Explore Dur through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Dur in a sentence
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Dur meaning
Major; in the major mode.
Using Dur
- The main meaning on this page is: Major; in the major mode.
- In the example corpus, dur often appears in combinations such as: at dur, dur sharrukin.
Context around Dur
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 7 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Dur
- In this selection, "dur" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, sangam, gus, name, sharrukin, deshon and wahid stand out and add context to how "dur" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include abdurrahman gus dur wahid made and and khorsabad dur sharrukin. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "dur" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with dur
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He builds a new capital at Dur Sharrukin (modern Khorsabad ). (10 words)
Oh my dur where is Tweed, Famous, Burgess and the rest of the f$$ls. (15 words)
Many stone reliefs were discovered in the royal palaces at Nimrud (Kalhu) and Khorsabad (Dur-Sharrukin). (16 words)
The ceremony will begin with the massed band's 'Shankhnaad' tune which will be followed by enthralling tunes such as 'Veer Bharat', 'Sangam Dur', 'Deshon ka Sartaj Bharat', 'Bhagirathi', and 'Arjuna' by pipes and drums band, the ministry said. (39 words)
Agum III also campaigned against the Sealand Dynasty, finally wholly conquering the far south of Mesopotamia for Babylon, destroying its capital Dur-Enlil in the process. (26 words)
He was the son of En-men-dur-ana the Sumerian Enoch, and king of Sumer until the flood swept over the land. (23 words)
Example sentences (11)
The ceremony will begin with the massed band's 'Shankhnaad' tune which will be followed by enthralling tunes such as 'Veer Bharat', 'Sangam Dur', 'Deshon ka Sartaj Bharat', 'Bhagirathi', and 'Arjuna' by pipes and drums band, the ministry said.
No one has immunity to covid, many(dur to vaccine) have (at least some)immunity to the flu.
In 2001, then-President Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid made a quip about members of the House of Representatives, likening them to kindergartners.
Oh my dur where is Tweed, Famous, Burgess and the rest of the f$$ls.
On the lookout for restaurants in the burbs, I heard the name Dur à Cuire come up every so often.
Agum III also campaigned against the Sealand Dynasty, finally wholly conquering the far south of Mesopotamia for Babylon, destroying its capital Dur-Enlil in the process.
Bas-relief from the king Sargon II 's palace at Dur Sharrukin in Assyria (now Khorsabad in Iraq), c. 713–716 BC.
He builds a new capital at Dur Sharrukin (modern Khorsabad ).
He was the son of En-men-dur-ana the Sumerian Enoch, and king of Sumer until the flood swept over the land.
In such words, suffixes harmonize with the final vowel; thus İstanbul'dur "it is İstanbul".
Many stone reliefs were discovered in the royal palaces at Nimrud (Kalhu) and Khorsabad (Dur-Sharrukin).
Common combinations with dur
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- at dur 2×
- dur sharrukin 2×