Explore Ithaca through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like town or island. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Ithaca in a sentence
Ithaca meaning
- An island of the Ionian Sea, Greece; according to the legend Odysseus was its king.
- A community in Georgia, United States.
- A city, the county seat of Gratiot County, Michigan.
Using Ithaca
- The main meaning on this page is: An island of the Ionian Sea, Greece; according to the legend Odysseus was its king. | A community in Georgia, United States. | A city, the county seat of Gratiot County, Michigan.
- Useful related words include: town, ithaki, island.
- In the example corpus, ithaca often appears in combinations such as: in ithaca, of ithaca, ithaca college.
Context around Ithaca
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 9 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Ithaca
- In this selection, "ithaca" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, team, woodrow, beginnings, college, new and conservatory stand out and add context to how "ithaca" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include university in ithaca new york and as the ithaca conservatory of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "ithaca" sits close to words such as aca, ashford and atlantis, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with ithaca
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
I was up to college in Ithaca. (7 words)
Ithaca College was founded as the Ithaca Conservatory of Music in 1892. (12 words)
Merna Jean Thompson, 82, of Ithaca, passed away Sun., April 9, 2023. (12 words)
Following the screening, Matt Butler, editor-in-chief of The Ithaca Voice and adjunct professor of journalism at Ithaca College, moderated a 50-minute Q&A with co-director Joe Peeler and lead star and reporter Angel Ellis. (38 words)
Ithaca junior Zach Poff, seen earlier this season against St. Louis, had a pair interceptions and returned a punt for a touchdown in Ithaca’s 35-21 TVC-West I win last Friday at Midland Bullock Creek. (37 words)
In anticipation of busy spring and summer travel seasons, the Transportation Security Administration is looking to add more people to work at the Greater Binghamton Airport in Binghamton and at Ithaca Tompkins International Airport in Ithaca. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
In anticipation of busy spring and summer travel seasons, the Transportation Security Administration is looking to add more people to work at the Greater Binghamton Airport in Binghamton and at Ithaca Tompkins International Airport in Ithaca.
Following the screening, Matt Butler, editor-in-chief of The Ithaca Voice and adjunct professor of journalism at Ithaca College, moderated a 50-minute Q&A with co-director Joe Peeler and lead star and reporter Angel Ellis.
Ithaca junior Zach Poff, seen earlier this season against St. Louis, had a pair interceptions and returned a punt for a touchdown in Ithaca’s 35-21 TVC-West I win last Friday at Midland Bullock Creek.
Second row: Second team Ithaca’s Fiona Woodrow, Ithaca’s Georgia Clark, Shepherd’s Laura Cuthbertson, Ovid-Elsie’s Chloe Taylor, Ovid-Elsie’s Mikayla Kelley, St. Charles’ Kelse Coty.
Although raised a Quaker, Ezra Cornell, founder of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, attended the Unitarian church and was one of the founders of Ithaca's First Unitarian Church.
History Beginnings Ithaca College was founded as the Ithaca Conservatory of Music in 1892 when a local violin teacher, William Grant Egbert, rented four rooms and arranged for the instruction of eight students.
Ithaca College was founded as the Ithaca Conservatory of Music in 1892.
Ithaca Gun Co. - Annie Oakley gun, 1916 In the late 19th century, more industry developed in Ithaca.
Ithaca runs the Ithaca College Los Angeles Program at the James B. Pendleton Center.
It has frequent service to downtown, Cornell, Ithaca College, and the Shops at Ithaca Mall in the neighboring Town of Lansing, but less frequent service to many residential and rural areas, including Trumansburg and Newfield.
There are two yacht clubs on the western shore: Ithaca Yacht Club a few miles north of Ithaca, and Red Jacket Yacht Club just south of Canoga.
Around 85 offshore workers employed by Petrofac Facilities Management are set to strike over six days on installations operated by Ithaca Energy.
Bergner heard a talk by Darryl Seligman, National Science Foundation postdoctoral fellow at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, about what kinds of molecules might provide the best acceleration.
He attended Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, and received a Hotel School Administration B. Sc., in 1955.
Hushai said the Ithaca Yellow Deli had not been able to keep up with payments because it was not busy at the beginning.
In true WWE style, the belt is complete with golden accents to go along with the Ithaca basketball crest emblazoned in the middle.
I was up to college in Ithaca.
John Boland, Unite industrial officer, added: “This dispute will continue to fester until Petrofac and Ithaca get round the table to do right by the workers.
Merna Jean Thompson, 82, of Ithaca, passed away Sun., April 9, 2023.
Ryan directed the 2015 film Ithaca in addition to starring in it.
Common combinations with ithaca
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- in ithaca 25×
- of ithaca 21×
- ithaca college 19×
- the ithaca 17×
- at ithaca 10×
- ithaca new 7×
- to ithaca 7×
- ithaca energy 6×
- ithaca hours 5×
- ithaca has 5×