How do you use Rijn in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts.
Using Rijn
- In the example corpus, rijn often appears in combinations such as: van rijn, rijn used, leidsche rijn.
Context around Rijn
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 6 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Rijn
- In this selection, "rijn" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, van, leidsche, den, used and housing stand out and add context to how "rijn" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include aan den rijn from amsterdam and complex leidsche rijn in utrecht. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "rijn" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with rijn
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Getting to Alphen aan den Rijn from Amsterdam usually takes around 45 minutes by car. (15 words)
The bishop, for example dammed the Kromme Rijn at Wijk bij Duurstede to protect his estates from flooding. (18 words)
Caravaggio and Rembrandt Van Rijn used browns to create chiaroscuro effects, where the subject appeared out of the darkness. (19 words)
Now, their permanent public collection includes, “Self Portrait, Etching at a Window” by Rembrandt van Rijn, “The Arrest of Christ” by Hieronymus Bosch, “Specter of the Evening” by Salvador Dalí, “Fleurs (Bouguet)” by Henri Matisse and more. (37 words)
For the first time, the museum in Amsterdam is showing all of its 22 paintings, 60 drawings and the best prints of its 300 etchings by the Leiden-born artist Rembrandt van Rijn. (33 words)
Green city on the Rhine or Park City The image of Arnhem on the Rijn, with green forests in the background, has always been a much-loved theme of painters. (30 words)
Example sentences (11)
Getting to Alphen aan den Rijn from Amsterdam usually takes around 45 minutes by car.
For the first time, the museum in Amsterdam is showing all of its 22 paintings, 60 drawings and the best prints of its 300 etchings by the Leiden-born artist Rembrandt van Rijn.
Now, their permanent public collection includes, “Self Portrait, Etching at a Window” by Rembrandt van Rijn, “The Arrest of Christ” by Hieronymus Bosch, “Specter of the Evening” by Salvador Dalí, “Fleurs (Bouguet)” by Henri Matisse and more.
Part of a Roman road dating from 150 AD has come to light during building activities on the site of housing complex Leidsche Rijn in Utrecht.
Around 2000 the city the Leidsche Rijn housing area was developed as the next extension of the city to the west.
Caravaggio and Rembrandt Van Rijn used browns to create chiaroscuro effects, where the subject appeared out of the darkness.
From here, the situation becomes more complicated, as the Dutch name Rijn no longer coincides with the main flow of water.
Green city on the Rhine or Park City The image of Arnhem on the Rijn, with green forests in the background, has always been a much-loved theme of painters.
In the Protestant Netherlands, Rembrandt Van Rijn used this sober new palette of blacks and browns to create portraits whose faces emerged from the shadows expressing the deepest human emotions.
Rembrandt van Rijn used all the earth pigments, including sienna, ochre and umber, to create his rich and complex browns.
The bishop, for example dammed the Kromme Rijn at Wijk bij Duurstede to protect his estates from flooding.
Common combinations with rijn
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: