Explore Taku through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Taku in a sentence
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Taku meaning
A river in Alaska and British Columbia.
Using Taku
- The main meaning on this page is: A river in Alaska and British Columbia.
- In the example corpus, taku often appears in combinations such as: the taku, taku lake, grace taku.
Context around Taku
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 7 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Taku
- In this selection, "taku" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, grace, although, producer, lake, forts and river stand out and add context to how "taku" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 1900 the taku forts were and although taku did not. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "taku" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with taku
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Aerial view of the Taku River basin. (7 words)
As they walked around Taku Lake, they saw a group of river otters on a log. (16 words)
On 16 June 1900 the Taku forts were bombarded and captured to ensure ships could still reach the port. (19 words)
At the same time, I interviewed Human Lost (Ningen Shikaku) director Fuminori Kizaki and DJ/producer Taku Takahashi during Anime Expo 2019, so I thought I had some idea of what the film would be about. (36 words)
Although Taku did not expressly state whether it was Leah Sharibu or another Leah that was killed, many assumed immediately that it was Sharibu that was being referred to thereby causing shockwaves across social media. (35 words)
Alaska Public Media reported Kenny Brewer waded waist-deep into Taku Lake and suffered a bite on his hand while pulling the dog away from the river otters that converged on the pet. (33 words)
Example sentences (11)
Aerial view of the Taku River basin.
A former chairman of TAKU, Henry Mbu, said in an interview with newsmen that they were saddened by the incident.
Alaska Public Media reported Kenny Brewer waded waist-deep into Taku Lake and suffered a bite on his hand while pulling the dog away from the river otters that converged on the pet.
Although Taku did not expressly state whether it was Leah Sharibu or another Leah that was killed, many assumed immediately that it was Sharibu that was being referred to thereby causing shockwaves across social media.
As they walked around Taku Lake, they saw a group of river otters on a log.
At the same time, I interviewed Human Lost (Ningen Shikaku) director Fuminori Kizaki and DJ/producer Taku Takahashi during Anime Expo 2019, so I thought I had some idea of what the film would be about.
On Thursday, a video went viral depicting one Grace Taku, an aid worker kidnapped by Boko Haram crying for help and saying that Leah Sharibu had been killed.
The Christian Association of Nigeria has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to ensure the release of Leah Sharibu, Grace Taku and others in captivity of Boko Haram terrorists.
In response, the British and French sent gunboats under the command of Admiral Sir Michael Seymour to capture the Taku forts near Tianjin in May 1858.
On 16 June 1900 the Taku forts were bombarded and captured to ensure ships could still reach the port.
Plurality is marked by various means, including the definite article (singular te, plural ngā), deictic particles "tērā rākau" (that tree), "ērā rākau" (those trees), possessives "taku whare" (my house), "aku whare" (my houses).
Common combinations with taku
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: