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How do you use Brasidas in a sentence? See 4 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts.

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Brasidas in a sentence

Context around Brasidas

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

general 1×

Often after:

survived 1× easily 1×

Sentence patterns with Brasidas

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

brasidas survived long 1× captured by brasidas and signed 1× effect was brasidas at amphipolis 1× spartan general brasidas easily took 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

another spartan commander 1× brasidas survived long 1× however in 424 1× the spartans and 1×

Common sentence endings:

cleon of athens 1× of the city 1× signed a truce 1× with impressive pomp 1×

Words around Brasidas

Just before it in the word index:

brashness 8 brashly 7 brasher 11 brashear 3 brash 125 brasfield 5

Just after it in the word index:

brasier 15 brasil 53 brasilagro 3 brasileira 10 brasileiro 21 brasiles 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 6 aaah 6 aaargh 6 aacl 6 aadhi 6 aak 6

Corpus analysis for Brasidas

  • In this selection, "brasidas" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, general, survived and easily stand out and add context to how "brasidas" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include brasidas survived long and captured by brasidas and signed. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "brasidas" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with brasidas

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

However, in 424 BC the Spartan general Brasidas easily took control of the city. (14 words)

The Spartans and Athenians agreed to exchange the hostages for the towns captured by Brasidas, and signed a truce. (19 words)

Brasidas survived long enough to hear of the defeat of the Athenians and was buried at Amphipolis with impressive pomp. (20 words)

Longer example sentences

Another Spartan commander who used a sneak attack to good effect was Brasidas at Amphipolis in 422 bc, where he was under siege from Cleon of Athens. (27 words)

Brasidas survived long enough to hear of the defeat of the Athenians and was buried at Amphipolis with impressive pomp. (20 words)

The Spartans and Athenians agreed to exchange the hostages for the towns captured by Brasidas, and signed a truce. (19 words)

Example sentences (4)

Another Spartan commander who used a sneak attack to good effect was Brasidas at Amphipolis in 422 bc, where he was under siege from Cleon of Athens.

Brasidas survived long enough to hear of the defeat of the Athenians and was buried at Amphipolis with impressive pomp.

However, in 424 BC the Spartan general Brasidas easily took control of the city.

The Spartans and Athenians agreed to exchange the hostages for the towns captured by Brasidas, and signed a truce.

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