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Cay is an English word of 3 letters with synonyms like key. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Cay in a sentence

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Cay | Cayman | Cayenne | Caymanians | Cayley | Caymanian | Caye | Cayo | Cayuga

Cay meaning

A small, low island largely made of sand or coral.

Synonyms of Cay

key florida key coral reef

Related words

Other words often associated with Cay or its synonyms:

pitch reef central significant harmonize primal explanation cardinal important operative tonality fundamental

Using Cay

  • The main meaning on this page is: A small, low island largely made of sand or coral.
  • Useful related words include: key, florida key, coral reef.
  • In the example corpus, cay often appears in combinations such as: tega cay, arawak cay, cay and.

Context around Cay

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 10 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations

Often before:

arawak 3× long 2× coral 2× east 1× west 1× ocean 1× tega 1× northeast 1× sullivan 1× aquino 1×

Often after:

located 1× patrol 1× lane 1× park 1× msc 1× dirty 1× resort 1× nds 1× gated 1×

Sentence patterns with Cay

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

and long cay nds will 1× at coral cay lane along 1× at hawks cay resort 1× called sandy cay at the 1× cay has been 1× flight arawak cay 1× for the cay has varied 1× guests ocean cay msc marine 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

acklins and long 1× after receiving information 1× casuarina beach located 1× cay has been 1× debris from hurricane 1× exclusive to msc 1×

Common sentence endings:

11th street beaches 1× activity effective monday 1× and 13 siblings 1× and likas island 1× and prince andrew 1× asa thitu island 1×

Words around Cay

Just before it in the word index:

caxton 33 cawthorne 6 cawthorn 12 cawthon 11 cawston 8 cawsey 2

Just after it in the word index:

caya 4 cayapas 2 cayce 16 cayco 2 cayde 7 cayden 20

Similar in corpus frequency:

abducting 75 accentuate 75 accomplishes 75 aggressors 75 aldis 75 alleviation 75

Corpus analysis for Cay

  • In this selection, "cay" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, arawak, long, coral, located, patrol and lane stand out and add context to how "cay" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and long cay nds will and at coral cay lane along. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "cay" sits close to words such as abducting, accentuate and accomplishes, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with cay

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

Let’s now jump to Wickham’s Cay. (8 words)

CAY has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. (10 words)

Minnis Saxons Group leaves Arawak Cay dirty following Saxon’s practice! (11 words)

Longer example sentences

Exclusive to MSC Cruises guests, Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve, was designed to show appreciation of the environment and ensure they are doing their part to take care of our planet, all while giving you a slice of paradise. (39 words)

These are Rizal Reef, Patag Island, Melchora Aquino Cay or Panata Island, Kota Island, Lawak Island, Parola Island, Ayungin Shoal, Pag-asa Island (the largest and with the only Philippine airstrip in the Spratlys), and Likas Island. (37 words)

He was born in August 1981 in Rochester, N.Y., where he lived before moving to Tega Cay, S.C., and later Fort Mill, S.C., with his parents and 13 siblings. (32 words)

Exclamation examples

Minnis Saxons Group leaves Arawak Cay dirty following Saxon’s practice! (11 words)

Example sentences (20)

After receiving information of a vessel that hit a reef shortly after 11:00pm on Long Cay located just north of Arawak Cay, Patrol craft P-40 went to investigate.

The closed area includes the Harbour Channel at Coral Cay Lane, along with the Coral Cay, Park Avenue and 11th Street beaches.

There are two sand cays: North East Cay and South West Cay.

Exclusive to MSC Cruises guests, Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve, was designed to show appreciation of the environment and ensure they are doing their part to take care of our planet, all while giving you a slice of paradise.

He was born in August 1981 in Rochester, N.Y., where he lived before moving to Tega Cay, S.C., and later Fort Mill, S.C., with his parents and 13 siblings.

In 2022, five buoys were installed near Lawak (Nanshan), Likas (West York), Parola (Northeast Cay), and Pag-asa (Thitu) Island.

May 5 (UPI) -- "Below Deck" alum Kate Chastain welcomed her first child, son Sullivan Cay.

Meanwhile police have charged a 42 year old American woman in the the fatality of American Will Jorge,42, who died on Saturday in a four-wheeler flight Arawak Cay.

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Minnis Saxons Group leaves Arawak Cay dirty following Saxon’s practice!

The asking price for the cay has varied widely over the years.

These are Rizal Reef, Patag Island, Melchora Aquino Cay or Panata Island, Kota Island, Lawak Island, Parola Island, Ayungin Shoal, Pag-asa Island (the largest and with the only Philippine airstrip in the Spratlys), and Likas Island.

What started as just a small tribute event one weekend has turned into our most popular and rewarding program of the year,” said Bob Moore, acting general manager at Hawks Cay Resort.

In this photo provided by the Philippine Coast Guard, Filipino scientists reach sandbars called Sandy Cay at the disputed South China Sea on Thursday March 21, 2024.

Let’s now jump to Wickham’s Cay.

Acklins and Long Cay.nds will be able to resume normal commercial activity effective Monday.

Casuarina Beach, located within the Lyford Cay gated community on New Providence Island, boasts 180 feet of private white sand beach as well as its own heated pool and terrace.

Marta Morton caught this rather disorganized group of flamingos at North Creek, during a visit to Salt Cay.

Several A-listers are said to have visited Nygard Cay over the years - including Sean Connery, Oprah Winfrey, Robert DeNiro, former President George H.W. Bush, and Prince Andrew.

CAY has been the subject of several recent analyst reports.

Debris from Hurricane Dorian is seen in Elbow Cay, which is just off Abaco in the Bahamas, Sept. 2, 2019.

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Common combinations with cay

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "cay" in a sentence?
An example: "After receiving information of a vessel that hit a reef shortly after 11:00pm on Long Cay located just north of Arawak Cay, Patrol craft P-40 went to investigate." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "cay" from authentic English texts.
What does "cay" mean?
Cay means: A small, low island largely made of sand or coral.
What are synonyms of "cay"?
Common synonyms of "cay" include: key, florida key, coral reef.
How many example sentences with "cay" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "cay", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.