On this page you'll find 8 example sentences with Apophis. Discover the meaning, how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Apophis in a sentence
Apophis meaning
- An evil snake-god who tries to devour the sun every night.
- An asteroid that formerly had a high risk of collision with Earth.
Using Apophis
- The main meaning on this page is: An evil snake-god who tries to devour the sun every night. | An asteroid that formerly had a high risk of collision with Earth.
Context around Apophis
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 6 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Apophis
- In this selection, "apophis" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, explained, says and asteroid stand out and add context to how "apophis" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include agency explained apophis has been and alters the apophis asteroid researchers. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "apophis" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with apophis
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
In a nod to its horrifying potential, they named it Apophis, an Egyptian god of chaos. (16 words)
The Janus team has looked at alternative missions for the spacecraft that include going to Apophis. (16 words)
That’s another reason why Apophis and Bennu were considered, their gravitational keyhole locations are known by scientists. (18 words)
He joins the SG-1 team to facilitate his search for his wife, who was kidnapped by Apophis in the pilot episode, but his naïveté and curiosity regularly create obstacles for the team. (33 words)
By learning how the Earth’s gravity alters the Apophis asteroid, researchers can learn the best approach for knocking a hazardous asteroid away from a collision with the Earth. (29 words)
Steve Chesley who works for the agency explained: "Apophis has been one of those celestial bodies that has captured the public’s interest since it was discovered in 2004. (29 words)
Example sentences (8)
In a nod to its horrifying potential, they named it Apophis, an Egyptian god of chaos.
Apophis, a near-Earth object estimated to be about 1,100 feet across, was previously identified as an object of concern.
By learning how the Earth’s gravity alters the Apophis asteroid, researchers can learn the best approach for knocking a hazardous asteroid away from a collision with the Earth.
The Janus team has looked at alternative missions for the spacecraft that include going to Apophis.
That’s another reason why Apophis and Bennu were considered, their gravitational keyhole locations are known by scientists.
Steve Chesley who works for the agency explained: "Apophis has been one of those celestial bodies that has captured the public’s interest since it was discovered in 2004.
Today, however, biblical scholar Tom Horn says Apophis could strike Earth much sooner, at some point within the next 10 years, based on a prophecy from the Bible.
He joins the SG-1 team to facilitate his search for his wife, who was kidnapped by Apophis in the pilot episode, but his naïveté and curiosity regularly create obstacles for the team.