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How do you use Navassa in a sentence? See 9 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Navassa in a sentence

Navassa meaning

Navassa Island

Using Navassa

  • The main meaning on this page is: Navassa Island
  • In the example corpus, navassa often appears in combinations such as: navassa island, of navassa, that navassa.

Context around Navassa

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 19.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 1 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

island 5× gave 1× became 1×

Sentence patterns with Navassa

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

note that navassa island is 2× image of navassa island 1× jurisdiction over navassa gave written 1× navassa a hazard 1× navassa became significant 1× navassa island has 1× terrain of navassa island consists 1× waters around navassa 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

fishermen mainly from 1× history 1504 to 1× in october 2014 1× locations of the 1× motto unbulleted anthem 1× navassa a hazard 1×

Common sentence endings:

on this map 2× canal in 1914 1× gave written permission 1× needed a lighthouse 1× of navassa island 1× support goat herds 1×

Words around Navassa

Just before it in the word index:

navasota 4 navasky 3 navas 40 navarro 331 navarrete 15 navarrese 6

Just after it in the word index:

navayuga 2 navaz 3 navbar 2 navbox 23 navcis 2 navcoin 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aanholt 13 aardwolf 13 abati 13 abbeville 13 abcc 13 abcon 13

Corpus analysis for Navassa

  • In this selection, "navassa" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 19.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, island, gave and became stand out and add context to how "navassa" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include note that navassa island is and image of navassa island. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "navassa" sits close to words such as aanholt, aardwolf and abati, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with navassa

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Navassa, a hazard to navigation, needed a lighthouse. (8 words)

Fishermen, mainly from Haiti, fish the waters around Navassa. (9 words)

History 1504 to 1901 A satellite image of Navassa Island. (10 words)

Longer example sentences

In October 2014 permission was granted for a two-week DX-pedition in February 2015. citation The U.S. Department of Interior and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, who have jurisdiction over Navassa, gave written permission. (37 words)

The terrain of Navassa Island consists mostly of exposed coral and limestone, the island being ringed by vertical white cliffs convert high, but with enough grassland to support goat herds. (30 words)

Motto: unbulleted Anthem: " The Star-Spangled Banner " Locations of the United States Minor Outlying Islands in the Pacific Ocean ; note that Navassa Island is not visible on this map. (29 words)

Example sentences (9)

Fishermen, mainly from Haiti, fish the waters around Navassa.

History 1504 to 1901 A satellite image of Navassa Island.

In October 2014 permission was granted for a two-week DX-pedition in February 2015. citation The U.S. Department of Interior and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, who have jurisdiction over Navassa, gave written permission.

Locations of the United States Minor Outlying Islands in the Pacific Ocean ; note that Navassa Island is not visible on this map.

Motto: unbulleted Anthem: " The Star-Spangled Banner " Locations of the United States Minor Outlying Islands in the Pacific Ocean ; note that Navassa Island is not visible on this map.

Navassa, a hazard to navigation, needed a lighthouse.

Navassa became significant again with the opening of the Panama Canal in 1914.

Navassa Island has since been maintained by the United States as an unincorporated territory (according to the Insular Cases ).

The terrain of Navassa Island consists mostly of exposed coral and limestone, the island being ringed by vertical white cliffs convert high, but with enough grassland to support goat herds.

Common combinations with navassa

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "navassa" in a sentence?
An example: "Fishermen, mainly from Haiti, fish the waters around Navassa." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "navassa" from authentic English texts.
What does "navassa" mean?
Navassa means: Navassa Island
How many example sentences with "navassa" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 9 example sentences with "navassa", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.