Explore Arras through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like tapestry or hanging. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Arras in a sentence
Arras meaning
A tapestry or wall hanging.
Using Arras
- The main meaning on this page is: A tapestry or wall hanging.
- Useful related words include: tapestry, hanging, wall hanging.
- In the example corpus, arras often appears in combinations such as: at arras, arras in, of arras.
Context around Arras
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 6 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 15 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Arras
- In this selection, "arras" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 23.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, legion, near, nemetacum, cambrai, fending and branch stand out and add context to how "arras" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include along the arras cambrai road and army at arras. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "arras" sits close to words such as aaaa, abductees and abdulahi, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with arras
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He was shot dead at Arras fending off the Germans Spring Offensive in March 1918. (15 words)
Six cities were considered for the project: Amiens, Arras, Boulogne-sur-Mer, Calais, Lens, and Valenciennes. (16 words)
He turned his forces around and marched on Calais, before being blocked by a French army at Arras. (18 words)
Falkenhayn had already given up the plan for a counter-offensive near Arras, to reinforce the Russian front and the 2nd Army, with eighteen divisions moved from the reserve and the 6th Army front. (34 words)
In 1915, he enlisted in the British Army to fight in the First World War and was killed in action during the Battle of Arras in 1917, soon after he arrived in France. (33 words)
The next two opportunities to sign up will take place Friday April 20 and 27, from 6 to 8 p.m., at Royal Canadian Legion Arras Branch 59 on St. Ninian Street. (32 words)
Example sentences (15)
France deployed 7,000 soldiers after a Chechen man the teacher and severely wounded three other adults at a school in Arras in northern France.
Sergeant Cook’s Military Medal was awarded for bravery during actions along the Arras-Cambrai road on September 1, 1918.
He turned his forces around and marched on Calais, before being blocked by a French army at Arras.
He was shot dead at Arras fending off the Germans Spring Offensive in March 1918.
The next two opportunities to sign up will take place Friday April 20 and 27, from 6 to 8 p.m., at Royal Canadian Legion Arras Branch 59 on St. Ninian Street.
Before England could rebuild its military leadership and force of longbowmen lost in 1429, the country lost its alliance with Burgundy when the Treaty of Arras was signed in 1435.
Falkenhayn had already given up the plan for a counter-offensive near Arras, to reinforce the Russian front and the 2nd Army, with eighteen divisions moved from the reserve and the 6th Army front.
Gallia Belgica originally included six regional capitals, four of which are today in France, Nemetacum ( Arras ), Divodurum ( Metz ), Bagacum ( Bavay ), and Durocorturum ( Reims ).
He returned to the Western Front as a general staff officer and took part in the Battle of Arras in April/May 1917.
He was killed in action soon after he arrived in France at Arras on Easter Monday, 9 April 1917.
In 1915, he enlisted in the British Army to fight in the First World War and was killed in action during the Battle of Arras in 1917, soon after he arrived in France.
Seventeen of the thirty-nine municipalities of the royal demesne answered the call for militia : * Arras sent 1,000 men.
Six cities were considered for the project: Amiens, Arras, Boulogne-sur-Mer, Calais, Lens, and Valenciennes.
When the Allies counter-attacked at Arras using the heavily armoured British Matilda I and Matilda II tanks, a brief panic was created in the German High Command.
When the region was finally liberated by the Canadians, the whole country was devastated, Arras being destroyed at 90%.
Common combinations with arras
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- at arras 4×
- arras in 3×
- of arras 3×