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Explore écossais through 4 example sentences from English. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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écossais in a sentence

Using écossais

  • In the example corpus, écossais often appears in combinations such as: royal écossais.

Context around écossais

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

royal 4×

Often after:

appear 1× may 1× exchanged 1×

Sentence patterns with écossais

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

the royal écossais and kilmarnock 1× the royal écossais appear to 1× the royal écossais exchanged musket 1× the royal écossais may have 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

mcgarry irish brigades 1× reid 2002 p 1× the result was 1× the royal écossais 1×

Common sentence endings:

from artillery fire 1× in two wings 1× make his escape 1× s 11th dragoons 1×

Words around écossais

Just before it in the word index:

ecosport 5 ecosphere 7 ecosocialist 5 ecosocialism 4 ecosocc 2 ecosoc 8

Just after it in the word index:

ecostudies 2 ecosystem 1.396 ecosystems 595 ecot 7 ecotank 3 ecoterrorism 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 6 aaah 6 aaargh 6 aacl 6 aadhi 6 aak 6

Corpus analysis for écossais

  • In this selection, "écossais" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, royal, appear, may and exchanged stand out and add context to how "écossais" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include the royal écossais and kilmarnock and the royal écossais appear to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "écossais" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with écossais

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

McGarry, Irish Brigades Abroad p. 122 The Royal Écossais appear to have retired from the field in two wings. (19 words)

Reid (2002), p. 93. This stand by the Royal Écossais may have given Charles Edward Stuart the time to make his escape. (22 words)

The Royal Écossais exchanged musket fire with Campbell's 21st and commenced an orderly retreat, moving along the Culwhiniac enclosure in order to shield themselves from artillery fire. (28 words)

Longer example sentences

The result was that the Royal Écossais and Kilmarnock's Footguards were forced out into the open moor and were rushed at by three squadrons of Kerr's 11th Dragoons. (30 words)

The Royal Écossais exchanged musket fire with Campbell's 21st and commenced an orderly retreat, moving along the Culwhiniac enclosure in order to shield themselves from artillery fire. (28 words)

Reid (2002), p. 93. This stand by the Royal Écossais may have given Charles Edward Stuart the time to make his escape. (22 words)

Example sentences (4)

McGarry, Irish Brigades Abroad p. 122 The Royal Écossais appear to have retired from the field in two wings.

Reid (2002), p. 93. This stand by the Royal Écossais may have given Charles Edward Stuart the time to make his escape.

The result was that the Royal Écossais and Kilmarnock's Footguards were forced out into the open moor and were rushed at by three squadrons of Kerr's 11th Dragoons.

The Royal Écossais exchanged musket fire with Campbell's 21st and commenced an orderly retreat, moving along the Culwhiniac enclosure in order to shield themselves from artillery fire.

Common combinations with écossais

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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