Wondering how to use Millstone in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as albatross or burden.
Millstone meaning
- A large round stone used for grinding grain.
- A coarse-grained sandstone used for making such stones; millstone grit.
- Ellipsis of millstone around one's neck, a heavy responsibility that is difficult to bear (referring to Matthew 18:6 in the Bible).
Synonyms of Millstone
Using Millstone
- The main meaning on this page is: A large round stone used for grinding grain. | A coarse-grained sandstone used for making such stones; millstone grit. | Ellipsis of millstone around one's neck, a heavy responsibility that is difficult to bear (referring to Matthew 18:6 in the Bible).
- Useful related words include: albatross, burden, loading, load.
- In the example corpus, millstone often appears in combinations such as: the millstone, in millstone, at millstone.
Context around Millstone
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 11 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Millstone
- In this selection, "millstone" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, intel, david, read, missionary, apple and readers stand out and add context to how "millstone" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and the millstone and as a millstone around their. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "millstone" sits close to words such as aare, aarti and abl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with millstone
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Millstone readers might like to subscribe to their Carbon Stories blog. (11 words)
MILLSTONE-A home in Millstone was completely gutted by a fire overnight, according to the. (15 words)
Billie June Richardson at the Millstone Missionary Baptist Church, where she volunteers to help flood survivors. (16 words)
Featuring John’s stunning aerial photography and plenty of content from Millstone contributors over the years, the book touches not just on Almonte but also Pakenham, Appleton, Blakeney, Clayton and Ramsay, and is a visual delight. (36 words)
Brown grew up in West Windsor and Plainsboro, and attended Maurice Hawk, Millstone River (formerly UES), and WW-P High School, where he was in the last graduating class before it became High School South. (35 words)
Even with its Intel millstone, Apple managed an everyday October occasion, usually for the MacBook Professional and MacBook Air, with a quiet late November second for the deskbound Mac household – was achieved. (32 words)
Example sentences (20)
MILLSTONE-A home in Millstone was completely gutted by a fire overnight, according to the.
Billie June Richardson at the Millstone Missionary Baptist Church, where she volunteers to help flood survivors.
Even with its Intel millstone, Apple managed an everyday October occasion, usually for the MacBook Professional and MacBook Air, with a quiet late November second for the deskbound Mac household – was achieved.
Millstone readers might like to subscribe to their Carbon Stories blog.
Take the footpath on your left and climb steeply up steps then along a path over some millstone grit boulders.
Co-leader of the party Carla Denyer said: “Labour have chosen to wear their fiscal rules as a millstone around their neck.
David Millstone calls traditional squares and more to the lively fiddle tunes of Jordan Tirrell-Wysocki and pianist Sue Hunt.
You will have direct access to the trail system from the Tipi with Sand Cave, Maxwell Ford and Millstone Lake nearby.
But it doesn’t stop those kinds of things becoming a millstone that’s actually bigger than you are.
Featuring John’s stunning aerial photography and plenty of content from Millstone contributors over the years, the book touches not just on Almonte but also Pakenham, Appleton, Blakeney, Clayton and Ramsay, and is a visual delight.
At this event, take a tour of the Presidio grounds, including the barracks, the original foundation wall and the millstone.
Here’s an interesting fact: 12,000 people a month read Millstone articles on a mobile phone.
Lake Julianna is located at the Ponderosa Estates Farm in Millstone Township located at Disbrow Hill Rd. and Beechwood Lane.
Nearby, at the beginning of the Memorial Bridge, a seat has been carved out of the original millstone used by William Fowler in 1640.
Opponents are to form a kilometre long human chain running the length of the proposed fish farm at Millstone Point to help residents visualise the extent of the development.
The proposal by the Scottish Salmon Company for a 20 pen fish farm at Millstone Point had been due to be discussed by the North Ayrshire Council planning committee next Wednesday.
Throughout January 2019 in the United States, the film was shown exclusively in select theaters, such as the Millstone 14 and AMC Fayetteville 14 theaters here in Fayetteville.
Brown grew up in West Windsor and Plainsboro, and attended Maurice Hawk, Millstone River (formerly UES), and WW-P High School, where he was in the last graduating class before it became High School South.
Dominion wants Millstone to compete for lucrative long-term clean-energy contracts, claiming it can provide “significant value” to Connecticut ratepayers.
People were shocked that the same dude that was tagged a millstone during 2015 election suddenly metamorphosed to an asset which pointed to lack of political ideologies in the system.
Common combinations with millstone
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the millstone 3×
- in millstone 2×
- at millstone 2×
- millstone point 2×