Explore Zyklon through 6 example sentences from English. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Zyklon in a sentence
Context around Zyklon
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 3 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Zyklon
- In this selection, "zyklon" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, tells, lethal and containing stand out and add context to how "zyklon" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include as containing zyklon b the and he tells zyklon that the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "zyklon" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with zyklon
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
In January 1942, the first chamber using lethal Zyklon B gas was built. (13 words)
The crystals were made to order by the IG Farben chemicals company for which the brand name was Zyklon-B. (20 words)
He tells Zyklon that the next time the bell is rung, it will fix his eyesight and destroy an American city. (21 words)
By Dr. Robert Jay Lifton Although Zyklon-B pellets were used in the gas chambers to exterminate large groups of people, the Nazis learned that extermination of smaller groups was more economical by injection of each victim with phenol. (39 words)
Commandant Höss reported that the gassed victims "showed no signs of convulsion"; the Auschwitz camp physicians attributed that to the "paralyzing effect on the lungs" of the Zyklon-B gas, which killed before the victim began suffering convulsions. (38 words)
A poster on the wagon showed Flemish Belgian politicians dressed as Nazis and holding canisters labeled as containing Zyklon B, the poison used by the Nazis to exterminate Jews in gas chambers in the Holocaust. (35 words)
Example sentences (6)
He tells Zyklon that the next time the bell is rung, it will fix his eyesight and destroy an American city.
In January 1942, the first chamber using lethal Zyklon B gas was built.
A poster on the wagon showed Flemish Belgian politicians dressed as Nazis and holding canisters labeled as containing Zyklon B, the poison used by the Nazis to exterminate Jews in gas chambers in the Holocaust.
By Dr. Robert Jay Lifton Although Zyklon-B pellets were used in the gas chambers to exterminate large groups of people, the Nazis learned that extermination of smaller groups was more economical by injection of each victim with phenol.
Commandant Höss reported that the gassed victims "showed no signs of convulsion"; the Auschwitz camp physicians attributed that to the "paralyzing effect on the lungs" of the Zyklon-B gas, which killed before the victim began suffering convulsions.
The crystals were made to order by the IG Farben chemicals company for which the brand name was Zyklon-B.