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Perseid is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Perseid in a sentence

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Perseid | Perseids

Perseid meaning

A descendant of Perseus.

Using Perseid

  • The main meaning on this page is: A descendant of Perseus.
  • In the example corpus, perseid often appears in combinations such as: the perseid, perseid meteor.

Context around Perseid

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 5 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 12 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

annual 1× 2018 1×

Often after:

meteor 11× meteors 1×

Sentence patterns with Perseid

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

of the perseid meteor shower 3× been a perseid 1× during the perseid meteor shower 1× from the perseid meteor shower 1× in the perseid meteor shower 1× past the perseid meteor shower 1× see the perseid meteor shower 1× the 2018 perseid meteor shower 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

jessica gave some 1× more than 100 1× perseids may disappoint 1× scott mcgillivray from 1× stunning images of 1× the 2018 perseid 1×

Common sentence endings:

perseid meteor shower 2× at high speed 1× in july 1862 1× locations is underway 1× meteor shower tonight 1× not this year 1×

Words around Perseid

Just before it in the word index:

persecutory 5 persecutors 19 persecutor 15 persecutions 58 persecution 664 persecuting 39

Just after it in the word index:

perseids 14 persekutuan 2 persell 2 persephone 79 persepolis 18 persero 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aanand 16 abcd 16 abdurrahman 16 aberdour 16 abergele 16 abg 16

Corpus analysis for Perseid

  • In this selection, "perseid" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, annual, 2018, meteor and meteors stand out and add context to how "perseid" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include of the perseid meteor shower and been a perseid. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "perseid" sits close to words such as aanand, abcd and abdurrahman, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with perseid

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

Heracles had been a Perseid. (5 words)

The 2018 Perseid meteor shower over the village of Klinovka. (10 words)

Will I Be Able to See the Perseid Meteor Shower This Weekend? (12 words)

Longer example sentences

Perseids may disappoint, but the planets dazzleIn years past, the Perseid meteor shower has produced as many as 200 bright meteors streaking through the mid-August night sky and usually a dozen more each hour, but not this year. (39 words)

The so-called “shooting stars” that you see fizzing brightly across the sky during the Perseid meteor shower are fragments of the Swift-Tuttle comet burning up as they enter the Earth’s atmosphere at high speed. (37 words)

Stunning images of the Perseid meteor shower have documented the celestial event reaching its peak this week as the Earth passes through a cloud of cometary dust. (27 words)

Question examples

Will I Be Able to See the Perseid Meteor Shower This Weekend? (12 words)

Example sentences (13)

According to the Met Office, last night stargazers across the east of England had the best views of the Perseid meteor shower.

Jessica gave some good general advice for those who want to spot shooting stars in the Perseid Meteor shower tonight.

More than 100 shooting stars from the Perseid meteor shower zoomed across the skies every hour.

This latest link up of Mars and Jupiter coincides with the Perseid meteor shower, one of the year's brightest showers.

Stunning images of the Perseid meteor shower have documented the celestial event reaching its peak this week as the Earth passes through a cloud of cometary dust.

The so-called “shooting stars” that you see fizzing brightly across the sky during the Perseid meteor shower are fragments of the Swift-Tuttle comet burning up as they enter the Earth’s atmosphere at high speed.

Perseids may disappoint, but the planets dazzleIn years past, the Perseid meteor shower has produced as many as 200 bright meteors streaking through the mid-August night sky and usually a dozen more each hour, but not this year.

Scott McGillivray from the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada shares his tips for catching a glimpse of the Perseid meteor shower.

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The annual Perseid meteor shower, which typically produces roughly 100 meteors an hour at its peak in dark sky locations, is underway.

The Perseid meteors are the legacy of a relatively large and bright comet that at least six North American and European astronomers discovered in July 1862.

The 2018 Perseid meteor shower over the village of Klinovka.

Will I Be Able to See the Perseid Meteor Shower This Weekend?

Heracles had been a Perseid.

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Common combinations with perseid

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "perseid" in a sentence?
An example: "According to the Met Office, last night stargazers across the east of England had the best views of the Perseid meteor shower." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "perseid" from authentic English texts.
What does "perseid" mean?
Perseid means: A descendant of Perseus.
How many example sentences with "perseid" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "perseid", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.