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Swiftsure in a sentence

Using Swiftsure

  • In the example corpus, swiftsure often appears in combinations such as: swiftsure and, on swiftsure, and swiftsure.

Context around Swiftsure

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 29.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 5 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 13 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

ships 2× followed 1× goliath 1× french 1×

Often after:

alexander 2× pulled 1× hastened 1× class 1× passed 1×

Sentence patterns with Swiftsure

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

alexander and swiftsure hastened to 1× british ships swiftsure alexander and 1× british ships swiftsure and alexander 1× fired on swiftsure when the 1× firepower of swiftsure and defence 1× fires on swiftsure alexander and 1× firing on swiftsure 1× front of swiftsure and hallowell 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

adkins p 29 1× gardiner p 36 1× information fitted on 1× james p 171 1× on 19 august 1× only four of 1×

Common sentence endings:

activities at alexandria 1× embattled french flagship 1× explosion on franklin 1× firing on swiftsure 1× moved within range 1× out of sight 1×

Words around Swiftsure

Just before it in the word index:

swifts 47 swiftogeddon 2 swiftney 2 swiftnet 2 swiftness 22 swiftly 806

Just after it in the word index:

swiftui 5 swiftwater 6 swifty 3 swig 19 swiger 4 swigert 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aami 16 abada 16 abbottabad 16 abdulkareem 16 abha 16 abominations 16

Corpus analysis for Swiftsure

  • In this selection, "swiftsure" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 29.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, ships, followed, goliath, alexander, pulled and hastened stand out and add context to how "swiftsure" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include alexander and swiftsure hastened to and british ships swiftsure alexander and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "swiftsure" sits close to words such as aami, abada and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with swiftsure

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

At 22:10, Franklin restarted the engagement by firing on Swiftsure. (11 words)

Information fitted on typical fits is given in Oyashio class submarine and Swiftsure class submarine. (15 words)

Only four of the British prizes, the French Swiftsure and the Spanish Bahama, San Ildefonso and San Juan Nepomuceno survived to be taken to Britain. (25 words)

Longer example sentences

By 18:00, the British fleet was again under full sail, Vanguard sixth in the line of ten ships as Culloden trailed behind to the north and Alexander and Swiftsure hastened to catch up to the west. (37 words)

The nearest British ships, Swiftsure, Alexander, and Orion, all stopped firing, closed their gunports, and began edging away from the blazing ship in anticipation of the detonation of the enormous ammunition supplies stored on board. (35 words)

Shortly after 20:00, a dismasted hulk was spotted drifting in front of Swiftsure and Hallowell initially ordered his men to fire before rescinding the order, concerned for the identity of the strange vessel. (34 words)

Example sentences (13)

Adkins, p. 29 Alexander, the final unengaged British ship, which had followed Swiftsure, pulled up close to Tonnant, which had begun to drift away from the embattled French flagship.

At 22:10, Franklin restarted the engagement by firing on Swiftsure.

By 18:00, the British fleet was again under full sail, Vanguard sixth in the line of ten ships as Culloden trailed behind to the north and Alexander and Swiftsure hastened to catch up to the west.

By 24:00 only Tonnant remained engaged, as Commodore Aristide Aubert Du Petit Thouars continued his fight with Majestic and fired on Swiftsure when the British ship moved within range.

Gardiner, p. 36 Isolated and battered, Blanquet's ship was soon dismasted and the admiral, suffering a severe head wound, was forced to surrender by the combined firepower of Swiftsure and Defence.

Information fitted on typical fits is given in Oyashio class submarine and Swiftsure class submarine.

James, p. 171 Falling wreckage started fires on Swiftsure, Alexander, and Franklin, although in each case teams of sailors with water buckets succeeded in extinguishing the flames, despite a secondary explosion on Franklin.

On 19 August, Nelson sailed for Naples with Vanguard, Culloden, and Alexander, leaving Hood in command of Zealous, Goliath, Swiftsure, and the recently joined frigates to watch over French activities at Alexandria.

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Only four of the British prizes, the French Swiftsure and the Spanish Bahama, San Ildefonso and San Juan Nepomuceno survived to be taken to Britain.

Shortly after 20:00, a dismasted hulk was spotted drifting in front of Swiftsure and Hallowell initially ordered his men to fire before rescinding the order, concerned for the identity of the strange vessel.

The French initially reported just 11 British ships – Swiftsure and Alexander were still returning from their scouting operations at Alexandria, and so were convert to the west of the main fleet, out of sight.

The nearest British ships, Swiftsure, Alexander, and Orion, all stopped firing, closed their gunports, and began edging away from the blazing ship in anticipation of the detonation of the enormous ammunition supplies stored on board.

Warned away from the Aboukir shoals by the grounded Culloden, Captain Benjamin Hallowell in Swiftsure passed the melee at the head of the line and aimed his ship at the French centre.

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Common combinations with swiftsure

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

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