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Houtman in a sentence

Using Houtman

  • In the example corpus, houtman often appears in combinations such as: cornelis houtman.

Context around Houtman

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 5 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

cornelis 2× kees 1× geoff 1×

Often after:

didn 1× feel 1× sent 1× obtained 1× abrolhos 1×

Sentence patterns with Houtman

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

cornelis de houtman obtained first 1× houtman did not 1× houtman didn t 1× made geoff houtman feel slightly 1× of kees houtman and thomas 1× of the houtman abrolhos off 1× the cornelis houtman sent to 1× the cornelis houtman was refloated 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

but the ship 1× further a number 1× he was convicted 1× houtman did not 1× houtman didn t 1× reactions to the 1×

Common sentence endings:

a criminal organization 1× about melody rules 1× for this story 1× houtman was refloated 1× in nagasaki bay 1× thereby providing opportunity 1×

Words around Houtman

Just before it in the word index:

houthis 301 houthi 390 houten 23 houteff 2 hout 11 houstons 2

Just after it in the word index:

houton 2 houts 4 houtzdale 3 houyhnhnms 6 houzz 3 hov 50

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 11 aaba 11 aafc 11 aaib 11 aalbers 11 aardvarks 11

Corpus analysis for Houtman

  • In this selection, "houtman" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, cornelis, kees, geoff, didn, feel and sent stand out and add context to how "houtman" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include cornelis de houtman obtained first and houtman did not. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "houtman" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with houtman

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

Repaired, the Cornelis Houtman was refloated. (6 words)

Houtman did not respond to an email requesting comment for this story. (12 words)

Reactions to The Worst Sitcom Ever Made podcast have made Geoff Houtman feel slightly better about Melody Rules. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

Houtman didn’t want the book to be about the most well-known women hunters, she says, instead choosing to dig deeper into the stories of the women she profiled. (30 words)

Further, a number of Dutchmen like Jan Huyghen van Linschoten and Cornelis de Houtman obtained first hand knowledge of the "secret" Portuguese trade routes and practices, thereby providing opportunity. (29 words)

Shipwreck On 4 June 1629 the ship struck Morning Reef near Beacon Island (coord29), part of the Houtman Abrolhos off the Western Australian coast. (24 words)

Example sentences (8)

He was convicted for complicity in the assassinations of Kees Houtman and Thomas van der Bijl and participating in a criminal organization.

Houtman did not respond to an email requesting comment for this story.

Houtman didn’t want the book to be about the most well-known women hunters, she says, instead choosing to dig deeper into the stories of the women she profiled.

Reactions to The Worst Sitcom Ever Made podcast have made Geoff Houtman feel slightly better about Melody Rules.

But the ship, the Cornelis Houtman, sent to carry him back to Batavia, was thrown ashore by a typhoon in Nagasaki bay.

Further, a number of Dutchmen like Jan Huyghen van Linschoten and Cornelis de Houtman obtained first hand knowledge of the "secret" Portuguese trade routes and practices, thereby providing opportunity.

Repaired, the Cornelis Houtman was refloated.

Shipwreck On 4 June 1629 the ship struck Morning Reef near Beacon Island (coord29), part of the Houtman Abrolhos off the Western Australian coast.

Common combinations with houtman

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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