On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Aegis. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as auspices or egis and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Aegis meaning
- A mythological shield associated with the Greek deities Zeus and Athena (and their Roman counterparts Jupiter and Minerva) shown as a short cloak made of goatskin worn on the shoulders, more as an emblem of power and protection than a military shield. The aegis of Athena or Minerva is usually shown with a border of snakes and with the head of Medusa in the center.
- Guidance, protection; endorsement, sponsorship.
Synonyms of Aegis
Using Aegis
- The main meaning on this page is: A mythological shield associated with the Greek deities Zeus and Athena (and their Roman counterparts Jupiter and Minerva) shown as a short cloak made of goatskin worn on the shoulders, more as an emblem of power and protection than a military shield. The aegis of Athena or Minerva is usually shown with a border of snakes and with the head of Medusa in the center. | Guidance, protection; endorsement, sponsorship.
- Useful related words include: auspices, plate armor, armor plating, armour plate.
- In the example corpus, aegis often appears in combinations such as: the aegis, aegis of, aegis ashore.
Context around Aegis
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 11 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Aegis
- In this selection, "aegis" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, word, original, based, ashore, vii and anti stand out and add context to how "aegis" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include under the aegis of the and acentria to aegis. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "aegis" sits close to words such as aback, alexei and alligator, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with aegis
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Increased % Weapon damage modifier for Aegis of Menhir to 75%. (10 words)
In turn, players practically auto-cast Primal Aegis, and this ability is permanently enabled throughout their playthrough. (17 words)
Joe Camillo owns Aegis Impact Protection which makes a neck guard that is very popular right now. (17 words)
The word aegis is identified with protection by a strong force with its roots in Greek mythology and adopted by the Romans; there are parallels in Norse mythology and in Egyptian mythology as well, where the Greek word aegis is applied by extension. (43 words)
A group of protesters under the aegis Concerned Oodua Defendants (COD), staged a protest in Ibadan on Thursday, calling on South-West governors to prevail on the leader of the pan-Yoruba organisation, Afenifere, Ayo Adebanjo to step aside. (39 words)
All the more so in the wake of a call to order with a report under the aegis of the UN Climate Organisation calling for “much more to be done, now, on all fronts” to tackle the climate crisis. (39 words)
Example sentences (20)
Much of the anti-missile capability of the original Aegis anti-aircraft system came from upgrades to the Aegis software.
The Aegis Ashore will supplement the Maritime Self-Defense Force's Aegis-equipped destroyers in protecting Japan from North Korean ballistic missiles.
Converting an Aegis ship to Aegis ABM costs about $30 million, mainly for new software and a few new hardware items.
The Missile Defense Agency conducts the first intercept flight test of a land-based Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense weapon system from the Aegis Ashore Missile Defense Test Complex in Kauai, Hawaii.
The goddess Bast sometimes was depicted holding a ceremonial sistrum in one hand and an aegis in the other – the aegis usually resembling a collar or gorget embellished with a lioness head.
The word aegis is identified with protection by a strong force with its roots in Greek mythology and adopted by the Romans; there are parallels in Norse mythology and in Egyptian mythology as well, where the Greek word aegis is applied by extension.
A Coalition of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) under the aegis of Movement for Good Governance (MGG) has called on well meaning Nigerians to support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
After seeing the Marker's horrors for herself, and failing to steal it from the Ishimura, Kendra confronts Isaac on Aegis VII, before being killed by the necromorph Hive Mind.
A group of protesters under the aegis Concerned Oodua Defendants (COD), staged a protest in Ibadan on Thursday, calling on South-West governors to prevail on the leader of the pan-Yoruba organisation, Afenifere, Ayo Adebanjo to step aside.
All information to be entered into the Ulster County financial software system, under the aegis of pragmatic ethics laws.
All the more so in the wake of a call to order with a report under the aegis of the UN Climate Organisation calling for “much more to be done, now, on all fronts” to tackle the climate crisis.
He informs the hallucination of Nicole that he plans to build something, a.k.a a new Marker, continuing the horrors seen in Aegis VII.
In Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, scores of retail fish sellers under the aegis of the Association of Fish Sellers, also protested the rejection of the old naira notes which had affected their business.
Increased % Weapon damage modifier for Aegis of Menhir to 75%.
Indore (Madhya Pradesh): Under the aegis of Lions Club International, Balaji Sevarth Vinod Agarwal Foundation and Agarwal Samaj, two new world records were recorded at Khalsa Stadium, Rajmohalla, on Tuesday.
In turn, players practically auto-cast Primal Aegis, and this ability is permanently enabled throughout their playthrough.
Joe Camillo owns Aegis Impact Protection which makes a neck guard that is very popular right now.
More than 400 attendees are confirmed for the event, including representatives from leading institutions, Aegis financial advisors, lawyers, and IR firms.
Neon signs to this new war on terror came last week when the Pakistani civil-military leadership met under the aegis of the National Security Committee (NSC), vowing to show “zero tolerance” for terrorism in the country.
Property insurance also changed; they paid for the total year instead of monthly because they changed carriers from Acentria to Aegis.
Common combinations with aegis
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the aegis 107×
- aegis of 87×
- aegis ashore 11×
- aegis combat 6×
- an aegis 4×
- aegis is 4×
- aegis and 4×
- to aegis 3×
- aegis in 3×
- and aegis 3×