How do you use Claque in a sentence? See 2 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like following or followers, plus the exact meaning.
Claque in a sentence
Claque meaning
- A group of people hired to attend a performance and to either applaud or boo.
- A group of fawning admirers.
- A group of people who pre-arrange among themselves to express strong support for an idea, so as to give the false impression of a wider consensus.
Using Claque
- The main meaning on this page is: A group of people hired to attend a performance and to either applaud or boo. | A group of fawning admirers. | A group of people who pre-arrange among themselves to express strong support for an idea, so as to give the false impression of a wider consensus.
- Useful related words include: following, followers.
Context around Claque
- Average sentence length in these examples: 34.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Claque
- In this selection, "claque" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 34.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, virtual, see and mostly stand out and add context to how "claque" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include desired see claque or to and his virtual claque mostly adolescent. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "claque" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with claque
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Coiffed like Justin Bieber (they all seem to be), he logs on to the website YouNow and, in video chats, encourages members of his virtual claque — mostly adolescent girls — to pursue their dreams. (33 words)
For example, a person planted in an audience to laugh and applaud when desired (see claque ), or to participate in on-stage activities as a "random member of the audience," is a type of legal shill. (36 words)
For example, a person planted in an audience to laugh and applaud when desired (see claque ), or to participate in on-stage activities as a "random member of the audience," is a type of legal shill. (36 words)
Coiffed like Justin Bieber (they all seem to be), he logs on to the website YouNow and, in video chats, encourages members of his virtual claque — mostly adolescent girls — to pursue their dreams. (33 words)
Example sentences (2)
Coiffed like Justin Bieber (they all seem to be), he logs on to the website YouNow and, in video chats, encourages members of his virtual claque — mostly adolescent girls — to pursue their dreams.
For example, a person planted in an audience to laugh and applaud when desired (see claque ), or to participate in on-stage activities as a "random member of the audience," is a type of legal shill.