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Naves in a sentence

Related words

Naves | Nave | Naveed | Navesink

Naves meaning

plural of nave

Using Naves

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of nave
  • In the example corpus, naves often appears in combinations such as: the naves.

Context around Naves

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 4 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

long 1×

Often after:

distinguished 1×

Sentence patterns with Naves

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

churches have naves distinguished by 1× divided into naves with pillars 1× had long naves and small 1× in the naves of two 1× naves 8 years 1× surrounded the naves 1× three naves in the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

as centuries passed 1× naves 8 years 1× these buildings had 1× three naves in 1× while barrel vaults 1×

Common sentence endings:

christian art period 1× dames in 1120 1× horseshoe shaped arches 1× st philibert tournus 1× surrounded the naves 1× uncle years later 1×

Words around Naves

Just before it in the word index:

naver 15 navenby 2 navels 2 navellier 15 navelim 3 naveli 7

Just after it in the word index:

navesink 7 naveur 2 navfac 4 navgire 4 navi 96 navia 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 8 aacc 8 aacs 8 aafes 8 aankh 8 aapp 8

Corpus analysis for Naves

  • In this selection, "naves" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, long and distinguished stand out and add context to how "naves" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include churches have naves distinguished by and divided into naves with pillars. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "naves" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with naves

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

These buildings had long naves and small rectangular chancels; porticus sometimes surrounded the naves. (14 words)

Naves, 8 years old at the time, only discovered the full gruesome truth about her uncle years later. (18 words)

A number of 11th-century churches have naves distinguished by huge circular columns with no clerestory, or a very small one as at St Philibert, Tournus. (26 words)

Longer example sentences

While barrel vaults and groin vaults are typical of Romanesque architecture, ribbed vaults were used in the naves of two Romanesque churches in Caen, Abbey of Saint-Étienne and Abbaye aux Dames in 1120. (34 words)

Three naves in the Great Basilica are covered with mosaics of very rich floral and figurative iconography ; these well preserved mosaics are often regarded as fine examples of the early Christian art period. (33 words)

As centuries passed, the buildings had increasingly oriental appearance and similar structures: mosques with rectangular plans, divided into naves with pillars, as well as a wide use of horseshoe-shaped arches. (31 words)

Example sentences (6)

These buildings had long naves and small rectangular chancels; porticus sometimes surrounded the naves.

Naves, 8 years old at the time, only discovered the full gruesome truth about her uncle years later.

A number of 11th-century churches have naves distinguished by huge circular columns with no clerestory, or a very small one as at St Philibert, Tournus.

As centuries passed, the buildings had increasingly oriental appearance and similar structures: mosques with rectangular plans, divided into naves with pillars, as well as a wide use of horseshoe-shaped arches.

Three naves in the Great Basilica are covered with mosaics of very rich floral and figurative iconography ; these well preserved mosaics are often regarded as fine examples of the early Christian art period.

While barrel vaults and groin vaults are typical of Romanesque architecture, ribbed vaults were used in the naves of two Romanesque churches in Caen, Abbey of Saint-Étienne and Abbaye aux Dames in 1120.

Common combinations with naves

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "naves" in a sentence?
An example: "These buildings had long naves and small rectangular chancels; porticus sometimes surrounded the naves." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "naves" from authentic English texts.
What does "naves" mean?
Naves means: plural of nave
How many example sentences with "naves" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "naves", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.