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Wondering how to use Anchoress in a sentence? Below are 2 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning .

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Anchoress in a sentence

Anchoress meaning

A female anchorite. A woman who chooses to withdraw from the world to live a solitary life of prayer and contemplation.

Using Anchoress

  • The main meaning on this page is: A female anchorite. A woman who chooses to withdraw from the world to live a solitary life of prayer and contemplation.
  • In the example corpus, anchoress often appears in combinations such as: an anchoress.

Context around Anchoress

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 31.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

unmarried 1×

Sentence patterns with Anchoress

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

as an anchoress 1× become an anchoress unmarried or 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

plague epidemics were 1× revelations of divine 1×

Common sentence endings:

as a widow 1× as an anchoress 1×

Words around Anchoress

Just before it in the word index:

anchored 458 anchorages 14 anchorage 405 anchor 1.203 anchondo 9 ancho 11

Just after it in the word index:

anchorfield 2 anchoring 109 anchorite 4 anchorman 13 anchorperson 3 anchors 261

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 4 aacr 4 aacsb 4 aadar 4 aadk 4 aadujeevitham 4

Corpus analysis for Anchoress

  • In this selection, "anchoress" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 31.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, unmarried stand out and add context to how "anchoress" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include as an anchoress and become an anchoress unmarried or. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "anchoress" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with anchoress

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

Plague epidemics were rampant during the 14th century and, according to some scholars, Julian may have become an anchoress unmarried or, having lost her family in the plague, as a widow. (31 words)

Revelations of Divine Love, p. 50. D.S. Brewer, 1998 Although Julian's views were not typical, the authorities might not have challenged her theology because of her status as an anchoress. (32 words)

Longer example sentences

Revelations of Divine Love, p. 50. D.S. Brewer, 1998 Although Julian's views were not typical, the authorities might not have challenged her theology because of her status as an anchoress. (32 words)

Plague epidemics were rampant during the 14th century and, according to some scholars, Julian may have become an anchoress unmarried or, having lost her family in the plague, as a widow. (31 words)

Example sentences (2)

Plague epidemics were rampant during the 14th century and, according to some scholars, Julian may have become an anchoress unmarried or, having lost her family in the plague, as a widow.

Revelations of Divine Love, p. 50. D.S. Brewer, 1998 Although Julian's views were not typical, the authorities might not have challenged her theology because of her status as an anchoress.

Common combinations with anchoress

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • an anchoress 2×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "anchoress" in a sentence?
An example: "Plague epidemics were rampant during the 14th century and, according to some scholars, Julian may have become an anchoress unmarried or, having lost her family in the plague, as a widow." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "anchoress" from authentic English texts.
What does "anchoress" mean?
Anchoress means: A female anchorite. A woman who chooses to withdraw from the world to live a solitary life of prayer and contemplation.
How many example sentences with "anchoress" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "anchoress", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.