On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Colon. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as punctuation or port and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Colon in a sentence
Related words
Colon meaning
- The punctuation mark ⟨:⟩.
- The triangular colon (especially in context of not being able to type the actual triangular colon).
- A rhetorical figure consisting of a clause which is grammatically, but not logically, complete.
Synonyms of Colon
Using Colon
- The main meaning on this page is: The punctuation mark ⟨:⟩. | The triangular colon (especially in context of not being able to type the actual triangular colon). | A rhetorical figure consisting of a clause which is grammatically, but not logically, complete.
- Useful related words include: large intestine, punctuation, port, urban center.
- In the example corpus, colon often appears in combinations such as: colon cancer, the colon, colon and.
Context around Colon
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 6 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Colon
- In this selection, "colon" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, sigmoid, bartolo, ascending, cancer, may and polyps stand out and add context to how "colon" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a colon cancer expert and after a colon cancer battle. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "colon" sits close to words such as accountant, antibody and antitrust, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with colon
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Chicago fashion designer Stevie Edwards has died at 58 after a colon cancer battle. (14 words)
Ascending colon The ascending colon is one part of four sections of the large intestine. (15 words)
A new art show by Anchorage artist John Coe seeks to raise awareness about screenings for colon cancer. (18 words)
The elements which follow the colon may or may not be a complete sentence: since the colon is preceded by a sentence, it is a complete sentence whether what follows the colon is another sentence or not. (37 words)
Its alt code is alt+58. citation Usage The most common use of the colon is to inform the reader that what follows the colon proves, explains, defines, describes, or lists elements of what preceded it. (36 words)
Bartolo Colon makes double play with darting deflectionApril 11 (UPI) -- Texas Rangers pitcher Bartolo Colon started a crazy double-play against the Los Angeles Angles by deflecting the ball with his glove. (32 words)
Example sentences (20)
Sigmoid colon The sigmoid colon is the part of the large intestine after the descending colon and before the rectum.
The elements which follow the colon may or may not be a complete sentence: since the colon is preceded by a sentence, it is a complete sentence whether what follows the colon is another sentence or not.
A colon cancer expert has revealed the four things young people should do avoid getting colon cancer as cases increase drastically.
Polyps can grow from the inside of the colon or rectal wall, through the layers of the colon, and eventually to nearby lymph nodes and other organs.
On screening, Makurirofa said doctors recommend certain screening tests for healthy people with no signs or symptoms in order to look for signs of colon cancer or noncancerous colon polyps.
Orioles Outfielder Trey Mancini Has Stage 3 Colon Cancer, Undergoing ChemotherapyThe Orioles outfielder penned a letter explaining why even though he's going through treatments for colon cancer, he feels lucky.
Edenfield gives the example of a man with advanced colon cancer who had been treated with the standard colon medications, but was not doing as well as desired.
Bartolo Colon makes double play with darting deflectionApril 11 (UPI) -- Texas Rangers pitcher Bartolo Colon started a crazy double-play against the Los Angeles Angles by deflecting the ball with his glove.
Ascending colon The ascending colon is one part of four sections of the large intestine.
In barium enema, meconium plug syndrome rather shows normal or dilated colon as compared to micro-colon in meconium ileus.
Its alt code is alt+58. citation Usage The most common use of the colon is to inform the reader that what follows the colon proves, explains, defines, describes, or lists elements of what preceded it.
The walls of the sigmoid colon are muscular, and contract to increase the pressure inside the colon, causing the stool to move into the rectum.
Variation One variation on the normal anatomy of the colon occurs when extra loops form, resulting in a colon that is up to five metres longer than normal.
A new art show by Anchorage artist John Coe seeks to raise awareness about screenings for colon cancer.
A woman told news agency Reuters she had not seen her parents in years - despite one of them suffering from colon cancer - and said she was "so, so happy".
Beltran began his career at River in 2018, before a brief loan spell at Colon de Santa Fe.
But we do know that standard of care doesn’t include bonding like this for the loss of a colon, kidney, appendix, or even a uterus.
Castillo, 60, has battled colon cancer for five years and the disease has progressed to his liver and lungs.
Chicago fashion designer Stevie Edwards has died at 58 after a colon cancer battle.
Colon cancer rates among people under 40 are expected to double by 2030, according to experts and colorectal cancer as a whole is showing a similar trend.
Common combinations with colon
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- colon cancer 79×
- the colon 31×
- colon and 22×
- with colon 15×
- from colon 12×
- of colon 11×
- his colon 10×
- for colon 9×
- and colon 6×
- colon is 5×