Alto is an English word of 4 letters with synonyms like contralto or countertenor. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Alto in a sentence
Related words
Alto meaning
- A musical part or section higher than tenor and lower than soprano, formerly the part that performed a countermelody above the tenor or main melody.
- A person or musical instrument that performs the alto part.
- An alto saxophone.
Synonyms of Alto
Using Alto
- The main meaning on this page is: A musical part or section higher than tenor and lower than soprano, formerly the part that performed a countermelody above the tenor or main melody. | A person or musical instrument that performs the alto part. | An alto saxophone.
- Useful related words include: contralto, countertenor, high, high-pitched.
- In the example corpus, alto often appears in combinations such as: palo alto, alto networks, alto calif.
Context around Alto
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 10 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Alto
- In this selection, "alto" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, palo, maruti, clarinet, clarinet, descants and singles stand out and add context to how "alto" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a g alto or alto and alana the alto 2 section. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "alto" sits close to words such as chilly, collisions and diligence, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with alto
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Being an alto has also taught me the importance of conviction. (11 words)
Alto Real Estate’s plots are in the top left corner of the picture. (14 words)
Palo Alto Times, a daily newspaper served Palo Alto and neighboring cities beginning in 1894. (15 words)
For example, a recorder with lowest note G4 may be known as a G-alto or alto in G, a recorder with lowest note D5 (also "sixth flute") as a D-soprano or soprano in D, and a recorder in G3 as a G-bass or G-basset. (48 words)
This is no mere coincidence, for brass bands used to employ a section of alto, tenor and bass trombones in the early to mid-19th century, later replacing the alto with a tenor trombone, all the while notated in the corresponding clefs. (42 words)
Autumn and Madelyn were selected into the Alto 1 section and Alana, the Alto 2 section, of the Treble Choir (all women) and William was selected to the Bass 2 section of the Mixed Choir (women and men). (38 words)
Maruti Alto can be Discontinued soon, here is the reason - Maruti Alto को बंद कर कंपनी लॉन्च करेगी दो नई कारें! (27 words)
Example sentences (20)
Additionally, single F alto and B alto descants are used in the performance of some baroque horn concertos and F, B and F alto singles are occasionally used by jazz performers.
Maruti Alto can be Discontinued soon, here is the reason - Maruti Alto को बंद कर कंपनी लॉन्च करेगी दो नई कारें!
Between 90 and 120 units will be built for teachers and school employees, who work in Menlo Park, East Palo Alto, Los Altos, Palo Alto and Mountain View.
Autumn and Madelyn were selected into the Alto 1 section and Alana, the Alto 2 section, of the Treble Choir (all women) and William was selected to the Bass 2 section of the Mixed Choir (women and men).
University students blocked the streets of El Alto as another group went on hunger strike, demanding an increase in the budget for El Alto Public University.
Coltrane played the clarinet and the alto horn in a community band before taking up the alto saxophone during high school.
For example, a recorder with lowest note G4 may be known as a G-alto or alto in G, a recorder with lowest note D5 (also "sixth flute") as a D-soprano or soprano in D, and a recorder in G3 as a G-bass or G-basset.
Palo Alto Times, a daily newspaper served Palo Alto and neighboring cities beginning in 1894.
School system Public schools The Palo Alto Unified School District provides public education for most of Palo Alto.
The E clarinet, B clarinet, alto clarinet, bass clarinet, and contra-alto/contrabass clarinet are commonly used in concert bands.
There are not always E clarinet, alto clarinet, and contra-alto clarinets/contrabass clarinet parts in concert band music, but all three are quite common.
The stone heads have been ascribed to the Pre- Olmec Monte Alto Culture and some scholars suggest the Olmec Culture originated in the Monte Alto area.
This is no mere coincidence, for brass bands used to employ a section of alto, tenor and bass trombones in the early to mid-19th century, later replacing the alto with a tenor trombone, all the while notated in the corresponding clefs.
University Avenue at the Circle with train steaming toward El Palo Alto, 1894 The township of Mayfield was formed in 1855, in what is now southern Palo Alto.
Adirondack Trust Co. boosted its position in Palo Alto Networks by 246.7% in the 2nd quarter.
Alto Real Estate’s plots are in the top left corner of the picture.
Alto’s offers of sick leave and a 401(k) plan may also appeal to some, but the actual quality and benefits of these plans remains unknown, according to Hodges.
An alto-range valediction by cellist John Sharp and purring lines by English horn Scott Hostetler gently guided us toward that movement’s abyss.
Bankman-Fried was released with electronic monitoring about two weeks ago on that he await trial at his parents’ house in Palo Alto, California.
Being an alto has also taught me the importance of conviction.
Common combinations with alto
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- palo alto 128×
- alto networks 47×
- alto calif 15×
- alto california 14×
- alto and 9×
- el alto 9×
- the alto 7×
- and alto 6×
- of alto 4×
- alto california-based 4×