Explore Contorno through 3 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Contorno in a sentence
Contorno meaning
- contour; outline
- A side dish, typically of vegetables.
Using Contorno
- The main meaning on this page is: contour; outline | A side dish, typically of vegetables.
Context around Contorno
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Contorno
- In this selection, "contorno" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, steve, salvatore, 1960s, antonino and met stand out and add context to how "contorno" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and steve contorno and buscetta salvatore contorno antonino calderone. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "contorno" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with contorno
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
This story was reported by CNN’s Denise Royal, Carlos Suarez, Ray Sanchez, Gregory Krieg, Leyla Santiago, Sara Weisfeldt, and Steve Contorno. (22 words)
In the period until the 1990s, there were very few, albeit significant, pentiti such as Tommaso Buscetta, Salvatore Contorno, Antonino Calderone, etc. However, this changed significantly during the early 1990s. (30 words)
In the post-Peronist Argentina of the early 1960s, Contorno met with wide approval from the youth who challenged the authenticity of older writers such as Borges and questioned their legacy of experimentation. (33 words)
In the post-Peronist Argentina of the early 1960s, Contorno met with wide approval from the youth who challenged the authenticity of older writers such as Borges and questioned their legacy of experimentation. (33 words)
In the period until the 1990s, there were very few, albeit significant, pentiti such as Tommaso Buscetta, Salvatore Contorno, Antonino Calderone, etc. However, this changed significantly during the early 1990s. (30 words)
This story was reported by CNN’s Denise Royal, Carlos Suarez, Ray Sanchez, Gregory Krieg, Leyla Santiago, Sara Weisfeldt, and Steve Contorno. (22 words)
Example sentences (3)
This story was reported by CNN’s Denise Royal, Carlos Suarez, Ray Sanchez, Gregory Krieg, Leyla Santiago, Sara Weisfeldt, and Steve Contorno.
In the period until the 1990s, there were very few, albeit significant, pentiti such as Tommaso Buscetta, Salvatore Contorno, Antonino Calderone, etc. However, this changed significantly during the early 1990s.
In the post-Peronist Argentina of the early 1960s, Contorno met with wide approval from the youth who challenged the authenticity of older writers such as Borges and questioned their legacy of experimentation.