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Van is an English word of 3 letters with synonyms like vanguard or truck. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Van in a sentence

Related words

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Van meaning

  1. A covered motor vehicle used to carry goods or (normally less than ten) persons, usually roughly cuboid in shape, Depending on the type of van, it can be bigger or smaller than a pickup truck and SUV, and longer and higher than a car but relatively smaller than a truck/lorry or a bus.
  2. An enclosed railway vehicle for transport of goods, such as a boxcar/box van.
  3. A light wagon, either covered or open, used by tradesmen and others for the transportation of goods.

Synonyms of Van

vanguard truck motor home camping bus camper caravan army unit art movement artistic movement new wave avant-garde motortruck

Related words

Other words often associated with Van or its synonyms:

front movement forefront original handcart position travel daring train cart perspective vacationer

Using Van

  • The main meaning on this page is: A covered motor vehicle used to carry goods or (normally less than ten) persons, usually roughly cuboid in shape, Depending on the type of van, it can be bigger or smaller than a pickup truck and SUV, and longer and higher than a car but relatively smaller than a truck/lorry or a bus. | An enclosed railway vehicle for transport of goods, such as a boxcar/box van. | A light wagon, either covered or open, used by tradesmen and others for the transportation of goods.
  • Useful related words include: vanguard, truck, motor home, camping bus.
  • In the example corpus, van often appears in combinations such as: the van, van der, van wert.

Context around Van

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 29.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 12 start, 6 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

martin 4× wanted 2× virgil 2× mark 1× justin 1× terry 1× pete 1× harold 1× henco 1× edwill 1×

Often after:

gerpen 5× buren 5× dijk 5× wert 3× cleef 3× der 2× meter 2× wyk 1× den 1× glazed 1×

Sentence patterns with Van

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

a route van bus 1× a while van meter told 1× and harold van gerpen 1× and terry van gerpen and 1× and virgil van dijk are 1× as the van came to 1× as wolspinnerij van iersel spinnerij 1× brothers pete van gerpen and 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a man gets 1× a police spokesperson 1× a ram promaster 1× according to captain 1× as the van 1× he could see 1×

Common sentence endings:

259 numbers h 1× a little bit 1× and a tractor 1× before running off 1× eight francke horn 1× from the club 1×

Words around Van

Just before it in the word index:

vamsi 10 vamshi 2 vamsadhara 2 vampyre 14 vampy 3 vamps 13

Just after it in the word index:

vana 8 vanabins 2 vanadate 4 vanadins 2 vanadium 72 vanagaram 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

plenty 6.727 freedom 6.724 suspect 6.724 losing 6.719 waiting 6.718 concerned 6.714

Corpus analysis for Van

  • In this selection, "van" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 29.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, martin, wanted, virgil, gerpen, buren and dijk stand out and add context to how "van" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a route van bus, a while van meter told, van der, van wert and van gogh. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "van" sits close to words such as plenty, freedom and suspect, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with van

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

On Van Dijk’s sending off, Klopp continued: “There is no active contact from Virgil van Dijk. (17 words)

Koopman, Catalogus der Puntstempels van Nederland, Uitgave van Van Dieten Boeken, 1972 (with prices for 259 numbers) *H. (18 words)

As the van came to the overpass for Shawnessy Boulevard SE, the driver of the van hit the cyclist. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

However, the Lions made light of that dismissal to claim a bonus-point win thanks to scores by centre Henco van Wyk, full-back Quan Horn, wing Edwill van der Merwe (2), scrum-half Morne van den Berg and number eight Francke Horn. (43 words)

A police spokesperson said: "We’re carrying out an investigation into a three-vehicle collision which happened on Marston Road, Frome, at around 5.20pm on Tuesday, June 27. The collision involved a VW transport van, a VW caddy van and a tractor. (43 words)

According to Captain Tom Van Meter (), Severide was sent off to “the best arson investigation training program in the world…” “I know it will be a burden on this house for a while,” Van Meter told Chief Wallace Boden () in the episode. (42 words)

Example sentences (20)

He was preceded in death by his parents; a son Mark Van Gerpen; two grandsons Justin Van Gerpen and Terry Van Gerpen; and two brothers Pete Van Gerpen and Harold Van Gerpen.

However, the Lions made light of that dismissal to claim a bonus-point win thanks to scores by centre Henco van Wyk, full-back Quan Horn, wing Edwill van der Merwe (2), scrum-half Morne van den Berg and number eight Francke Horn.

A man gets out, open the van's back doors and throws something into the van, which causes the van to catch fire, before running off.

A Ram Promaster passenger van with a wheelchair lift, similar to the van the CDC has purchased to replace their existing van.

The Van Wert Fire Department, The Van Wert Police Department, and other City officials participated in a Pushing In Ceremony for the Van Wert Fire Department’s new Medic 7 ambulance.

It is a cab-over engine truck and was available either as a truck, light van (glazed van), or as a "route van" (bus).

Koopman, Catalogus der Puntstempels van Nederland, Uitgave van Van Dieten Boeken, 1972 (with prices for 259 numbers) *H.

Kramer originally wanted Van Cleef for the role of the deputy Harvey Pell, but as he wanted Van Cleef to have his "distinctive nose" fixed, Van Cleef declined the role in favor of the part of the silent gunslinger Jack Colby.

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Wool processing companies such as Wolspinnerij Van Iersel, Spinnerij en Weverij Van Hoof and De Wollendekensfabriek Van Doren were located in Mol.

According to Captain Tom Van Meter (), Severide was sent off to “the best arson investigation training program in the world…” “I know it will be a burden on this house for a while,” Van Meter told Chief Wallace Boden () in the episode.

A police spokesperson said: "We’re carrying out an investigation into a three-vehicle collision which happened on Marston Road, Frome, at around 5.20pm on Tuesday, June 27. The collision involved a VW transport van, a VW caddy van and a tractor.

As the van came to the overpass for Shawnessy Boulevard SE, the driver of the van hit the cyclist.

He could see and hear the van revving continuously but not moving and Wayne Common was stood in front of it with his arms crossed and Mr Flanighan was stood at the rear of the van.

I believe that Dayot Upamecano and Virgil Van Dijk are above Saliba, even though Van Dijk has dropped a little bit.

Jacobus van der V used the name Lars van Dijk to get chatting to the girls, aged 12 to 16 on Snapchat and faked photos of them using pictures from their Instagram accounts.

One AC-2 Tier, 4 AC-3 Tier, 6 Sleeper Class, 4 General second class including one Guard's Brake Van and One Generator Van.

On the day, along with stalls, there will be an ice cream van, bouncy castle, Pizza Heaven van and drinks available from the club.

On Van Dijk’s sending off, Klopp continued: “There is no active contact from Virgil van Dijk.

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Common combinations with van

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "van" in a sentence?
An example: "He was preceded in death by his parents; a son Mark Van Gerpen; two grandsons Justin Van Gerpen and Terry Van Gerpen; and two brothers Pete Van Gerpen and Harold Van Gerpen." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "van" from authentic English texts.
What does "van" mean?
Van means: A covered motor vehicle used to carry goods or (normally less than ten) persons, usually roughly cuboid in shape, Depending on the type of van, it can be bigger or smaller than a pickup truck and SUV, and longer and higher than a car but relatively smaller than a truck/lorry or a bus.
What are synonyms of "van"?
Common synonyms of "van" include: vanguard, truck, motor home, camping bus, camper, caravan, army unit, art movement. Plus 4 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "van" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "van", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.