Get to know Lesvos better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like lesbos or mytilene.
Lesvos in a sentence
Lesvos meaning
Alternative spelling of Lesbos.
Using Lesvos
- The main meaning on this page is: Alternative spelling of Lesbos.
- Useful related words include: lesbos, mytilene, aegean island.
- In the example corpus, lesvos often appears in combinations such as: of lesvos, on lesvos.
Context around Lesvos
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 10 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 13 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Lesvos
- In this selection, "lesvos" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, visiting, meaning, main and island stand out and add context to how "lesvos" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include arrivals on lesvos are rising and by me lesvos said on. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "lesvos" sits close to words such as aami, abada and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with lesvos
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Refugee support group Stand By Me Lesvos said on Twitter the entire camp was ablaze. (15 words)
The survivors were taken to Lesvos’ main port of Mytilene, where two people were transferred to a local hospital. (19 words)
The bad weather also had an impact on the main port of Lesvos, with reports of flooding at local schools. (20 words)
The director of the main hospital on the eastern Aegean island of Lesvos has ordered an inquiry into reports that staff at the facility threw a New Year’s bash in the intensive care unit area. (36 words)
Kouloglou added that supply storages on the island of Chios were torched while attacks also took place against Medicines Sans Frontiers personnel on the Lesvos island, resulting in the suspension of their field hospital. (34 words)
I have been following with horror the fire on Moria camp on Lesvos that happened on Tuesday night and the complete lack of a proper emergency response by the Greek and EU authorities. (33 words)
Example sentences (13)
The companies are adding Tivat in Montenegro and the Greek island of Lesvos – meaning a total of 55 destinations are on sale for next summer from the airport.
The survivors were taken to Lesvos’ main port of Mytilene, where two people were transferred to a local hospital.
Greek health authorities confirmed late on Tuesday that two migrants in a temporary refugee accommodation facility on the island of Lesvos have tested positive for Covid-19.
I have been following with horror the fire on Moria camp on Lesvos that happened on Tuesday night and the complete lack of a proper emergency response by the Greek and EU authorities.
Kouloglou added that supply storages on the island of Chios were torched while attacks also took place against Medicines Sans Frontiers personnel on the Lesvos island, resulting in the suspension of their field hospital.
Meanwhile, the number of sea arrivals on Lesvos are rising, since at least 220 individuals arrived on the island on Saturday.
Refugee support group Stand By Me Lesvos said on Twitter the entire camp was ablaze.
A total of 703 refugees and migrants arrived on the island of Lesvos between Tuesday midnight and Thursday noon, authorities announced on Thursday.
Currently, a total of 16,459 individuals are living both inside and just outside the premises of the infamous Moria migrant camp on Lesvos.
Mother and her child wait to transport after they arrive on a dinghy on the coast of Skala Sikamias, on the island of Lesvos, Greece, 13 November 2019.
The bad weather also had an impact on the main port of Lesvos, with reports of flooding at local schools.
The director of the main hospital on the eastern Aegean island of Lesvos has ordered an inquiry into reports that staff at the facility threw a New Year’s bash in the intensive care unit area.
The main opposition leader also criticized Tsipras for visiting Lesvos under heavy police guard “with all the island against him,” referring to protests by islanders over the government’s economic and refugee policies.
Common combinations with lesvos
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of lesvos 6×
- on lesvos 3×