Explore Scimitar through 9 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like saber or sabre. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Scimitar in a sentence
Scimitar meaning
- A sword of Persian origin that features a curved blade.
- A long-handled billhook.
Using Scimitar
- The main meaning on this page is: A sword of Persian origin that features a curved blade. | A long-handled billhook.
- Useful related words include: cavalry sword, saber, sabre.
- In the example corpus, scimitar often appears in combinations such as: the scimitar.
Context around Scimitar
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 6 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Scimitar
- In this selection, "scimitar" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, shaped, new, related, horned, winglet and tipped stand out and add context to how "scimitar" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a new scimitar tipped ventral and aerodynamically shaped scimitar winglet tip. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "scimitar" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with scimitar
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The scimitar-horned oryx followed suit, while the addax became critically endangered. (12 words)
Today 140 hostages remain under the scimitar of Hamas in Gaza, which has promised to publicly execute them. (18 words)
Extinct species from the area include the scimitar oryx (Oryx dammah), addax (Addax nasomaculatus) and bubal hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus). (19 words)
This was all by way of build-up to his final flourish in which Blackwood tracked down Dennis to his church, waved his scimitar a bit more and then cackled as the priest flipped out and punched his bête noire repeatedly. (41 words)
However, the species' striking appearance made it (along with the closely related scimitar-horned oryx and addax) a popular quarry for sport hunters, especially foreign executives of oil companies working in the region. (33 words)
The program consists of retrofitting 737NGs' winglets by replacing the aluminum winglet tip cap with a new aerodynamically shaped "Scimitar" winglet tip cap and by adding a new Scimitar tipped Ventral Strake. (32 words)
Example sentences (9)
The program consists of retrofitting 737NGs' winglets by replacing the aluminum winglet tip cap with a new aerodynamically shaped "Scimitar" winglet tip cap and by adding a new Scimitar tipped Ventral Strake.
Scimitar-horned oryx being released to Chad after becoming extinct in the wild – the result of a global collaborative breeding programme.
Today 140 hostages remain under the scimitar of Hamas in Gaza, which has promised to publicly execute them.
This was all by way of build-up to his final flourish in which Blackwood tracked down Dennis to his church, waved his scimitar a bit more and then cackled as the priest flipped out and punched his bête noire repeatedly.
As in the scimitar blades used on some aircraft, the blade tips of a skewback propeller are swept back against the direction of rotation.
Extinct species from the area include the scimitar oryx (Oryx dammah), addax (Addax nasomaculatus) and bubal hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus).
However, the species' striking appearance made it (along with the closely related scimitar-horned oryx and addax) a popular quarry for sport hunters, especially foreign executives of oil companies working in the region.
In this instance, her ability enables Enterprise-E to target and hit the Romulan vessel Scimitar, despite the fact that it is cloaked.
The scimitar-horned oryx followed suit, while the addax became critically endangered.
Common combinations with scimitar
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: