Tombs is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Tombs in a sentence
Related words
Tombs meaning
plural of tomb
Using Tombs
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of tomb
- In the example corpus, tombs often appears in combinations such as: the tombs, tombs of, tombs and.
Context around Tombs
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 7 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Tombs
- In this selection, "tombs" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, pillar, house, classic, pillar, high and evolved stand out and add context to how "tombs" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include be several tombs which have and between the tombs of a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "tombs" sits close to words such as acne, anonymously and asians, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with tombs
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
On the windowsill of the Tombs and Scrolls store. (9 words)
Built as tombs for the pharaohs, these iconic structures have captivated the world for centuries. (15 words)
After 1100 BC, Greeks began to bury their dead in individual graves rather than group tombs. (16 words)
The greatest of these tombs with its dependencies, covered a space of over convert, however it is possible for this to be several tombs which have met in the making of a tomb; the Egyptians had no means of mapping the positioning of the tombs. (45 words)
Snyder, 305-311 Life-size tomb effigies in stone or alabaster became popular for the wealthy, and grand multi-level tombs evolved, with the Scaliger Tombs of Verona so large they had to be moved outside the church. (38 words)
Scythian élites had kurgan tombs: high barrows heaped over chamber-tombs of larch -wood – a deciduous conifer that may have had special significance as a tree of life-renewal, for it stands bare in winter. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
The greatest of these tombs with its dependencies, covered a space of over convert, however it is possible for this to be several tombs which have met in the making of a tomb; the Egyptians had no means of mapping the positioning of the tombs.
Final disposition Some cultures place the dead in tombs of various sorts, either individually, or in specially designated tracts of land that house tombs.
In response to criticisms about a lack of classic tombs, more optional and story-based tombs were incorporated into the game.
Pillar tombs Pillar tombs are monumental graves, which typically feature a single, prominent pillar or column, often made of stone.
Scythian élites had kurgan tombs: high barrows heaped over chamber-tombs of larch -wood – a deciduous conifer that may have had special significance as a tree of life-renewal, for it stands bare in winter.
Snyder, 305-311 Life-size tomb effigies in stone or alabaster became popular for the wealthy, and grand multi-level tombs evolved, with the Scaliger Tombs of Verona so large they had to be moved outside the church.
Tombs of the Seven Saints The Medina holds the tombs of the seven patron saints of Morocco, which are visited every year by pilgrims during the week-long ziara pilgrimage.
Tombs represent a large collection of these artefacts and the inner coffins found in the tombs were also made of wood.
After 1100 BC, Greeks began to bury their dead in individual graves rather than group tombs.
Area, which was once a public market in the southern province of and where archaeological excavations started after the discovery of rock tombs, has been transferred to the Culture and Tourism Ministry.
Astonishingly, the names of the dead themselves may also be preserved on the walls of the tombs, with the ancient Greek writing still clearly visible.
Built as tombs for the pharaohs, these iconic structures have captivated the world for centuries.
He is one of the leaders of the museum-affiliated team that normally spends weeks each year in the village of Sakkara, just south of Cairo, excavating tombs of the ancient Egyptian city of Memphis.
On the windowsill of the Tombs and Scrolls store.
Over the past four decades tombs have been opened, bones have been exhumed from forgotten grave sites and conspiracy theories have abounded.
Samuel Tombs, chief UK economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics, said: “Resilient demand from corporates is preventing a sharp downturn in overall construction output.
The fit gran - who's known for attracting men half her age - shared snaps and videos on that showed her running between the tombs of a cemetery.
The last of the four flames is back where Ochette's story began, in the Tombs of the Wardenbeasts.
The story of this rich aristocrat, as she explores supernatural tombs and battles against both human and otherwordly threats, is a blast every single time.
The USk in Delhi, begun in May 2017, has held six theme-based exhibitions such as ‘Forts of Delhi’, ‘Tombs of Delhi’, ‘Lutyens Delhi’….
Common combinations with tombs
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the tombs 44×
- tombs of 38×
- tombs and 16×
- tombs were 14×
- in tombs 10×
- of tombs 9×
- tombs with 8×
- royal tombs 8×
- tombs are 7×
- tombs have 5×