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Erratics is an English word. Below you'll find 4 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Erratics in a sentence

Related words

Erratics | Erratic

Erratics meaning

plural of erratic

Using Erratics

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of erratic
  • In the example corpus, erratics often appears in combinations such as: glacial erratics.

Context around Erratics

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

glacial 3× flint 1×

Often after:

large 1× hint 1×

Sentence patterns with Erratics

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

and flint erratics that originated 1× called glacial erratics 1× of glacial erratics hint at 1× of glacial erratics large boulders 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

evidence of past 1× glacial striation and 1× larger pieces of 1× patterns of glacial 1×

Common sentence endings:

called glacial erratics 1× of the islands 1× on stone outcroppings 1× past glacial motions 1×

Words around Erratics

Just before it in the word index:

erratically 87 erratic 336 errata 16 errant 144 errani 5 errands 154

Just after it in the word index:

erratum 3 errazuriz 3 erre 4 erred 89 errera 2 errett 5

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaai 6 aani 6 aarne 6 aarya 6 aasb 6 aasen 6

Corpus analysis for Erratics

  • In this selection, "erratics" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, glacial, flint, large and hint stand out and add context to how "erratics" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and flint erratics that originated and called glacial erratics. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "erratics" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with erratics

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

Patterns of glacial erratics hint at past glacial motions. (9 words)

Larger pieces of rock that are encrusted in till or deposited on the surface are called " glacial erratics ". (18 words)

Evidence of past glaciers are visible throughout the park in the form of glacial erratics (large boulders dropped by the receding glacier) and north-south glacial striations visible on stone outcroppings. (31 words)

Longer example sentences

Evidence of past glaciers are visible throughout the park in the form of glacial erratics (large boulders dropped by the receding glacier) and north-south glacial striations visible on stone outcroppings. (31 words)

Glacial striation and the presence of chalk and flint erratics that originated from the bed of the North Sea demonstrate the influence of ice action on the geomorphology of the islands. (31 words)

Larger pieces of rock that are encrusted in till or deposited on the surface are called " glacial erratics ". (18 words)

Example sentences (4)

Evidence of past glaciers are visible throughout the park in the form of glacial erratics (large boulders dropped by the receding glacier) and north-south glacial striations visible on stone outcroppings.

Glacial striation and the presence of chalk and flint erratics that originated from the bed of the North Sea demonstrate the influence of ice action on the geomorphology of the islands.

Larger pieces of rock that are encrusted in till or deposited on the surface are called " glacial erratics ".

Patterns of glacial erratics hint at past glacial motions.

Common combinations with erratics

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "erratics" in a sentence?
An example: "Evidence of past glaciers are visible throughout the park in the form of glacial erratics (large boulders dropped by the receding glacier) and north-south glacial striations visible on stone outcroppings." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "erratics" from authentic English texts.
What does "erratics" mean?
Erratics means: plural of erratic
How many example sentences with "erratics" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "erratics", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.