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

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Spall in a sentence

Related words

Spall | Spalletti | Spallation | Spalling | Spallanzani | Spalled

Spall meaning

  1. A splinter, fragment or chip, especially of stone.
  2. A process of weathering, aging, or other wear that involves the crumbling of the substrate.

Synonyms of Spall

spawl fragment

Related words

Other words often associated with Spall or its synonyms:

shard break part sherd piece separate

Using Spall

  • The main meaning on this page is: A splinter, fragment or chip, especially of stone. | A process of weathering, aging, or other wear that involves the crumbling of the substrate.
  • Useful related words include: spawl, fragment.
  • In the example corpus, spall often appears in combinations such as: rafe spall, timothy spall, van spall.

Context around Spall

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 6 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 15 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

rafe 5× timothy 3× van 2× jill 1× phillippe 1×

Often after:

crackle 1× steps 1× george 1×

Sentence patterns with Spall

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

and rafe spall 1× and rafe spall crackle with 1× and rafe spall george a 1× and timothy spall among others 1× as the spall would be 1× attorney rafe spall while stevenson 1× by rafe spall who just 1× entrepreneur and spall as a 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

bbc one s 1× board member jill 1× margaret rutherford timothy 1× new to the 1× phillippe spall whose 1× rose byrne and 1×

Common sentence endings:

a key location 1× and rafe spall 1× at her home 1× before an audience 1× catch a break 1× character named christian 1×

Words around Spall

Just before it in the word index:

spalko 2 spaling 3 spaldings 3 spalding 121 spalatro 2 spal 8

Just after it in the word index:

spallanzani 5 spallation 14 spalled 2 spalletti 15 spalling 6 spalt 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaon 19 abbv 19 abdalla 19 abdirahman 19 abdulmalik 19 abhimanyu 19

Corpus analysis for Spall

  • In this selection, "spall" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, rafe, timothy, van, crackle, steps and george stand out and add context to how "spall" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and rafe spall and and rafe spall crackle with. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "spall" sits close to words such as aaon, abbv and abdalla, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with spall

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

Timothy Spall steps into the shoes of Bernard Hill as the Duke of Norfolk. (14 words)

Specialising in Qi-gong, van Spall will be unblocking and rechannelling the energy of busy Londoners. (16 words)

Margaret Rutherford ( Timothy Spall in drag) tells her life story in cabaret form before an audience. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

New to the franchise are Levine’s one-dimensional grunt — veteran James Cromwell as a John Hammond-like entrepreneur — and Spall as a shifty individual who’s mostly responsible for setting the whole plot into motion. (36 words)

The lawyer encounters violent police harassment and a gratuitously corrupt district attorney (Rafe Spall), while Stevenson’s assistant (Cretton’s frequent collaborator Brie Larson, in a thankless role) fields bomb threats at her home. (34 words)

BBC One's "War of the Worlds" series stars Eleanor Tomlinson (Amy) and Rafe Spall (George), a couple who attempt to defy society and build a new life together. (29 words)

Example sentences (15)

Board member Jill Spall said this had been a very long process and expressed frustrations with the back-and-forth in joint meetings with the City Council.

Phillippe Spall, whose credits include roles in The Witcher and Wolf Hall, will portray a character named Christian.

Rose Byrne and Rafe Spall crackle with chemistry to play two newlyweds whose first year of marriage is more testing than the whirlwind romance that preceded it.

This 2009 fantasy drama film starring Maggie Smith and Timothy Spall among others also used as a key location.

Timothy Spall steps into the shoes of Bernard Hill as the Duke of Norfolk.

The film follows a man named Herb, played by Rafe Spall, who just can’t catch a break.

While there are some people who remain asymptomatic, it doesn’t mean their organs and tissues haven’t been affected,” says Van Spall.

BBC One's "War of the Worlds" series stars Eleanor Tomlinson (Amy) and Rafe Spall (George), a couple who attempt to defy society and build a new life together.

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Specialising in Qi-gong, van Spall will be unblocking and rechannelling the energy of busy Londoners.

The lawyer encounters violent police harassment and a gratuitously corrupt district attorney (Rafe Spall), while Stevenson’s assistant (Cretton’s frequent collaborator Brie Larson, in a thankless role) fields bomb threats at her home.

This would limit damage in the event of a successful penetration as the spall would be compartmentalized.

New to the franchise are Levine’s one-dimensional grunt — veteran James Cromwell as a John Hammond-like entrepreneur — and Spall as a shifty individual who’s mostly responsible for setting the whole plot into motion.

Spall as Mills gives you a fitting antagonist to hate, and you hope he gets his just rewards.

The stars will be joined by Ted Levine, James Cromwell, Geraldine Chaplin, Justin Smith, Toby Jones, Isabella Sermon, and Rafe Spall.

Margaret Rutherford ( Timothy Spall in drag) tells her life story in cabaret form before an audience.

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Common combinations with spall

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "spall" in a sentence?
An example: "Board member Jill Spall said this had been a very long process and expressed frustrations with the back-and-forth in joint meetings with the City Council." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "spall" from authentic English texts.
What does "spall" mean?
Spall means: A splinter, fragment or chip, especially of stone.
What are synonyms of "spall"?
Common synonyms of "spall" include: spawl, fragment.
How many example sentences with "spall" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "spall", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.