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Get to know Cayes better with 7 real example sentences, the meaning.

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Cayes in a sentence

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Cayes | Caye

Cayes meaning

plural of cay

Using Cayes

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of cay
  • In the example corpus, cayes often appears in combinations such as: les cayes, sapodilla cayes.

Context around Cayes

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

les 3× sapodilla 2×

Often after:

toledo 1× near 1× killed 1×

Sentence patterns with Cayes

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

and les cayes have reopened 1× and the cayes 1× collection of cayes near the 1× in les cayes killed ten 1× of les cayes was founded 1× the sapodilla cayes 1× the sapodilla cayes toledo district 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

as it relates 1× in 1726 the 1× in december 1929 1× meanwhile the airports 1× on monday a 1× the second part 1×

Common sentence endings:

and the cayes 1× belize barrier reef 1× cayes toledo district 1× in the south 1× local economic conditions 1× the sapodilla cayes 1×

Words around Cayes

Just before it in the word index:

cayer 3 cayente 2 cayenne 82 caye 34 cayden 20 cayde 7

Just after it in the word index:

cayetana 2 cayetano 28 cayeye 4 cayford 2 caygill 2 cayla 13

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaba 10 aafc 10 aaib 10 aalbers 10 abbate 10 abbesses 10

Corpus analysis for Cayes

  • In this selection, "cayes" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 23.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, les, sapodilla, toledo, near and killed stand out and add context to how "cayes" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and les cayes have reopened and and the cayes. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "cayes" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with cayes

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

In December 1929, Marines in Les Cayes killed ten Haitians during a march to protest local economic conditions. (18 words)

On Monday a Guatemalan naval vessel came into Belizean territory near Hunting Caye in the Sapodilla Cayes, Toledo district. (19 words)

In 1726, the city of Les Cayes was founded on the Southern coast which became the biggest settlement in the south. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

The second part of our trip began with a boat ride from Belize City to Caye Caulker, one of a collection of cayes near the Belize Barrier Reef. (28 words)

When you look at tourism, you know that in the West and the South tourism is very popular also in Central, which is Belize and the Cayes. (27 words)

As it relates to the matter with Honduras, it was on November 16, 2022 that Belize instituted proceedings against Honduras concerning its sovereignty over the Sapodilla Cayes. (27 words)

Example sentences (7)

When you look at tourism, you know that in the West and the South tourism is very popular also in Central, which is Belize and the Cayes.

As it relates to the matter with Honduras, it was on November 16, 2022 that Belize instituted proceedings against Honduras concerning its sovereignty over the Sapodilla Cayes.

Meanwhile, the airports in Cap-Haitien and Les Cayes have reopened and are operating limited commercial flights, with connections available to the United States.

On Monday a Guatemalan naval vessel came into Belizean territory near Hunting Caye in the Sapodilla Cayes, Toledo district.

The second part of our trip began with a boat ride from Belize City to Caye Caulker, one of a collection of cayes near the Belize Barrier Reef.

In 1726, the city of Les Cayes was founded on the Southern coast which became the biggest settlement in the south.

In December 1929, Marines in Les Cayes killed ten Haitians during a march to protest local economic conditions.

Common combinations with cayes

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "cayes" in a sentence?
An example: "When you look at tourism, you know that in the West and the South tourism is very popular also in Central, which is Belize and the Cayes." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "cayes" from authentic English texts.
What does "cayes" mean?
Cayes means: plural of cay
How many example sentences with "cayes" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "cayes", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.