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How do you use Palimpsests in a sentence? See 4 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Palimpsests in a sentence

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Palimpsests | Palimpsest

Palimpsests meaning

plural of palimpsest

Using Palimpsests

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of palimpsest

Context around Palimpsests

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 18 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

reading 1× papyrus 1×

Often after:

using 1×

Sentence patterns with Palimpsests

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

formation of palimpsests through viscoelastic 1× of reading palimpsests using ultraviolet 1× palimpsests were created 1× some papyrus palimpsests do survive 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

modern methods of 1× palimpsests were created 1× some papyrus palimpsests 1×

Common sentence endings:

are less damaging 1× large icy moons 1× of washing papyrus 1× vellum was expensive 1×

Words around Palimpsests

Just before it in the word index:

palimpsest 17 palike 20 palika 9 palij 7 palihapitiya 8 palico 3

Just after it in the word index:

palin 130 palindrome 15 palindromes 6 palindromic 10 paling 8 palinuro 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 6 aaah 6 aaargh 6 aacl 6 aadhi 6 aak 6

Corpus analysis for Palimpsests

  • In this selection, "palimpsests" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 18 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, reading, papyrus and using stand out and add context to how "palimpsests" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include formation of palimpsests through viscoelastic and of reading palimpsests using ultraviolet. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "palimpsests" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with palimpsests

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

Modern methods of reading palimpsests using ultraviolet light and photography are less damaging. (13 words)

Some papyrus palimpsests do survive, and Romans referred to this custom of washing papyrus. (14 words)

However, there is little evidence of formation of palimpsests through viscoelastic crustal relaxation, unlike on other large icy moons. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

Palimpsests were created by scraping the ink from existing works and reusing them, which was a common practice in the Middle Ages as vellum was expensive. (26 words)

However, there is little evidence of formation of palimpsests through viscoelastic crustal relaxation, unlike on other large icy moons. (19 words)

Some papyrus palimpsests do survive, and Romans referred to this custom of washing papyrus. (14 words)

Example sentences (4)

However, there is little evidence of formation of palimpsests through viscoelastic crustal relaxation, unlike on other large icy moons.

Modern methods of reading palimpsests using ultraviolet light and photography are less damaging.

Palimpsests were created by scraping the ink from existing works and reusing them, which was a common practice in the Middle Ages as vellum was expensive.

Some papyrus palimpsests do survive, and Romans referred to this custom of washing papyrus.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "palimpsests" in a sentence?
An example: "However, there is little evidence of formation of palimpsests through viscoelastic crustal relaxation, unlike on other large icy moons." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "palimpsests" from authentic English texts.
What does "palimpsests" mean?
Palimpsests means: plural of palimpsest
How many example sentences with "palimpsests" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "palimpsests", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.