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Gahn is an English word of 4 letters. Below you'll find 6 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

Rare word

Gahn in a sentence

Gahn meaning

A surname from German.

Using Gahn

  • The main meaning on this page is: A surname from German.
  • In the example corpus, gahn often appears in combinations such as: gottlieb gahn.

Context around Gahn

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 1 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

gottlieb 3× gonyea 1×

Often after:

yay 1× wanted 1×

Sentence patterns with Gahn

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

according to gahn they are 1× berzelius and gahn wanted to 1× johan gottlieb gahn also isolated 1× johan gottlieb gahn and carl 1× johan gottlieb gahn could not 1× kevin gonyea gahn yay entered 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a friendship developed 1× berzelius and gahn 1× in 1769 johan 1× johan gottlieb gahn 1× the post star 1×

Common sentence endings:

a great cause 1× could not resolve 1× from bone ash 1× horseradish when burned 1× in similar studies 1× life in prison 1×

Words around Gahn

Just before it in the word index:

gahlot 17 gahler 12 gaherty 2 gahanna 2 gahan 21 gahal 3

Just after it in the word index:

gahr 13 gahunia 3 gai 41 gaia 130 gaiam 3 gaian 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 8 aacc 8 aacs 8 aafes 8 aankh 8 aapp 8

Corpus analysis for Gahn

  • In this selection, "gahn" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, gottlieb, gonyea, yay and wanted stand out and add context to how "gahn" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include according to gahn they are and berzelius and gahn wanted to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "gahn" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with gahn

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

Johan Gottlieb Gahn also isolated barium oxide two years later in similar studies. (13 words)

A friendship developed between Scheele and Bergman after Scheele analyzed a reaction which Bergman and his assistant Johan Gottlieb Gahn could not resolve. (23 words)

Berzelius and Gahn wanted to use the pyrite and they also observed that the red precipitate gave off a smell like horseradish when burned. (24 words)

Longer example sentences

This was the first time Whitney Elementary has received such a large donation of school supplies from an outside organization, and according to Gahn, they are going to a great cause. (31 words)

The Post-Star of Glens Falls reports 50-year-old Kevin Gonyea (GAHN’-yay) entered his plea Friday in exchange for a minimum sentence of 15 years to life in prison. (31 words)

In 1769 Johan Gottlieb Gahn and Carl Wilhelm Scheele showed that calcium phosphate ( Camain (POmain )main ) is found in bones, and they obtained elemental phosphorus from bone ash. (28 words)

Example sentences (6)

This was the first time Whitney Elementary has received such a large donation of school supplies from an outside organization, and according to Gahn, they are going to a great cause.

The Post-Star of Glens Falls reports 50-year-old Kevin Gonyea (GAHN’-yay) entered his plea Friday in exchange for a minimum sentence of 15 years to life in prison.

A friendship developed between Scheele and Bergman after Scheele analyzed a reaction which Bergman and his assistant Johan Gottlieb Gahn could not resolve.

Berzelius and Gahn wanted to use the pyrite and they also observed that the red precipitate gave off a smell like horseradish when burned.

In 1769 Johan Gottlieb Gahn and Carl Wilhelm Scheele showed that calcium phosphate ( Camain (POmain )main ) is found in bones, and they obtained elemental phosphorus from bone ash.

Johan Gottlieb Gahn also isolated barium oxide two years later in similar studies.

Common combinations with gahn

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "gahn" in a sentence?
An example: "This was the first time Whitney Elementary has received such a large donation of school supplies from an outside organization, and according to Gahn, they are going to a great cause." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "gahn" from authentic English texts.
What does "gahn" mean?
Gahn means: A surname from German.
How many example sentences with "gahn" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "gahn", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.