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Apophthegms in a sentence

Apophthegms meaning

plural of apophthegm

Using Apophthegms

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of apophthegm

Context around Apophthegms

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

choice 1× chiselled 1×

Often after:

witticisms 1×

Sentence patterns with Apophthegms

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

of choice apophthegms and useful 1× with chiselled apophthegms witticisms unrelated 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a culture full 1× max beerbohm described 1×

Common sentence endings:

and his boy 1× the highest order 1×

Words around Apophthegms

Just before it in the word index:

apophis 8 apophenia 2 apophatic 4 apopa 3 apoorvanand 2 apoorva 12

Just after it in the word index:

apopka 4 apoplectic 12 apoplexy 7 apoptosis 94 apoptotic 13 apoquindo 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabb 4 aabria 4 aacha 4 aacta 4 aadu 4 aafmaa 4

Corpus analysis for Apophthegms

  • In this selection, "apophthegms" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, choice, chiselled and witticisms stand out and add context to how "apophthegms" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include of choice apophthegms and useful and with chiselled apophthegms witticisms unrelated. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "apophthegms" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with apophthegms

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

A culture “full of choice apophthegms and useful maxims”: invented proverbs in C.S. Lewis’ The Horse and His Boy. (20 words)

Max Beerbohm described it as littered with "chiselled apophthegms—witticisms unrelated to action or character", of which he found half a dozen to be of the highest order. (28 words)

Longer example sentences

Max Beerbohm described it as littered with "chiselled apophthegms—witticisms unrelated to action or character", of which he found half a dozen to be of the highest order. (28 words)

A culture “full of choice apophthegms and useful maxims”: invented proverbs in C.S. Lewis’ The Horse and His Boy. (20 words)

Example sentences (2)

A culture “full of choice apophthegms and useful maxims”: invented proverbs in C.S. Lewis’ The Horse and His Boy.

Max Beerbohm described it as littered with "chiselled apophthegms—witticisms unrelated to action or character", of which he found half a dozen to be of the highest order.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "apophthegms" in a sentence?
An example: "A culture “full of choice apophthegms and useful maxims”: invented proverbs in C.S. Lewis’ The Horse and His Boy." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "apophthegms" from authentic English texts.
What does "apophthegms" mean?
Apophthegms means: plural of apophthegm
How many example sentences with "apophthegms" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "apophthegms", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.