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Explore Swains through 4 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Swains in a sentence

Related words

Swains | Swain | Swainsboro | Swainston | Swainson

Swains meaning

plural of swain

Using Swains

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of swain

Context around Swains

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

two 1×

Often after:

island 1× islanders 1× commend 1×

Sentence patterns with Swains

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

all the swains commend her 1× chain is swains island olohega 1× identity with swains islanders who 1× past two swains 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a fourth island 1× but hill a 1×

Common sentence endings:

past two swains 1× samoa since 1925 1× speak their language 1× swains commend her 1×

Words around Swains

Just before it in the word index:

swaine 11 swain 96 swaims 2 swaim 7 swailes 2 swai 3

Just after it in the word index:

swainsboro 15 swainson 3 swainston 4 swakopmund 20 swale 37 swaledale 6

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 6 aaah 6 aaargh 6 aacl 6 aadhi 6 aak 6

Corpus analysis for Swains

  • In this selection, "swains" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 20.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, two, island, islanders and commend stand out and add context to how "swains" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include all the swains commend her and chain is swains island olohega. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "swains" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with swains

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

What Is She, That All the Swains Commend Her? (9 words)

But Hill, a relative newcomer to cross country, had finished second in the past two Swains. (16 words)

But at the same time, Tokelauans are reluctant to disown their common cultural identity with Swains Islanders who speak their language. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

A fourth island that is culturally, historically, and geographically, but not politically, part of the Tokelau chain is Swains Island (Olohega), under United States control since about 1900 and administered as part of American Samoa since 1925. (37 words)

But at the same time, Tokelauans are reluctant to disown their common cultural identity with Swains Islanders who speak their language. (21 words)

But Hill, a relative newcomer to cross country, had finished second in the past two Swains. (16 words)

Question examples

What Is She, That All the Swains Commend Her? (9 words)

Example sentences (4)

But Hill, a relative newcomer to cross country, had finished second in the past two Swains.

A fourth island that is culturally, historically, and geographically, but not politically, part of the Tokelau chain is Swains Island (Olohega), under United States control since about 1900 and administered as part of American Samoa since 1925.

But at the same time, Tokelauans are reluctant to disown their common cultural identity with Swains Islanders who speak their language.

What Is She, That All the Swains Commend Her?

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "swains" in a sentence?
An example: "But Hill, a relative newcomer to cross country, had finished second in the past two Swains." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "swains" from authentic English texts.
What does "swains" mean?
Swains means: plural of swain
How many example sentences with "swains" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "swains", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.