How do you use Concours in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Concours meaning
A competitive examination, especially in medicine.
Using Concours
- The main meaning on this page is: A competitive examination, especially in medicine.
- In the example corpus, concours often appears in combinations such as: concours elegance, the concours, concours d'elegance.
Context around Concours
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 11 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Concours
- In this selection, "concours" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, michaels, 2023, drive, standard, venues and standards stand out and add context to how "concours" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include st michaels concours d elegance and amelia island concours d elegance. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "concours" sits close to words such as aberrant, abloh and absurdities, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with concours
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It took Silver at the Concours Général Agricole in 2017. (10 words)
The La Jolla Concours d’Elegance fills Scripps Park on April 21. (12 words)
Most of the people who participate in the Concours are decently trusting folk. (13 words)
It remained under a single owner from 1980 until its date of sale in 2022, appearing occasionally at prestigious events like the Goodwood Festival of Speed and the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance. (33 words)
Durban’s finest in classic vintage motoring will be on display, as the prestigious regional Concours d’ Elegance, co-hosted with the Durban Country Club makes its debut in the city in August. (33 words)
It has won prestigious awards including the 'Origine Certifiee Perigord' and a gold medal at the Concours General Agricole in 2019, a competition established in 1870 by the French government. (30 words)
This begs the question; what cars will be displayed at future Concours d’Elegance events? (15 words)
Example sentences (20)
Concours d’Lemons – cute name – is a similar event over in the US with an emphasis on more derided vehicles.
Crowds gather Sunday along Third Street in downtown Geneva during the 2023 Concours d'Elegance car show.
Delahay is the featured Marque of the 16th Annual St. Michaels Concours d’Elegance on the Chesapeake Bay, with Bentley Motors as this year’s presenting sponsor.
Rodeo Drive Concours d’Elegance celebrates 28 years as a free to attend Father’s Day car show on June 18 on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills.
The coupé wears the numberplate 1 VHP and has been restored to concours standard.
Few Ferraris of any era can match chassis 1451 GT’s combination of period racing success and continued significance in concours venues.
It has been fully restored to concours standards, and is the sole Works Martini Racing Porsche 935 in private ownership.
It remained under a single owner from 1980 until its date of sale in 2022, appearing occasionally at prestigious events like the Goodwood Festival of Speed and the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance.
The La Jolla Concours d’Elegance fills Scripps Park on April 21.
Three years later, the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance exhibited all three BAT cars together for the first time, with Nuccio Bertone in attendance.
Concours Club is first and foremost a private club and learning tool for gentlemen racers.
For the second year, the famously selective Concours d’Elegance in Pebble Beach, Calif., included a large display of Japanese cars.
It has won prestigious awards including the 'Origine Certifiee Perigord' and a gold medal at the Concours General Agricole in 2019, a competition established in 1870 by the French government.
Many high-profile events were held at the Greystone Mansion each year including the profitable Concours d’Elegance, which features an exhibition of rare cars.
The St. Michaels Concours d’Elegance showcases some of the finest automobiles from around the world and is proud to announce the Honorable William (Bill) Alley is our Honorary Chairman.
Durban’s finest in classic vintage motoring will be on display, as the prestigious regional Concours d’ Elegance, co-hosted with the Durban Country Club makes its debut in the city in August.
It took Silver at the Concours Général Agricole in 2017.
Most of the people who participate in the Concours are decently trusting folk.
The Stratos Zero is usually seen at prestigious car shows and concours, as it was at the Concorso d’Eleganza of Villa D’Este over the weekend.
This begs the question; what cars will be displayed at future Concours d’Elegance events?
Common combinations with concours
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- concours elegance 8×
- the concours 6×
- concours d'elegance 3×
- michaels concours 2×
- to concours 2×