Get to know Potsherds better with 5 real example sentences, the meaning.
Potsherds meaning
plural of potsherd
Using Potsherds
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of potsherd
Context around Potsherds
- Average sentence length in these examples: 31.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Potsherds
- In this selection, "potsherds" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 31.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, broken, shells and inscribed stand out and add context to how "potsherds" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 70 inscribed potsherds were dated and and broken potsherds. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "potsherds" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with potsherds
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
These are: "Counting Potsherds" by Harry Turtledove in his anthology Departures and "The Craft of War" by Lois Tilton in Alternate Generals volume 1 (edited by Turtledove). (27 words)
Its area was approximately equal to that of the "newer" Sparta, but denudation has wreaked havoc with its buildings and nothing is left save ruined foundations and broken potsherds. (29 words)
Socrates Scholasticus was interpreted as saying that, while she was still alive, Hypatia's flesh was torn off ὀστράκοις, which literally means "with or by oyster shells, potsherds or roof tiles". (31 words)
According to a 1956 study by Thor Heyerdahl and Arne Skjølsvold, remains of potsherds and other artifacts from several sites on the islands suggest visitation by South American peoples prior to the arrival of the Spanish. (36 words)
The round towers lining the acropolis were found to be Hellenistic, the street of columns was dated to the 3–4th century, and 70 inscribed potsherds were dated to the early 8th century. (33 words)
Socrates Scholasticus was interpreted as saying that, while she was still alive, Hypatia's flesh was torn off ὀστράκοις, which literally means "with or by oyster shells, potsherds or roof tiles". (31 words)
Example sentences (5)
According to a 1956 study by Thor Heyerdahl and Arne Skjølsvold, remains of potsherds and other artifacts from several sites on the islands suggest visitation by South American peoples prior to the arrival of the Spanish.
Its area was approximately equal to that of the "newer" Sparta, but denudation has wreaked havoc with its buildings and nothing is left save ruined foundations and broken potsherds.
Socrates Scholasticus was interpreted as saying that, while she was still alive, Hypatia's flesh was torn off ὀστράκοις, which literally means "with or by oyster shells, potsherds or roof tiles".
The round towers lining the acropolis were found to be Hellenistic, the street of columns was dated to the 3–4th century, and 70 inscribed potsherds were dated to the early 8th century.
These are: "Counting Potsherds" by Harry Turtledove in his anthology Departures and "The Craft of War" by Lois Tilton in Alternate Generals volume 1 (edited by Turtledove).