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Waal is an English word of 4 letters. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Waal in a sentence

Related words

Waal | Waals | Waalwijk | Waale | Waalkens | Waalo

Waal meaning

  1. A river, a distributary of the Rhine in Western Europe that runs through the Netherlands.
  2. A surname

Using Waal

  • The main meaning on this page is: A river, a distributary of the Rhine in Western Europe that runs through the Netherlands. | A surname
  • In the example corpus, waal often appears in combinations such as: de waal, the waal, river waal.

Context around Waal

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 11 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

river 2× meuse 1×

Often after:

river 2× described 1× goal 1× calls 1× says 1× vacalus 1× branch 1× nature 1× canal 1× straat 1×

Sentence patterns with Waal

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

alex de waal described them 1× between the waal and maas 1× de waal has responded 1× edmund de waal will give 1× frans de waal says we 1× friday de waal was asked 1× infants de waal f b 1× kayla de waal goal but 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

adult male bonobos 1× de waal has 1× during the reception 1× especially the tribesname 1× five hours after 1× frans b m 1×

Common sentence endings:

the waal river 2× and maas rivers 1× as wal straat 1× b m 1990 1× before nijmegen bridges 1× criminalize intentional starvation 1×

Words around Waal

Just before it in the word index:

waakye 2 waaka 2 waah 2 waage 2 waaf 3 waad 4

Just after it in the word index:

waale 2 waalkens 2 waalo 2 waals 23 waalwijk 3 waanyi 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

abbe 37 abeyance 37 abp 37 achiever 37 acker 37 acquiescence 37

Corpus analysis for Waal

  • In this selection, "waal" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, river, meuse, river, described and goal stand out and add context to how "waal" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include alex de waal described them and between the waal and maas. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "waal" sits close to words such as abbe, abeyance and abp, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with waal

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

Primatologist Frans de Waal says we often get it wrong. (10 words)

Veteran Sudan analyst Alex de Waal described them as “half-hearted and belated”. (13 words)

What do they offer in what de Waal calls the "transnational political marketplace"? (13 words)

Longer example sentences

Five hours after the initial landing, feeling that the British were tied down in Arnhem, the Reconnaissance Battalion of the 9th SS Panzer Division was able to cross the Arnhem bridge and drive to Nijmegen and the bridge over the Waal branch of the Rhine. (45 words)

Nijmegen British tanks of XXX Corps cross the road bridge at Nijmegen Canvas assault boat The 82nd did not drop men on both sides of the Nijmegen bridge: all troops were dropped on the south side of the Waal river. (40 words)

They went 1-0 down courtesy of a Kayla de Waal goal, but Amy Costello equalised shortly before half time, building momentum for Hannah French to hit the post before giving GB the lead in the third quarter. (38 words)

Question examples

What do they offer in what de Waal calls the "transnational political marketplace"? (13 words)

Example sentences (20)

Veteran Sudan analyst Alex de Waal described them as “half-hearted and belated”.

During the reception, this year's chair of judges Edmund de Waal will give a short speech and Camilla will wish the shortlisted authors luck ahead of the winner announcement later that evening.

They went 1-0 down courtesy of a Kayla de Waal goal, but Amy Costello equalised shortly before half time, building momentum for Hannah French to hit the post before giving GB the lead in the third quarter.

Gerrie Mostert, owner of Omaheke Megasave at Gobabis, said in a media statement on Friday De Waal "was asked to leave our employment and our premises with immediate effect" following the incident on Friday morning.

Over the nose and through wisps of smoke, I spotted the Huisden Bridge over the Waal River.

What do they offer in what de Waal calls the "transnational political marketplace"?

Humanitarians and scholars like de Waal have been pressing the issue for years, building to the current campaign from the World Peace Foundation and Global Rights Compliance to formally criminalize intentional starvation.

Primatologist Frans de Waal says we often get it wrong.

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In that, he could agree with Kit de Waal and Joanna Nadin, whose latest novels share not only a certain kindness towards their protagonists but to those ranged against them as well.

Adult male bonobos have sex with infants. de Waal, F. B. M. (1990).

Because these are all left-wing parties, Nijmegen received the nickname ' Havana on the Waal'.

De Waal has responded that the contrast in temperament between bonobos and chimpanzees observed in captivity is meaningful, because it controls for the influence of environment.

Especially the tribesname "Kimbern" (recorded as Cimbri by the Romans) and the old name of the river Waal (Vacalus) suggest that the change from initial k to h happened only shortly before the turn of the first millennium.

Five hours after the initial landing, feeling that the British were tied down in Arnhem, the Reconnaissance Battalion of the 9th SS Panzer Division was able to cross the Arnhem bridge and drive to Nijmegen and the bridge over the Waal branch of the Rhine.

Frans B. M. de Waal, Nature, Sept 2005, "skeptics attributed chimpanzee 'warfare' to competition over the food that researchers provided".

Gavin wanted to occupy the Grave and Maas (Meuse)-Waal canal bridges before Nijmegen bridges.

However, even some English maps show the name as Waal Straat, and not as Wal Straat.

In 1923 the current Radboud University Nijmegen was founded and in 1927 a channel was dug between the Waal and Maas rivers.

Nature Parks More room for the river Waal To prevent flooding in the near future, the Dutch government is changing the course of more than 30 rivers throughout the country.

Nijmegen British tanks of XXX Corps cross the road bridge at Nijmegen Canvas assault boat The 82nd did not drop men on both sides of the Nijmegen bridge: all troops were dropped on the south side of the Waal river.

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Common combinations with waal

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "waal" in a sentence?
An example: "Veteran Sudan analyst Alex de Waal described them as “half-hearted and belated”." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "waal" from authentic English texts.
What does "waal" mean?
Waal means: A river, a distributary of the Rhine in Western Europe that runs through the Netherlands.
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