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Get to know Brocken better with 3 real example sentences, the meaning.

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Brocken in a sentence

Related words

Brocken | Brockenhurst | Brockenbrough

Brocken meaning

A surname.

Using Brocken

  • The main meaning on this page is: A surname.
  • In the example corpus, brocken often appears in combinations such as: brocken spectre.

Context around Brocken

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

glass 1×

Often after:

spectre 2×

Sentence patterns with Brocken

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

and glass brocken but this 1× as a brocken spectre where 1× recorded a brocken spectre is 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

named after the 1× the phenomenon is 1× walls should have 1×

Common sentence endings:

cloud or mist 2× hotel looks untouched 1×

Words around Brocken

Just before it in the word index:

brockdorff 2 brockbank 2 brock 689 brochures 53 brochure 94 brochu 17

Just after it in the word index:

brockenbrough 2 brockenhurst 6 brocker 3 brockers 8 brocket 4 brockett 6

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 5 aacr 5 aacsb 5 aadar 5 aadk 5 aaravos 5

Corpus analysis for Brocken

  • In this selection, "brocken" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, glass and spectre stand out and add context to how "brocken" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and glass brocken but this and as a brocken spectre where. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "brocken" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with brocken

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

Walls should have bullet holes and glass brocken but this hotel looks untouched. (13 words)

The phenomenon is a rare optical illusion known as a brocken spectre, where a large shadow is cast onto cloud or mist. (22 words)

Named after the German mountain where it was first recorded, a Brocken spectre is a large shadow of an observer cast onto cloud or mist. (25 words)

Longer example sentences

Named after the German mountain where it was first recorded, a Brocken spectre is a large shadow of an observer cast onto cloud or mist. (25 words)

The phenomenon is a rare optical illusion known as a brocken spectre, where a large shadow is cast onto cloud or mist. (22 words)

Walls should have bullet holes and glass brocken but this hotel looks untouched. (13 words)

Example sentences (3)

The phenomenon is a rare optical illusion known as a brocken spectre, where a large shadow is cast onto cloud or mist.

Named after the German mountain where it was first recorded, a Brocken spectre is a large shadow of an observer cast onto cloud or mist.

Walls should have bullet holes and glass brocken but this hotel looks untouched.

Common combinations with brocken

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "brocken" in a sentence?
An example: "The phenomenon is a rare optical illusion known as a brocken spectre, where a large shadow is cast onto cloud or mist." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "brocken" from authentic English texts.
What does "brocken" mean?
Brocken means: A surname.
How many example sentences with "brocken" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "brocken", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.