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Shunt is an English word with synonyms like passage or passageway. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Shunt in a sentence

Related words

Shunt | Shunted | Shunting | Shunts | Shuntaro

Shunt meaning

  1. To cause to move (suddenly), as by pushing or shoving; to give a (sudden) start to.
  2. To divert to a less important place, position, or state.
  3. To provide with a shunt.

Synonyms of Shunt

passage passageway electrical shunt bypass conductor implant transfer shift deviate

Related words

Other words often associated with Shunt or its synonyms:

move displace stuff abnormal differ embed way change translation transference individual musician

Using Shunt

  • The main meaning on this page is: To cause to move (suddenly), as by pushing or shoving; to give a (sudden) start to. | To divert to a less important place, position, or state. | To provide with a shunt.
  • Useful related words include: passage, passageway, electrical shunt, bypass.
  • In the example corpus, shunt often appears in combinations such as: the shunt, shunt is, to shunt.

Context around Shunt

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 9 start, 7 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

big 1× two 1× minor 1× cholecystic 1× wearable 1×

Often after:

admittance 2× obstruction 1× implanted 1× fresh 1× inserted 1× weapons 1× reactor 1× reactors 1× seriously 1× monitor 1×

Sentence patterns with Shunt

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

a big shunt for george 1× a minor shunt 1× a shunt a thin 1× called a shunt which diverts 1× due to shunt obstruction 1× for a shunt is about 1× forced to shunt seriously ill 1× fueling the shunt reactor circuit 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a big shunt 1× a few days 1× a retrospective case 1× a shunt a 1× babies with hydrocephalus 1× bottom a woman 1×

Common sentence endings:

40 minutes away 1× a compressive bandage 1× a minor shunt 1× about two years 1× and shunt admittance 1× children s hospital 1×

Words around Shunt

Just before it in the word index:

shunsuke 2 shunsui 5 shuns 22 shunning 62 shunned 183 shunnarah 2

Just after it in the word index:

shuntaro 5 shunted 31 shunting 14 shunts 12 shunya 3 shunzhi 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaryan 58 acrimony 58 akash 58 akp 58 albus 58 amphibian 58

Corpus analysis for Shunt

  • In this selection, "shunt" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, big, two, minor, admittance, obstruction and implanted stand out and add context to how "shunt" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a big shunt for george and a minor shunt. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "shunt" sits close to words such as aaryan, acrimony and akash, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with shunt

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

Bottom: A woman wears a new wearable shunt monitor on her neck. (12 words)

But the sausage kerb didn’t really do any favors to that shunt. (13 words)

We had two shunt reactors in Jebba before this event; however, one broke down. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

Likewise, if you’re in trouble you can shunt weapons power to your shields, except that makes it less likely you’ll be able to defeat the enemies and get the energy you so desperately need. (36 words)

If just one shunt is faulty, all or part of a string of lights may not work, as miniature light sets are wired in series, and electricity must flow through each bulb to the next. (35 words)

A shunt – a thin tube surgically inserted into the body – is often used to treat a condition called hydrocephalus, which is caused by too much fluid building up in the brain. (31 words)

Example sentences (20)

LP shunting provides long-term relief in about half the cases; others require revision of the shunt, often on more than one occasion—usually due to shunt obstruction.

Series resistance and shunt admittance are considered as distributed parameters, meaning each differential length of the line has a corresponding differential resistance and shunt admittance.

A few days after his operation, Kevan was discharged home with a shunt implanted in his brain to help prevent pressure from building up in his brain.

For the heavily populated parts of New Orleans and neighboring Jefferson Parish, where barging water is not practical, plans continue for pipelines to shunt fresh water from farther upriver.

A big shunt for George Russell by Turn 7! Virtual safety car is called for and he’s ok.

A shunt – a thin tube surgically inserted into the body – is often used to treat a condition called hydrocephalus, which is caused by too much fluid building up in the brain.

He underwent six brain operations and needed a shunt inserted to ease pressure from fluid build-up on his brain.

Likewise, if you’re in trouble you can shunt weapons power to your shields, except that makes it less likely you’ll be able to defeat the enemies and get the energy you so desperately need.

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The rising investments by major economies such as China and the US in smart grids are fueling the shunt reactor circuit market expansion.

We had two shunt reactors in Jebba before this event; however, one broke down.

Babies with hydrocephalus are fitted with a shunt after birth to divert the fluid from the brain, so reducing the risk of increasing cranial pressure, into the abdominal cavity.

If just one shunt is faulty, all or part of a string of lights may not work, as miniature light sets are wired in series, and electricity must flow through each bulb to the next.

Jason Mercer, 44, and Alexandru Murgeanu, 22, died when a lorry ploughed into their stationary vehicles near Sheffield after they were involved in a 'minor shunt'.

The Royal Marsden’s Sutton hospital does not have an intensive care unit and is forced to shunt seriously ill children to St George’s Hospital 40 minutes away.

They also put in a shunt, or small tube, that takes some of the blood going to the body and sends it back to the lungs.

A retrospective case series was performed to include all paediatric patients who received a ventriculo-cholecystic shunt at a single centre, Sheffield Children's Hospital.

Surgeons put a device called a shunt, which diverts blood flow, into his penis along with a urinary catheter, and wrapped it in a compressive bandage.

Bottom: A woman wears a new wearable shunt monitor on her neck.

But the sausage kerb didn’t really do any favors to that shunt.

Chris explained that the average risk of failure for a shunt is about two years.

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Common combinations with shunt

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "shunt" in a sentence?
An example: "LP shunting provides long-term relief in about half the cases; others require revision of the shunt, often on more than one occasion—usually due to shunt obstruction." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "shunt" from authentic English texts.
What does "shunt" mean?
Shunt means: To cause to move (suddenly), as by pushing or shoving; to give a (sudden) start to.
What are synonyms of "shunt"?
Common synonyms of "shunt" include: passage, passageway, electrical shunt, bypass, conductor, implant, transfer, shift. Plus 1 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "shunt" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "shunt", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.