Example sentences for: vikings

How can you use “vikings” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • The Islamic and Chinese empires were world powers, but the conversion of the Magyars, Russians, and Vikings to Christianity was setting the stage for Europe's ascent.

  • Vikings quarterback Randall Cunningham, who had worked as a stonecutter last year after falling out of football, answered the Giants fans' jeers with a 30-yard touchdown pass.

  • The Vikings may have made a hit-and-run raid on Newfoundland, but the Scandinavians who migrated to the Pacific NW in the 1800s were not Vikings.

  • The Falcons upset the Minnesota Vikings 30-27 after 1) the Vikings' kicker, who hadn't missed a kick in 122 consecutive attempts, botched a field goal with two minutes remaining; 2) the Falcons drove back down the field for the tying touchdown in the closing seconds; and 3) the Falcons drove for the winning field goal in sudden-death overtime.

  • A more serious claim is made for the Vikings, who seem to have sailed to the coast from Greenland around the year 1000.


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