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Spruit meaning

A small headstream; a stream flowing through a village, dry in summer.

Using Spruit

  • The main meaning on this page is: A small headstream; a stream flowing through a village, dry in summer.
  • In the example corpus, spruit often appears in combinations such as: the spruit, braamfontein spruit, bryanfern spruit.

Context around Spruit

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 19.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 4 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

braamfontein 2× bryanfern 2× loved 1× edenvale 1×

Often after:

day 2× rehabilitation 1× sewage 1× near 1×

Sentence patterns with Spruit

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

activities of spruit day 1× along the spruit 1× along the spruit are covered 1× at the spruit to encourage 1× collected on spruit day 1× from the spruit in sharonela 1× much loved spruit in sharonlea 1× the braamfontein spruit near riverbend 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

all the community 1× barry cribb the 1× bordeaux south residents 1× clr bill rundle 1× connie friedmann who 1× nesta brown clears 1×

Common sentence endings:

along the spruit 1× and community togetherness 1× living further downstream 1× near riverbend road 1× october last year 1× of spruit day 1×

Words around Spruit

Just before it in the word index:

spruill 13 spruiking 4 spruiked 3 spruik 4 sprues 5 spruell 2

Just after it in the word index:

sprung 253 spry 32 sps 110 spsc 3 spsf 2 spsg 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadi 15 aakash 15 aayush 15 abcs 15 aberdonian 15 abhi 15

Corpus analysis for Spruit

  • In this selection, "spruit" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 19.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, braamfontein, bryanfern, loved, day, rehabilitation and sewage stand out and add context to how "spruit" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include activities of spruit day and along the spruit. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "spruit" sits close to words such as aadi, aakash and aayush, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with spruit

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

Nesta Brown clears out a tree branch from the spruit in Sharonela. (12 words)

Bordeaux South Residents Association funded jungle gym in a park along the spruit. (13 words)

One of the manholes is left uncovered along the Braamfontein Spruit near Riverbend Road. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

Residents in Bryanfern, Johannesburg, are at their wits’ end over the sewage flowing into the Bryanfern Spruit and the threat it poses to them and to people living further downstream. (30 words)

Connie Friedmann, who has created Zoemba the rhino, a theatre production for children that addresses real environmental issues, holds up some of the rubbish she has collected on Spruit Day. (30 words)

She had also raised the Bryanfern spruit sewage problem at three councillor forum meetings, on 29 June, 29 August and 24 October last year. (24 words)

Example sentences (12)

Barry Cribb, the founder of the Braamfontein Spruit Rehabilitation Project hopes to ensure that all manholes along the spruit are covered.

Residents in Bryanfern, Johannesburg, are at their wits’ end over the sewage flowing into the Bryanfern Spruit and the threat it poses to them and to people living further downstream.

She had also raised the Bryanfern spruit sewage problem at three councillor forum meetings, on 29 June, 29 August and 24 October last year.

Connie Friedmann, who has created Zoemba the rhino, a theatre production for children that addresses real environmental issues, holds up some of the rubbish she has collected on Spruit Day.

One of the manholes is left uncovered along the Braamfontein Spruit near Riverbend Road.

The conservancy would like to thank all those who participated in the organising and activities of Spruit Day.

The spruit is the longest stream in Johannesburg, originating from Barnato Park High School, running through parkland, right to the outskirts of the city.

All the community members came out to clean their much-loved spruit in Sharonlea.

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Bordeaux South Residents Association funded jungle gym in a park along the spruit.

Clr Bill Rundle points at the erosion of the riverbed in this Edenvale spruit.

Nesta Brown clears out a tree branch from the spruit in Sharonela.

The residents’ association usually holds an annual community fun hike at the spruit to encourage environmental consciousness, physical well-being, and community togetherness.

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Common combinations with spruit

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "spruit" in a sentence?
An example: "Barry Cribb, the founder of the Braamfontein Spruit Rehabilitation Project hopes to ensure that all manholes along the spruit are covered." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "spruit" from authentic English texts.
What does "spruit" mean?
Spruit means: A small headstream; a stream flowing through a village, dry in summer.
How many example sentences with "spruit" are there?
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