Verrazzano is an English word starting with the letter V, with synonyms like verrazano or navigator. With 10+ example sentences you'll see exactly how it works in context.
Verrazzano in a sentence
Using Verrazzano
- Useful related words include: verrazano, giovanni da verrazano, giovanni da verrazzano, navigator.
- In the example corpus, verrazzano often appears in combinations such as: da verrazzano, verrazzano in.
Context around Verrazzano
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 6 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Verrazzano
- In this selection, "verrazzano" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, narrows, bridge and explored stand out and add context to how "verrazzano" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include giovanni da verrazzano in 1524 and as the verrazzano narrows bridge. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "verrazzano" sits close to words such as aadi, aakash and aayush, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with verrazzano
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Relations with the New World and Asia Giovanni da Verrazzano 's voyage in 1524. (14 words)
Giovio owned the Codex Cellere of Giovanni da Verrazzano containing the text of his first trip. (16 words)
Giovanni da Verrazzano explored the East Coast of North America from Florida to presumably Newfoundland in 1524. (17 words)
In 1524, Florentine explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano – sailing in service of King Francis I of France – was the first European to visit the area that would become New York City. (30 words)
Both Giovanni Caboto (John Cabot) and Giovanni da Verrazzano are reported to have sailed in or near Maritime waters during their voyages of discovery for England and France respectively. (29 words)
As the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge approaches its 60th anniversary on Nov. 21, the monumental feat of engineering remains an integral piece of New York City’s infrastructure. (27 words)
Example sentences (12)
As the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge approaches its 60th anniversary on Nov. 21, the monumental feat of engineering remains an integral piece of New York City’s infrastructure.
In another plan, there would be walls across the waterways near the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, the Throgs Neck Bridge and the entrances to Jamaica Bay.
As Perone drove over the Verrazzano Bridge from Staten Island, he saw the flames shooting out of the Twin Towers.
Both Giovanni Caboto (John Cabot) and Giovanni da Verrazzano are reported to have sailed in or near Maritime waters during their voyages of discovery for England and France respectively.
Giovanni da Verrazzano explored the East Coast of North America from Florida to presumably Newfoundland in 1524.
Giovanni da Verrazzano was the first European to record an encounter with these people, after entering what is now New York Bay in 1524.
Giovio owned the Codex Cellere of Giovanni da Verrazzano containing the text of his first trip.
He was not the first European to discover the estuary, though, as it had been known since the voyage of Giovanni da Verrazzano in 1524.
In 1524, Florentine explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano – sailing in service of King Francis I of France – was the first European to visit the area that would become New York City.
Relations with the New World and Asia Giovanni da Verrazzano 's voyage in 1524.
The first European explorers to visit the Westchester area were Giovanni da Verrazzano in 1524 and Henry Hudson in 1609.
Verrazzano gave the names Francesca and Nova Gallia to that land between New Spain and English Newfoundland, thus promoting French interests.
Common combinations with verrazzano
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- da verrazzano 8×
- verrazzano in 2×