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Leat is an English word of 4 letters. Below you'll find 7 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Leat in a sentence

Related words

Leat | Leather | Leathernecks | Leathers | Leatherface | Leathery | Leatherback | Leatherman | Leatherwood

Leat meaning

An artificial watercourse, canal, or aqueduct, but especially a millrace.

Using Leat

  • The main meaning on this page is: An artificial watercourse, canal, or aqueduct, but especially a millrace.
  • In the example corpus, leat often appears in combinations such as: anna leat.

Context around Leat

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 1 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

anna 2× tiverton 1×

Often after:

corinne 1×

Sentence patterns with Leat

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

goalkeeper anna leat 1× its at leat 2 inches 1× keeper anna leat 1× leat said she 1× of them leat corinne unger 1× the tiverton leat a man 1× women from leat s behaviour 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a musketeer defender 1× its at leat 1× leat said she 1× the hoyas defense 1× the tiverton leat 1×

Common sentence endings:

goalkeeper anna leat 1× hamas terrorist group 1× her alma mater 1× keeper anna leat 1× leat s behaviour 1× of forehead difference 1×

Words around Leat

Just before it in the word index:

leasure 3 leaster 4 least 26.780 leasor 2 leason 3 leask 5

Just after it in the word index:

leath 3 leatham 4 leather 1.456 leatherback 19 leatherby 4 leathercoat 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaba 10 aafc 10 aaib 10 aalbers 10 abbate 10 abbesses 10

Corpus analysis for Leat

  • In this selection, "leat" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, anna, tiverton and corinne stand out and add context to how "leat" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include goalkeeper anna leat and its at leat 2 inches. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "leat" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with leat

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

Its at leat 2 inches of forehead difference. (8 words)

She said she had come forward to protect other women from Leat's behaviour. (14 words)

The Hoyas’ defense held the Wildcats to three shots on goal in the first, one of which was saved by freshman keeper Anna Leat. (24 words)

Longer example sentences

Leat said she studied at Columbia because of its mission statement, which is 'to attract a diverse and international faculty, staff, and student body' and 'support teaching on global issues', but she feels bitterly let down by her Alma Mater. (40 words)

One of them, Leat Corinne Unger, drove to Washington from New York to advocate the release of the more than 100 Israeli hostages still held captive in Gaza by the Hamas terrorist group. (33 words)

A Musketeer defender lobbed a ball from the half, the ball bounced untouched over a Hoya defender and fell perfectly to Dewey, who touched it past freshman goalkeeper Anna Leat. (30 words)

Example sentences (7)

Leat said she studied at Columbia because of its mission statement, which is 'to attract a diverse and international faculty, staff, and student body' and 'support teaching on global issues', but she feels bitterly let down by her Alma Mater.

One of them, Leat Corinne Unger, drove to Washington from New York to advocate the release of the more than 100 Israeli hostages still held captive in Gaza by the Hamas terrorist group.

She said she had come forward to protect other women from Leat's behaviour.

The Tiverton Leat, a man-made watercourse dating back centuries, has long played a crucial role in the town's history, providing water to residents and sustaining local agriculture.

A Musketeer defender lobbed a ball from the half, the ball bounced untouched over a Hoya defender and fell perfectly to Dewey, who touched it past freshman goalkeeper Anna Leat.

The Hoyas’ defense held the Wildcats to three shots on goal in the first, one of which was saved by freshman keeper Anna Leat.

Its at leat 2 inches of forehead difference.

Common combinations with leat

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "leat" in a sentence?
An example: "Leat said she studied at Columbia because of its mission statement, which is 'to attract a diverse and international faculty, staff, and student body' and 'support teaching on global issues', but she feels bitterly let down by her Alma Mater." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "leat" from authentic English texts.
What does "leat" mean?
Leat means: An artificial watercourse, canal, or aqueduct, but especially a millrace.
How many example sentences with "leat" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "leat", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.