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Breastworks is an English word. Below you'll find 7 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Breastworks in a sentence

Breastworks meaning

plural of breastwork

Using Breastworks

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of breastwork
  • In the example corpus, breastworks often appears in combinations such as: mexican breastworks.

Context around Breastworks

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 19.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 7 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

mexican 2× creating 1× apparent 1× prefer 1×

Often after:

creek 1×

Sentence patterns with Breastworks

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

camp creating breastworks out of 1× construction of breastworks around the 1× included apparent breastworks made of 1× much prefer breastworks in their 1× replacement over breastworks creek construction 1× the mexican breastworks to engage 1× the mexican breastworks which is 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

after the civil 1× davis 2006 p 1× evidence of organized 1× hanks road bridge 1× it was located 1× moore 2004 p 1×

Common sentence endings:

feb 4 2019 1× from union troops 1× of the monument 1× of the potomac 1× on custer hill 1× saddles and brush 1×

Words around Breastworks

Just before it in the word index:

breaststroker 2 breaststroke 61 breastscreen 4 breasts 368 breastroke 4 breastplates 7

Just after it in the word index:

breath 1.673 breathability 21 breathable 113 breathalyse 2 breathalysed 11 breathalyser 27

Similar in corpus frequency:

aad 10 aadhar 10 aaro 10 abels 10 abidin 10 abidine 10

Corpus analysis for Breastworks

  • In this selection, "breastworks" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, mexican, creating, apparent and creek stand out and add context to how "breastworks" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include camp creating breastworks out of and construction of breastworks around the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "breastworks" sits close to words such as aad, aadhar and aaro, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with breastworks

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

Evidence of organized resistance included apparent breastworks made of dead horses on Custer Hill. (14 words)

It was located southeast of the Mexican breastworks, which is now the site of the monument. (16 words)

They had come to much prefer breastworks in their front to the Army of the Potomac. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

Davis (2006), p. 267. Throughout the night, Mexican troops worked to fortify their camp, creating breastworks out of everything they could find, including saddles and brush. (26 words)

Moore (2004), p. 210. After a single volley, Texians broke ranks and swarmed over the Mexican breastworks to engage in hand-to-hand combat. (24 words)

After the Civil War began, Governor Zebulon Baird Vance ordered the construction of breastworks around the city as protection from Union troops. (22 words)

Example sentences (7)

Hanks Road Bridge Replacement over Breastworks Creek - Construction activities are scheduled to begin the week of Feb. 4, 2019.

After the Civil War began, Governor Zebulon Baird Vance ordered the construction of breastworks around the city as protection from Union troops.

Davis (2006), p. 267. Throughout the night, Mexican troops worked to fortify their camp, creating breastworks out of everything they could find, including saddles and brush.

Evidence of organized resistance included apparent breastworks made of dead horses on Custer Hill.

It was located southeast of the Mexican breastworks, which is now the site of the monument.

Moore (2004), p. 210. After a single volley, Texians broke ranks and swarmed over the Mexican breastworks to engage in hand-to-hand combat.

They had come to much prefer breastworks in their front to the Army of the Potomac.

Common combinations with breastworks

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "breastworks" in a sentence?
An example: "Hanks Road Bridge Replacement over Breastworks Creek - Construction activities are scheduled to begin the week of Feb. 4, 2019." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "breastworks" from authentic English texts.
What does "breastworks" mean?
Breastworks means: plural of breastwork
How many example sentences with "breastworks" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "breastworks", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.