Wondering how to use Hotbed in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as situation or bed.
Hotbed meaning
- A low bed of earth covered with glass, and heated with rotting manure, used for the germination of seeds and the growth of tender plants, like a miniature hothouse.
- An environment that is ideal for the growth or development of something, especially of something undesirable.
- An iron platform in a rolling mill, on which hot bars, rails, etc., are laid to cool.
Using Hotbed
- The main meaning on this page is: A low bed of earth covered with glass, and heated with rotting manure, used for the germination of seeds and the growth of tender plants, like a miniature hothouse. | An environment that is ideal for the growth or development of something, especially of something undesirable. | An iron platform in a rolling mill, on which hot bars, rails, etc., are laid to cool.
- Useful related words include: situation, state of affairs, bed.
- In the example corpus, hotbed often appears in combinations such as: hotbed of, hotbed for, is hotbed.
Context around Hotbed
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 14 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Hotbed
- In this selection, "hotbed" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, national and exploration stand out and add context to how "hotbed" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include as a hotbed of criminal and been a hotbed of terrorism. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "hotbed" sits close to words such as abolitionist, accomplishing and airframe, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with hotbed
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Anderson Valley is hotbed of holiday goings on through the New Year. (12 words)
We all agreed that subsidy has become the hotbed of corruption in the country. (14 words)
Chow's gas station is a hotbed of shoplifting and violent run-ins with belligerent customers. (16 words)
As elegant as the mansion is, it occupies a corner of a street that bears the plaque, “a sunny street for shady people”, hinting at the area’s history as a hotbed of criminal activity in the 19th century when the house was built. (44 words)
You probably won’t be too shocked to discover The Sunshine State is a national hotbed for shark attacks, as 60% of the encounters that have been documented since the mid-1800s have taken place in the waters off the coast of Florida. (43 words)
Friday’s attack followed a complex counter terrorism operation in by the IDF, Shin Bet intelligence agents and Israel’s Border Guard Police one day earlier in which nine people were killed in Jenin, a hotbed of terrorism. (38 words)
Example sentences (20)
Chow's gas station is a hotbed of shoplifting and violent run-ins with belligerent customers.
Concerns about Twitter becoming a hotbed for bigoted rhetoric and disinformation have been among a river of concerns that began flowing after Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk purchased the platform last year.
Even in Gaddafi’s time before his overthrow back in 2011 Derna was always viewed as a hotbed of Islamism and the dictator was happy enough for Derna’s residents to fight in Iraq or Afghanistan.
Friday’s attack followed a complex counter terrorism operation in by the IDF, Shin Bet intelligence agents and Israel’s Border Guard Police one day earlier in which nine people were killed in Jenin, a hotbed of terrorism.
It has allowed areas like Cardiff to emerge as a hotbed for the UK cybersecurity sector.
Multiple armed groups on both sides of the frontier threaten the stability and peace of a region that has been a hotbed of insurgency and violence for decades.
Once a suburb of starter homes priced for many years around $200,000 and below, Prairie Village is now yet another hotbed of staggering prices and woke lawn signs.
The coastal city became an industry equal to that of Los Angeles and New York City and a hotbed for screen talent and scenic filming locations.
The highway connects Pakistan with China and also passes through the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province which has been a hotbed of terrorism in the past due to the presence of the Pakistani Taliban and other militant groups.
The man said the main part of the small town, including the High Street, is a hotbed of criminal behaviour with kids riding bikes and E-scooters, and typically loitering around on the colourful bandstand.
The road connects Pakistan with China and also passes through the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, which has been a hotbed of terrorism in the past due to the presence of Pakistani Taliban and other militant groups in the area.
We all agreed that subsidy has become the hotbed of corruption in the country.
While the likes of Metropolis are certainly in contention for the top spot, it's really Gotham that has been defined as a hotbed of criminal activity and unsavory characters.
You probably won’t be too shocked to discover The Sunshine State is a national hotbed for shark attacks, as 60% of the encounters that have been documented since the mid-1800s have taken place in the waters off the coast of Florida.
Anderson Valley is hotbed of holiday goings on through the New Year.
As elegant as the mansion is, it occupies a corner of a street that bears the plaque, “a sunny street for shady people”, hinting at the area’s history as a hotbed of criminal activity in the 19th century when the house was built.
At the time La Verne was a hotbed for track and field and the home of local hero, Rev. Bob Richards.
Crypto continues to be a hotbed for crime, as the FBI says it received more than 69,000 complaints last year regarding crimes involving the use of cryptocurrency.
Eeyou Istchee James Bay, which in recent years has been a lithium exploration hotbed in Northern Canada, has largely been claimed.
Fallen fruit left to decay on the lawn is a hotbed for various bacteria and fungi.
Common combinations with hotbed
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- hotbed of 56×
- hotbed for 33×
- is hotbed 17×
- as hotbed 10×
- been hotbed 9×
- was hotbed 7×
- the hotbed 5×
- and hotbed 3×
- become hotbed 3×
- into hotbed 3×