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Swallowed in a sentence
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Swallowed meaning
simple past and past participle of swallow
Using Swallowed
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of swallow
- Useful related words include: engulfed, enveloped, enclosed.
- In the example corpus, swallowed often appears in combinations such as: swallowed up, swallowed by, swallowed the.
Context around Swallowed
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 9 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 0 questions, 2 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Swallowed
- In this selection, "swallowed" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, finally, cronus, sky, whole, gas and except stand out and add context to how "swallowed" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a car swallowed by a and and finally swallowed gas from. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "swallowed" sits close to words such as appreciates, bu and climates, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with swallowed
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Any other response has been swallowed! (6 words)
It’s like she swallowed her gender whole. (8 words)
In his universe, Krypton didn’t explode, it was swallowed by the sun. (13 words)
Immediately after their birth, Cronus swallowed all his children (Hestia was the first who was swallowed) except the last and youngest, Zeus, who forced Cronus to disgorge his siblings and led them in a war against their father and the other Titans. (42 words)
While some biblical scholars suggest the size and habits of the great white shark correspond better to the representations given of Jonah's being swallowed, normally an adult human is too large to be swallowed whole. (36 words)
Authorities in the small town of Daisetta say it began expanding April 2 and has since swallowed up several acres of land, "leaving nearby residents terrified that it will take them and their homes," reports. (35 words)
Any other response has been swallowed! (6 words)
How sad that people who should know better have swallowed the bait hook line and sinker! (16 words)
Example sentences (20)
Maybe it swallowed an asteroid, or shredded and finally swallowed gas from a double star called G2 that passed close to the black hole in 2014.
Immediately after their birth, Cronus swallowed all his children (Hestia was the first who was swallowed) except the last and youngest, Zeus, who forced Cronus to disgorge his siblings and led them in a war against their father and the other Titans.
While some biblical scholars suggest the size and habits of the great white shark correspond better to the representations given of Jonah's being swallowed, normally an adult human is too large to be swallowed whole.
A lobster diver has revealed details about the petrifying moment he was swallowed whole by a whale.
Anyone who suspects a child may have swallowed a button battery is urged to call the Poisons Information Centre on 13 11 26.
Any other response has been swallowed!
As the clock struck midnight, the sky swallowed the wistful days of summer’s rays, leaving behind melted ice cream drips and spontaneous road trips, impatiently awaiting their turn to conquer the dog days.
As this is the assumed burial spot of Jonah, it makes sense that sculptures (like the fish that swallowed him) would be found here.
Authorities in the small town of Daisetta say it began expanding April 2 and has since swallowed up several acres of land, "leaving nearby residents terrified that it will take them and their homes," reports.
Avs centre Darren Helm got a clear breakaway with 2:16 left in the game, but Delia swallowed up his wrist shot to preserve the home side’s lead.
Decades of growth had already swallowed many of the Black homes and businesses from Bowman's childhood.
Despite watching decades worth of attempts, I’ve never seen a show that better conveys the sea or so many of the creatures trying to ride its waves and avoid being swallowed.
Everything was underwater," said Vitaly, whose own house and plot of land were swallowed up by the deluge.
For the first time in years, I swallowed my pride and that had once led me to leave my comforting home for a life of meth and promiscuity.
Here, a photo from the Ventura County Fire Department shows a car swallowed by a sinkhole as it was parked outside Santa Paula High School.
How sad that people who should know better have swallowed the bait hook line and sinker!
If there's a formula for reality TV success, Angela concocted that witch's brew long ago, and many viewers have swallowed the potion.
In his universe, Krypton didn’t explode, it was swallowed by the sun.
It had swallowed an Everstone and used it for the move Seed Bomb.
It’s like she swallowed her gender whole.
Common combinations with swallowed
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- swallowed up 39×
- swallowed by 27×
- swallowed the 17×
- had swallowed 14×
- and swallowed 14×
- be swallowed 11×
- have swallowed 11×
- was swallowed 10×
- swallowed whole 9×
- were swallowed 9×