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Shklovsky is an English word starting with the letter S. With 4 example sentences you'll see exactly how it works in context.

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Shklovsky in a sentence

Context around Shklovsky

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 35 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations

Often before:

caveat 1× iosif 1×

Often after:

overestimated 1× wrote 1×

Sentence patterns with Shklovsky

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

astronomer iosif shklovsky wrote the 1× i back shklovsky that if 1× if caveat shklovsky overestimated phobos 1× shklovsky s hollow 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

s f singer 1× shklovsky s hollow 1× singer wrote my 1× soviet astronomer iosif 1×

Common sentence endings:

bad early data 1× citation the wow 1× might be hollow 1× therefore martian made 1×

Words around Shklovsky

Just before it in the word index:

shklov 3 shklar 3 shkhara 2 shk 3 shizzi 3 shizz 4

Just after it in the word index:

shkoder 2 shkodra 3 shkodran 11 shkolnik 2 shkreli 24 shkudun 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 6 aaah 6 aaargh 6 aacl 6 aadhi 6 aak 6

Corpus analysis for Shklovsky

  • In this selection, "shklovsky" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 35 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, caveat, iosif, overestimated and wrote stand out and add context to how "shklovsky" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include astronomer iosif shklovsky wrote the and i back shklovsky that if. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "shklovsky" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with shklovsky

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

Shklovsky's "Hollow Phobos" hypothesis In the late 1950s and 1960s, the unusual orbital characteristics of Phobos led to speculations that it might be hollow. (25 words)

S. F. Singer, "More on the Moons of Mars", Astronautics, February 1960, American Astronautical Society, page 16. Later measurements confirmed Singer's big "if" caveat: Shklovsky overestimated Phobos' rate of altitude loss due to bad early data. (37 words)

Soviet astronomer Iosif Shklovsky wrote the pioneering book in the field, Universe, Life, Intelligence (1962), which was expanded upon by American astronomer Carl Sagan as the best-selling book Intelligent Life in the Universe (1966). citation The WOW! (38 words)

Longer example sentences

Singer wrote: "My conclusion there is, and here I back Shklovsky, that if the satellite is indeed spiraling inward as deduced from astronomical observation, then there is little alternative to the hypothesis that it is hollow and therefore martian made. (40 words)

Soviet astronomer Iosif Shklovsky wrote the pioneering book in the field, Universe, Life, Intelligence (1962), which was expanded upon by American astronomer Carl Sagan as the best-selling book Intelligent Life in the Universe (1966). citation The WOW! (38 words)

S. F. Singer, "More on the Moons of Mars", Astronautics, February 1960, American Astronautical Society, page 16. Later measurements confirmed Singer's big "if" caveat: Shklovsky overestimated Phobos' rate of altitude loss due to bad early data. (37 words)

Exclamation examples

Soviet astronomer Iosif Shklovsky wrote the pioneering book in the field, Universe, Life, Intelligence (1962), which was expanded upon by American astronomer Carl Sagan as the best-selling book Intelligent Life in the Universe (1966). citation The WOW! (38 words)

Example sentences (4)

S. F. Singer, "More on the Moons of Mars", Astronautics, February 1960, American Astronautical Society, page 16. Later measurements confirmed Singer's big "if" caveat: Shklovsky overestimated Phobos' rate of altitude loss due to bad early data.

Shklovsky's "Hollow Phobos" hypothesis In the late 1950s and 1960s, the unusual orbital characteristics of Phobos led to speculations that it might be hollow.

Singer wrote: "My conclusion there is, and here I back Shklovsky, that if the satellite is indeed spiraling inward as deduced from astronomical observation, then there is little alternative to the hypothesis that it is hollow and therefore martian made.

Soviet astronomer Iosif Shklovsky wrote the pioneering book in the field, Universe, Life, Intelligence (1962), which was expanded upon by American astronomer Carl Sagan as the best-selling book Intelligent Life in the Universe (1966). citation The WOW!

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "shklovsky" in a sentence?
An example: "S. F. Singer, "More on the Moons of Mars", Astronautics, February 1960, American Astronautical Society, page 16. Later measurements confirmed Singer's big "if" caveat: Shklovsky overestimated Phobos' rate of altitude loss due to bad early data." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "shklovsky" from authentic English texts.
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