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Preta in a sentence

Related words

Preta | Pretax | Pretaped

Preta meaning

A hungry ghost (a supernatural being in Buddhist folklore, the spirit of a greedy person whose divine retribution is never to be sated)

Using Preta

  • The main meaning on this page is: A hungry ghost (a supernatural being in Buddhist folklore, the spirit of a greedy person whose divine retribution is never to be sated)
  • In the example corpus, preta often appears in combinations such as: terra preta.

Context around Preta

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 5 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

terra 2× sanskrit 1× bola 1×

Often after:

deposits 1× black 1× parades 1×

Sentence patterns with Preta

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

and onça preta deposits can 1× as terra preta de índio 1× do bola preta parades in 1× dvags sanskrit preta प र 1× fertile terra preta black earth 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a hungry ghost 1× researchers have found 1× the may 2021 1× the most famous 1× this created dark 1×

Common sentence endings:

indian dark earth 1× january 2021 mre 1× never be satisfied 1× of the city 1× the amazon forest 1×

Words around Preta

Just before it in the word index:

pret 33 presynod 2 presynaptic 17 presymptomatic 6 presuppositions 16 presupposition 10

Just after it in the word index:

pretaped 3 pretax 30 prete 3 preteen 22 preteens 12 pretence 71

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 8 aage 8 aardvarks 8 abaca 8 abaji 8 abascal 8

Corpus analysis for Preta

  • In this selection, "preta" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, terra, sanskrit, bola, deposits, black and parades stand out and add context to how "preta" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and onça preta deposits can and as terra preta de índio. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "preta" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with preta

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

This created dark soil areas known as terra preta de índio (Indian Dark Earth). (14 words)

The most famous ones are: * Cordão do Bola Preta: Parades in the centre of the city. (16 words)

Researchers have found that the fertile Terra preta (black earth) is distributed over large areas in the Amazon forest. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

The May 2021 Jaguar Scoping Study demonstrated that both the Jaguar South and Onça Preta Deposits can sustain quality underground operations with the study stope optimisations bottoming out on the base of the January 2021 MRE. (36 words)

A hungry ghost (Tibetan: yidag, yi-dvags; Sanskrit: preta, प्रेत) has a tiny throat and huge stomach, and so can never be satisfied. (25 words)

Researchers have found that the fertile Terra preta (black earth) is distributed over large areas in the Amazon forest. (19 words)

Example sentences (5)

The May 2021 Jaguar Scoping Study demonstrated that both the Jaguar South and Onça Preta Deposits can sustain quality underground operations with the study stope optimisations bottoming out on the base of the January 2021 MRE.

A hungry ghost (Tibetan: yidag, yi-dvags; Sanskrit: preta, प्रेत) has a tiny throat and huge stomach, and so can never be satisfied.

Researchers have found that the fertile Terra preta (black earth) is distributed over large areas in the Amazon forest.

The most famous ones are: * Cordão do Bola Preta: Parades in the centre of the city.

This created dark soil areas known as terra preta de índio (Indian Dark Earth).

Common combinations with preta

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "preta" in a sentence?
An example: "The May 2021 Jaguar Scoping Study demonstrated that both the Jaguar South and Onça Preta Deposits can sustain quality underground operations with the study stope optimisations bottoming out on the base of the January 2021 MRE." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "preta" from authentic English texts.
What does "preta" mean?
Preta means: A hungry ghost (a supernatural being in Buddhist folklore, the spirit of a greedy person whose divine retribution is never to be sated)
How many example sentences with "preta" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "preta", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.