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Petrifies in a sentence

Petrifies meaning

third-person singular simple present indicative of petrify

Using Petrifies

  • The main meaning on this page is: third-person singular simple present indicative of petrify

Context around Petrifies

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

amounts 1× immediately 1×

Often after:

living 1×

Sentence patterns with Petrifies

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

small amounts petrifies living tissue 1× water immediately petrifies the witch 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

thalaron radiation even 1× the blessed water 1×

Common sentence endings:

the legendary witch 1× tissue almost instantly 1×

Words around Petrifies

Just before it in the word index:

petrified 91 petrification 10 petrie 69 petrides 3 petricka 2 petrichor 5

Just after it in the word index:

petrifying 13 petrik 3 petrila 2 petrilli 3 petrillo 11 petrina 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 4 aacr 4 aacsb 4 aadar 4 aadk 4 aadujeevitham 4

Corpus analysis for Petrifies

  • In this selection, "petrifies" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 28 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, amounts, immediately and living stand out and add context to how "petrifies" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include small amounts petrifies living tissue and water immediately petrifies the witch. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "petrifies" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with petrifies

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

Thalaron radiation, even in small amounts, petrifies living tissue almost instantly. (11 words)

The blessed water immediately petrifies the witch, and she remains in the cave to this day.sfn citation A 1000-year-old skeleton of a woman was discovered in the caves by Balch in 1912, and has also traditionally been linked to the legendary witch. (45 words)

Longer example sentences

The blessed water immediately petrifies the witch, and she remains in the cave to this day.sfn citation A 1000-year-old skeleton of a woman was discovered in the caves by Balch in 1912, and has also traditionally been linked to the legendary witch. (45 words)

Thalaron radiation, even in small amounts, petrifies living tissue almost instantly. (11 words)

Example sentences (2)

Thalaron radiation, even in small amounts, petrifies living tissue almost instantly.

The blessed water immediately petrifies the witch, and she remains in the cave to this day.sfn citation A 1000-year-old skeleton of a woman was discovered in the caves by Balch in 1912, and has also traditionally been linked to the legendary witch.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "petrifies" in a sentence?
An example: "Thalaron radiation, even in small amounts, petrifies living tissue almost instantly." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "petrifies" from authentic English texts.
What does "petrifies" mean?
Petrifies means: third-person singular simple present indicative of petrify
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Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "petrifies", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.