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Wondering how to use Dyke in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as dike or enclose.

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Dyke in a sentence

Related words

Dyke | Dykes | Dykema | Dykehead | Dykeman | Dykens | Dyker

Dyke meaning

  1. A long, narrow hollow dug from the ground to serve as a boundary marker.
  2. A long, narrow hollow dug from the ground to conduct water.
  3. Any navigable watercourse.

Synonyms of Dyke

dike inclose close in enclose barrier dam gay woman tribade lesbian butch shut in

Related words

Other words often associated with Dyke or its synonyms:

homosexual surround homophile gay border homo skirt impede wrap set obstruction macho

Using Dyke

  • The main meaning on this page is: A long, narrow hollow dug from the ground to serve as a boundary marker. | A long, narrow hollow dug from the ground to conduct water. | Any navigable watercourse.
  • Useful related words include: dike, inclose, close in, enclose.
  • In the example corpus, dyke often appears in combinations such as: van dyke, the dyke, dyke for.

Context around Dyke

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 12 start, 6 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

van 14× greg 3× follow 1× car 1× sarah 1× numerous 1× black 1×

Often after:

claims 2× perceived 1× horn 1× suggests 1× road 1× herself 1× primary 1× told 1× chairman 1× band 1×

Sentence patterns with Dyke

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

and car dyke is a 1× as van dyke s character 1× at van dyke s sentencing 1× cleared van dyke of wrongdoing 1× contain numerous dyke like structures 1× devil s dyke on the 1× dick van dyke 1× dyke told the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

and spare a 1× both ryan milton 1× days of our 1× dyke told the 1× earlier tuesday dr 1× emory williams a 1×

Common sentence endings:

1 51 remaining 1× air was mistaken 1× and georgella muirhead 1× attribution to offa 1× banks as well 1× became internationally famous 1×

Words around Dyke

Just before it in the word index:

dyk 13 dyip 3 dying 2.242 dyhrberg 2 dygert 7 dyfrig 2

Just after it in the word index:

dykehead 2 dykema 5 dykeman 2 dykens 2 dyker 2 dykes 84

Similar in corpus frequency:

albanian 259 alienated 259 apologies 259 appropriation 259 ballpark 259 brentford 259

Corpus analysis for Dyke

  • In this selection, "dyke" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, van, greg, follow, claims, perceived and horn stand out and add context to how "dyke" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and car dyke is a, as van dyke s character and van dyke. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "dyke" sits close to words such as albanian, alienated and apologies, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with dyke

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

And spare a thought for Sarah Dyke herself. (8 words)

Greg Dyke, Chairman of the school, will hand out the awards. (11 words)

Dyke told the Today programme: ‘I think there has been an ever-growing pressure. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

Van Dyke claims Retzlaff had known about him since 2014 when the lawyer represented a University of North Texas student whose pictures had been posted on Pink Meth, a revenge porn website that Van Dyke claims he shut down. (39 words)

Moore's energetic comic performances as Van Dyke's character's wife, begun at age 24 (11 years Van Dyke's junior), made both the actress and her signature tight capri pants extremely popular, and she became internationally famous. (39 words)

Earlier Tuesday, Dr. Laurence Miller, a psychologist who interviewed Van Dyke for defense attorneys had told jurors that he believed the shooting was a “reasonable response” to what Van Dyke perceived as a deadly threat posed by McDonald. (38 words)

Example sentences (20)

Keith Thompson said Friday at Van Dyke’s sentencing hearing that Van Dyke has always treated people fairly.

Van Dyke claims Retzlaff had known about him since 2014 when the lawyer represented a University of North Texas student whose pictures had been posted on Pink Meth, a revenge porn website that Van Dyke claims he shut down.

Earlier Tuesday, Dr. Laurence Miller, a psychologist who interviewed Van Dyke for defense attorneys had told jurors that he believed the shooting was a “reasonable response” to what Van Dyke perceived as a deadly threat posed by McDonald.

Former Det. David March –– the lead investigator in the CPD investigation that cleared Van Dyke of wrongdoing, Van Dyke’s partner, Officer Joseph Walsh, and Officer Thomas Gaffney are expected to stand trial on Nov. 26.

The opening of a Lansing office is another step in Van Dyke Horn’s rapid growth since owners Van Dyke and Horn acquired the company in 2016 from founders and Michigan communications legends Bob Berg and Georgella Muirhead.

Margaret Worthington, "Offa's Dyke", in Lapidge, Blackwell Encyclopaedia of Anglo-Saxon England, p. 341. Early names for the dyke in both Welsh and English also support the attribution to Offa.

Margaret Worthington, "Wat's Dyke", in Lapidge et al., Blackwell Encyclopaedia of Anglo-Saxon England, p. 468. The construction of the dyke suggests that it was built to create an effective barrier and to command views into Wales.

Moore's energetic comic performances as Van Dyke's character's wife, begun at age 24 (11 years Van Dyke's junior), made both the actress and her signature tight capri pants extremely popular, and she became internationally famous.

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The boundary continues to follow Dyke Road towards Devil's Dyke on the South Downs. citation December 2013 panorama of Brighton seen from Tenantry Down (to the east).

Thus Offa's Dyke is a combined structure and Car Dyke is a trench though it once had raised banks as well.

And spare a thought for Sarah Dyke herself.

Both Ryan Milton from Keith and Dyke Primary School P6 Charley Riley also hit on the winner, and Charley joined Mr Gray for a chat on Bus Lightyear during the launch event at Aberlour's Speyside High School.

Days of our Lives spoilers tease that Marlena (Deidre Hall) and John (Drake Hogestyn) have another surprise for his dad Timothy (Dick Van Dyke).

Dyke told the Today programme: ‘I think there has been an ever-growing pressure.

Each of the major anomalous targets contain numerous dyke-like structures also correlated from high resolution orthophotography images.

Emory Williams, a freshman starting in place of injured quarterback Tyler Van Dyke, then took advantage of a Tiger three-and-out, driving just 43 yards to set up a game-tying field goal with 1:51 remaining.

Furthermore, Greg Dyke, who served as BBC director general between 2000 and 2004, has said its decision to take Lineker off the air was “mistaken”.

Greg Dyke, Chairman of the school, will hand out the awards.

Greg Dyke, the BBC chief between 2000 and 2004 and a former FA chairman, said the broadcaster was 'mistaken' in standing Lineker down.

His recordings with Black Dyke Band have been heralded as the very best in the brass band world including multiple CD of the Year awards.

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Common combinations with dyke

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "dyke" in a sentence?
An example: "Keith Thompson said Friday at Van Dyke’s sentencing hearing that Van Dyke has always treated people fairly." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "dyke" from authentic English texts.
What does "dyke" mean?
Dyke means: A long, narrow hollow dug from the ground to serve as a boundary marker.
What are synonyms of "dyke"?
Common synonyms of "dyke" include: dike, inclose, close in, enclose, barrier, dam, gay woman, tribade. Plus 3 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "dyke" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "dyke", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.