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Apoplexy is an English word with synonyms like stroke or cva. Below you'll find 7 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Apoplexy in a sentence

Apoplexy meaning

  1. Unconsciousness or incapacity resulting from a cerebral hemorrhage or stroke.
  2. Gross hemorrhage into a cavity or into the substance of an organ.

Synonyms of Apoplexy

stroke cerebrovascular accident cva attack

Related words

Other words often associated with Apoplexy or its synonyms:

onset blast touch stroking start fire play assail operation shot onslaught flack

Using Apoplexy

  • The main meaning on this page is: Unconsciousness or incapacity resulting from a cerebral hemorrhage or stroke. | Unconsciousness or incapacity resulting from a cerebral hemorrhage or stroke. | Gross hemorrhage into a cavity or into the substance of an organ.
  • Useful related words include: stroke, cerebrovascular accident, cva, attack.
  • In the example corpus, apoplexy often appears in combinations such as: of apoplexy.

Context around Apoplexy

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 31.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 1 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

near 1×

Often after:

brought 1× occurred 1×

Sentence patterns with Apoplexy

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

bout of apoplexy occurred on 1× died of apoplexy about 20 1× died of apoplexy an old 1× fit of apoplexy and died 1× fit of apoplexy brought on 1× into near apoplexy 1× stricken with apoplexy he died 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

bartholomeus ptolemy of 1× he died of 1× he remained to 1× marcello malpighi died 1× randolph suffered a 1× this condition continued 1×

Common sentence endings:

a protestant divine 1× autopsy was performed 1× died without speaking 1× into near apoplexy 1× take in food 1× the continental congress 1×

Words around Apoplexy

Just before it in the word index:

apoplectic 12 apopka 4 apophthegms 2 apophis 8 apophenia 2 apophatic 4

Just after it in the word index:

apoptosis 94 apoptotic 13 apoquindo 2 aposematic 6 apostasies 2 apostasized 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aad 10 aadhar 10 aaro 10 abels 10 abidin 10 abidine 10

Corpus analysis for Apoplexy

  • In this selection, "apoplexy" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 31.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, near, brought and occurred stand out and add context to how "apoplexy" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include bout of apoplexy occurred on and died of apoplexy about 20. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "apoplexy" sits close to words such as aad, aadhar and aaro, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with apoplexy

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

Bartholomeus (Ptolemy) of Lucca says, subito factus apoplecticus, sine loquela moritur ('suddenly stricken with apoplexy, he died without speaking'). (19 words)

Randolph suffered a fit of apoplexy and died in Philadelphia on October 22, eventually succeeded by John Hancock of Massachusetts as President of the Continental Congress. (26 words)

He died of apoplexy about 20 January 1664.sfn Character assessment As a religious writer Ambrose has a vividness and freshness of imagination possessed by scarcely any of the Puritan Nonconformists. (31 words)

Longer example sentences

He remained to the end a staunch Catholic, though all Chemnitz had gone over to the Lutheran creed, and it is said that his life was ended by a fit of apoplexy brought on by a heated discussion with a Protestant divine. (42 words)

Marcello Malpighi died of apoplexy (an old-fashioned term for a stroke or stroke-like symptoms) in Rome on 29 September 1694, at the age of 66. In accordance with his wishes, an autopsy was performed. (36 words)

And when the park was finally opened in December, 1914, local MLA Mr F.A. Badgery officially opening and naming it "Corbett Gardens," it sent some of Ada's critics into near-apoplexy. (33 words)

Example sentences (7)

And when the park was finally opened in December, 1914, local MLA Mr F.A. Badgery officially opening and naming it "Corbett Gardens," it sent some of Ada's critics into near-apoplexy.

Bartholomeus (Ptolemy) of Lucca says, subito factus apoplecticus, sine loquela moritur ('suddenly stricken with apoplexy, he died without speaking').

He died of apoplexy about 20 January 1664.sfn Character assessment As a religious writer Ambrose has a vividness and freshness of imagination possessed by scarcely any of the Puritan Nonconformists.

He remained to the end a staunch Catholic, though all Chemnitz had gone over to the Lutheran creed, and it is said that his life was ended by a fit of apoplexy brought on by a heated discussion with a Protestant divine.

Marcello Malpighi died of apoplexy (an old-fashioned term for a stroke or stroke-like symptoms) in Rome on 29 September 1694, at the age of 66. In accordance with his wishes, an autopsy was performed.

Randolph suffered a fit of apoplexy and died in Philadelphia on October 22, eventually succeeded by John Hancock of Massachusetts as President of the Continental Congress.

This condition continued well into 1848, more or less unchanged until a serious bout of apoplexy occurred on 1 April followed by further decline and the inability to take in food.

Common combinations with apoplexy

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • of apoplexy 5×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "apoplexy" in a sentence?
An example: "And when the park was finally opened in December, 1914, local MLA Mr F.A. Badgery officially opening and naming it "Corbett Gardens," it sent some of Ada's critics into near-apoplexy." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "apoplexy" from authentic English texts.
What does "apoplexy" mean?
Apoplexy means: Unconsciousness or incapacity resulting from a cerebral hemorrhage or stroke.
What are synonyms of "apoplexy"?
Common synonyms of "apoplexy" include: stroke, cerebrovascular accident, cva, attack.
How many example sentences with "apoplexy" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "apoplexy", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.