Wondering how to use Lignite in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as coal or humate.
Lignite in a sentence
Lignite meaning
A low-grade, brownish-black coal.
Using Lignite
- The main meaning on this page is: A low-grade, brownish-black coal.
- Useful related words include: brown coal, wood coal, coal, humate.
- In the example corpus, lignite often appears in combinations such as: lignite or, lignite is, lignite mine.
Context around Lignite
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 7 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Lignite
- In this selection, "lignite" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 20.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, neyveli, xyloid, compact, mine, coal and natural stand out and add context to how "lignite" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a few lignite strata trapped and and has lignite deposits and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "lignite" sits close to words such as aarons, abra and accelerations, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with lignite
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It is very fertile, and has lignite deposits and stone quarries. (11 words)
In Saxony alone, 20% of Germany’s raw lignite is being mined. (12 words)
Mining for lignite - or brown coal - in Greece is a huge industry. (12 words)
In 2008 an estimated 35 billion tonnes of lignite reserves was found near Legnica, making them some of the largest in the world. citation From the fourth century BC iron ore has been mined in the upland areas of Silesia. (40 words)
In coal-to-methanol or lignite-to-methanol plants, coal or lignite is first gasified into synthesis gas (syn gas) by mixing pulverized coal or lignite with an oxidant such as oxygen or steam. (34 words)
Once held by locals as common land, known as the ‘citizens forest’ – only ten per cent of the original woodland remains, with the vast majority already swallowed up by an open-cast lignite mine. (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
In coal-to-methanol or lignite-to-methanol plants, coal or lignite is first gasified into synthesis gas (syn gas) by mixing pulverized coal or lignite with an oxidant such as oxygen or steam.
The first is xyloid lignite or fossil wood and the second form is the compact lignite or perfect lignite.
Friis initially specialized in lignite, or brown coal, a precursor of black coal that forms from decaying vegetation.
The company generates electricity using coal and lignite, natural gas, renewable, nuclear, hydro, solar, wind, and other energy sources.
Union Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi announced on April 8 that he had directed the exclusion of three lignite blocks from the 7th tranche of auction, launched by his ministry last Wednesday.
A mining machine is working in the Inden opencast lignite mine in Schophoven, Germany, Tuesday, Jan.14, 2020.
A number of workers are feared trapped inside the NLC Neyveli lignite plant.
Germany shuttered its last hard-coal mine in December, but has continued to burn lignite.
It was also stressed that the transition of western Macedonia and the Municipality of Megalopolis away from lignite is moving forward.
Once held by locals as common land, known as the ‘citizens forest’ – only ten per cent of the original woodland remains, with the vast majority already swallowed up by an open-cast lignite mine.
Top authorities of the Neyveli Lignite Corporation or NLC are rushing to the site of the accident.
In Saxony alone, 20% of Germany’s raw lignite is being mined.
Mining for lignite - or brown coal - in Greece is a huge industry.
In 2008 an estimated 35 billion tonnes of lignite reserves was found near Legnica, making them some of the largest in the world. citation From the fourth century BC iron ore has been mined in the upland areas of Silesia.
It is very fertile, and has lignite deposits and stone quarries.
Lignite based Thermal power plant has been established at Giral in Barmer district.
Lignite coal reserves in Western North Dakota are used to generate about 90% of the electricity consumed, and electricity is also exported to nearby states.
Mont Ross A few lignite strata, trapped in basalt flows, reveal fossilised araucarian fragments, dated at about 14 million years of age.
North Dakota has the second largest lignite coal production in the U.S. Coal General Statistics, National Mining Association.
Only lignite (brown coal) and potash salt (Kalisalz) are available in significant quantities.
Common combinations with lignite
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- lignite or 4×
- lignite is 3×
- lignite mine 3×
- of lignite 3×
- or lignite 2×
- and lignite 2×
- from lignite 2×
- neyveli lignite 2×
- lignite coal 2×
- lignite consumed 2×