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Socotra is an English word. Below you'll find 8 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Socotra in a sentence

Socotra meaning

An island of Yemen, between the Guardafui Channel to the west, Gulf of Aden to the northwest, the Somali Sea to the south, and the Arabian Sea to the east.

Using Socotra

  • The main meaning on this page is: An island of Yemen, between the Guardafui Channel to the west, Gulf of Aden to the northwest, the Somali Sea to the south, and the Arabian Sea to the east.

Context around Socotra

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 5 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

ocean 1× engulfed 1×

Often after:

sits 1× streets 1×

Sentence patterns with Socotra

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

floods engulfed socotra streets cutting 1× however socotra was abandoned 1× indian ocean socotra sits at 1× island of socotra 1× miles from socotra an island 1× people in socotra and the 1× sea and socotra at the 1× socotra had proved 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

flash floods engulfed 1× however socotra was 1× nicknamed the galapagos 1× socotra had proved 1× three people including 1× yemen has an 1×

Common sentence endings:

all available means 1× as a base 1× busiest shipping lanes 1× by mateus reports 1× gulf of aden 1× island of socotra 1×

Words around Socotra

Just before it in the word index:

socos 2 socorro 17 socony 8 soconusco 7 socon 11 socom 8

Just after it in the word index:

socpac 2 socrata 3 socrate 2 socrates 244 socratic 54 socratics 10

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 11 aaba 11 aafc 11 aaib 11 aalbers 11 aardvarks 11

Corpus analysis for Socotra

  • In this selection, "socotra" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, ocean, engulfed, sits and streets stand out and add context to how "socotra" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include floods engulfed socotra streets cutting and however socotra was abandoned. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "socotra" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with socotra

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

Flash floods engulfed Socotra streets, cutting electricity and communication lines, they said. (12 words)

However, Socotra was abandoned four years later, as it was not advantageous as a base. (15 words)

At the time, they were about 50 miles from Socotra, an island in Yemen sandwiched between Somalia. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

Socotra had proved ineffective to control the Red Sea entrance and was abandoned, and Afonso's hint that Massawa could be a good Portuguese base might have been influenced by Mateus' reports. (32 words)

Yemen has an area of convert, including the islands of Perim at the southern end of the Red Sea and Socotra at the entrance to the Gulf of Aden. (29 words)

Nicknamed the Galapagos of the Indian Ocean, Socotra sits at the mouth of the Gulf of Aden on one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes. (26 words)

Example sentences (8)

At the time, they were about 50 miles from Socotra, an island in Yemen sandwiched between Somalia.

Nicknamed the Galapagos of the Indian Ocean, Socotra sits at the mouth of the Gulf of Aden on one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes.

Flash floods engulfed Socotra streets, cutting electricity and communication lines, they said.

He called on the people in Socotra and the occupied provinces to stand against the occupation by all available means.

Three people, including a 12-year-old girl, died in Oman, and another two bodies were recovered from the Yemeni island of Socotra.

However, Socotra was abandoned four years later, as it was not advantageous as a base.

Socotra had proved ineffective to control the Red Sea entrance and was abandoned, and Afonso's hint that Massawa could be a good Portuguese base might have been influenced by Mateus' reports.

Yemen has an area of convert, including the islands of Perim at the southern end of the Red Sea and Socotra at the entrance to the Gulf of Aden.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "socotra" in a sentence?
An example: "At the time, they were about 50 miles from Socotra, an island in Yemen sandwiched between Somalia." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "socotra" from authentic English texts.
What does "socotra" mean?
Socotra means: An island of Yemen, between the Guardafui Channel to the west, Gulf of Aden to the northwest, the Somali Sea to the south, and the Arabian Sea to the east.
How many example sentences with "socotra" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "socotra", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.