Explore Cannae through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Cannae in a sentence
Cannae meaning
A village in the Apulia region of south east Italy, known as the site of a battle in 216 B.C. in which the Carthaginians under Hannibal defeated the Romans
Synonyms of Cannae
Using Cannae
- The main meaning on this page is: A village in the Apulia region of south east Italy, known as the site of a battle in 216 B.C. in which the Carthaginians under Hannibal defeated the Romans
- Useful related words include: pitched battle.
- In the example corpus, cannae often appears in combinations such as: of cannae, at cannae, in cannae.
Context around Cannae
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 12 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Cannae
- In this selection, "cannae" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, belisarius, shove, 216 and etc stand out and add context to how "cannae" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include after cannae the romans and and at cannae 216 which. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "cannae" sits close to words such as abhiyan, ajibola and ajinkya, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with cannae
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It’s ironic that ‘cannae shove your granny’ has caused some controversy. (12 words)
BlackRock Inc. increased its stake in Cannae by 1.3% in the 1st quarter. (14 words)
Shayne & Jacobs LLC boosted its holdings in Cannae by 0.9% during the fourth quarter. (15 words)
Whenever you read about Rome, there are always a few big events that pop up: The Punic Wars, Hannibal and the Alps, The Gallic Wars, Belisarius, Cannae, etc. I do remember reading about The Battle of Teutoburg when I was in elementary school. (43 words)
Antas Temple near Fluminimaggiore Ruins of Roman Amphitheatre in Cagliari A revolt, led by two Sardo-Punic nobles, Hampsicora and his son, broke out after the crushing Roman defeat at Cannae (216 BC). (33 words)
Last month, after the CoreLogic rejected their $7 billion proposal to take it private, Senator and Cannae said they would solicit support from fellow shareholders to replace nine of the 12 directors. (32 words)
Example sentences (20)
BlackRock Inc. increased its stake in Cannae by 1.3% in the 1st quarter.
Finally, Walleye Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Cannae in the second quarter worth about $609,000.
It’s ironic that ‘cannae shove your granny’ has caused some controversy.
The kids performed classics like 'Ye Cannae Shove Yer Granny Aff A Bus' and 'The Jeely Piece Song', as well as 'The Shoogly Woogly' - a Scots spin on the Hokey Cokey.
Whenever you read about Rome, there are always a few big events that pop up: The Punic Wars, Hannibal and the Alps, The Gallic Wars, Belisarius, Cannae, etc. I do remember reading about The Battle of Teutoburg when I was in elementary school.
Point72 Hong Kong Ltd lifted its stake in shares of Cannae by 66.4% in the first quarter.
Point72 Middle East FZE purchased a new stake in Cannae during the second quarter worth about $94,000.
Shayne & Jacobs LLC boosted its holdings in Cannae by 0.9% during the fourth quarter.
Last month, after the CoreLogic rejected their $7 billion proposal to take it private, Senator and Cannae said they would solicit support from fellow shareholders to replace nine of the 12 directors.
Cannae has a one year low of $15.87 and a one year high of $32.03.
Lomas Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Cannae by 3.5% in the 2nd quarter.
On average, equities analysts forecast that Cannae will post -0.71 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Finally, TheStreet upgraded shares of Cannae from a “d+” rating to a “c-” rating in a research note on Thursday, September 6th.
This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Giggles N Hugs and Cannae, as provided by MarketBeat.
After Cannae, the Romans were very hesitant to confront Hannibal in pitched battle, preferring instead to weaken him by attrition, relying on their advantages of interior lines, supply, and manpower.
Antas Temple near Fluminimaggiore Ruins of Roman Amphitheatre in Cagliari A revolt, led by two Sardo-Punic nobles, Hampsicora and his son, broke out after the crushing Roman defeat at Cannae (216 BC).
At first Hannibal ("grace of Baal") won great military victories against Rome, at Trasimeno (217), and at Cannae (216), which came close to destroying Rome's ability to wage war.
Hannibal is generally regarded as one of the best military strategists and tacticians of all time, the double envelopment at Cannae an enduring legacy of tactical brilliance.
Hanno had been instrumental in denying Hannibal's requested reinforcements following the battle at Cannae.
Its most famous use was Hannibal's tactical masterpiece, the Battle of Cannae and was frequently used by the Wehrmacht on the Eastern Front of World War II.
Common combinations with cannae
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of cannae 5×
- at cannae 5×
- in cannae 4×
- cannae by 4×
- that cannae 2×
- cannae shove 2×
- and cannae 2×
- cannae nyse 2×
- after cannae 2×
- cannae and 2×