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Destroyers is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Destroyers in a sentence

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Destroyers | Destroyer

Destroyers meaning

plural of destroyer

Using Destroyers

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of destroyer
  • In the example corpus, destroyers often appears in combinations such as: destroyers and, the destroyers, and destroyers.

Context around Destroyers

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 7 start, 9 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 18 statements, 1 questions, 1 exclamations

Often before:

class 6× star 6× six 2× five 2× four 2× boat 2× two 1× missile 1× eight 1× ten 1×

Often after:

six 1× two 1× ssd 1× looked 1× serving 1× assigned 1× became 1× tbds 1× frigates 1×

Sentence patterns with Destroyers

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

and five destroyers 1× and five destroyers a tokyo 1× and six destroyers the bombardment 1× and ten destroyers the japanese 1× and two destroyers and the 1× as just destroyers in most 1× burke class destroyers 1× class destroyers destroyers serving as 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

china also operates 1× destroyers also participated 1× down the line 1× four destroyers p 1× how many spear 1× however it may 1×

Common sentence endings:

aircraft cruisers damaged 1× and five destroyers 1× burke class destroyers 1× class star destroyers 1× during the event 1× entirely between destroyers 1×

Words around Destroyers

Just before it in the word index:

destroyer 338 destroyed 4.328 destroy 2.223 destro 6 destress 9 destra 2

Just after it in the word index:

destroying 1.169 destroys 310 destruct 69 destructed 7 destructible 11 destructing 7

Similar in corpus frequency:

ballad 336 cromwell 336 dewey 336 dismal 336 dismay 336 disneyland 336

Corpus analysis for Destroyers

  • In this selection, "destroyers" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, class, star, six, six, two and ssd stand out and add context to how "destroyers" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and five destroyers, and five destroyers a tokyo and tank destroyers. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "destroyers" sits close to words such as ballad, cromwell and dewey, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with destroyers

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

How many spear throwers or destroyers have you faced? (9 words)

Spruance-class destroyers destroyers serving as the high capability ships. (10 words)

It lacks the battlecruisers, destroyers, frigates and submarines that populate the Russian fleet. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

Schuster, Herzinger and others are among a growing number of experts who say it may be time for a change of course, with China's Type 055 being matched by South Korea's Sejong the Great-class destroyers. (38 words)

These ships, which came to be called "torpedo boat destroyers" and later simply "destroyers," became larger and took on more roles, making torpedo attacks as well as defending against them, and eventually defending against submarines and aircraft. (37 words)

With the Russians sunk and scattering, Togo prepared for pursuit, and while doing so ordered his torpedo boat destroyers (TBDs) (mostly referred to as just destroyers in most written accounts) to finish off the Russian battleship. (36 words)

Question examples

How many spear throwers or destroyers have you faced? (9 words)

Exclamation examples

The girls were set down, but they immediately hit Canadian Destroyers on the men! (14 words)

Example sentences (20)

China also operates three Luyang III -class destroyers, six Luda -class destroyers, two Luhu -class destroyers, and one Luhai -class destroyer.

Super Star Destroyer infobox Super Star Destroyers ("SSD" or "Super-class Star Destroyers") are gargantuan vessels that dwarf even the standard Imperial-class Star Destroyers.

The Tokyo Express convoy was two seaplane tenders and six destroyers; the bombardment group was three heavy cruisers and two destroyers, and the US force was two heavy cruisers, two light cruisers, and five destroyers.

The Final Order Star Destroyers looked like regular Star Destroyers with a bit of red on them but these were quite a bit different and a complete redesign of the iconic spaceship.

Destroyers also participated heavily on both sides of these battles and provided essentially all the torpedoes on the Allied side, with some battles in these campaigns fought entirely between destroyers.

Most navies use guided missile destroyers for fleet air defense, and destroyers and frigates for cruise missiles.

Spruance-class destroyers destroyers serving as the high capability ships.

Tanaka's unit was centered on eight destroyers, with six destroyers assigned to carry between 200 and 240 drums of supplies apiece.

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The Allies had three light cruisers (one New Zealand) and ten destroyers; the Japanese had one small light cruiser and five destroyers, a Tokyo Express run for Vila.

The Americans initially lost four destroyers including Laffey, with both heavy cruisers, most of the remaining destroyers, and both anti-aircraft cruisers damaged.

These ships, which came to be called "torpedo boat destroyers" and later simply "destroyers," became larger and took on more roles, making torpedo attacks as well as defending against them, and eventually defending against submarines and aircraft.

With the Russians sunk and scattering, Togo prepared for pursuit, and while doing so ordered his torpedo boat destroyers (TBDs) (mostly referred to as just destroyers in most written accounts) to finish off the Russian battleship.

Down the line, the new AN/SPY-1 phased array systems would be installed onto the Ticonderoga-class cruisers and Arleigh Burke-class destroyers.

Four destroyers, P-8I aircraft, Dorniers, Sea Guardians, helicopters and Coast Guard ships have been deployed to counter the threats of piracy and drone attacks, he said earlier at during the event.

However, it may not be the heroes overseeing the Star Destroyers in the trailer.

How many spear throwers or destroyers have you faced?

It lacks the battlecruisers, destroyers, frigates and submarines that populate the Russian fleet.

Schuster, Herzinger and others are among a growing number of experts who say it may be time for a change of course, with China's Type 055 being matched by South Korea's Sejong the Great-class destroyers.

The first implication of this is that the prime polluters and destroyers of the natural environment are failing to pay for their environmental sins.

The girls were set down, but they immediately hit Canadian Destroyers on the men!

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Common combinations with destroyers

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "destroyers" in a sentence?
An example: "China also operates three Luyang III -class destroyers, six Luda -class destroyers, two Luhu -class destroyers, and one Luhai -class destroyer." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "destroyers" from authentic English texts.
What does "destroyers" mean?
Destroyers means: plural of destroyer
How many example sentences with "destroyers" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "destroyers", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.