Explore Bovary through 3 example sentences from English. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Bovary in a sentence
Using Bovary
- In the example corpus, bovary often appears in combinations such as: madame bovary.
Context around Bovary
- Average sentence length in these examples: 32 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 0 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Bovary
- In this selection, "bovary" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 32 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, madame stand out and add context to how "bovary" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include oeuvre madame bovary and of madame bovary in 1856. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "bovary" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with bovary
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He is also credited with spreading the popularity of the colour Tuscany Cypress, a colour often mentioned in his chef-d'oeuvre Madame Bovary. (24 words)
The publication of Madame Bovary in 1856 was followed by more scandal than admiration; it was not understood at first that this novel was the beginning of something new: the scrupulously truthful portraiture of life. (35 words)
A third pope, Pius IX, added Flaubert’s “Madame Bovary” and John Stuart Mill’s book on the free market economy to the Vatican’s List of Prohibited Books during his long reign in the 19th century. (37 words)
A third pope, Pius IX, added Flaubert’s “Madame Bovary” and John Stuart Mill’s book on the free market economy to the Vatican’s List of Prohibited Books during his long reign in the 19th century. (37 words)
The publication of Madame Bovary in 1856 was followed by more scandal than admiration; it was not understood at first that this novel was the beginning of something new: the scrupulously truthful portraiture of life. (35 words)
He is also credited with spreading the popularity of the colour Tuscany Cypress, a colour often mentioned in his chef-d'oeuvre Madame Bovary. (24 words)
Example sentences (3)
A third pope, Pius IX, added Flaubert’s “Madame Bovary” and John Stuart Mill’s book on the free market economy to the Vatican’s List of Prohibited Books during his long reign in the 19th century.
He is also credited with spreading the popularity of the colour Tuscany Cypress, a colour often mentioned in his chef-d'oeuvre Madame Bovary.
The publication of Madame Bovary in 1856 was followed by more scandal than admiration; it was not understood at first that this novel was the beginning of something new: the scrupulously truthful portraiture of life.
Common combinations with bovary
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: