Wondering how to use Menhir in a sentence? Below are 9 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as megalith.
Menhir meaning
A single tall standing stone as a monument, especially one dating to prehistoric times.
Synonyms of Menhir
Using Menhir
- The main meaning on this page is: A single tall standing stone as a monument, especially one dating to prehistoric times.
- Useful related words include: standing stone, megalith, megalithic structure.
- In the example corpus, menhir often appears in combinations such as: of menhir, menhir is, as menhir.
Context around Menhir
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 5 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Menhir
- In this selection, "menhir" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, tall, malam, instance, salento, stranos and delivery stand out and add context to how "menhir" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include aegis of menhir to 75 and as a menhir delivery man. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "menhir" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with menhir
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He generally works as a menhir delivery man. (8 words)
Increased % Weapon damage modifier for Aegis of Menhir to 75%. (10 words)
He works as a menhir sculptor and deliveryman, and is Asterix 's best friend. (14 words)
Drer e CRC Posse, Quilo, Sa Razza, Malam, Menhir, Stranos Elementos, Randagiu Sardu, Futta etc.), and with artists who use the language as a means to promote the island and address its long-standing issues and the new challenges. (39 words)
Name Obelix's name is a pun on the French word obélisque ( obelisk ), suggested by rotund physique and his habit of casually carrying heavy stone monuments ( Menhir ) around with him. (30 words)
Chef Musaro Rocco Roberto and Miriam Danielle of Menhir Salento Vineyard personally flew in from Italy to bring the Southeastern Italy flavor to the Philippines. (25 words)
Example sentences (9)
Increased % Weapon damage modifier for Aegis of Menhir to 75%.
The 20 feet tall menhir is believed to be the largest ever found in the state.
Chef Musaro Rocco Roberto and Miriam Danielle of Menhir Salento Vineyard personally flew in from Italy to bring the Southeastern Italy flavor to the Philippines.
Drer e CRC Posse, Quilo, Sa Razza, Malam, Menhir, Stranos Elementos, Randagiu Sardu, Futta etc.), and with artists who use the language as a means to promote the island and address its long-standing issues and the new challenges.
He generally works as a menhir delivery man.
He works as a menhir sculptor and deliveryman, and is Asterix 's best friend.
However, this is uncertain: for instance, menhir is peulvan or maen hir ("long stone"), maen sav ("straight stone") (two words: noun + adjective) in Breton.
Maen hir can be directly translated from Welsh as "long stone" (which is exactly what a menhir or maen hir is).
Name Obelix's name is a pun on the French word obélisque ( obelisk ), suggested by rotund physique and his habit of casually carrying heavy stone monuments ( Menhir ) around with him.
Common combinations with menhir
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of menhir 2×
- menhir is 2×
- as menhir 2×