Explore Coda through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like finale or conclusion. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Coda meaning
- A passage that brings a movement or piece to a conclusion through prolongation.
- The optional final sound of a syllable or word, occurring after its nucleus and usually composed of one or more consonants.
- In seismograms, the gradual return to baseline after a seismic event. The length of the coda can be used to estimate event magnitude, and the shape sometimes reveals details of subsurface structures.
Using Coda
- The main meaning on this page is: A passage that brings a movement or piece to a conclusion through prolongation. | The optional final sound of a syllable or word, occurring after its nucleus and usually composed of one or more consonants. | In seismograms, the gradual return to baseline after a seismic event. The length of the coda can be used to estimate event magnitude, and the shape sometimes reveals details of subsurface structures.
- Useful related words include: finale, conclusion, end, close.
- In the example corpus, coda often appears in combinations such as: the coda, coda to, and coda.
Context around Coda
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 8 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Coda
- In this selection, "coda" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, first, preferred, delightful, repeat, consonants and symbol stand out and add context to how "coda" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a coda reveals that and a delightful coda to any. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "coda" sits close to words such as abacha, acetate and adl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with coda
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
As the coda to "Justified," it's a nifty idea. (10 words)
After all of it, we had no right nor reason to expect a coda. (14 words)
A slightly less common chain, Costa Coffee, is located in the Coda building on West Peachtree Street. (17 words)
Ahead of the 32rd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act enactment, accessibility advocates including Academy Award winner and “Coda” star Troy Kotsur showcased to champion the need for updated reform with lawmakers on Capitol Hill. (36 words)
The Cherokee syllabary generally uses dummy vowels for coda consonants, but also has a segmental grapheme for /s/, which can be used both as a coda and in an initial /sC/ consonant cluster. (33 words)
A coda reveals that he goes on to live a happy life, and is eventually able to see the horrors of Nazi ideology, moving past the crimes he had committed within the simulator. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
C. al Coda): repeat from beginning to an indicated place and then play the tail part (the coda ).
However, when the coda is a vowel, it is the coda rather than the medial which takes the diacritic in the absence of a written nucleus.
The Cherokee syllabary generally uses dummy vowels for coda consonants, but also has a segmental grapheme for /s/, which can be used both as a coda and in an initial /sC/ consonant cluster.
Upon reaching the first coda, one is to skip to the second coda symbol (which signifies the ending of the piece), and continue playing until the end.
A coda reveals that he goes on to live a happy life, and is eventually able to see the horrors of Nazi ideology, moving past the crimes he had committed within the simulator.
Ahead of the 32rd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act enactment, accessibility advocates including Academy Award winner and “Coda” star Troy Kotsur showcased to champion the need for updated reform with lawmakers on Capitol Hill.
A slightly less common chain, Costa Coffee, is located in the Coda building on West Peachtree Street.
As the coda to "Justified," it's a nifty idea.
Deaf actor Troy Kotsur, who won a Bafta last year for Coda, was announcing the winner using sign language and an interpreter when the mix-up occurred.
Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its holdings in shares of Coda Octopus Group by 3.8% during the 4th quarter.
Going back to Newell’s has always, I will confess, been my preferred coda to Messi’s career.
In the year since “CODA’s” success at the Academy Awards, the Foundation has awarded the Seal of Authentic Representation to 10 shows and films.
Made with whole-grain flour, a touch of honey and healthier oil to stand in for the butter, this cobbler delivers a delightful coda to any meal.
The first half of “Layla” was a high-volume showcase for Clapton and guest guitarist Duane Allman, the second half a mournful piano coda of disputed origins.
The plot twists keep on coming until the novel’s coda, where a final joyful conceit is revealed.
The services division includes Apple TV+, the company’s streaming service, which features acclaimed shows like “Severance” and “Ted Lasso,” and movies like “CODA,” which won the Oscar for Best Picture last year.
After all of it, we had no right nor reason to expect a coda.
CODA director Siân Heder will reportedly direct the adaptation of Tomorrow, And Tomorrow, And Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin at Paramount Pictures.
Earlier in the day, people lined up early to enter the courtroom and watch the coda to this two-week trial, almost six years in the making.
He is now a partner at CoDa Associates, which provides advisory services to the corporate and public sectors.
Common combinations with coda
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the coda 16×
- coda to 8×
- and coda 5×
- coda is 4×
- coda consonants 3×
- as coda 3×
- coda and 3×
- of coda 3×
- coda of 3×
- coda on 3×