How do you use Belleau in a sentence? See 7 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Belleau in a sentence
Belleau meaning
A surname from French.
Using Belleau
- The main meaning on this page is: A surname from French.
- In the example corpus, belleau often appears in combinations such as: belleau wood, of belleau.
Context around Belleau
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 2 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Belleau
- In this selection, "belleau" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, franklin, anthony, wood, missed and nailed stand out and add context to how "belleau" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include at the belleau wood aisne and battle of belleau wood. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "belleau" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with belleau
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Replacement flyhalf Anthony Belleau nailed the conversion but blew a penalty shortly afterward. (13 words)
Among the damaged warships were the aircraft carriers Intrepid, Franklin, Belleau Wood, Cabot, and Essex. (15 words)
Belleau missed a penalty shot with three minutes to play, handing Ireland renewed impetus and hope of clawing their way back to victory. (23 words)
Their lives ended in a place called Belleau Wood, the Argonne, Omaha Beach, Salerno, and halfway around the world on Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Pork Chop Hill, the Chosin Reservoir, and in a hundred rice patties and jungles of a place called Vietnam. (41 words)
The Atlantic reported that Trump didn’t want to attend a ceremony at the Belleau Wood Aisne-Marne American Cemetery in France in 2018 because he was concerned that the rain would dishevel his hair. (35 words)
We are not being asked to storm the beaches of Normandy on D-Day, charge up San Juan Hill or fight the Battle of Belleau Wood. (26 words)
Example sentences (7)
Among the damaged warships were the aircraft carriers Intrepid, Franklin, Belleau Wood, Cabot, and Essex.
The Atlantic reported that Trump didn’t want to attend a ceremony at the Belleau Wood Aisne-Marne American Cemetery in France in 2018 because he was concerned that the rain would dishevel his hair.
We are not being asked to storm the beaches of Normandy on D-Day, charge up San Juan Hill or fight the Battle of Belleau Wood.
Belleau missed a penalty shot with three minutes to play, handing Ireland renewed impetus and hope of clawing their way back to victory.
Replacement flyhalf Anthony Belleau nailed the conversion but blew a penalty shortly afterward.
Their lives ended in a place called Belleau Wood, the Argonne, Omaha Beach, Salerno, and halfway around the world on Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Pork Chop Hill, the Chosin Reservoir, and in a hundred rice patties and jungles of a place called Vietnam.
June June 10 : Austro-Hungarian battleship Szent István sunk by Italian torpedo boats Szent István * June 1 WWI: The Battle of Belleau Wood begins.
Common combinations with belleau
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- belleau wood 5×
- of belleau 2×