Quakes is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Quakes meaning
plural of quake
Using Quakes
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of quake
- In the example corpus, quakes often appears in combinations such as: the quakes, quakes and, quakes in.
Context around Quakes
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 8 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Quakes
- In this selection, "quakes" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 23.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, deadly, two, small, shook, occurred and except stand out and add context to how "quakes" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 6 s quakes and by two quakes of magnitude. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "quakes" sits close to words such as abbie, abort and adf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with quakes
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A total of six sizable quakes shook Southern California when the lake filled. (13 words)
And a series of even small quakes can trigger temblors on nearby fault lines. (14 words)
I guess it is possible and we've probably had a few mild quakes. (14 words)
Two quakes measuring magnitude 7.8 and 7.5 struck nine hours apart overnight on February 6, causing devastation across ten provinces of Turkey and a large part of Syria, already ravaged by 11 years of civil war. (38 words)
The World Bank’s Alanna Simpson, who has worked on seismic risks in Turkey, speaks with the Monitor about the lessons of past quakes and the country’s response to the recent devastating temblor. (34 words)
The quake was felt just before 4am across coastal areas in Bali and Lombok and was followed by two quakes of magnitude 6.1 and 6.5, according to the Indonesian geological agency. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
And a series of even small quakes can trigger temblors on nearby fault lines.
A total of six sizable quakes shook Southern California when the lake filled.
Extreme temperature changes can be associated with a rare phenomenon called frost quakes, which also are possible as temperatures plummet across the region.
I forgot to mention that in the winter after that cluster of very small very local quakes, a neighborhood nearby had several house fires attributed to fireplace usage.
I guess it is possible and we've probably had a few mild quakes.
I was at home with my wife and family as at the period when the quakes occurred.
Meanwhile, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has declared seven days of national mourning following the deadly quakes that hit the country Monday.
Occurring in 148 BC, it did immense damage, and it was only the first of many such quakes in the area which contributed to its decline.
Özfirat, who was also rescued from the rubble eight hours later, said, “This is our first concert after Feb. 6 quakes.
Painter Vahap Aydoğan, who has been an artist for 23 years, was in Şanlıurfa during the Feb. 6’s quakes.
Scientific American reported on a study that suggests fracturing liquid injections could be responsible for much farther-reaching and more potentially devastating quakes.
Taliban officials said more than 2,000 had died across Herat after the earlier quakes.
The 12-year-old Çınar Kuloğlu, saved by his dog, lost his entire family in the deadly quakes, except for his brother Mehmet.
The quakes that ripped through south-east Turkey and north-west Syria are among the deadliest recorded over the past century.
The quake was felt just before 4am across coastal areas in Bali and Lombok and was followed by two quakes of magnitude 6.1 and 6.5, according to the Indonesian geological agency.
The World Bank’s Alanna Simpson, who has worked on seismic risks in Turkey, speaks with the Monitor about the lessons of past quakes and the country’s response to the recent devastating temblor.
They were among the world's deadliest quakes this year, after tremors in Turkey and Syria killed an estimated 50,000 in February.
Two quakes measuring magnitude 7.8 and 7.5 struck nine hours apart overnight on February 6, causing devastation across ten provinces of Turkey and a large part of Syria, already ravaged by 11 years of civil war.
According to City Hall, the Quakes have produced more than 60 alumni who have gone on to play in the Major Leagues, including Mike Trout, Corey Seager and Cody Bellinger.
Japan issued tsunami alerts and told people to evacuate seaside areas after a series of strong quakes on its western coastline Monday.
Common combinations with quakes
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the quakes 18×
- quakes and 9×
- quakes in 6×
- quakes are 6×
- of quakes 4×
- small quakes 3×
- quakes can 3×
- quakes were 3×
- quakes that 3×
- such quakes 3×