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On this page you'll find 7 example sentences with Colossae. Discover synonyms such as city or metropolis and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.

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Colossae in a sentence

Synonyms of Colossae

city metropolis urban center

Related words

Other words often associated with Colossae or its synonyms:

municipality

Using Colossae

  • Useful related words include: city, metropolis, urban center.
  • In the example corpus, colossae often appears in combinations such as: to colossae, of colossae, colossae was.

Context around Colossae

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 4 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

period 1×

Often after:

include 1× gave 1× near 1×

Sentence patterns with Colossae

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

refers to colossae as one 2× christians in colossae 1× colossae was destroyed 1× history of colossae include pliny 1× news to colossae near the 1× pauline period colossae was the 1× wool of colossae gave its 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

colossae was destroyed 1× epaphras who first 1× history before the 1× new york oxford 1× the pauline period 1× this letter would 1×

Common sentence endings:

cities of phrygia 2× chistianity s namesake 1× christians in colossae 1× point of view 1× the cyclamen flower 1× to nearby chonae 1×

Words around Colossae

Just before it in the word index:

coloso 2 colosio 4 colosimo 10 colorways 23 colorway 26 colorum 3

Just after it in the word index:

colossal 271 colossally 4 colosseo 2 colosseum 86 colossi 6 colossian 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaba 10 aafc 10 aaib 10 aalbers 10 abbate 10 abbesses 10

Corpus analysis for Colossae

  • In this selection, "colossae" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, period, include, gave and near stand out and add context to how "colossae" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include refers to colossae as one and christians in colossae. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "colossae" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with colossae

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

This letter would have been huge to the Christians in Colossae. (11 words)

Writing in the 4th century BC, Xenophon refers to Colossae as one of six large cities of Phrygia. (18 words)

Colossae was destroyed, ultimately, by the Turks in the 12th century, with the remnant of its population relocating, among other places, to nearby Chonae. (24 words)

Longer example sentences

The Pauline period Colossae was the location of a Christian community to which the Apostle Paul addressed a canonically accepted epistle (letter), which is known for its content's exaltation of the supremacy of Chistianity's namesake. (37 words)

History Before the Pauline period amboxcheck Some further highlights regarding the history of Colossae include: * Pliny wrote that the wool of Colossae gave its name to colossinus, and to the colour of the cyclamen flower. (35 words)

Epaphras, who first shared the good news to Colossae, near the opening of the book is presented as a beloved fellow servant—"one of us" from Paul's ministry point of view. (32 words)

Example sentences (7)

History Before the Pauline period amboxcheck Some further highlights regarding the history of Colossae include: * Pliny wrote that the wool of Colossae gave its name to colossinus, and to the colour of the cyclamen flower.

This letter would have been huge to the Christians in Colossae.

Colossae was destroyed, ultimately, by the Turks in the 12th century, with the remnant of its population relocating, among other places, to nearby Chonae.

Epaphras, who first shared the good news to Colossae, near the opening of the book is presented as a beloved fellow servant—"one of us" from Paul's ministry point of view.

New York: Oxford University Press. 2005 Writing in the 4th century BC, Xenophon refers to Colossae as one of six large cities of Phrygia.

The Pauline period Colossae was the location of a Christian community to which the Apostle Paul addressed a canonically accepted epistle (letter), which is known for its content's exaltation of the supremacy of Chistianity's namesake.

Writing in the 4th century BC, Xenophon refers to Colossae as one of six large cities of Phrygia.

Common combinations with colossae

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "colossae" in a sentence?
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What are synonyms of "colossae"?
Common synonyms of "colossae" include: city, metropolis, urban center.
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