Explore Sumas through 2 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Sumas meaning
- A placename:
- Ellipsis of Sumas Lake: a former lake in the Fraser Lowland region, shared between British Columbia, Canada and Whatcom County, Washington, United States, which was drained to create Sumas Prairie.
Using Sumas
- The main meaning on this page is: A placename: | Ellipsis of Sumas Lake: a former lake in the Fraser Lowland region, shared between British Columbia, Canada and Whatcom County, Washington, United States, which was drained to create Sumas Prairie. | A placename:
Context around Sumas
- Average sentence length in these examples: 30 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 0 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Sumas
- In this selection, "sumas" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 30 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, river and mountain stand out and add context to how "sumas" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include for the sumas river as and landed on sumas mountain in. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "sumas" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with sumas
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
On 21 February, Pilot Officer E. E. Maxwell shot down a balloon, which landed on Sumas Mountain in Washington State. (20 words)
The centre had issued a flood warning for the Sumas River as the nearby Nooksack River in Washington state swelled over its banks, but the forecaster downgraded the warning later on Sunday, saying water levels across the border were receding. (40 words)
The centre had issued a flood warning for the Sumas River as the nearby Nooksack River in Washington state swelled over its banks, but the forecaster downgraded the warning later on Sunday, saying water levels across the border were receding. (40 words)
On 21 February, Pilot Officer E. E. Maxwell shot down a balloon, which landed on Sumas Mountain in Washington State. (20 words)
Example sentences (2)
The centre had issued a flood warning for the Sumas River as the nearby Nooksack River in Washington state swelled over its banks, but the forecaster downgraded the warning later on Sunday, saying water levels across the border were receding.
On 21 February, Pilot Officer E. E. Maxwell shot down a balloon, which landed on Sumas Mountain in Washington State.