Wondering how to use Sproat in a sentence? Below are 6 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning .
Sproat meaning
A surname.
Using Sproat
- The main meaning on this page is: A surname.
Context around Sproat
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Sproat
- In this selection, "sproat" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 20 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, old, christopher, malcolm, lake, played and sculptor stand out and add context to how "sproat" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include all for sproat and canoeing on sproat lake saturday. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "sproat" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with sproat
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Thompson walks to start the inning, and that will be all for Sproat. (13 words)
Police say a group of three teenagers was canoeing on Sproat Lake Saturday when their canoe sank. (17 words)
Christopher Sproat, sculptor: I was living in the Plant Shoe Factory in Jamaica Plain when the building burned down in 1976. (21 words)
Sproat played his college ball at the University of Florida, as the Pensacola native pitched in the College World Series with the Gators in 2023. (25 words)
The 23-year-old Sproat, with his 100-mph heat, is clearly on the Mets’ radar as a potential late-season call-up. (23 words)
Christopher Sproat, sculptor: I was living in the Plant Shoe Factory in Jamaica Plain when the building burned down in 1976. (21 words)
Example sentences (6)
Police say a group of three teenagers was canoeing on Sproat Lake Saturday when their canoe sank.
Thompson walks to start the inning, and that will be all for Sproat.
Sproat played his college ball at the University of Florida, as the Pensacola native pitched in the College World Series with the Gators in 2023.
The 23-year-old Sproat, with his 100-mph heat, is clearly on the Mets’ radar as a potential late-season call-up.
Christopher Sproat, sculptor: I was living in the Plant Shoe Factory in Jamaica Plain when the building burned down in 1976.
Gilbert Malcolm Sproat, The Nootka: Scenes and Studies of Savage Life (Victoria: Sono Nis Press, 1987; originally published in 1868): xv.