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How do you use Chicxulub in a sentence? See 7 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Chicxulub in a sentence

Chicxulub meaning

A town in Yucatán, Mexico, famous for being near the geographic center of the Chicxulub crater.

Using Chicxulub

  • The main meaning on this page is: A town in Yucatán, Mexico, famous for being near the geographic center of the Chicxulub crater.
  • In the example corpus, chicxulub often appears in combinations such as: the chicxulub, chicxulub impact, chicxulub asteroid.

Context around Chicxulub

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 5 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

mexican 1×

Often after:

impact 2× asteroid 2× impactor 1× crater 1×

Sentence patterns with Chicxulub

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

ago the chicxulub asteroid wiped 1× as the chicxulub impactor caused 1× created the chicxulub crater in 1× following the chicxulub impact 1× place called chicxulub which means 1× the mexican chicxulub asteroid the 1× to the chicxulub impact but 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a paleoart reconstruction 1× previous studies have 1× sixty six million 1× still compared to 1× the asteroid had 1× within moments the 1×

Common sentence endings:

of the devil 1× overwhelmed with water 1× the chicxulub impact 1× the energy released 1× the sturgeon survived 1× the volcanic ridges 1×

Words around Chicxulub

Just before it in the word index:

chicu 2 chics 3 chicoutimi 7 chicot 4 chicos 3 chicory 14

Just after it in the word index:

chida 3 chidakwa 2 chidambaram 124 chidambaranar 3 chidananda 2 chidanti 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aad 10 aadhar 10 aaro 10 abels 10 abidin 10 abidine 10

Corpus analysis for Chicxulub

  • In this selection, "chicxulub" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, mexican, impact, asteroid and impactor stand out and add context to how "chicxulub" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include ago the chicxulub asteroid wiped and as the chicxulub impactor caused. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "chicxulub" sits close to words such as aad, aadhar and aaro, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with chicxulub

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

A paleoart reconstruction of North Dakota in the months following the Chicxulub impact. (13 words)

The asteroid had struck at a place called Chicxulub, which means ‘tail of the Devil’. (15 words)

Sixty-six million years ago, the Chicxulub asteroid wiped out about 70 percent of life on earth — the sturgeon survived. (20 words)

Longer example sentences

Previous studies have shown the Deccan Traps began erupting prior to the Chicxulub impact, but that the meteorite may have encouraged increased magma flows from the volcanic ridges. (28 words)

Within moments the six-mile-wide chunk of rock, known as the Chicxulub impactor, caused tsunamis so large that the Great Plains were overwhelmed with water. (26 words)

Still, compared to the Mexican “Chicxulub” asteroid, the one responsible for wiping out the dinosaurs, it’s not as large in terms of the energy released. (26 words)

Example sentences (7)

A paleoart reconstruction of North Dakota in the months following the Chicxulub impact.

Sixty-six million years ago, the Chicxulub asteroid wiped out about 70 percent of life on earth — the sturgeon survived.

Within moments the six-mile-wide chunk of rock, known as the Chicxulub impactor, caused tsunamis so large that the Great Plains were overwhelmed with water.

Still, compared to the Mexican “Chicxulub” asteroid, the one responsible for wiping out the dinosaurs, it’s not as large in terms of the energy released.

The asteroid had struck at a place called Chicxulub, which means ‘tail of the Devil’.

Previous studies have shown the Deccan Traps began erupting prior to the Chicxulub impact, but that the meteorite may have encouraged increased magma flows from the volcanic ridges.

There is some evidence to link the Deccan Traps eruption to the asteroid impact which created the Chicxulub crater in the Mexican state of Yucatán.

Common combinations with chicxulub

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "chicxulub" in a sentence?
An example: "A paleoart reconstruction of North Dakota in the months following the Chicxulub impact." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "chicxulub" from authentic English texts.
What does "chicxulub" mean?
Chicxulub means: A town in Yucatán, Mexico, famous for being near the geographic center of the Chicxulub crater.
How many example sentences with "chicxulub" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "chicxulub", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.