Get to know Bassus better with 8 real example sentences.
Bassus in a sentence
Using Bassus
- In the example corpus, bassus often appears in combinations such as: of bassus, bassus and, and bassus.
Context around Bassus
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 6 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Bassus
- In this selection, "bassus" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, aufidius, ventidius, died, seemed and left stand out and add context to how "bassus" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include aurelianus and bassus or less and consulship of bassus and crassus. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "bassus" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with bassus
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Instead, Antony dispatched Publius Ventidius Bassus to check the Parthian advance. (11 words)
In his next work, he "completed the history which Aufidius Bassus left unfinished, and.. (14 words)
At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Aurelianus and Bassus (or, less frequently, year 1024 Ab urbe condita ). (24 words)
It was cut short when Bassus died slowly of a lingering disease, with such spirit and objectivity that Seneca remarked that Bassus seemed to treat it as someone else's dying. (31 words)
At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Aurelianus and Bassus (or, less frequently, year 1024 Ab urbe condita ). (24 words)
At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Bassus and Crassus (or, less frequently, year 817 Ab urbe condita ). (24 words)
Example sentences (8)
It was cut short when Bassus died slowly of a lingering disease, with such spirit and objectivity that Seneca remarked that Bassus seemed to treat it as someone else's dying.
At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Aurelianus and Bassus (or, less frequently, year 1024 Ab urbe condita ).
At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Bassus and Crassus (or, less frequently, year 817 Ab urbe condita ).
At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Bassus and Philippus (or, less frequently, year 1161 Ab urbe condita ).
At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Bassus and Quintianus (or, less frequently, year 1042 Ab urbe condita ).
At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Tuscus and Bassus (or, less frequently, year 1011 Ab urbe condita ).
In his next work, he "completed the history which Aufidius Bassus left unfinished, and..
Instead, Antony dispatched Publius Ventidius Bassus to check the Parthian advance.
Common combinations with bassus
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of bassus 3×
- bassus and 3×
- and bassus 2×
- bassus or 2×