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Graben is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Graben in a sentence

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Graben | Grabens

Graben meaning

An elongated block of the Earth's crust, bounded by faults, that has dropped relative to the surrounding area.

Using Graben

  • The main meaning on this page is: An elongated block of the Earth's crust, bounded by faults, that has dropped relative to the surrounding area.
  • In the example corpus, graben often appears in combinations such as: graben fault, the graben, be graben.

Context around Graben

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 5 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

west 1× east 1× named 1× half 1× enormous 1× termed 1× scale 1×

Often after:

fault 2× meaning 1× formed 1× geometry 1× system 1× resulting 1×

Sentence patterns with Graben

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

and east graben fault targets 1× are termed graben these can 1× could be graben formed by 1× is a graben and syncline 1× large scale graben resulting from 1× may be graben that formed 1× on the graben 1× reported the graben at newport 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a deep ditch 1× findings from the 1× geologically the lake 1× meanwhile as the 1× note the half 1× subsequent freezing of 1×

Common sentence endings:

amount of extension 1× chasma on tethys 1× graben fault targets 1× graben meaning ditch 1× on the graben 1× proterozoic age precambrian 1×

Words around Graben

Just before it in the word index:

grabeel 3 grabby 16 grabbit 2 grabbing 657 grabbers 29 grabber 29

Just after it in the word index:

grabens 2 graber 13 grabher 4 grable 8 grabmeier 2 grabner 11

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadi 14 aayush 14 abbottabad 14 aberdonian 14 abhi 14 aborting 14

Corpus analysis for Graben

  • In this selection, "graben" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, west, east, named, fault, meaning and formed stand out and add context to how "graben" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and east graben fault targets and are termed graben these can. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "graben" sits close to words such as aadi, aayush and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with graben

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

Geologically, the Lake Ladoga depression is a graben and syncline structure of Proterozoic age ( Precambrian ). (15 words)

The intervening dropped blocks are termed graben : these can be small or form extensive rift valley systems. (17 words)

We also acknowledge that residents on the diversion route will also be affected by these essential works on the Graben. (20 words)

Longer example sentences

The 2022 drilling program followed a 2021 reconnaissance program consisting of mapping, stream sediment sampling and rock sampling was undertaken at the Klondike Property to help define drill targets at the West Graben Fault and East Graben Fault targets. (39 words)

Findings from the Dawn spacecraft have found evidence that the troughs that wrap around Vesta could be graben formed by impact-induced faulting (see Troughs section above), meaning that Vesta has more complex geology than other asteroids. (37 words)

Subsequent freezing of the ocean after the moons escaped from the resonance may have generated the extensional stresses that created the enormous graben system of Ithaca Chasma on Tethys. (29 words)

Example sentences (11)

The 2022 drilling program followed a 2021 reconnaissance program consisting of mapping, stream sediment sampling and rock sampling was undertaken at the Klondike Property to help define drill targets at the West Graben Fault and East Graben Fault targets.

Meanwhile, as the County Press previously reported, the Graben, at Newport Road and Ocean View Road, is set to reopen later today.

We also acknowledge that residents on the diversion route will also be affected by these essential works on the Graben.

A deep ditch separated the city from its "suburb;" its location is today marked by a wide street named "Graben" (meaning Ditch).

Findings from the Dawn spacecraft have found evidence that the troughs that wrap around Vesta could be graben formed by impact-induced faulting (see Troughs section above), meaning that Vesta has more complex geology than other asteroids.

Geologically, the Lake Ladoga depression is a graben and syncline structure of Proterozoic age ( Precambrian ).

Note the half-graben geometry, paleozoic and mesozoic sediments that existed pre-rift, and the large (up to 28%) amount of extension.

Subsequent freezing of the ocean after the moons escaped from the resonance may have generated the extensional stresses that created the enormous graben system of Ithaca Chasma on Tethys.

The intervening dropped blocks are termed graben : these can be small or form extensive rift valley systems.

These troughs are thought to be large-scale graben resulting from the impacts that created Rheasilvia and Veneneia craters, respectively.

The troughs may be graben that formed after another asteroid collided with Vesta, a process that can happen only in a body that, like Vesta, is differentiated.

Common combinations with graben

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "graben" in a sentence?
An example: "The 2022 drilling program followed a 2021 reconnaissance program consisting of mapping, stream sediment sampling and rock sampling was undertaken at the Klondike Property to help define drill targets at the West Graben Fault and East Graben Fault targets." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "graben" from authentic English texts.
What does "graben" mean?
Graben means: An elongated block of the Earth's crust, bounded by faults, that has dropped relative to the surrounding area.
How many example sentences with "graben" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "graben", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.