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Floodgates in a sentence

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Floodgates | Floodgate

Floodgates meaning

plural of floodgate

Using Floodgates

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of floodgate
  • In the example corpus, floodgates often appears in combinations such as: the floodgates, floodgates for, floodgates to.

Context around Floodgates

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 9 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

goal 1×

Often after:

opened 2× truly 1× finally 1× behind 1× remain 1× kind 1×

Sentence patterns with Floodgates

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

and the floodgates opened 1× but the floodgates finally opened 1× but the floodgates really seemed 1× open the floodgates of collaboration 1× open the floodgates to confusion 1× open the floodgates to more 1× open the floodgates without due 1× opened the floodgates behind which 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

it opened the 2× after a campaign 1× as stated by 1× but the floodgates 1× day 340 of 1× environment report did 1×

Common sentence endings:

a tight angle 1× all registered goals 1× and legal chaos 1× are working on 1× exists everywhere else 1× floodgates truly burst 1×

Words around Floodgates

Just before it in the word index:

floodgate 10 flooded 1.333 flood 2.854 floo 5 flon 13 flomo 3

Just after it in the word index:

flooding 2.861 floodings 3 floodlight 24 floodlighting 5 floodlights 58 floodlit 13

Similar in corpus frequency:

alphabets 97 anarchism 97 andersson 97 anus 97 apl 97 aristocrat 97

Corpus analysis for Floodgates

  • In this selection, "floodgates" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, goal, opened, truly and finally stand out and add context to how "floodgates" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and the floodgates opened and but the floodgates finally opened. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "floodgates" sits close to words such as alphabets, anarchism and andersson, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with floodgates

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

The floodgates remain open. (4 words)

But then, the floodgates truly burst. (6 words)

Day 340 of WW3: The floodgates are poised to open. (10 words)

Longer example sentences

Marianne Birkby, from Radiation Free Lakeland, said she feared exploratory drilling by West Cumbria Mining may have had an impact on the "fragile honeycomb of mines and opened the floodgates of contaminated mine water that was previously static". (38 words)

As stated by NSW Liberal MP Rachel Merton who objected to the bill: "As a woman, as mother of young girls, I speak with certainty that we are about to open the floodgates to confusion and legal chaos. (38 words)

The floodgates opened for Inverness in the second half, though, and the breakthrough came when Andrew Shinnie cut in from the left and steered a terrific shot into the roof of the net from a tight angle. (37 words)

Question examples

Environment Report: Did San Diego County Just Re-Open the Floodgates to More Urban Sprawl? (15 words)

Example sentences (20)

But the floodgates really seemed to open as the 00s turned into the 2010s.

But then, the floodgates truly burst.

Day 340 of WW3: The floodgates are poised to open.

Geelong's three behinds were the only scores of a dour third term, but the floodgates finally opened in the final quarter as Julia Crockett-Grills, Renee Garing, Aishling Moloney, and Parry all registered goals.

If we welcome persons who are not born here, we must be careful not to open the floodgates without due process as exists everywhere else.

It opened the floodgates for a jaw-dropping summer transfer window when the previously unheralded Saudi league snapped up some of the biggest names in the sport.

It opened the floodgates for many more of the franchise to eventually make their way onto Nintendo consoles outside of Japan.

Marianne Birkby, from Radiation Free Lakeland, said she feared exploratory drilling by West Cumbria Mining may have had an impact on the "fragile honeycomb of mines and opened the floodgates of contaminated mine water that was previously static".

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Meanwhile in Perth, the floodgates on the South Inch and the North Inch were closed by council staff, as were the gates at the harbour/lower Friarton.

Pinchbeck then kept Melton at bay until the last half-an-hour when the visitors grabbed the game by the scruff of its neck and the floodgates opened.

Resilience can move from a “wish” to a reachable goal – but we must thoughtfully and deliberately open the floodgates of collaboration now.

Suffice it to say that trip opened the floodgates behind which the real me had been imprisoned.

The floodgates opened for Inverness in the second half, though, and the breakthrough came when Andrew Shinnie cut in from the left and steered a terrific shot into the roof of the net from a tight angle.

The floodgates remain open.

While one of the three floodgates was opened at 5.35 am on Sunday when the water level reached 1,164 feet, the second floodgate was opened at around 7 am.

After a campaign where at the DW Stadium where Lang hasn’t picked up as many minutes as he would have liked, he’s aiming for the goal floodgates to open once again.

As stated by NSW Liberal MP Rachel Merton who objected to the bill: "As a woman, as mother of young girls, I speak with certainty that we are about to open the floodgates to confusion and legal chaos.

But when the article broke, it was the floodgates kind of opened.

Environment Report: Did San Diego County Just Re-Open the Floodgates to More Urban Sprawl?

I’m hoping that an official announcement on a mid-gen update is going to open up the floodgates for more announcements about what else they are working on.

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Common combinations with floodgates

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "floodgates" in a sentence?
An example: "But the floodgates really seemed to open as the 00s turned into the 2010s." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "floodgates" from authentic English texts.
What does "floodgates" mean?
Floodgates means: plural of floodgate
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