How do you use Leonids in a sentence? See 4 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Leonids meaning
The meteor shower that appears to originate from the constellation of Leo.
Using Leonids
- The main meaning on this page is: The meteor shower that appears to originate from the constellation of Leo.
- In the example corpus, leonids often appears in combinations such as: the leonids, leonids are.
Context around Leonids
- Average sentence length in these examples: 15.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Leonids
- In this selection, "leonids" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 15.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, 1998 and shower stand out and add context to how "leonids" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include is the leonids shower and render the leonids are famous. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "leonids" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with leonids
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The big event of the week is the Leonids shower. (10 words)
But overall the 1998 Leonids were in a favorable position so interest was rising. (14 words)
The Leonids are famous for producing meteor storms, meaning thousands of meteors streak across the sky every hour. (18 words)
History 1800s render The Leonids are famous because their meteor showers, or storms, can be among the most spectacular. (19 words)
The Leonids are famous for producing meteor storms, meaning thousands of meteors streak across the sky every hour. (18 words)
But overall the 1998 Leonids were in a favorable position so interest was rising. (14 words)
Example sentences (4)
The Leonids are famous for producing meteor storms, meaning thousands of meteors streak across the sky every hour.
The big event of the week is the Leonids shower.
But overall the 1998 Leonids were in a favorable position so interest was rising.
History 1800s render The Leonids are famous because their meteor showers, or storms, can be among the most spectacular.
Common combinations with leonids
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: