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Explore Annal through 5 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Annal in a sentence

Related words

Annal | Annals | Annalise | Annales | Annaly | Annaliese | Annalena | Annalen | Annalisa

Annal meaning

The record of a single event or item.

Using Annal

  • The main meaning on this page is: The record of a single event or item.
  • In the example corpus, annal often appears in combinations such as: the annal, annal for, this annal.

Context around Annal

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

records 1×

Sentence patterns with Annal

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

cites the annal for 839 1× in the annal for 1049 1× that this annal is drawn 1× that this annal records a 1× the annal for 577 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

one possible explanation 1× stenton cites the 1× the annal for 1× the mercians as 1× the phrase in 1×

Common sentence endings:

annal for 1049 1× another possible example 1× early wessex annals 1× kingdom by egbert 1× of mons badonicus 1×

Words around Annal

Just before it in the word index:

annakiki 2 annaka 2 annai 5 annah 4 annagh 4 annadurai 4

Just after it in the word index:

annalee 5 annaleigh 4 annalen 9 annalena 16 annales 37 annalie 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 7 aacc 7 aacs 7 aafes 7 aah 7 aankh 7

Corpus analysis for Annal

  • In this selection, "annal" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, records stand out and add context to how "annal" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include cites the annal for 839 and in the annal for 1049. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "annal" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with annal

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

The annal for 577, below, is another possible example. (9 words)

The Mercians as a people are last mentioned in the annal for 1049. (13 words)

One possible explanation is, that this annal records a reconquest of land that was lost to the Britons in the campaigns ending in the battle of Mons Badonicus. (28 words)

Longer example sentences

Stenton cites the annal for 839, which says Æthelwulf "granted" or "gave" the kingdom of Kent to his son, as an example of the language that would have been used had Wiglaf been granted the kingdom by Egbert. (38 words)

The phrase "in anger he turned back to his own" probably indicates that this annal is drawn from saga material, as perhaps are all of the early Wessex annals. (29 words)

One possible explanation is, that this annal records a reconquest of land that was lost to the Britons in the campaigns ending in the battle of Mons Badonicus. (28 words)

Example sentences (5)

One possible explanation is, that this annal records a reconquest of land that was lost to the Britons in the campaigns ending in the battle of Mons Badonicus.

Stenton cites the annal for 839, which says Æthelwulf "granted" or "gave" the kingdom of Kent to his son, as an example of the language that would have been used had Wiglaf been granted the kingdom by Egbert.

The annal for 577, below, is another possible example.

The Mercians as a people are last mentioned in the annal for 1049.

The phrase "in anger he turned back to his own" probably indicates that this annal is drawn from saga material, as perhaps are all of the early Wessex annals.

Common combinations with annal

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "annal" in a sentence?
An example: "One possible explanation is, that this annal records a reconquest of land that was lost to the Britons in the campaigns ending in the battle of Mons Badonicus." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "annal" from authentic English texts.
What does "annal" mean?
Annal means: The record of a single event or item.
How many example sentences with "annal" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "annal", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.