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Cloven is an English word with synonyms like cleft or divided. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Cloven in a sentence

Cloven meaning

past participle of cleave

Synonyms of Cloven

cleft bisulcate divided

Related words

Other words often associated with Cloven or its synonyms:

crack split compound gap fissure apart forked indenture pronged bifurcate dissected opening

Using Cloven

  • The main meaning on this page is: past participle of cleave
  • Useful related words include: cleft, bisulcate, divided.
  • In the example corpus, cloven often appears in combinations such as: cloven hooves, have cloven.

Context around Cloven

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 6 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

lack 1× hands 1×

Often after:

hooves 7× shoe 1× tongues 1× split 1×

Sentence patterns with Cloven

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

and have cloven hooves can 1× clawed hands cloven hooves and 1× examples of cloven hooves in 1× hooves are cloven split and 1× horn and cloven hooves sometimes 1× horses lack cloven hooves upper 1× mammals have cloven hooves with 1× small with cloven hooves and 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

and there appeared 1× but horses lack 1× in european folklore 1× mammals that both 1× medieval art often 1× oxen hooves are 1×

Common sentence endings:

a forked tail 1× can be kosher 1× cattle lower right 1× goat s beard 1× hooves upper right 1× horses with horns 1×

Words around Cloven

Just before it in the word index:

clovelly 10 clovechok 3 clove 54 clov 2 clouzot 2 clouts 2

Just after it in the word index:

clover 142 cloverbelt 2 cloverbud 4 cloverdale 23 cloverfield 17 cloverhill 10

Similar in corpus frequency:

aanholt 13 aardwolf 13 abati 13 abbeville 13 abcc 13 abelard 13

Corpus analysis for Cloven

  • In this selection, "cloven" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, lack, hands, hooves, shoe and tongues stand out and add context to how "cloven" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and have cloven hooves can and clawed hands cloven hooves and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "cloven" sits close to words such as aanholt, aardwolf and abati, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with cloven

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

But horses lack cloven hooves (upper right). (7 words)

Mammals that both chew their cud ( ruminate ) and have cloven hooves can be kosher. (14 words)

And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

The most common description is that of a kangaroo-like creature with the face of a horse, the head of a dog, leathery bat-like wings, horns, small arms with clawed hands, cloven hooves and a forked tail. (38 words)

In European folklore, the unicorn is often depicted as a white horse-like or goat-like animal with a long horn and cloven hooves (sometimes a goat's beard). (29 words)

Oxen hooves are cloven (split), and they had to be shod with two curved pieces of metal, one on each side of the hoof. (24 words)

Example sentences (10)

Since then, the cloven shoe has been reinterpreted endlessly and been worn by everyone from Anya Taylor-Joy to Nick Jonas.

And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.

But horses lack cloven hooves (upper right).

In European folklore, the unicorn is often depicted as a white horse-like or goat-like animal with a long horn and cloven hooves (sometimes a goat's beard).

Mammals that both chew their cud ( ruminate ) and have cloven hooves can be kosher.

Medieval art often depicts unicorns as small, with cloven hooves and beards, sometimes resembling goats more than horses with horns.

Oxen hooves are cloven (split), and they had to be shod with two curved pieces of metal, one on each side of the hoof.

Permitted and forbidden animals Examples of cloven hooves in goats (upper left), pigs (lower left) and cattle (lower right).

The majority of these mammals have cloven hooves, with two smaller ones known as the dewclaws that are located further up on the leg.

The most common description is that of a kangaroo-like creature with the face of a horse, the head of a dog, leathery bat-like wings, horns, small arms with clawed hands, cloven hooves and a forked tail.

Common combinations with cloven

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "cloven" in a sentence?
An example: "Since then, the cloven shoe has been reinterpreted endlessly and been worn by everyone from Anya Taylor-Joy to Nick Jonas." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "cloven" from authentic English texts.
What does "cloven" mean?
Cloven means: past participle of cleave
What are synonyms of "cloven"?
Common synonyms of "cloven" include: cleft, bisulcate, divided.
How many example sentences with "cloven" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "cloven", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.