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Shallop is an English word. Below you'll find 4 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Shallop in a sentence

Shallop meaning

  1. A kind of light boat.
  2. A shallow-draft riverboat.

Using Shallop

  • The main meaning on this page is: A kind of light boat. | A shallow-draft riverboat. | A kind of light boat.
  • In the example corpus, shallop often appears in combinations such as: in shallop.

Context around Shallop

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 16.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

broke 1×

Sentence patterns with Shallop

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

aboard the shallop were never 1× hudson s shallop broke out 1× in a shallop 1× in a shallop with a 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

after the mutiny 1× hudson and the 1× would you cross 1×

Common sentence endings:

cross dressing fugitive 1× fate is unknown 1× in a shallop 1×

Words around Shallop

Just before it in the word index:

shallit 3 shallipopi 3 shalli 3 shalley 2 shallcross 19 shalla 2

Just after it in the word index:

shallot 21 shallots 44 shallotte 2 shallow 973 shallowater 2 shallower 91

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaai 6 aani 6 aarne 6 aarya 6 aasb 6 aasen 6

Corpus analysis for Shallop

  • In this selection, "shallop" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 16.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, broke stand out and add context to how "shallop" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include aboard the shallop were never and hudson s shallop broke out. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "shallop" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with shallop

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

Would you cross the Minch in a shallop with a cross-dressing fugitive? (13 words)

So no more jumping off the highest roof, running the wildest rapids in a shallop. (15 words)

Hudson and the other seven aboard the shallop were never seen again, and their fate is unknown. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

After the mutiny, Captain Hudson's shallop broke out oars and tried to keep pace with the Discovery for some time. (21 words)

Hudson and the other seven aboard the shallop were never seen again, and their fate is unknown. (17 words)

So no more jumping off the highest roof, running the wildest rapids in a shallop. (15 words)

Question examples

Would you cross the Minch in a shallop with a cross-dressing fugitive? (13 words)

Example sentences (4)

Would you cross the Minch in a shallop with a cross-dressing fugitive?

So no more jumping off the highest roof, running the wildest rapids in a shallop.

After the mutiny, Captain Hudson's shallop broke out oars and tried to keep pace with the Discovery for some time.

Hudson and the other seven aboard the shallop were never seen again, and their fate is unknown.

Common combinations with shallop

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • in shallop 2×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "shallop" in a sentence?
An example: "Would you cross the Minch in a shallop with a cross-dressing fugitive?" This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "shallop" from authentic English texts.
What does "shallop" mean?
Shallop means: A kind of light boat.
How many example sentences with "shallop" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "shallop", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.