How do you use Ocracoke in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Ocracoke in a sentence
Ocracoke meaning
An island of North Carolina, United States.
Using Ocracoke
- The main meaning on this page is: An island of North Carolina, United States.
- In the example corpus, ocracoke often appears in combinations such as: ocracoke island, to ocracoke, on ocracoke.
Context around Ocracoke
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 3 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Ocracoke
- In this selection, "ocracoke" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 21 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, off, island, waived and inlet stand out and add context to how "ocracoke" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include ocracoke n c and back to ocracoke. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "ocracoke" sits close to words such as aami, aat and abada, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with ocracoke
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Adventure then turned toward the beach of Ocracoke Island, heading for a narrow channel. (14 words)
During July and August he travelled between his base in the town and his sloop off Ocracoke. (17 words)
There was a high threat for rip currents along the North Carolina from Wilmington to Ocracoke Island starting Friday. (19 words)
They have also suspended passenger ferry today, began voluntary evacuations of Ocracoke, waived tolls on evacuation routes, and are preparing facilities and mooring plans for vessels for storm conditions. (29 words)
Recognizing that students from Ocracoke had been displaced from their homes and schools, East Carteret students provided a fun getaway for students in grade 6-12. (26 words)
OCRACOKE, N.C. -- Residents on Ocracoke Island are still recovering from the battering they took when Hurricane Dorian roared through earlier this month. (23 words)
Example sentences (12)
OCRACOKE, N.C. -- Residents on Ocracoke Island are still recovering from the battering they took when Hurricane Dorian roared through earlier this month.
Recognizing that students from Ocracoke had been displaced from their homes and schools, East Carteret students provided a fun getaway for students in grade 6-12.
There was a high threat for rip currents along the North Carolina from Wilmington to Ocracoke Island starting Friday.
They have also suspended passenger ferry today, began voluntary evacuations of Ocracoke, waived tolls on evacuation routes, and are preparing facilities and mooring plans for vessels for storm conditions.
I first came to Ocracoke as a 17-year-old who’d just lost her legs to meningitis and sepsis.
OCRACOKE, N.C. — I write this from a barrier island 26 miles off the mainland coast, accessible only by boat or plane.
The Cape Hatteras National Seashore tweeted Saturday that all of the ponies in another herd on Ocracoke Island were safe.
Adventure then turned toward the beach of Ocracoke Island, heading for a narrow channel.
During July and August he travelled between his base in the town and his sloop off Ocracoke.
He took two French ships leaving the Caribbean, moved one crew across to the other, and sailed the remaining ship back to Ocracoke.
HMS Pearl and HMS Lyme drew too much water and were therefore unable to navigate the sandbars around Ocracoke.
The next day, Brand sent two canoes down Pamlico River to Ocracoke Inlet, to see if Teach could be seen.
Common combinations with ocracoke
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- ocracoke island 4×
- to ocracoke 4×
- on ocracoke 2×
- of ocracoke 2×