How do you use Antilles in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like archipelago, plus the exact meaning.
Antilles in a sentence
Antilles meaning
The islands of the West Indies, bounded to the north by (and including) the islands of Cuba, Hispaniola and Puerto Rico, in the Caribbean Sea.
Synonyms of Antilles
Using Antilles
- The main meaning on this page is: The islands of the West Indies, bounded to the north by (and including) the islands of Cuba, Hispaniola and Puerto Rico, in the Caribbean Sea.
- Useful related words include: archipelago.
- In the example corpus, antilles often appears in combinations such as: lesser antilles, netherlands antilles, the antilles.
Context around Antilles
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 7 middle, 12 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Antilles
- In this selection, "antilles" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 25.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, lesser, netherlands, wedge, school, thriving and destroyed stand out and add context to how "antilles" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include the lesser antilles and and radio antilles for news. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "antilles" sits close to words such as abakaliki, abbasi and abductors, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with antilles
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Situated in the eastern Caribbean Sea in the Leeward Islands chain of the Lesser Antilles. (15 words)
Ultimately, Lando Calrissian and Wedge Antilles destroyed the station before Jerjerrod's orders could be carried out. (17 words)
While in the Atlantic, was very near Antigua and threatened to batter the islands of the Lesser Antilles. (18 words)
The lineup on both days starts at 6 p.m. with live music in the courtyard by students of the Antilles School music department, under the direction of Brandon Reburn, and the UVI Steel Pan Ensemble/Pan Yard Vibes, under the direction of LeRoi Simmonds. (45 words)
He was working to repair a sailboat off a harbour on the Caribbean island of St. Maarten in the Netherlands Antilles in December last year when the weather turned foul and he was swept out to sea, the Navy said. (40 words)
While is busy playing with the iconic characters of this universe, from Luke Skywalker and his fellow Jedi spirits, to Lando Calrissian and Wedge Antilles, and yes, to ’s characters are, at the basest of levels, a series of copycats. (40 words)
Example sentences (20)
This species is primarily found in the Lesser Antilles and parts of the Greater Antilles, thriving in a variety of habitats from gardens to forests.
He was working to repair a sailboat off a harbour on the Caribbean island of St. Maarten in the Netherlands Antilles in December last year when the weather turned foul and he was swept out to sea, the Navy said.
The lineup on both days starts at 6 p.m. with live music in the courtyard by students of the Antilles School music department, under the direction of Brandon Reburn, and the UVI Steel Pan Ensemble/Pan Yard Vibes, under the direction of LeRoi Simmonds.
Ultimately, Lando Calrissian and Wedge Antilles destroyed the station before Jerjerrod's orders could be carried out.
Wedge Antilles makes a surprising appearance as the race host, but his odd portrayal would perhaps have been better saved for a different project.
While in the Atlantic, was very near Antigua and threatened to batter the islands of the Lesser Antilles.
Situated in the eastern Caribbean Sea in the Leeward Islands chain of the Lesser Antilles.
Díaz-Canel referred to Martí’s letter in which he alerted about the intentions of the United States to seize the largest of the Antilles and the territories of America.
Guyanese tuned in to foreign radio broadcasts from the BBC, VOA and Radio Antilles for news and information.
Heavy rainfall, thunderstorms and gusty winds are expected to affect Saint Lucia and the rest of the Lesser Antilles Monday into Tuesday.
The first is the day on which the Kingdom of the Netherlands officially abolished slavery in Suriname and the former Dutch Antilles.
While is busy playing with the iconic characters of this universe, from Luke Skywalker and his fellow Jedi spirits, to Lando Calrissian and Wedge Antilles, and yes, to ’s characters are, at the basest of levels, a series of copycats.
It will gain latitude, and global model output suggests this will turn north into the open Atlantic well east of the U.S. and the Lesser Antilles.
Meanwhile, Mr. Harpon, who was born in the Antilles and was deaf, became frustrated at work because he was not advancing.
Regional commander Vladimir Quintero later confirmed media reports that Venezuela had ordered the suspension of air and sea links with Curacao and the nearby Netherlands Antilles islands of Aruba and Bonaire.
The Miro Quartet will perform at 8 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 23, at the Prior-Jollek Hall, Antilles School Campus.
The United States will face Curacao for the first time since 1984, back when it was still called the Netherlands Antilles.
By that time, the wave is expected to be propagating across the Lesser Antilles (State of Grenada included).
Forecasters said they expect the storm to pick up speed over the weekend and approach the Lesser Antilles before crossing the island chain as a hurricane late Sunday or early Monday.
However, the system is worth watching as we get into next week and it nears the Lesser Antilles.
Common combinations with antilles
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: