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Shootdown in a sentence

Shootdown meaning

The shooting down of an aircraft, satellite, etc.

Using Shootdown

  • The main meaning on this page is: The shooting down of an aircraft, satellite, etc.
  • In the example corpus, shootdown often appears in combinations such as: the shootdown.

Context around Shootdown

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

accidental 1× 121 1×

Sentence patterns with Shootdown

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

after the shootdown 1× ec 121 shootdown did not 1× possible accidental shootdown by russian 1× to the shootdown some military 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

analysts have questioned 1× experts suggest shrapnel 1× however the pueblo 1×

Common sentence endings:

after the shootdown 1× erupt in asia 1× from the government 1× russian air defence 1×

Words around Shootdown

Just before it in the word index:

shootarounds 3 shootaround 15 shoot 2.880 shoos 5 shoopman 2 shoop 6

Just after it in the word index:

shooter 1.405 shooters 435 shooting 9.578 shootinga 5 shootings 1.185 shootist 5

Similar in corpus frequency:

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

Corpus analysis for Shootdown

  • In this selection, "shootdown" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, accidental and 121 stand out and add context to how "shootdown" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include after the shootdown and ec 121 shootdown did not. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "shootdown" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with shootdown

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

Analysts have questioned the decision in the days after the shootdown. (11 words)

Experts suggest shrapnel damage indicates a possible accidental shootdown by Russian air defence. (13 words)

However, in the days since Iran admitted to the shootdown, some military leaders have started to row back on the absolute admission of guilt from the government. (27 words)

Longer example sentences

However, the Pueblo capture and EC-121 shootdown did not find approval in Moscow, as the Soviet Union did not want a second major war to erupt in Asia. (29 words)

However, in the days since Iran admitted to the shootdown, some military leaders have started to row back on the absolute admission of guilt from the government. (27 words)

Experts suggest shrapnel damage indicates a possible accidental shootdown by Russian air defence. (13 words)

Example sentences (4)

Experts suggest shrapnel damage indicates a possible accidental shootdown by Russian air defence.

Analysts have questioned the decision in the days after the shootdown.

However, in the days since Iran admitted to the shootdown, some military leaders have started to row back on the absolute admission of guilt from the government.

However, the Pueblo capture and EC-121 shootdown did not find approval in Moscow, as the Soviet Union did not want a second major war to erupt in Asia.

Common combinations with shootdown

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "shootdown" in a sentence?
An example: "Experts suggest shrapnel damage indicates a possible accidental shootdown by Russian air defence." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "shootdown" from authentic English texts.
What does "shootdown" mean?
Shootdown means: The shooting down of an aircraft, satellite, etc.
How many example sentences with "shootdown" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "shootdown", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.