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Explore Brive through 4 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Brive in a sentence

Brive meaning

Short for Brive-la-Gaillarde

Using Brive

  • The main meaning on this page is: Short for Brive-la-Gaillarde
  • In the example corpus, brive often appears in combinations such as: caledonians brive, brive and.

Context around Brive

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

caledonians 2× club 1×

Often after:

late 1× draws 1×

Sentence patterns with Brive

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

glasgow caledonians brive and northampton 2× area around brive draws its 1× french club brive late last 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

the news comes 1× the southern area 1× the sru said 1×

Common sentence endings:

a robust cuisine 1× edinburgh next month 1× late last month 1× south of france 1×

Words around Brive

Just before it in the word index:

briumvi 4 britz 7 britwres 2 britvic 13 brittonum 8 brittons 3

Just after it in the word index:

briwnant 3 brix 12 brixey 3 brixham 15 brixius 4 brixmor 19

Similar in corpus frequency:

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

Corpus analysis for Brive

  • In this selection, "brive" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, caledonians, club, late and draws stand out and add context to how "brive" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include glasgow caledonians brive and northampton and area around brive draws its. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "brive" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with brive

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

The news comes after Stuart Olding signed a two-year contract with French club Brive late last month. (18 words)

The southern area around Brive draws its cooking influence from Périgord and Auvergne to produce a robust cuisine. (18 words)

After a 15-year career playing for the Caledonian Reds, Glasgow Caledonians, Brive and Northampton, he now lives in the south of France. (23 words)

Longer example sentences

The SRU said Scotland's 1999 Five Nations-winning team would raise funds for Smith - who also represented the Caledonian Reds, Glasgow Caledonians, Brive and Northampton Saints - at a reunion lunch in Edinburgh next month. (35 words)

After a 15-year career playing for the Caledonian Reds, Glasgow Caledonians, Brive and Northampton, he now lives in the south of France. (23 words)

The news comes after Stuart Olding signed a two-year contract with French club Brive late last month. (18 words)

Example sentences (4)

After a 15-year career playing for the Caledonian Reds, Glasgow Caledonians, Brive and Northampton, he now lives in the south of France.

The SRU said Scotland's 1999 Five Nations-winning team would raise funds for Smith - who also represented the Caledonian Reds, Glasgow Caledonians, Brive and Northampton Saints - at a reunion lunch in Edinburgh next month.

The news comes after Stuart Olding signed a two-year contract with French club Brive late last month.

The southern area around Brive draws its cooking influence from Périgord and Auvergne to produce a robust cuisine.

Common combinations with brive

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "brive" in a sentence?
An example: "After a 15-year career playing for the Caledonian Reds, Glasgow Caledonians, Brive and Northampton, he now lives in the south of France." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "brive" from authentic English texts.
What does "brive" mean?
Brive means: Short for Brive-la-Gaillarde
How many example sentences with "brive" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "brive", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.