Explore Dives through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Dives in a sentence
Related words
Dives meaning
plural of dive
Using Dives
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of dive
- In the example corpus, dives often appears in combinations such as: dives into, dives to, dives for.
Context around Dives
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 11 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 17 statements, 0 questions, 3 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Dives
- In this selection, "dives" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, optional, first, eleven, kaiser, deep and down stand out and add context to how "dives" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a man dives into the and and compulsory dives. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "dives" sits close to words such as airbus, angelo and damian, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with dives
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He also made numerous dives to the Titanic. (8 words)
Allin, the hometown boy, is challenging and dives on Joe before the belly. (13 words)
Brody off the ropes, but he dives into a ladder shot from Big Bill! (14 words)
Again Cruz looks to fight back, he’s able to tag out and Wilde starts working to send both Kaiser and Vinci out of the ring, but when they go for dives Kaiser and Vinci cut them off with clotheslines in the ring to send us to break. (48 words)
The arms must be beside the body for feet-first dives, which are typically competed only on the 1m springboard and only at fairly low levels of 3m springboard, and extended forwards in line for "head-first" dives, which are much more common competitively. (44 words)
Big Bill calling for a test of strength like a jerk, Darby sends him to the floor, Lee comes in, gets back body dropped to the floor, Orange with the blind tag, stereo suicide dives wipe the Firm out and we go to break! (44 words)
Big Bill calling for a test of strength like a jerk, Darby sends him to the floor, Lee comes in, gets back body dropped to the floor, Orange with the blind tag, stereo suicide dives wipe the Firm out and we go to break! (44 words)
Brody off the ropes, but he dives into a ladder shot from Big Bill! (14 words)
He runs back in the ring and dives again to take out White on the outside! (16 words)
Example sentences (20)
The eleven dives are usually split up between two categories: five required (voluntary) dives and six optional dives.
A man dives into the Great South Bay of Long Island Divers have to perform a set number of dives according to established requirements, including somersaults and twists.
Before a diver competes they must decide on a "list" this is a number of optional dives and compulsory dives.
The arms must be beside the body for feet-first dives, which are typically competed only on the 1m springboard and only at fairly low levels of 3m springboard, and extended forwards in line for "head-first" dives, which are much more common competitively.
Again Cruz looks to fight back, he’s able to tag out and Wilde starts working to send both Kaiser and Vinci out of the ring, but when they go for dives Kaiser and Vinci cut them off with clotheslines in the ring to send us to break.
Alexander Freed's trilogy of novels dives into the long lasting trauma of Operation: Cinder, showing how it affected people on both sides of the war.
Allin, the hometown boy, is challenging and dives on Joe before the belly.
And, even as a small kid, Steve literally dives on a bomb to protect others.
Apart from highlighting the plight of immigrants, it dives deep into themes of Catholicism and gambling.
As Bo-Katan dives down to save Mando, her skeptical outlook on the Mandalorian creed gets tested big time, when she runs into an actual monster down in the dark depths.
Big Bill calling for a test of strength like a jerk, Darby sends him to the floor, Lee comes in, gets back body dropped to the floor, Orange with the blind tag, stereo suicide dives wipe the Firm out and we go to break!
Brody off the ropes, but he dives into a ladder shot from Big Bill!
But locals know the real dog treat is “Dock Dogs”, where man’s best friend dives into the water in spectacular fashion.
But on the side, it is also a political thriller that dives into the policies and public narratives that were affecting gay communities throughout the second half of the 20th century.
Each expedition might have several dives — but just one for each client — depending on demand, technical difficulties and weather conditions.
Everyone immediately started hitting dives from the ring onto the grassy floor; it appears we have an artificial surface.
For Neave, the book is about connection, or lack thereof, as it dives into the lives of three generations of one family, exploring whether one can ever truly know or understand their parents' early lives, and whether it is needed.
Freelance producer Moira Donovan dives into the fledgling industry that could support a new wave of people making a living from the sea, even as the climate changes.
He also made numerous dives to the Titanic.
He runs back in the ring and dives again to take out White on the outside!
Common combinations with dives
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- dives into 52×
- dives to 17×
- dives for 15×
- and dives 11×
- deep dives 11×
- dives deep 10×
- dives on 8×
- he dives 6×
- dives and 5×
- it dives 5×