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Grindavik is an English word starting with the letter G. With 10+ example sentences you'll see exactly how it works in context.

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Grindavik in a sentence

Using Grindavik

  • In the example corpus, grindavik often appears in combinations such as: of grindavik, in grindavik.

Context around Grindavik

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 5 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 14 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

nearby 1×

Often after:

iceland 1× photographed 1×

Sentence patterns with Grindavik

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

autumn when grindavik was first 1× background in grindavik on iceland 1× bungalows in grindavik s northernmost 1× flowing into grindavik 1× grindavik can make 1× grindavik iceland a 1× kilometers from grindavik 1× north of grindavik photographed from 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

the eruption of 2× a drone picture 1× about 3 700 1× emergency workers are 1× grindavik can make 1× grindavik iceland a 1×

Common sentence endings:

a tourist attraction 1× activity authorities said 1× and emergency management 1× before the eruption 1× dec 18 2023 1× december 19 2023 1×

Words around Grindavik

Just before it in the word index:

grindal 2 grind 455 grinchy 2 grinches 6 grinch 97 grinberg 5

Just after it in the word index:

grindberg 6 grindcore 19 grinded 10 grindel 7 grindelwald 89 grinder 103

Similar in corpus frequency:

aat 18 abenomics 18 abraxas 18 abrogating 18 absolutes 18 absorbance 18

Corpus analysis for Grindavik

  • In this selection, "grindavik" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 26.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, nearby, iceland and photographed stand out and add context to how "grindavik" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include autumn when grindavik was first and background in grindavik on iceland. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "grindavik" sits close to words such as aat, abenomics and abraxas, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with grindavik

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 eruption of the volcano was already predicted in autumn, when Grindavik was first evacuated. (15 words)

Emergency workers are filling a hole in the protective wall to prevent lava flowing into Grindavik. (16 words)

It comes as residents of Grindavik will be allowed to return home during the day from this morning. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

GRINDAVIK, Iceland — A volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted Wednesday for the fifth time since December, spewing red lava that once again threatened the coastal town of Grindavik and led to the evacuation of the popular Blue Lagoon geothermal spa. (39 words)

Iceland’s Met Office has said magmatic gas has been detected at a borehole in Svartsengi, signalling an imminent eruption of the Fagradalsfjall volcano over the coming days, with the town of Grindavik most at risk. (36 words)

The eruption began north of the town of Grindavik, which on Saturday was evacuated for a second time over fears that an outbreak was imminent amid a swarm of seismic activity, authorities said. (33 words)

Example sentences (14)

The road is blocked at the entrance of the road to Grindavík with the eruption in the background, in Grindavik on Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula, Monday, Dec. 18, 2023.

GRINDAVIK, Iceland — A volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted Wednesday for the fifth time since December, spewing red lava that once again threatened the coastal town of Grindavik and led to the evacuation of the popular Blue Lagoon geothermal spa.

About 3,700 residents of nearby Grindavik were evacuated, according to the Department of Civil Protection and Emergency Management.

A drone picture shows lava spewing from the site of the volcanic eruption north of Grindavik, photographed from Sylingarfell, Iceland, December 19, 2023.

Grindavik can make something “positive” out of the recent earthquake, Iceland’s tourism department has said, suggesting some of the damage to infrastructure could be turned into a tourist attraction.

Iceland’s Justice Minister Gudrun Hafsteinsdottir told state broadcaster RUV that a large dike has been designed to protect the Svartsengi geothermal power plant, located just over six kilometers from Grindavik.

Iceland’s Met Office has said magmatic gas has been detected at a borehole in Svartsengi, signalling an imminent eruption of the Fagradalsfjall volcano over the coming days, with the town of Grindavik most at risk.

It comes as residents of Grindavik will be allowed to return home during the day from this morning.

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Emergency workers are filling a hole in the protective wall to prevent lava flowing into Grindavik.

The eruption began north of the town of Grindavik, which on Saturday was evacuated for a second time over fears that an outbreak was imminent amid a swarm of seismic activity, authorities said.

The eruption of the volcano on the Reykjanes peninsula started in the early hours of Sunday (14 January) spilling lava into the fishing town of Grindavik.

The eruption of the volcano was already predicted in autumn, when Grindavik was first evacuated.

Tourists and visitors try to get a view Thursday of the volcanic eruption from the intersection between Reykjanesbraut, Iceland, and the road to Grindavik.

Within an hour of the crack’s appearing, webcam footage showed smoke billowing from at least one of the bungalows in Grindavik’s northernmost neighborhoods, which had been evacuated well before the eruption.

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Common combinations with grindavik

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • of grindavik 6×
  • in grindavik 2×

Frequently asked questions

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