How do you use Colorado in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like river, plus the exact meaning.
Colorado in a sentence
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Colorado meaning
- Places in North America:
- A major river of western North America, running from the Rocky Mountains in the United States to the Gulf of California in Mexico.
Synonyms of Colorado
Using Colorado
- The main meaning on this page is: Places in North America: | A major river of western North America, running from the Rocky Mountains in the United States to the Gulf of California in Mexico. | Places in North America:
- Useful related words include: centennial state, co, american state, colorado river.
- In the example corpus, colorado often appears in combinations such as: colorado springs, the colorado, in colorado.
Context around Colorado
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 10 start, 10 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Colorado
- In this selection, "colorado" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 28.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, springs, northern, rock, springs, department and river stand out and add context to how "colorado" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 165 and colorado highway 96, 1893 making colorado the second, colorado springs, springs colorado and northern colorado. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "colorado" sits close to words such as trading, doctor and welcome, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with colorado
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Colorado historical marker, Interstate 25, Colorado Springs, Colorado File:Pulpit Rock, Colorado Springs, Colorado (1). (15 words)
The highways travel concurrently through Colorado Springs. : jct in Colorado Springs : jct in Colorado Springs. (15 words)
The team participated in the American Forensic Association National Individual Event Tournaments at Colorado College in Colorado Springs, Colorado. (19 words)
Northern Colorado’s Saint Thomas looks for a play with the ball in front of Colorado State’s Nique Clifford during the first half of the teams’ game Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023 at Bank of Colorado Arena. (37 words)
A view of the arid high plains in Southeastern Colorado The Calhan Paint Mines on the Colorado Eastern Plains Plains A little less than one half of the area of Colorado is flat and rolling land. (36 words)
Competitors from thirteen nations and sixteen states, including 21 from Colorado, traveled to Colorado Springs to challenge the mountain on June 23. One legendary Colorado driver played a big part in this year’s festivities. (35 words)
April 4 – 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Join Colorado Department of Treasury Multilingual Marketing & Outreach Specialist Daniela Leibovici at the US Bank Conference Room to learn about the Colorado SecureSavings Program! (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
Colorado historical marker, Interstate 25, Colorado Springs, Colorado File:Pulpit Rock, Colorado Springs, Colorado (1).
Colorado State fans look out over the field before the Colorado State Rams football game against the Northern Colorado Bears at Canvas Stadium at Colorado State University in Fort Collins Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024.
A 4-0 victory over the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs on Saturday gave Colorado Mesa softball coach Mercedes Bohte her 100th victory.
A bill introduced in the Colorado legislature aims to authorize a study of motorcycle lane splitting, which would be conducted by the Colorado Department of Transportation and Colorado State Patrol.
Evertree Insurance Services LLC has acquired 1st American Insurance in Longmont, Colorado; Alliance Insurance Services in Arvada, Colorado; and The Banks Agency in Golden, Colorado.
In the Colorado River’s Upper Basin – which includes parts of Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, and New Mexico – the strongest precipitation fell in southwestern Colorado, according to data last month.
Northern Colorado’s Saint Thomas looks for a play with the ball in front of Colorado State’s Nique Clifford during the first half of the teams’ game Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023 at Bank of Colorado Arena.
Competitors from thirteen nations and sixteen states, including 21 from Colorado, traveled to Colorado Springs to challenge the mountain on June 23. One legendary Colorado driver played a big part in this year’s festivities.
Lawmakers work during a special session of the Colorado legislature at the Colorado Capitol in Denver, Colorado on Friday, November 17, 2023.
The Colorado Department of Transportation has closed Colorado Highway 165 and Colorado Highway 96 due to a rockslide in the area of McKenzie Junction in Custer County.
The team participated in the American Forensic Association National Individual Event Tournaments at Colorado College in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
A view of the arid high plains in Southeastern Colorado The Calhan Paint Mines on the Colorado Eastern Plains Plains A little less than one half of the area of Colorado is flat and rolling land.
Colorado women were granted the right to vote beginning on November 7, 1893, making Colorado the second state to grant universal suffrage and the first one by a popular vote (of Colorado men).
The canyon itself was created by the incision of the Colorado River and its tributaries after the Colorado Plateau was uplifted, causing the Colorado River system to develop along its present path.
The highways travel concurrently through Colorado Springs. : jct in Colorado Springs : jct in Colorado Springs.
A Colorado couple was indicted for allegedly stealing thousands of dollars-worth of merchandise from The Home Depot stores across the state and pawning or selling the items, Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser announced Thursday.
A new digital ad from Colorado Springs mayoral candidate Wayne Williams’ campaign presents him as the conservative Republican candidate Colorado Springs should choose over Yemi Mobolade, his “liberal” opponent in the nonpartisan race.
A Nigerian immigrant and businessman, Yemi Mobolade, has made history by winning the mayoral election in Colorado Springs, a municipality in Colorado, USA.
April 4 – 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Join Colorado Department of Treasury Multilingual Marketing & Outreach Specialist Daniela Leibovici at the US Bank Conference Room to learn about the Colorado SecureSavings Program!
Around Colorado, the weather service Friday morning issued an air quality alert for areas west of Colorado Springs where a wildfire burning near Lake George in Park and Teller counties was kicking up smoke.
Phrases with colorado
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with colorado
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- colorado springs 78×
- the colorado 75×
- in colorado 53×
- of colorado 35×
- colorado state 23×
- springs colorado 15×
- northern colorado 13×
- to colorado 12×
- colorado river 11×
- colorado department 11×