Explore Ancients through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like people. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Ancients meaning
plural of ancient
Synonyms of Ancients
Using Ancients
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of ancient
- Useful related words include: people.
- In the example corpus, ancients often appears in combinations such as: the ancients, ancients was, ancients study.
Context around Ancients
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 7 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Ancients
- In this selection, "ancients" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, amphibious, directly, underwent and combattants stand out and add context to how "ancients" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include ancients combattants boulevard and and the ancients were forced. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "ancients" sits close to words such as accesses, acrimonious and adeyemi, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with ancients
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The ancients measured time by observing nature. (7 words)
Members of the Amphibious Ancients Bathing Association braving the waters in January 1978. (13 words)
Canyons of the Ancients Visitor Center & Museum in Dolores is headquarters for the national monument. (15 words)
While Golk explains that he's been chained since childhood, it's not known whether he's been held captive recently or if he was there in the days of the War of the Ancients, when the High Elves were cursed by Queen Azhara. (44 words)
It's possible that the Order of the Ancients directly became the Templar Order, but in the huge time span, it seems even more likely that the Order of the Ancients underwent some other transformations. (35 words)
In fact, the very act of returning in victory to the origin of these Gnostic beliefs was in itself proof that they had been chosen to fulfill a cosmic cycle, as prophesied by the ancients. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
It's possible that the Order of the Ancients directly became the Templar Order, but in the huge time span, it seems even more likely that the Order of the Ancients underwent some other transformations.
Ancients-Combattants Boulevard in both directions between Pacific Avenue and the Trans-Canada Expressway (A-40) East service road.
An Oath of the Ancients Paladin is a great match for the Duergar as it can cast its spells and attack in the dark with superior darkvision.
Davis, his first name inspired by the ancients, alluded to Greek tragedy when explaining the resolution to his decadeslong trial.
In fact, the very act of returning in victory to the origin of these Gnostic beliefs was in itself proof that they had been chosen to fulfill a cosmic cycle, as prophesied by the ancients.
It is more than likely that Assassin's Creed Red will portray the Templar Order, or the earlier Order of the Ancients could indicate a fight against this force.
Members of the Amphibious Ancients Bathing Association braving the waters in January 1978.
Only humans or similar beings, such as the Ancients or Lanteans, possess the nourishment that can satisfy the Wraith's appetite.
She has three options: The Oath of the Ancients, the Oath of Devotion, and the Oath of Vengeance.
The ancients measured time by observing nature.
The Burning Legion would invade Azeroth via this portal, and the War of the Ancients would begin.
With this ability active, players will be able to regain all the Fury they spent on Hammer of the Ancients in just one or two Lunging Strike hits, depending on their gear stats.
Players could also refuse to revive him and let the dead rest - raising Connor will break the oath of a paladin who follows Oath of the Ancients.
While Golk explains that he's been chained since childhood, it's not known whether he's been held captive recently or if he was there in the days of the War of the Ancients, when the High Elves were cursed by Queen Azhara.
As heat and drought set in, the freshwater dried up, and the ancients were forced to survive by plucking tiny seeds from desert shrubs called pickleweed.
The ancients used it to describe how, unlike stars, these lights moved in whichever direction they pleased.
The first protagonist was Pius Augustus, a Roman centurion who started the whole mess by (effectively) taking in the ancients’ essence.
Aristocratic clients lapped it up: you shall "exceed the ancients", gushed one elderly lord, ordering three vases.
Canyons of the Ancients Visitor Center & Museum in Dolores is headquarters for the national monument.
The ancients were probably drinking pink when Julius Caesar was knee-high to a grasshopper.
Common combinations with ancients
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: