Explore Alekhine through 2 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Alekhine in a sentence
Alekhine meaning
A surname from Russian.
Using Alekhine
- The main meaning on this page is: A surname from Russian.
Context around Alekhine
- Average sentence length in these examples: 18 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Alekhine
- In this selection, "alekhine" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 18 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, 1971 and memorial stand out and add context to how "alekhine" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include better against alekhine and the 1971 alekhine memorial in. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "alekhine" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with alekhine
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Nimzowitsch never beat Capablanca, but fared better against Alekhine. (9 words)
Top-Class Grandmaster He won the 1971 Alekhine Memorial in Moscow (equal with Leonid Stein ), ahead of a star-studded field, for his first significant adult victory. (27 words)
Top-Class Grandmaster He won the 1971 Alekhine Memorial in Moscow (equal with Leonid Stein ), ahead of a star-studded field, for his first significant adult victory. (27 words)
Nimzowitsch never beat Capablanca, but fared better against Alekhine. (9 words)
Example sentences (2)
Nimzowitsch never beat Capablanca, but fared better against Alekhine.
Top-Class Grandmaster He won the 1971 Alekhine Memorial in Moscow (equal with Leonid Stein ), ahead of a star-studded field, for his first significant adult victory.