Suribachi is an English word starting with the letter S. With 10+ example sentences you'll see exactly how it works in context.
Suribachi in a sentence
Using Suribachi
- In the example corpus, suribachi often appears in combinations such as: mount suribachi, suribachi and, suribachi on.
Context around Suribachi
- Average sentence length in these examples: 30.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 10 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 13 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Suribachi
- In this selection, "suribachi" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 30.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, mount and upper stand out and add context to how "suribachi" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include on mount suribachi p 26 and around mount suribachi as a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "suribachi" sits close to words such as aami, abada and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with suribachi
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Although the Marine riflemen expected an ambush, one patrol encountered only small groups of Japanese defenders on top of Suribachi. (20 words)
Wright, Iwo Jima 1945: The Marines Raise the Flag on Mount Suribachi, p. 26 Gen. Kuribayashi was far from beaten, however. (21 words)
The rocky terrain vastly favored defense, even more so than Mount Suribachi, which was much easier to hit with naval artillery fire. (22 words)
Because the tunnel linking the mountain to the main forces was never completed, Kuribayashi organized the southern area of the island in and around Mount Suribachi as a semi-independent sector, with his main defensive zone built up in the north. (41 words)
Marines landing on the beach Members of the 1st Battalion 23rd Marines burrow in the volcanic sand on Yellow Beach 1. A beached LCI is visible upper left with Mount Suribachi upper right Amphibious landing During the night, Vice Adm. (40 words)
Thomas, a U.S. Marine platoon sergeant, was a member of the small patrol that raised the first U.S. flag atop Mount Suribachi in Iwo Jima, one of the bloodiest battles of World War II. (36 words)
Example sentences (13)
Thomas, a U.S. Marine platoon sergeant, was a member of the small patrol that raised the first U.S. flag atop Mount Suribachi in Iwo Jima, one of the bloodiest battles of World War II.
Because of Hansen’s participation on February 23, 1945, in the ascent of Mount Suribachi and the two flag raisings, many national iconic images emerged.
Although Kuribayashi had forbidden the suicide charges familiar with other battles in the Pacific, the commander of the area decided on a banzai charge with the optimistic goal of recapturing Mount Suribachi.
Although the Marine riflemen expected an ambush, one patrol encountered only small groups of Japanese defenders on top of Suribachi.
As the flag went up, Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal had just landed on the beach at the foot of Mount Suribachi and decided that he wanted the flag as a souvenir.
Because the tunnel linking the mountain to the main forces was never completed, Kuribayashi organized the southern area of the island in and around Mount Suribachi as a semi-independent sector, with his main defensive zone built up in the north.
Dotted lines show the Japanese tunnel system Despite Japan's loss of Mount Suribachi on the south end of the island, the Japanese still held strong positions on the north end.
Marines landing on the beach Members of the 1st Battalion 23rd Marines burrow in the volcanic sand on Yellow Beach 1. A beached LCI is visible upper left with Mount Suribachi upper right Amphibious landing During the night, Vice Adm.
The photograph (second of two flag-raisings atop Mount Suribachi on February 23, 1945) was extremely popular, being reprinted in thousands of publications.
The rocky terrain vastly favored defense, even more so than Mount Suribachi, which was much easier to hit with naval artillery fire.
Wright, Iwo Jima 1945: The Marines Raise the Flag on Mount Suribachi, p. 22 Each heavy warship was given an area on which to fire that, combined with all the ships, covered the entire island.
Wright, Iwo Jima 1945: The Marines Raise the Flag on Mount Suribachi, p. 26 Gen. Kuribayashi was far from beaten, however.
Wright, Iwo Jima 1945: The Marines Raise the Flag on Mount Suribachi, p. 26 This ash allowed for neither a secure footing nor the construction of foxholes to protect the Marines from hostile fire.
Common combinations with suribachi
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- mount suribachi 12×
- suribachi and 2×
- suribachi on 2×