Below you will find example sentences with "ancient city". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Ancient City in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: ancient
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 11
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 28.6 words

Words in this phrase

ancient city

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • ancient can mean: Having lasted from a remote period; having been of long duration; of great age, very old. Frequent word
  • city can mean: A large settlement, bigger than a town; sometimes with a specific legal definition, depending on the place. Very common word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 5 start, 8 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

of the ancient city 2× ancient city of qalhat 1× blockade the ancient city of timbuktu 1× by the ancient city map creating 1× in the ancient city of kano 1× in the ancient city of thessaloniki 1× in the ancient city s imperial 1× includes the ancient city of qalhat 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

although the territories 1× an egyptian judge 1× ancient city of 1× arguably this is 1× brooklyn museum archives 1× cao bang is 1×

Common sentence endings:

the ancient city 3× 31 cbn deadline 1× and harmonious ambiance 1× another intimidation tactic 1× city by storm 1× city of aswan 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

old 4× years 3× today 3× 000 2× ruins 2× walls 2× qalhat 2× oman 2× site 2× located 2× east 2× areas 2×

Related phrases

manchester city oklahoma city city council york city mexico city gaza city ocean city iowa city atlantic city jersey city

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around ancient:

ancient greek 11× ancient egypt 9× ancient roman 8× ancient times 8× ancient greece 7× ancient rome 7×

Just before it in the phrase index:

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Just after it in the phrase index:

ancient egypt ancient greece ancient greek ancient roman ancient rome ancient times

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

ancient greek ancient egypt ancient roman ancient times ancient greece ancient rome

Same ending:

manchester city oklahoma city york city mexico city gaza city ocean city

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "ancient city" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 28.6 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as of the ancient city, ancient city of qalhat, old, years and today stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with manchester city, oklahoma city, city council, ancient greek, ancient egypt and ancient roman, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with ancient city

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

The city association with ancient Egypt, pyramids and ancient city of Memphis is both intriguing and beautiful. (17 words)

Arguably, this is the first time the ancient city will be having a comprehensively educated and robustly enlightened monarch. (19 words)

The nearly 2,000-year-old Domus Tiberiana was home to rulers in the ancient city’s Imperial period. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

Ancient City of Qalhat (Oman) – The site, which is located on the east coast of the Sultanate of Oman, includes the ancient city of Qalhat, surrounded by inner and outer walls, as well as areas beyond the ramparts where necropolises are located. (42 words)

Sezgin, who noted that the ancient city is 2,700 years old, emphasized that this date corresponds to the construction of the agora and the city's parliament building, and mentioned that they have some archaeological evidence supporting this. (39 words)

An Egyptian judge said in a statement that he had ordered three men to be detained for four days pending an investigation, accused of “attempting to steal a pharaonic statue” in the southern ancient city of Aswan. (37 words)

Example sentences (20)

Cao Bang is an ancient city with a history dating back over 2,000 years, with ruins of the ancient city walls, gates, and temples still standing today.

The city association with ancient Egypt, pyramids and ancient city of Memphis is both intriguing and beautiful.

Ancient City of Qalhat (Oman) – The site, which is located on the east coast of the Sultanate of Oman, includes the ancient city of Qalhat, surrounded by inner and outer walls, as well as areas beyond the ramparts where necropolises are located.

Brooklyn Museum Archives, Goodyear Archival Collection Roman Amphitheater Roman Pompey's Pillar Due to the constant presence of war in Alexandria in ancient times, very little of the ancient city has survived into the present day.

Nigeria’s ancient city of Kano stood still for the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu on Wednesday as his campaign train hits the city by storm.

Sezgin, who noted that the ancient city is 2,700 years old, emphasized that this date corresponds to the construction of the agora and the city's parliament building, and mentioned that they have some archaeological evidence supporting this.

The research presents more than 100 radiocarbon dates taken from four different excavation areas throughout the City of David, on the eastern and western slopes of the ancient city.

Deep beneath the Eternal City of Rome is a vast maze of underground tunnels used by the first Christians who inhabited the ancient city.

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Main sights Much of the old city of Trapani dates from the later medieval or early modern periods; there are no extant remains of the ancient city.

Although the territories he occupied mostly belong to Iran today, the ancient city itself is considered to belong to Azerbaijan’s cultural heritage.

An Egyptian judge said in a statement that he had ordered three men to be detained for four days pending an investigation, accused of “attempting to steal a pharaonic statue” in the southern ancient city of Aswan.

Arguably, this is the first time the ancient city will be having a comprehensively educated and robustly enlightened monarch.

Customers on Tuesday besieged various commercial banks in the ancient city of Kano to either get the new naira notes or deposit the old notes in order to beat the January 31 CBN deadline.

Drawing inspiration from Suzhou’s classical gardens, the sleek and modern guest rooms are decorated with silk paintings inspired by the ancient city map, creating an elegant and harmonious ambiance.

It was ironic, however, that he had actually been born in in the ancient city of Thessaloniki, and in previous years, he had pretended that Greece was his friend.

The ancient city of Benin will come alive from today as 900 athletes in the region converge for the kick-off of the maiden Schools’ Athletics Championships tagged ‘MTN Champs’.

Their journey will take the group of friends to the ruins of an ancient city, and the temple of Vehthar, which offers countless dangers of its own.

The nearly 2,000-year-old Domus Tiberiana was home to rulers in the ancient city’s Imperial period.

The ring was found at an archaeological site about 2 kilometers east of the Sea of Galilee, in the area where the ancient city of Hippos once stood.

When jihadists in Mali announced they would blockade the ancient city of Timbuktu, residents thought it was just another intimidation tactic.

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