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Using Spruance

  • In the example corpus, spruance often appears in combinations such as: the spruance, spruance class.

Context around Spruance

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 7 start, 6 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 16 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

uss 1× ray 1× eight 1×

Often after:

class 5× arrive 1× destroyers 1× plant 1× knew 1× once 1×

Sentence patterns with Spruance

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

spruance class destroyer 2× spruance class destroyers 2× and then spruance s carriers 1× as the spruance plant 1× directly to spruance 1× due to spruance s decision 1× of ray spruance s entrepreneurship 1× of the spruance destroyers carried 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

spruance class destroyer 2× spruance class destroyers 2× after this victory 1× dupont maintains a 1× it was planned 1× over the following 1×

Common sentence endings:

against the stragglers 1× and combat systems 1× and his carriers 1× and the uss 1× directly to spruance 1× feb 4 1944 1×

Words around Spruance

Just before it in the word index:

sproxton 2 sprouts 166 sprouting 67 sprouted 65 sprout 138 sprouse 24

Just after it in the word index:

spruce 292 spruced 13 sprucefield 3 spruces 6 sprucing 21 sprue 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaa 21 abductees 21 abdulahi 21 abetment 21 abhors 21 abidal 21

Corpus analysis for Spruance

  • In this selection, "spruance" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 20.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, uss, ray, eight, class, arrive and destroyers stand out and add context to how "spruance" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include spruance class destroyer and spruance class destroyers. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "spruance" sits close to words such as aaaa, abductees and abdulahi, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with spruance

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

Spruance-class destroyers destroyers serving as the high capability ships. (10 words)

All of the Spruance destroyers carried two separate quad Harpoon launchers. (11 words)

Spruance-class destroyer in service, USS, was decommissioned on September 21, 2005. (12 words)

Longer example sentences

The USS O’Kane, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer led by Commander Richard Ray, and the USS Spruance arrive, refill their bellies with fuel and supplies, and not a single person questions why we’re hosting these vessels. (38 words)

Spruance, a former submarine commander, was "understandably furious" at the vagueness of Murphy's report, as it provided him with little more than suspicion and no concrete information on which to make his preparations. (34 words)

Spruance knew the United States had won a great victory, but he was still unsure of what Japanese forces remained and was determined to safeguard both Midway and his carriers. (30 words)

Example sentences (16)

After this victory, Admiral Raymond A. Spruance made the New Jersey his flagship, raising his four-star flag on Feb. 4, 1944.

The USS O’Kane, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer led by Commander Richard Ray, and the USS Spruance arrive, refill their bellies with fuel and supplies, and not a single person questions why we’re hosting these vessels.

Tempering his respect for technical specialists, in particular career airmen, comprised part of Ray Spruance’s entrepreneurship.

All of the Spruance destroyers carried two separate quad Harpoon launchers.

DuPont maintains a production facility in South Richmond known as the Spruance Plant.

It was planned that General Buckner would report to Turner until the amphibious phase was completed, after which he would report directly to Spruance.

Over the following two days, first Midway and then Spruance's carriers launched several strikes against the stragglers.

Spruance, a former submarine commander, was "understandably furious" at the vagueness of Murphy's report, as it provided him with little more than suspicion and no concrete information on which to make his preparations.

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Spruance class destroyer but receiving the cruiser designation due to their enhanced mission and combat systems.

Spruance-class destroyer in service, USS, was decommissioned on September 21, 2005.

Spruance-class destroyers destroyers serving as the high capability ships.

Spruance-class destroyers ) in the US Navy to be built with gas turbine propulsion.

Spruance knew the United States had won a great victory, but he was still unsure of what Japanese forces remained and was determined to safeguard both Midway and his carriers.

Spruance once again withdrew to the east to refuel his destroyers and rendezvous with the carrier Saratoga, which was ferrying much-needed replacement aircraft.

The ABLs were also installed on eight Spruance class destroyers, the four Virginia class cruisers, and the USS.

The Japanese surface forces failed to make contact with the Americans due to Spruance's decision to briefly withdraw eastward, and Yamamoto ordered a general withdrawal to the west.

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Common combinations with spruance

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