Explore Stevedores through 7 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Stevedores in a sentence
Stevedores meaning
plural of stevedore.
Using Stevedores
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of stevedore.
- In the example corpus, stevedores often appears in combinations such as: the stevedores, stevedores have.
Context around Stevedores
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 3 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Stevedores
- In this selection, "stevedores" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 21.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, used, georgetown, working and went stand out and add context to how "stevedores" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include dressed as stevedores and port and he used stevedores working the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "stevedores" sits close to words such as aad, aadhar and aaro, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with stevedores
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The Christian Workers Union represents fourteen entities, one of which is the stevedores. (13 words)
The stevedores have a thankless job and carry out their responsibilities quietly and in anonymity. (15 words)
The uprising began in late November 1905 when the Georgetown stevedores went on strike, demanding higher wages. (17 words)
Hyde said that the stevedores have been reasonable, but the only leverage that the stevedores have right now is to say listen, we will stop work, because you are not hearing us. (32 words)
The ships were put into minimum running condition by contractors dressed as stevedores and port personnel, who were able to work in the engine rooms and below deck. (28 words)
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency has declared a renewed commitment towards furthering the interest of stevedores as captured in the 2014 Stevedoring Regulation. (25 words)
Example sentences (7)
Hyde said that the stevedores have been reasonable, but the only leverage that the stevedores have right now is to say listen, we will stop work, because you are not hearing us.
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency has declared a renewed commitment towards furthering the interest of stevedores as captured in the 2014 Stevedoring Regulation.
The stevedores have a thankless job and carry out their responsibilities quietly and in anonymity.
The Christian Workers Union represents fourteen entities, one of which is the stevedores.
He used stevedores working the docks in Baltimore to infect horses with glanders while they were waiting to be shipped to Britain.
The ships were put into minimum running condition by contractors dressed as stevedores and port personnel, who were able to work in the engine rooms and below deck.
The uprising began in late November 1905 when the Georgetown stevedores went on strike, demanding higher wages.
Common combinations with stevedores
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: