How do you use Ammonites in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Ammonites meaning
plural of ammonite
Using Ammonites
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of ammonite
- In the example corpus, ammonites often appears in combinations such as: the ammonites, ammonites and, and ammonites.
Context around Ammonites
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 6 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Ammonites
- In this selection, "ammonites" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, extinct, example, especially and soon stand out and add context to how "ammonites" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include against the ammonites being chosen and ammon or ammonites. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "ammonites" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with ammonites
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The Ammonites soon allied themselves with Eglon of Moab in attacking Israel. (12 words)
The people of this kingdom are called "Children of Ammon" or "Ammonites". (12 words)
During the Exodus, the Israelites were prohibited by the Ammonites from passing through their lands. (15 words)
He spent his days collecting, researching, preparing and meticulously cataloguing so many ammonites and buying specimens from professional collectors, that he had to put bricks under his floor boards to reinforce them. (32 words)
The reef teemed with animals that snorkelers would recognize today—fish, crabs, sea urchins, snails, clams and oysters—but also now-extinct ammonites, which are essentially squid with external shells. (30 words)
In order to carry out this project, the Hasmoneans forcibly converted one-time Moabites, Edomites, and Ammonites to Judaism, as well as the lost kingdom of Israel. (27 words)
Example sentences (11)
He spent his days collecting, researching, preparing and meticulously cataloguing so many ammonites and buying specimens from professional collectors, that he had to put bricks under his floor boards to reinforce them.
The reef teemed with animals that snorkelers would recognize today—fish, crabs, sea urchins, snails, clams and oysters—but also now-extinct ammonites, which are essentially squid with external shells.
A mid-Carboniferous drop in sea level precipitated a major marine extinction, one that hit crinoids and ammonites especially hard.
During the Exodus, the Israelites were prohibited by the Ammonites from passing through their lands.
Hooke made the point that some fossils were no longer living, for example Ammonites : this was the source of Ray's concern.
In order to carry out this project, the Hasmoneans forcibly converted one-time Moabites, Edomites, and Ammonites to Judaism, as well as the lost kingdom of Israel.
It then describes Saul as leading a war against the Ammonites, being chosen by the people to be king, and leading them against the Philistines.
It was accounted a land of giants; and that giants formerly dwelt in it, whom the Ammonites called "Zomzommims".
Saul leads the army to victory over the Ammonites, and the people congregate at Gilgal where they acclaim Saul as king and he is crowned.
The Ammonites soon allied themselves with Eglon of Moab in attacking Israel.
The people of this kingdom are called "Children of Ammon" or "Ammonites".
Common combinations with ammonites
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: