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Potsherd is an English word with synonyms like shard or sherd. Below you'll find 2 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Potsherd meaning

A piece of ceramic from pottery, often found on an archaeological site.

Synonyms of Potsherd

shard sherd fragment

Related words

Other words often associated with Potsherd or its synonyms:

piece separate break part

Using Potsherd

  • The main meaning on this page is: A piece of ceramic from pottery, often found on an archaeological site.
  • Useful related words include: shard, sherd, fragment.

Context around Potsherd

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 19 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

discovered 1×

Sentence patterns with Potsherd

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

a potsherd discovered at 1× on a potsherd when offered 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a potsherd discovered 1× imphepho is traditionally 1×

Common sentence endings:

alwt and wlt 1× to the ancestors 1×

Words around Potsherd

Just before it in the word index:

potshards 2 potsdamer 57 potsdam 65 potsane 2 pots 457 potroz 2

Just after it in the word index:

potsherds 5 potshot 2 potshots 18 potstickers 3 pott 12 pottage 6

Similar in corpus frequency:

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

Corpus analysis for Potsherd

  • In this selection, "potsherd" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 19 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, discovered stand out and add context to how "potsherd" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a potsherd discovered at and on a potsherd when offered. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "potsherd" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with potsherd

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

Imphepho is traditionally burned on a potsherd when offered to the ancestors. (12 words)

A potsherd discovered at the site, and reliably dated to the tenth to mid-ninth centuries BC, is inscribed with the two names "alwt" and "wlt". (26 words)

Longer example sentences

A potsherd discovered at the site, and reliably dated to the tenth to mid-ninth centuries BC, is inscribed with the two names "alwt" and "wlt". (26 words)

Imphepho is traditionally burned on a potsherd when offered to the ancestors. (12 words)

Example sentences (2)

Imphepho is traditionally burned on a potsherd when offered to the ancestors.

A potsherd discovered at the site, and reliably dated to the tenth to mid-ninth centuries BC, is inscribed with the two names "alwt" and "wlt".

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "potsherd" in a sentence?
An example: "Imphepho is traditionally burned on a potsherd when offered to the ancestors." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "potsherd" from authentic English texts.
What does "potsherd" mean?
Potsherd means: A piece of ceramic from pottery, often found on an archaeological site.
What are synonyms of "potsherd"?
Common synonyms of "potsherd" include: shard, sherd, fragment.
How many example sentences with "potsherd" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "potsherd", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.