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Adret is an English word. Below you'll find 6 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Adret in a sentence

Adret meaning

The sun-facing side of a mountain; in the northern hemisphere, especially south-facing slope.

Using Adret

  • The main meaning on this page is: The sun-facing side of a mountain; in the northern hemisphere, especially south-facing slope.
  • In the example corpus, adret often appears in combinations such as: ben adret.

Context around Adret

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 34.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 5 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

ben 6×

Often after:

rashba 1× rebuking 1×

Sentence patterns with Adret

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

ben adret while reluctant 1× of ben adret and in 1× on ben adret who died 1× solomon ben adret of barcelona 1× solomon ben adret rashba yom 1× to ben adret rebuking him 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

at the close 1× ben adret while 1× in letter 131 1× twenty eight members 1×

Common sentence endings:

aid of orthodoxy 1× and rabbi meshullam 1× crescas of lunel 1× of gerona ran 1× of the law 1× the local conditions 1×

Words around Adret

Just before it in the word index:

adressing 2 adresses 2 adrenochrome 2 adrenoceptors 3 adreno 8 adrenergic 8

Just after it in the word index:

adri 12 adria 45 adriaan 7 adriaansen 2 adriaen 6 adrian 795

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 8 aage 8 aardvarks 8 abaca 8 abaji 8 abascal 8

Corpus analysis for Adret

  • In this selection, "adret" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 34.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, ben, rashba and rebuking stand out and add context to how "adret" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include ben adret while reluctant and of ben adret and in. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "adret" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with adret

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

Among these are the commentaries of Nachmanides (Ramban), Solomon ben Adret (Rashba), Yom Tov of Seville (Ritva) and Nissim of Gerona (Ran). (22 words)

At the close of the work are added several eulogies written by Abba Mari on Ben Adret (who died in 1310), and on Don Vidal, Solomon of Perpignan, and Don Bonet Crescas of Lunel. (34 words)

He therefore, in a series of letters (afterwards collected under the title Minhat Kenaot, i.e., "Jealousy Offering") called upon the famous rabbi Solomon ben Adret of Barcelona to come to the aid of orthodoxy. (35 words)

Longer example sentences

Ben Adret, while reluctant to interfere in the affairs of other congregations, was in perfect accord with Abba Mari as to the danger of the new rationalistic systems, and advised him to organize the conservative forces in defense of the Law. (41 words)

Twenty-eight members signed Abba Mari's letter of approval; the others, under Tibbon's leadership, addressed another letter to Ben Adret, rebuking him and his colleagues for condemning a whole community without knowledge of the local conditions. (38 words)

In letter 131, Abba Mari mourns the death of Ben Adret, and in letter 132 he sends words of sympathy to the congregation of Perpignan, on the death of Don Vidal Shlomo (the Meiri ) and Rabbi Meshullam. (37 words)

Example sentences (6)

Among these are the commentaries of Nachmanides (Ramban), Solomon ben Adret (Rashba), Yom Tov of Seville (Ritva) and Nissim of Gerona (Ran).

At the close of the work are added several eulogies written by Abba Mari on Ben Adret (who died in 1310), and on Don Vidal, Solomon of Perpignan, and Don Bonet Crescas of Lunel.

Ben Adret, while reluctant to interfere in the affairs of other congregations, was in perfect accord with Abba Mari as to the danger of the new rationalistic systems, and advised him to organize the conservative forces in defense of the Law.

He therefore, in a series of letters (afterwards collected under the title Minhat Kenaot, i.e., "Jealousy Offering") called upon the famous rabbi Solomon ben Adret of Barcelona to come to the aid of orthodoxy.

In letter 131, Abba Mari mourns the death of Ben Adret, and in letter 132 he sends words of sympathy to the congregation of Perpignan, on the death of Don Vidal Shlomo (the Meiri ) and Rabbi Meshullam.

Twenty-eight members signed Abba Mari's letter of approval; the others, under Tibbon's leadership, addressed another letter to Ben Adret, rebuking him and his colleagues for condemning a whole community without knowledge of the local conditions.

Common combinations with adret

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "adret" in a sentence?
An example: "Among these are the commentaries of Nachmanides (Ramban), Solomon ben Adret (Rashba), Yom Tov of Seville (Ritva) and Nissim of Gerona (Ran)." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "adret" from authentic English texts.
What does "adret" mean?
Adret means: The sun-facing side of a mountain; in the northern hemisphere, especially south-facing slope.
How many example sentences with "adret" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "adret", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.