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Rapidan in a sentence

Rapidan meaning

  1. A river in Virginia, United States, which flows into the Rappahannock.
  2. An unincorporated community in Virginia, United States.
  3. Ellipsis of Rapidan Township.

Using Rapidan

  • The main meaning on this page is: A river in Virginia, United States, which flows into the Rappahannock. | An unincorporated community in Virginia, United States. | Ellipsis of Rapidan Township.
  • In the example corpus, rapidan often appears in combinations such as: the rapidan.

Context around Rapidan

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

dam 1× energy 1× using 1× river 1×

Sentence patterns with Rapidan

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

cross the rapidan at germanna 1× crossed the rapidan river and 1× crossing the rapidan 1× of the rapidan energy consultancy 1× on the rapidan using the 1× rapidan dam this 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a climate change 1× as casualty reports 1× confederate union grant 1× he correctly predicted 1× on may 5 1×

Common sentence endings:

crossing the rapidan 1× near wilderness tavern 1× not be certain 1× of northern virginia 1× rapidan energy consultancy 1×

Words around Rapidan

Just before it in the word index:

rapid 3.427 raphy 3 raphtalia 4 raphta 2 raphson 4 raphoe 6

Just after it in the word index:

rapidapi 2 rapidash 3 rapide 5 rapides 15 rapidity 30 rapidkl 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

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

Corpus analysis for Rapidan

  • In this selection, "rapidan" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, dam, energy and using stand out and add context to how "rapidan" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include cross the rapidan at germanna and crossed the rapidan river and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "rapidan" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with rapidan

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

Rapidan Dam this morning. (4 words)

On May 5, after Grant's army crossed the Rapidan River and entered the Wilderness of Spotsylvania, it was attacked by Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. (27 words)

A climate change-impelled president could “vaporize the oil and gas boom in the United States”, as succinctly put by Bob McNally, head of the Rapidan Energy consultancy. (28 words)

Longer example sentences

Confederate Union Grant's plan was for the V Corps (Warren) and VI Corps (Sedgwick) to cross the Rapidan at Germanna Ford, followed by the IX Corps (Burnside) after the supply trains had crossed at various fords, and to camp near Wilderness Tavern. (43 words)

As casualty reports became known in the North, heavy criticism fell on Grant, who was castigated as "the Butcher" by the Northern press after taking 52,788 casualties in the thirty days since crossing the Rapidan. (36 words)

He correctly predicted that Grant would cross to the east of the Confederate fortifications on the Rapidan, using the Germanna and Ely Fords, but he could not be certain. (29 words)

Example sentences (6)

Rapidan Dam this morning.

A climate change-impelled president could “vaporize the oil and gas boom in the United States”, as succinctly put by Bob McNally, head of the Rapidan Energy consultancy.

As casualty reports became known in the North, heavy criticism fell on Grant, who was castigated as "the Butcher" by the Northern press after taking 52,788 casualties in the thirty days since crossing the Rapidan.

Confederate Union Grant's plan was for the V Corps (Warren) and VI Corps (Sedgwick) to cross the Rapidan at Germanna Ford, followed by the IX Corps (Burnside) after the supply trains had crossed at various fords, and to camp near Wilderness Tavern.

He correctly predicted that Grant would cross to the east of the Confederate fortifications on the Rapidan, using the Germanna and Ely Fords, but he could not be certain.

On May 5, after Grant's army crossed the Rapidan River and entered the Wilderness of Spotsylvania, it was attacked by Lee's Army of Northern Virginia.

Common combinations with rapidan

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "rapidan" in a sentence?
An example: "Rapidan Dam this morning." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "rapidan" from authentic English texts.
What does "rapidan" mean?
Rapidan means: A river in Virginia, United States, which flows into the Rappahannock.
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