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How do you use Dismasted in a sentence? See 9 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Dismasted in a sentence

Dismasted meaning

simple past and past participle of dismast

Using Dismasted

  • The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of dismast
  • In the example corpus, dismasted often appears in combinations such as: dismasted and, was dismasted, completely dismasted.

Context around Dismasted

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 5 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

completely 2× soon 1×

Often after:

hulk 2× unmanageable 1× spanish 1×

Sentence patterns with Dismasted

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

00 a dismasted hulk was 1× been completely dismasted and heavily 1× bucentaure completely dismasted at trafalgar 1× image the dismasted spanish first 1× now a dismasted unmanageable hulk 1× rolled or dismasted most in 1× ship was dismasted and battered 1× was a dismasted hulk 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

although thévenard s 1× artist s conception 1× clowes p 363 1× gardiner p 36 1× hill 1905 p 1× in the centre 1×

Common sentence endings:

a dismasted hulk 1× and heavily battered 1× colours is visible 1× dismasted at trafalgar 1× forced to surrender 1× remained largely intact 1×

Words around Dismasted

Just before it in the word index:

dismas 4 dismantling 281 dismantles 10 dismantlement 16 dismantled 381 dismantle 330

Just after it in the word index:

dismay 336 dismayed 172 dismaying 13 dismayingly 2 dismember 22 dismembered 109

Similar in corpus frequency:

aakash 12 aanholt 12 aardwolf 12 abadan 12 abati 12 abcc 12

Corpus analysis for Dismasted

  • In this selection, "dismasted" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, completely, soon, hulk, unmanageable and spanish stand out and add context to how "dismasted" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 00 a dismasted hulk was and been completely dismasted and heavily. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "dismasted" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with dismasted

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

Artist's conception of HMS Sandwich fighting the French flagship Bucentaure (completely dismasted) at Trafalgar. (15 words)

Yet several boats in the race have been rolled or dismasted, most in the Indian Ocean. (16 words)

In the centre of the image the dismasted Spanish First Rate Santa Ana, flying Spanish colours, is visible. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

Although Thévenard's manoeuvre was successful, it placed his own bow under Minotaur s guns and by 21:25 the French ship was dismasted and battered, Captain Thévenard killed and his junior officers forced to surrender. (36 words)

Clowes, p. 363 Surrender of the French van At 19:00 the identifying lights in the mizzenmasts of the British fleet were lit. By this time, Guerrier had been completely dismasted and heavily battered. (34 words)

Shortly after 20:00, a dismasted hulk was spotted drifting in front of Swiftsure and Hallowell initially ordered his men to fire before rescinding the order, concerned for the identity of the strange vessel. (34 words)

Example sentences (9)

Yet several boats in the race have been rolled or dismasted, most in the Indian Ocean.

Although Thévenard's manoeuvre was successful, it placed his own bow under Minotaur s guns and by 21:25 the French ship was dismasted and battered, Captain Thévenard killed and his junior officers forced to surrender.

Artist's conception of HMS Sandwich fighting the French flagship Bucentaure (completely dismasted) at Trafalgar.

By 03:00, after more than three hours of close quarter combat, Majestic had lost its main and mizzen masts while Tonnant was a dismasted hulk.

Clowes, p. 363 Surrender of the French van At 19:00 the identifying lights in the mizzenmasts of the British fleet were lit. By this time, Guerrier had been completely dismasted and heavily battered.

Gardiner, p. 36 Isolated and battered, Blanquet's ship was soon dismasted and the admiral, suffering a severe head wound, was forced to surrender by the combined firepower of Swiftsure and Defence.

Hill (1905), p. 160. Guerriere was now a dismasted, unmanageable hulk, with close to a third of her crew wounded or killed, while Constitution remained largely intact.

In the centre of the image the dismasted Spanish First Rate Santa Ana, flying Spanish colours, is visible.

Shortly after 20:00, a dismasted hulk was spotted drifting in front of Swiftsure and Hallowell initially ordered his men to fire before rescinding the order, concerned for the identity of the strange vessel.

Common combinations with dismasted

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "dismasted" in a sentence?
An example: "Yet several boats in the race have been rolled or dismasted, most in the Indian Ocean." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "dismasted" from authentic English texts.
What does "dismasted" mean?
Dismasted means: simple past and past participle of dismast
How many example sentences with "dismasted" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 9 example sentences with "dismasted", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.