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Atchafalaya in a sentence

Atchafalaya meaning

A river in Louisiana, major distributary of the Mississippi River.

Using Atchafalaya

  • The main meaning on this page is: A river in Louisiana, major distributary of the Mississippi River.
  • In the example corpus, atchafalaya often appears in combinations such as: the atchafalaya, atchafalaya river.

Context around Atchafalaya

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 4 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

river 4× started 1×

Sentence patterns with Atchafalaya

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

of the atchafalaya river and 1× of the atchafalaya river in 1× of the atchafalaya river to 1× the atchafalaya started to 1× to the atchafalaya river channel 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a storm surge 1× morgan city home 1× project design flood 1× the atchafalaya started 1× u s government 1×

Common sentence endings:

and mobile bay 1× gulf of mexico 1× lakes and marsh 1× main lower course 1× river control structure 1×

Words around Atchafalaya

Just before it in the word index:

atca 5 atc 109 atbu 5 atbcoin 4 atbb 2 atbara 4

Just after it in the word index:

atcham 4 atchannaidu 2 atcheson 2 atchison 53 atchley 3 atci 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadujeevitham 7 aani 7 aarne 7 aasb 7 aasen 7 aashiqui 7

Corpus analysis for Atchafalaya

  • In this selection, "atchafalaya" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, river and started stand out and add context to how "atchafalaya" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include of the atchafalaya river and and of the atchafalaya river in. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "atchafalaya" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with atchafalaya

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 Atchafalaya started to capture the Mississippi and to become its new main lower course. (15 words)

Morgan City, home to around 11,500 people, sits on the banks of the Atchafalaya River in south Louisiana and is surrounded by lakes and marsh. (26 words)

A Storm Surge Warning is in effect from the mouth of the Atchafalaya River to Navarre Florida including Lake Borgne, Lake Pontchartrain, Pensacola Bay and Mobile Bay. (27 words)

Longer example sentences

U.S. government scientists determined in the 1950s that the Mississippi River was starting to switch to the Atchafalaya River channel because of its much steeper path to the Gulf of Mexico. (32 words)

Project design flood flow capacity for the Mississippi river in thousands of cubic feet per second. citation Formation of the Atchafalaya River and construction of the Old River Control Structure. (30 words)

A Storm Surge Warning is in effect from the mouth of the Atchafalaya River to Navarre Florida including Lake Borgne, Lake Pontchartrain, Pensacola Bay and Mobile Bay. (27 words)

Example sentences (5)

Morgan City, home to around 11,500 people, sits on the banks of the Atchafalaya River in south Louisiana and is surrounded by lakes and marsh.

A Storm Surge Warning is in effect from the mouth of the Atchafalaya River to Navarre Florida including Lake Borgne, Lake Pontchartrain, Pensacola Bay and Mobile Bay.

Project design flood flow capacity for the Mississippi river in thousands of cubic feet per second. citation Formation of the Atchafalaya River and construction of the Old River Control Structure.

The Atchafalaya started to capture the Mississippi and to become its new main lower course.

U.S. government scientists determined in the 1950s that the Mississippi River was starting to switch to the Atchafalaya River channel because of its much steeper path to the Gulf of Mexico.

Common combinations with atchafalaya

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "atchafalaya" in a sentence?
An example: "Morgan City, home to around 11,500 people, sits on the banks of the Atchafalaya River in south Louisiana and is surrounded by lakes and marsh." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "atchafalaya" from authentic English texts.
What does "atchafalaya" mean?
Atchafalaya means: A river in Louisiana, major distributary of the Mississippi River.
How many example sentences with "atchafalaya" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "atchafalaya", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.