Wondering how to use Umber in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as chromatic or chocolate.
Umber in a sentence
Related words
Umber meaning
- A brown clay, somewhat darker than ochre, which contains iron and manganese oxides.
- Alternative form of umbrere.
- A grayling.
Using Umber
- The main meaning on this page is: A brown clay, somewhat darker than ochre, which contains iron and manganese oxides. | Alternative form of umbrere. | A grayling.
- Useful related words include: chromatic, earth color, chocolate, coffee.
- In the example corpus, umber often appears in combinations such as: and umber, raw umber, umber and.
Context around Umber
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 7 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Umber
- In this selection, "umber" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, raw, burnt, orange, becomes, buttes and bubbles stand out and add context to how "umber" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include also added umber to the and and burnt umber are two. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "umber" sits close to words such as aadi, aayush and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with umber
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
When heated, raw umber becomes burnt umber, a very dark brown. (11 words)
The terracotta mesas and umber buttes proclaim this is an exceptional place. (12 words)
The city's buildings are of many different colors, including rose, violet, and umber. (14 words)
Vermeer not only used this in elements that are naturally of this colour; the earth colours umber and ochre should be understood as warm light within a painting's strongly lit interior, which reflects its multiple colours onto the wall. (40 words)
The homeware giant has dropped the price of its Sven Opulent Velvet Snuggle Chair from £499 down to £399.20 in all nine of its colours, from opulent bottle green or navy to eye-catching orange umber. (37 words)
It’s a motley mix of low-rise 50s and 60s apartment buildings, small bungalows covered with ivory, umber or pink stucco, and cafes and souvenir shops brightened during the summer by huge banks of oleander. (36 words)
Example sentences (10)
Brown pigments, dyes and inks * Raw umber and burnt umber are two of the oldest pigments used by man.
When heated, raw umber becomes burnt umber, a very dark brown.
The homeware giant has dropped the price of its Sven Opulent Velvet Snuggle Chair from £499 down to £399.20 in all nine of its colours, from opulent bottle green or navy to eye-catching orange umber.
It’s a motley mix of low-rise 50s and 60s apartment buildings, small bungalows covered with ivory, umber or pink stucco, and cafes and souvenir shops brightened during the summer by huge banks of oleander.
The terracotta mesas and umber buttes proclaim this is an exceptional place.
Her descendants, Soap Bubbles and Umber Bubbles, have both been selected to buck at the 2018 CFR.
Rembrandt also added umber to the ground layers of his paintings because it promoted faster drying.
Rembrandt van Rijn used all the earth pigments, including sienna, ochre and umber, to create his rich and complex browns.
The city's buildings are of many different colors, including rose, violet, and umber.
Vermeer not only used this in elements that are naturally of this colour; the earth colours umber and ochre should be understood as warm light within a painting's strongly lit interior, which reflects its multiple colours onto the wall.
Common combinations with umber
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- and umber 4×
- raw umber 2×
- umber and 2×
- burnt umber 2×
- umber to 2×