Explore Beacon through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like conduct or direct. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Beacon in a sentence
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Beacon meaning
- A signal fire to notify of the approach of an enemy, or to give any notice, commonly of warning.
- A signal, buoy, post, or other conspicuous mark erected on an eminence near the shore, or moored in shoal water, as a guide to mariners, particularly to warn vessels of danger.
- A high hill or other easily distinguishable object near the shore which can serve as guidance for seafarers.
Synonyms of Beacon
Using Beacon
- The main meaning on this page is: A signal fire to notify of the approach of an enemy, or to give any notice, commonly of warning. | A signal, buoy, post, or other conspicuous mark erected on an eminence near the shore, or moored in shoal water, as a guide to mariners, particularly to warn vessels of danger. | A high hill or other easily distinguishable object near the shore which can serve as guidance for seafarers.
- Useful related words include: beacon fire, conduct, direct, take.
- In the example corpus, beacon often appears in combinations such as: beacon of, as beacon, the beacon.
Context around Beacon
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 9 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Beacon
- In this selection, "beacon" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, simple, development, global, hill, falls and monitor stand out and add context to how "beacon" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a global beacon of hope and a simple beacon can draw. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "beacon" sits close to words such as colts, flats and fostering, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with beacon
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Latin Dance with Beacon Dance Beat at Towne Crier Cafe in Beacon, 7pm. (13 words)
Beacon Monitor Another method for reducing DSN burdens is the Beacon Monitor experiment. (13 words)
A Back Bay townhouse on Beacon Street completed in 1865 in a French fashion. (14 words)
A preliminary rendering, expected to be updated later this month, of an 89-unit permanent supportive housing development — Beacon Landing — that will go in to help relieve homelessness located on the 311 to 345 block of N. Beacon St. in San Pedro. (42 words)
If a simple beacon can draw in mighty titans and the most valiant of superheroes, then surely LOLtron can construct a beacon of its own—an overpowering signal laced with electromagnetic pulses capable of hijacking every digital device across the globe. (41 words)
The sport of cricket has been played in Beacon Hill Park since the mid-19th century. citation Each summer, the City of Victoria presents dozens of concerts at the Cameron Band Shell in Beacon Hill Park. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
Allen Careddon of Beacon Falls speaks Wednesday at a special Board of Selectmen meeting at Woodland Regional High School in Beacon Falls.
An art paradise is the way that The Beacon Hill Art Walk is described by area artists who showed their works in the nooks and crannies in the alley ways of Beacon Hill on Sunday.
If a simple beacon can draw in mighty titans and the most valiant of superheroes, then surely LOLtron can construct a beacon of its own—an overpowering signal laced with electromagnetic pulses capable of hijacking every digital device across the globe.
Latin Dance with Beacon Dance Beat at Towne Crier Cafe in Beacon, 7pm.
A preliminary rendering, expected to be updated later this month, of an 89-unit permanent supportive housing development — Beacon Landing — that will go in to help relieve homelessness located on the 311 to 345 block of N. Beacon St. in San Pedro.
Look for the beacon: Uber has begun rolling out a glowing sign it calls a “beacon” in some markets.
So it can be a surprise when, out of nowhere, a beacon, yes… a beacon, cuts through this political gloom.
Beacon Monitor Another method for reducing DSN burdens is the Beacon Monitor experiment.
The sport of cricket has been played in Beacon Hill Park since the mid-19th century. citation Each summer, the City of Victoria presents dozens of concerts at the Cameron Band Shell in Beacon Hill Park.
A Back Bay townhouse on Beacon Street completed in 1865 in a French fashion.
Accepting the award on stage, Yeoh said: “For all the little boys and girls who look like me watching tonight, this is the beacon of hope and possibilities.
Almost completely without dialogue, and her bright red raincoat dominate the mossy green and stormy gray frame, a beacon of humanity on an uninhabited island.
AlphaCrest Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Beacon Roofing Supply by 4.0% during the first quarter.
America is one of the freest countries in the world, with some of the greatest opportunities, and it stands as a global beacon of hope: just ask the millions of immigrants who came here last year.
And I just think future seasons, we learn more about the world of Beacon 23. And I think we push into it and explore it in a very exciting way.
An NBC6 article revealed that Nicole, who prefers to keep her last name private, has become a beacon of hope for those seeking a way out.
A scan before his surgery gave the news presenter “a beacon of hope”, showing that the cancer had not spread.
A short while further on, I spied a female roe deer feeding in among the heather, her wonderful foxy-red coat glowing like a welcoming beacon.
As it stands, the person once thought to be a beacon of hope for the future is no longer that.
As The Washington Free Beacon’s Chuck Ross : “It took ‘the most pro-union president in history’ two weeks to join protesters for one of the largest strikes in a generation.
Common combinations with beacon
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- beacon of 71×
- as beacon 25×
- the beacon 16×
- of beacon 15×
- beacon roofing 13×
- beacon hill 11×
- be beacon 9×
- beacon capital 8×
- beacon pointe 7×
- in beacon 6×