On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Tappan. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as abolitionist or emancipationist and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Tappan in a sentence
Tappan meaning
A surname.
Synonyms of Tappan
Using Tappan
- The main meaning on this page is: A surname.
- Useful related words include: arthur tappan, abolitionist, emancipationist.
- In the example corpus, tappan often appears in combinations such as: tappan zee, the tappan, old tappan.
Context around Tappan
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 8 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 14 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Tappan
- In this selection, "tappan" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, old, ursuline, new, zee and mandal stand out and add context to how "tappan" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include the tappan zee bridge and 30 and tappan mandal 25. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "tappan" sits close to words such as aaronson, abai and abass, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with tappan
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The field included powers Ursuline, Tappan Zee and the host. (10 words)
A friend asked Senator Benjamin Tappan if a fellow Ohioan was still in Washington. (14 words)
That same year the county seat was transferred from Tappan to New City, where a new courthouse was built. (19 words)
When bridges are replaced, lanes can be added; when the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge replaced the Tappan Zee Bridge across the Hudson River north of New York City, the new double span was given eight traffic lanes, compared to seven on the old bridge. (45 words)
Many who depend on the West of Hudson line lament the loss of the second track on the Port Jervis line and who wonder why Gov. Andrew Cuomo did not include a rail system across the new Tappan Zee Bridge. (40 words)
The 74-year-old actor told police that a truck cut him off when he was traveling over N.Y.'s Tappan Zee Bridge on February 9, and he thought the truck hit his car. (35 words)
Example sentences (14)
The field included powers Ursuline, Tappan Zee and the host.
The deceased has been identified as Toormal Mandal, while the injured persons have been identified as Sudama (21), Sanjay (30) and Tappan Mandal (25), they said.
A section of the old Tappan Zee Bridge is brought down with explosives in this view from Tarrytown, NY, Tuesday, Jan.
Solon Gould, an inflexible Concord Democrat, happens by as Tappan is reading the Declaration’s litany of complaints against King George.
When bridges are replaced, lanes can be added; when the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge replaced the Tappan Zee Bridge across the Hudson River north of New York City, the new double span was given eight traffic lanes, compared to seven on the old bridge.
Many who depend on the West of Hudson line lament the loss of the second track on the Port Jervis line and who wonder why Gov. Andrew Cuomo did not include a rail system across the new Tappan Zee Bridge.
The 74-year-old actor told police that a truck cut him off when he was traveling over N.Y.'s Tappan Zee Bridge on February 9, and he thought the truck hit his car.
The Tappan Zee Bridge in New York and bridges in Rhode Island were closed to heavy trucks because of high winds.
We have an issue on the old Tappan Zee Mario Cuomo Bridge, interestingly downstate people use EZ pass more than people upstate,” Cuomo said.
A friend asked Senator Benjamin Tappan if a fellow Ohioan was still in Washington.
Raytheon later licensed its patents for a home-use microwave oven that was first introduced by Tappan in 1955, but these units were still too large and expensive for general home use.
That same year the county seat was transferred from Tappan to New City, where a new courthouse was built.
The Tappan Zee Bridge also opened the same year, finally connecting Rockland and Westchester, allowing the population in Rockland to grow rapidly over the next several decades.
The Tappan Zee Bridge is the longest bridge in New York, although the Verrazano–Narrows Bridge has a larger main span.
Common combinations with tappan
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: