alights
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- alights on 2×