Wondering how to use Khufu in a sentence? Below are 7 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as cheops or pharaoh.
Khufu in a sentence
Khufu meaning
Synonym of Cheops.
Using Khufu
- The main meaning on this page is: Synonym of Cheops.
- Useful related words include: cheops, pharaoh, pharaoh of egypt.
- In the example corpus, khufu often appears in combinations such as: pharaoh khufu, the khufu.
Context around Khufu
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 4 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Khufu
- In this selection, "khufu" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 29.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, pharaoh, hauled and ship stand out and add context to how "khufu" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include cheops or khufu and egyptian pharaoh khufu was built. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "khufu" sits close to words such as abdali, abdelfattah and abdulazeez, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with khufu
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Transparent view of Khufu's pyramid from SE. (8 words)
Ancient Egyptians, under the command of Pharaoh Khufu, hauled stones weighing up to 2.5 tons each. (17 words)
One Egyptian pyramid is remarkably close to a "golden pyramid"—the Great Pyramid of Giza (also known as the Pyramid of Cheops or Khufu). (24 words)
The " Khufu ship ", a 43.6-meter-long vessel that was sealed into a pit in the Giza pyramid complex at the foot of the Great Pyramid of Giza around 2500 BC, is a full-size surviving example which may have fulfilled the symbolic function of a solar barque. (49 words)
The Great Pyramid, the largest pyramid in Egypt, was built as the grave of pharaoh Khufu, who ruled during the Fourth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom, while his son Khafre and his grandson Menkaure are buried in the other two major pyramids. (42 words)
NSA/CSS has, at times, attempted to restrict the publication of academic research into cryptography; for example, the Khufu and Khafre block ciphers were voluntarily withheld in response to an NSA request to do so. (35 words)
Example sentences (7)
Ancient Egyptians, under the command of Pharaoh Khufu, hauled stones weighing up to 2.5 tons each.
The Great Pyramid, the largest pyramid in Egypt, was built as the grave of pharaoh Khufu, who ruled during the Fourth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom, while his son Khafre and his grandson Menkaure are buried in the other two major pyramids.
Archaeologists in 2018 came a step closer to understanding how the Great Pyramid, the largest of the structures commissioned by Fourth Dynasty Egyptian pharaoh Khufu, was built about 4,500 years ago.
NSA/CSS has, at times, attempted to restrict the publication of academic research into cryptography; for example, the Khufu and Khafre block ciphers were voluntarily withheld in response to an NSA request to do so.
One Egyptian pyramid is remarkably close to a "golden pyramid"—the Great Pyramid of Giza (also known as the Pyramid of Cheops or Khufu).
The " Khufu ship ", a 43.6-meter-long vessel that was sealed into a pit in the Giza pyramid complex at the foot of the Great Pyramid of Giza around 2500 BC, is a full-size surviving example which may have fulfilled the symbolic function of a solar barque.
Transparent view of Khufu's pyramid from SE.
Common combinations with khufu
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: