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Freshet is an English word with synonyms like spate or flow. Below you'll find 7 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Freshet in a sentence

Freshet meaning

  1. A flood resulting from heavy rain or a spring thaw.
  2. A small stream, especially one flowing into the sea.

Synonyms of Freshet

spate flow flowing

Related words

Other words often associated with Freshet or its synonyms:

travel batch mass stream action streaming hatful aerodynamic flock mickle motion movement

Using Freshet

  • The main meaning on this page is: A flood resulting from heavy rain or a spring thaw. | A small stream, especially one flowing into the sea.
  • Useful related words include: spate, flow, flowing.
  • In the example corpus, freshet often appears in combinations such as: spring freshet, freshet is.

Context around Freshet

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 19.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 4 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

spring 4× narrow 1× whitewater 1× prevent 1×

Often after:

approaches 1× flooding 1× task 1×

Sentence patterns with Freshet

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

a spring freshet task force 1× as spring freshet approaches an 1× during spring freshet the river 1× steep narrow freshet while remaining 1× the spring freshet is creating 1× to prevent freshet flooding gets 1× turbulent whitewater freshet is the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

as spring freshet 1× bc hydro says 1× during spring freshet 1× in a sure 1× the city has 1× the turbulent whitewater 1×

Common sentence endings:

closed to navigation 1× former historic mill 1× gets underway saturday 1× is gradually improving 1× of total generation 1× on the river 1×

Words around Freshet

Just before it in the word index:

freshest 73 freshers 44 fresher 82 freshens 2 freshening 12 fresheners 12

Just after it in the word index:

freshfarm 2 freshfield 2 freshfields 9 freshford 2 freshie 4 freshii 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaba 10 aafc 10 aaib 10 aalbers 10 abbate 10 abbesses 10

Corpus analysis for Freshet

  • In this selection, "freshet" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, spring, narrow, whitewater, approaches, flooding and task stand out and add context to how "freshet" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a spring freshet task force and as spring freshet approaches an. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "freshet" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with freshet

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

During spring freshet the river can be closed to navigation. (10 words)

The turbulent whitewater freshet is the site of a former historic mill. (12 words)

As spring freshet approaches an end, Peachland’s water quality is gradually improving. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

BC Hydro says in a report released Monday the spring freshet is creating surplus energy and its independent power producers are also putting out their greatest amount of electricity, about 29 per cent of total generation. (36 words)

Tumbling from eddy to eddy, we boat scouted down the steep narrow freshet while remaining alert for Godfrey Pitch, the most difficult falls on the river. (26 words)

In a sure sign that spring should — fingers crossed — be right around the corner, the annual ice blasting to prevent freshet flooding gets underway Saturday. (25 words)

Example sentences (7)

Tumbling from eddy to eddy, we boat scouted down the steep narrow freshet while remaining alert for Godfrey Pitch, the most difficult falls on the river.

The turbulent whitewater freshet is the site of a former historic mill.

As spring freshet approaches an end, Peachland’s water quality is gradually improving.

BC Hydro says in a report released Monday the spring freshet is creating surplus energy and its independent power producers are also putting out their greatest amount of electricity, about 29 per cent of total generation.

In a sure sign that spring should — fingers crossed — be right around the corner, the annual ice blasting to prevent freshet flooding gets underway Saturday.

The city has had a spring freshet task force in place since February 2018.

During spring freshet the river can be closed to navigation.

Common combinations with freshet

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "freshet" in a sentence?
An example: "Tumbling from eddy to eddy, we boat scouted down the steep narrow freshet while remaining alert for Godfrey Pitch, the most difficult falls on the river." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "freshet" from authentic English texts.
What does "freshet" mean?
Freshet means: A flood resulting from heavy rain or a spring thaw.
What are synonyms of "freshet"?
Common synonyms of "freshet" include: spate, flow, flowing.
How many example sentences with "freshet" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "freshet", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.