How do you use Pike in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like expressway or arm, plus the exact meaning.
Pike in a sentence
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Pike meaning
- A very long spear used two-handed by infantry soldiers for thrusting (not throwing), both for attacks on enemy foot soldiers and as a countermeasure against cavalry assaults.
- A sharp, pointed staff or implement.
- A large haycock (“conical stack of hay left in a field to dry before adding to a haystack”).
Synonyms of Pike
Using Pike
- The main meaning on this page is: A very long spear used two-handed by infantry soldiers for thrusting (not throwing), both for attacks on enemy foot soldiers and as a countermeasure against cavalry assaults. | A sharp, pointed staff or implement. | A large haycock (“conical stack of hay left in a field to dry before adding to a haystack”).
- Useful related words include: expressway, weapon system, arm, weapon.
- In the example corpus, pike often appears in combinations such as: pike county, the pike, pike and.
Context around Pike
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 10 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Pike
- In this selection, "pike" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, river, columbia, 185, county, street and gallatin stand out and add context to how "pike" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a boarding pike was also and allegheny river pike jack pike. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "pike" sits close to words such as drowned, kai and mindful, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with pike
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
But in a blow to Pike's idealism, Vasselheim's overseers operate as isolationists. (14 words)
Among these are Clarksville Pike, Gallatin Pike, Lebanon Pike, Murfreesboro Pike, Nolensville Pike, and Franklin Pike. (16 words)
The crash occurred on Pike County 2201, approximately 10 miles east of Troy, in Pike County. (16 words)
An arrest report for Pike states police were called to the apartment complex at 6:28 a.m. after Pike’s father told a neighbor, then police, that his son had stabbed him in the neck with a large knife. (40 words)
Lot 185 Pike Street, Kitty, was owned and occupied by 69-year-old Jeanette Browne and occupied by two other persons, while the adjoining Lot 185, Pike Street property consisted of seven apartments, which housed an unknown number of persons. (40 words)
A memorial to Pike is located in the Judiciary Square neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The Albert Pike Memorial Temple is a historic Masonic lodge in Little Rock, Arkansas listed on the National Register of Historic Places. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
Among these are Clarksville Pike, Gallatin Pike, Lebanon Pike, Murfreesboro Pike, Nolensville Pike, and Franklin Pike.
The muskellunge is known by a wide variety of trivial names including Ohio muskellunge, Great Lakes muskellunge, barred muskellunge, Ohio River pike, Allegheny River pike, jack pike, unspotted muskellunge and the Wisconsin muskellunge.
In "The Menagerie," Kirk does address Pike by his first name, which suggests some familiarity, but then, it seems odd that Kirk would suggest he only met Pike once.
Sure, the blazing phoenix wings Pike receives are badass, but it's the image of this massive, room-filling god standing before a tiny gnome and recognizing Pike's selflessness that makes this moment profound.
The crash occurred on Pike County 2201, approximately 10 miles east of Troy, in Pike County.
This Columbia Pike barroom (whose initials are short for “Lower Arlington”) is a neighborhood gathering spot located in the basement of Columbia Pike proper.
Indiana State Police Detective Toni Walden and Pike County Sheriff’s Detective Scott Arnold conducted the investigation and submitted their findings to the Pike County Prosecutor’s Office.
Joe said: “ I have reached 30 of the peaks already, including High Street, High Raise and Sheffield Pike, with future challenges on the horizon, such as Scafell Pike.
The nets aren’t designed to catch northern pike in any numbers, Skoog said, so the DNR relies on spring trap-netting surveys to estimate pike abundance.
An arrest report for Pike states police were called to the apartment complex at 6:28 a.m. after Pike’s father told a neighbor, then police, that his son had stabbed him in the neck with a large knife.
Lot 185 Pike Street, Kitty, was owned and occupied by 69-year-old Jeanette Browne and occupied by two other persons, while the adjoining Lot 185, Pike Street property consisted of seven apartments, which housed an unknown number of persons.
A memorial to Pike is located in the Judiciary Square neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The Albert Pike Memorial Temple is a historic Masonic lodge in Little Rock, Arkansas listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Later, when Pike and his boss are discussing Benny, Pike tells him to run if he sees him.
Oakeshott (1980), p.55 The half-pike, sometimes known as a boarding pike, was also used as a weapon on board ships until the 19th century.
After Chapel beams back to the ship, Batel receives a well-timed call from Captain Pike.
And the Dark One may have taken Moiraine Damodred (Rosamund Pike) out of action for good by stripping her of the magical powers that defined her for so long.
As La'an explains that their standard weapons might not be enough, Pike reveals new phaser rifles, with freeze-ray features, and a tricorder upgrade that will allow the officer to detect nearby Gorn.
Back on the surface, while most of the survivors attempt to catch some much-deserved shut-eye, Pike formulates a plan to sneak out and find Scotty's transponder.
Boyd recognized and thanked the 911 telecommunicators in attendance for their dedication to the citizens of Pike County and the surrounding area.
But in a blow to Pike's idealism, Vasselheim's overseers operate as isolationists.
Common combinations with pike
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- pike county 31×
- the pike 25×
- pike and 17×
- rosamund pike 11×
- in pike 10×
- scafell pike 9×
- pike in 8×
- columbia pike 7×
- of pike 7×
- northern pike 5×