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Spong is an English word. Below you'll find 5 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Spong meaning

A long and narrow piece of land, resembling a tongue, especially a short peninsula.

Using Spong

  • The main meaning on this page is: A long and narrow piece of land, resembling a tongue, especially a short peninsula.
  • In the example corpus, spong often appears in combinations such as: shelby spong.

Context around Spong

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

shelby 2× detective 1× now 1×

Often after:

says 1×

Sentence patterns with Spong

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

detective spong from the 1× for now spong said residents 1× john shelby spong says that 1× john shelby spong the sins 1× spong often speaks 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

detective spong from 1× for now spong 1× in his book 1× john shelby spong 1× spong often speaks 1×

Common sentence endings:

earliest christian writings 1× for safety reasons 1× his own daughters 1× is residing there 1× of being contrived 1×

Words around Spong

Just before it in the word index:

sponenberg 2 spondylus 3 spondylosis 2 spondylolisthesis 2 spondylitis 8 spondon 3

Just after it in the word index:

sponge 233 spongebob 94 sponged 3 spongelike 1 sponges 107 spongey 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 7 aacc 7 aacs 7 aafes 7 aah 7 aankh 7

Corpus analysis for Spong

  • In this selection, "spong" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, shelby, detective, now and says stand out and add context to how "spong" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include detective spong from the and for now spong said residents. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "spong" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with spong

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

For now, Spong said residents couldn’t go back upstairs for safety reasons. (13 words)

Spong often speaks eloquently of how he looks at the world through the eyes of his own daughters. (18 words)

In his book The Sins of Scripture, John Shelby Spong says that "the whole story of Judas has the feeling of being contrived". (23 words)

Longer example sentences

John Shelby Spong, The Sins of Scripture (HarperCollins, 2009) He writes: "the act of betrayal by a member of the twelve disciples is not found in the earliest Christian writings. (30 words)

Detective Spong from the Seattle Police Department’s Sex Offender Detail is responsible for checking on this offender and verifying his address as long as he is residing there. (29 words)

In his book The Sins of Scripture, John Shelby Spong says that "the whole story of Judas has the feeling of being contrived". (23 words)

Example sentences (5)

Detective Spong from the Seattle Police Department’s Sex Offender Detail is responsible for checking on this offender and verifying his address as long as he is residing there.

For now, Spong said residents couldn’t go back upstairs for safety reasons.

Spong often speaks eloquently of how he looks at the world through the eyes of his own daughters.

In his book The Sins of Scripture, John Shelby Spong says that "the whole story of Judas has the feeling of being contrived".

John Shelby Spong, The Sins of Scripture (HarperCollins, 2009) He writes: "the act of betrayal by a member of the twelve disciples is not found in the earliest Christian writings.

Common combinations with spong

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "spong" in a sentence?
An example: "Detective Spong from the Seattle Police Department’s Sex Offender Detail is responsible for checking on this offender and verifying his address as long as he is residing there." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "spong" from authentic English texts.
What does "spong" mean?
Spong means: A long and narrow piece of land, resembling a tongue, especially a short peninsula.
How many example sentences with "spong" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "spong", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.