Cenotaph is an English word with synonyms like memorial or monument. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Cenotaph meaning
A monument, generally in the form of an empty tomb, erected to honour the dead whose bodies lie elsewhere, especially members of the armed forces who died in battle.
Using Cenotaph
- The main meaning on this page is: A monument, generally in the form of an empty tomb, erected to honour the dead whose bodies lie elsewhere, especially members of the armed forces who died in battle.
- Useful related words include: memorial, monument.
- In the example corpus, cenotaph often appears in combinations such as: the cenotaph, cenotaph in, cenotaph at.
Context around Cenotaph
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 7 middle, 13 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Cenotaph
- In this selection, "cenotaph" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 26.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, mckay, war, unabashed and services stand out and add context to how "cenotaph" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include to the cenotaph and around the cenotaph which is. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "cenotaph" sits close to words such as abnormally, acrobatic and airframe, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with cenotaph
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The Chairman of the is tweeting lies about protesters being glued to The Cenotaph. (14 words)
The crusade holds at the Cenotaph in Asaba from January 26 to 31, 2023. (14 words)
The English Defence League founder has been pictured speaking to police near the Cenotaph this morning. (16 words)
The march moved off just after midday, more than an hour after the nation observed a two-minute silence, following a route from Hyde Park to the U.S. Embassy that doesn’t go near the Cenotaph. (37 words)
The Mail on Sunday revealed in March 2022 how Queen Elizabeth had made it clear that her presence at events of personal significance, such as the Commonwealth and Cenotaph services, should not come at any cost. (36 words)
Fort William First Nation’s Remembrance Day ceremony will be held at the Mount McKay cenotaph at 10:15 a.m. A luncheon at the community centre will follow from noon to 2 p.m. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
A judge said he was guilty of 'outrageous and deeply offensive behaviour', although he was never actually charged with attacking the Cenotaph.
Anti-fascist group Hope Not Hate have called for to resign after Saturday’s far-right clashes at the Cenotaph.
Around 30 police officers with riot helmets strapped to their hips are standing around the Cenotaph, which is bordered by metal railing.
A taxi firm boss is offering free lifts to Hull’s Cenotaph this Sunday for the annual Remembrance Day service.
At least 300,000 protesters marched from Park Lane near Hyde Park to the US embassy in Vauxhall on Saturday, while counter-protesters gathered in Whitehall claiming they wanted to 'protect the Cenotaph'.
For Remembrance Sunday on November 12, a British Legion parade with the armed forces will take place at 10.35am, going from the Granville Street car park to the Cenotaph.
Fort William First Nation’s Remembrance Day ceremony will be held at the Mount McKay cenotaph at 10:15 a.m. A luncheon at the community centre will follow from noon to 2 p.m.
In the Okanagan, a parade will march through downtown Kelowna from 10.45 a.m., before the official ceremony at the cenotaph at City Park.
It would come a day before the National Service of Remembrance at the Cenotaph in Whitehall, which is held on Remembrance Sunday, the second Sunday in November.
Liz Truss, who also attended the Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph war memorial in London, appeared to have been cropped out from the posted by May on social media.
Liz Truss will take her place among other former PMs at the Cenotaph, unabashed at the brevity of her time in No 10 or the manner of her departure.
More than 70,000 people are expected to flock to London on Saturday to protest against - a few hours after a two-minute silence will be held at the Cenotaph for fallen servicemen and women.
Musical acts are not the only thing Wilson is look to shine a light on, he will be making some modifications to the area where the cenotaph is located as well.
The Chairman of the is tweeting lies about protesters being glued to The Cenotaph.
The crusade holds at the Cenotaph in Asaba from January 26 to 31, 2023.
The English Defence League founder has been pictured speaking to police near the Cenotaph this morning.
The force said many of those causing trouble were football hooligans from across the UK, who were prevented from reaching the Cenotaph as a Remembrance service was taking place.
The Mail on Sunday revealed in March 2022 how Queen Elizabeth had made it clear that her presence at events of personal significance, such as the Commonwealth and Cenotaph services, should not come at any cost.
The march moved off just after midday, more than an hour after the nation observed a two-minute silence, following a route from Hyde Park to the U.S. Embassy that doesn’t go near the Cenotaph.
The occasion began with a in the Memo Arts car park which ran the perimeter of the car park and went round the back of Memo Arts Centre to the cenotaph.
Common combinations with cenotaph
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the cenotaph 62×
- cenotaph in 15×
- cenotaph at 6×
- cenotaph on 6×
- cenotaph which 4×
- cenotaph war 4×
- cenotaph to 4×
- cenotaph is 3×
- cenotaph this 2×
- at cenotaph 2×