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Alençon in a sentence

Alençon meaning

A town and commune, the capital of Orne department, Normandy, France.

Using Alençon

  • The main meaning on this page is: A town and commune, the capital of Orne department, Normandy, France.
  • In the example corpus, alençon often appears in combinations such as: of alençon, alençon and.

Context around Alençon

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 4 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

rennes 1×

Often after:

credited 1× urged 1× accepted 1× louis 1×

Sentence patterns with Alençon

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

alençon credited her 1× battle of alençon and the 1× count of alençon louis i 1× duke of alençon accepted joan 1× duke of alençon urged a 1× following in alençon s division 1× older than alençon and was 1× pierre d alençon a role 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

affleck plays count 1× alençon credited her 1× although joan and 1× bellême s overlord 1× hutchinson p 48 1× stephen and his 1×

Common sentence endings:

advice concerning strategy 1× alençon s overlord 1× and st malo 1× as they retreated 1× fire at him 1× like comic relief 1×

Words around Alençon

Just before it in the word index:

alencherry 4 alencar 3 alena 28 alen 15 alemi 5 alembick 3

Just after it in the word index:

alene 42 aleni 2 alenia 16 alenio 3 alentejo 4 alenuihaha 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aanholt 13 aardwolf 13 abati 13 abbeville 13 abcc 13 abcon 13

Corpus analysis for Alençon

  • In this selection, "alençon" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, rennes, credited, urged and accepted stand out and add context to how "alençon" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include alençon credited her and battle of alençon and the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "alençon" sits close to words such as aanholt, aardwolf and abati, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with alençon

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

The Duke of Alençon accepted Joan's advice concerning strategy. (10 words)

The knights and nobles following in Alençon's division, seeing the routed mercenaries, hacked them down as they retreated. (19 words)

Hutchinson, p. 48 Elizabeth was 20 years older than Alençon, and was concerned that the age difference would be seen as absurd. (22 words)

Longer example sentences

But at the time, there was a strong sense of crisis in the Allied command as the Allies had only advanced about 15 miles inland at a time when their plans called for them to had already taken Rennes, Alençon and St. Malo. (43 words)

The French army was led by Phillip VI, surrounding him were: Charles II, Count of Alençon Louis I, Count of Flanders Louis II, Count of Blois Rudolph, Duke of Lorraine Jean de Hainaut and de Montmorency, and a gathering of the lords. (42 words)

Affleck plays Count Pierre d'Alençon, a role that holds a lot of political importance in the film's story, but honestly, is played almost like comic relief. (28 words)

Example sentences (10)

Affleck plays Count Pierre d'Alençon, a role that holds a lot of political importance in the film's story, but honestly, is played almost like comic relief.

Alençon credited her with saving his life at Jargeau, where she warned him that a cannon on the walls was about to fire at him.

Although Joan and the Duke of Alençon urged a prompt march on Paris, the royal court preferred to negotiate a truce with Duke Philip of Burgundy.

Bellême's overlord was the king of France, but Domfort was under the overlordship of Geoffrey Martel and Duke William was Alençon's overlord.

But at the time, there was a strong sense of crisis in the Allied command as the Allies had only advanced about 15 miles inland at a time when their plans called for them to had already taken Rennes, Alençon and St. Malo.

Hutchinson, p. 48 Elizabeth was 20 years older than Alençon, and was concerned that the age difference would be seen as absurd.

Stephen and his older brother Theobald were comprehensively beaten in the subsequent campaign, which culminated in the battle of Alençon, and the territories were not recovered.

The Duke of Alençon accepted Joan's advice concerning strategy.

The French army was led by Phillip VI, surrounding him were: Charles II, Count of Alençon Louis I, Count of Flanders Louis II, Count of Blois Rudolph, Duke of Lorraine Jean de Hainaut and de Montmorency, and a gathering of the lords.

The knights and nobles following in Alençon's division, seeing the routed mercenaries, hacked them down as they retreated.

Common combinations with alençon

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "alençon" in a sentence?
An example: "Affleck plays Count Pierre d'Alençon, a role that holds a lot of political importance in the film's story, but honestly, is played almost like comic relief." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "alençon" from authentic English texts.
What does "alençon" mean?
Alençon means: A town and commune, the capital of Orne department, Normandy, France.
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