Alexandrines is an English word. Below you'll find 2 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Alexandrines meaning
plural of alexandrine
Using Alexandrines
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of alexandrine
Context around Alexandrines
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Alexandrines
- In this selection, "alexandrines" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 20.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Recognizable usage signals include hugo s alexandrines is reflected and stanza above alexandrines are sometimes. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "alexandrines" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with alexandrines
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
As in the Spenserian stanza above, alexandrines are sometimes mixed with pentameter verse. (13 words)
The bounding energy of Hugo's alexandrines is reflected in the spirit of Verdi's music, which is far more forceful than anything he had written so far. (28 words)
The bounding energy of Hugo's alexandrines is reflected in the spirit of Verdi's music, which is far more forceful than anything he had written so far. (28 words)
As in the Spenserian stanza above, alexandrines are sometimes mixed with pentameter verse. (13 words)
Example sentences (2)
As in the Spenserian stanza above, alexandrines are sometimes mixed with pentameter verse.
The bounding energy of Hugo's alexandrines is reflected in the spirit of Verdi's music, which is far more forceful than anything he had written so far.