On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Castled. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as embattled or crenellated and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Castled in a sentence
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Castled meaning
simple past and past participle of castle
Synonyms of Castled
Using Castled
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of castle
- Useful related words include: embattled, battlemented, castellated, crenelated.
- In the example corpus, castled often appears in combinations such as: castled king, the castled.
Context around Castled
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 7 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Castled
- In this selection, "castled" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, own, ashwin, vijay, king, position and conway stand out and add context to how "castled" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include for the castled king on and after being castled early in. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "castled" sits close to words such as aami, aat and abada, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with castled
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Phehlukwayo fails to read the wrong one from Kuldeep and is castled. (12 words)
Roach also castled Zak Crawley (11) to end the day on 2/14. (13 words)
Murali Vijay castled by James Anderson in the very first over of Lord's test. (15 words)
Among the scalps were New Zealand champion Kane Williamson caught sharply at slip by veteran Gulbadin Naib for 9, while a well-disguised straightener that castled Mark Chapman was the most spectacular of the wizardly leg-spinner’s haul. (39 words)
The collapse began in the second over of the day when Ravichandran Ashwin castled Theunis de Bruyn (10) with one that turned back sharply from wide outside of the off-stump for his record equalling 350th wicket. (37 words)
A fianchettoed bishop should generally not be given up lightly, since the resulting holes in the pawn formation may prove to be serious weaknesses, particularly if the king has castled on that side of the board. (36 words)
Example sentences (12)
Castling on opposite sides usually results in a fierce fight as both players' pawns are free to advance to attack the opposing king's castled position without exposing the player's own castled king.
However, Patel made the breakthrough for RCB when he castled Conway with a brilliant slow-dipping yorker, ending the Black Caps opener’s superb innings for 83 (off 45 balls, 6×4, 6×6).
Among the scalps were New Zealand champion Kane Williamson caught sharply at slip by veteran Gulbadin Naib for 9, while a well-disguised straightener that castled Mark Chapman was the most spectacular of the wizardly leg-spinner’s haul.
Roach also castled Zak Crawley (11) to end the day on 2/14.
Leach showed immense resolve, especially after being castled early in his first innings and having the pressure of being the last wicket on his shoulders.
The collapse began in the second over of the day when Ravichandran Ashwin castled Theunis de Bruyn (10) with one that turned back sharply from wide outside of the off-stump for his record equalling 350th wicket.
Murali Vijay castled by James Anderson in the very first over of Lord's test.
Phehlukwayo fails to read the wrong one from Kuldeep and is castled.
A fianchettoed bishop, e.g. at g2 after pawn g2–g3, can provide a strong defense for the castled king on g1 and often exert pressure on the long diagonal h1–a8.
A fianchettoed bishop should generally not be given up lightly, since the resulting holes in the pawn formation may prove to be serious weaknesses, particularly if the king has castled on that side of the board.
After a fianchetto, giving up the bishop can weaken the holes in the pawn chain; doing so in front of the castled king may thus affect its safety.
This can form a strong defense for the castled king on g1 and the bishop can often exert strong pressure on the long diagonal (here h1-a8).
Common combinations with castled
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: