On this page you'll find 8 example sentences with Alliterative. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as rhymed or rhyming and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Alliterative in a sentence
Alliterative meaning
In the form or style of alliteration.
Using Alliterative
- The main meaning on this page is: In the form or style of alliteration.
- Useful related words include: rhymed, rhyming, riming.
- In the example corpus, alliterative often appears in combinations such as: the alliterative, alliterative patterns.
Context around Alliterative
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 5 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Alliterative
- In this selection, "alliterative" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, remembering, mildly, distinct, patterns, name and names stand out and add context to how "alliterative" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a mildly alliterative title that and difficulty remembering alliterative names. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "alliterative" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with alliterative
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The first widely accepted theory was constructed by Eduard Sievers (1893), who distinguished five distinct alliterative patterns. (17 words)
Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, a mind-bending puzzle game with a mildly alliterative title that’s fun to say aloud. (21 words)
These high medieval heroic epics are written in rhymed strophes, not the alliterative verse of Germanic prehistory (for example, the Nibelungenlied ). (21 words)
The alliterative patterns of early Germanic poetry interweave meter and alliteration as a key part of their structure, so that the metrical pattern determines when the listener expects instances of alliteration to occur. (33 words)
This can be compared to an ornamental use of alliteration in most Modern European poetry, where alliterative patterns are not formal or carried through full stanzas. (26 words)
Hundreds of restaurants, bars, and cantinas use the alliterative phrase to promote taco and drink specials on their menus, flagrantly ignoring a federal trademark. (24 words)
Example sentences (8)
Lee gave the Hulk's alter ego the alliterative name "Bruce Banner" because he found he had less difficulty remembering alliterative names.
Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, a mind-bending puzzle game with a mildly alliterative title that’s fun to say aloud.
Hundreds of restaurants, bars, and cantinas use the alliterative phrase to promote taco and drink specials on their menus, flagrantly ignoring a federal trademark.
In our waggish way, we decided to mock the enthusiasm of the Radio 1 management of the time for programmes with alliterative titles.
The alliterative patterns of early Germanic poetry interweave meter and alliteration as a key part of their structure, so that the metrical pattern determines when the listener expects instances of alliteration to occur.
The first widely accepted theory was constructed by Eduard Sievers (1893), who distinguished five distinct alliterative patterns.
These high medieval heroic epics are written in rhymed strophes, not the alliterative verse of Germanic prehistory (for example, the Nibelungenlied ).
This can be compared to an ornamental use of alliteration in most Modern European poetry, where alliterative patterns are not formal or carried through full stanzas.
Common combinations with alliterative
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: