Explore Cosa through 10+ example sentences from English. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Using Cosa
- In the example corpus, cosa often appears in combinations such as: cosa nostra, la cosa, the cosa.
Context around Cosa
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 8 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Cosa
- In this selection, "cosa" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, sicilian, fearsome, released, nostra, resources and crossed stand out and add context to how "cosa" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include against la cosa nostra responsible and bring down cosa nostra. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "cosa" sits close to words such as abdulkadir, abed and abhay, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with cosa
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Last summer the label released Cosa Nostra: Franco Nero In Three Mafia Tales. (13 words)
The first one contains Maxi-Trial documents, which marked a milestone in the fight against Cosa Nostra. (17 words)
Cosa Resources Corp. " or the "Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Darren Morgans as Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately. (21 words)
Cherubino then arrives and, after describing his emerging infatuation with all women, particularly with his "beautiful godmother" the Countess (aria: Non so più cosa son main – "I don't know anymore what I am"), asks for Susanna's aid with the Count. (42 words)
Salvatore ‘Toto’ Riina, 87. The Mafia “boss of bosses” who was serving 26 life sentences as the mastermind of a bloody strategy to assassinate both rivals and Italian prosecutors and law enforcement trying to bring down Cosa Nostra. (38 words)
The Calabrian mafia, known as the ‘Ndrangheta, has emerged as the most ruthless and deadly organised crime syndicate in today following successful campaigns to curtail the influence of the Cosa Nostra in Sicily and the Camorra in Naples. (38 words)
Example sentences (20)
Cosa Resources Corp. " or the "Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Darren Morgans as Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately.
Cosa Resources is pleased to announce the voting results from its Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders (the “ Meeting ”), held on April 12, 2023.
Messina Denaro, the convicted head of the Sicilian Cosa Nostra Mafia, was captured by police in January after three decades on the run.
The fearsome Cosa Nostra wanted to use her successful health clinic business in the Sicilian town of Castelvetrano – the heartland of his empire – to launder and raise funds for families of jailed mobsters.
Cosa Nostra and the Camorra from the city of Naples are Italy’s best known mafia groups, but the ‘Ndrangheta based in the southern region of Calabria is the nation’s biggest organized crime group.
Last summer the label released Cosa Nostra: Franco Nero In Three Mafia Tales.
These judges were leading the fight against La Cosa Nostra, responsible for attacks, extortion, drug trafficking, and money laundering during the 1990s in Italy.
In 1501 Rodrigo de Bastidas and Juan de la Cosa crossed the coast from the end of the Candle to Urabá.
Some of these gangs, like Cosa Nostra and Intergang, are major conglomerates of organized crime who've long outgrown their roots.
Salvatore ‘Toto’ Riina, 87. The Mafia “boss of bosses” who was serving 26 life sentences as the mastermind of a bloody strategy to assassinate both rivals and Italian prosecutors and law enforcement trying to bring down Cosa Nostra.
The Calabrian mafia, known as the ‘Ndrangheta, has emerged as the most ruthless and deadly organised crime syndicate in today following successful campaigns to curtail the influence of the Cosa Nostra in Sicily and the Camorra in Naples.
The cupola held a secret meeting in Palermo in May, the first gathering of mob families for 25 years, at which it reportedly decided to formally anoint Mineo as the head of Cosa Nostra.
A year later, Ma non è una cosa seria (But It's Nothing Serious) and Il Gioco delle parti (The Game of Roles) were all produced on stage.
Cherubino then arrives and, after describing his emerging infatuation with all women, particularly with his "beautiful godmother" the Countess (aria: Non so più cosa son main – "I don't know anymore what I am"), asks for Susanna's aid with the Count.
Cosa Nostra had achieved nothing. citation Dell'Utri's lawyer, Enrico Trantino, dismissed Giuffrè's allegations as an "anthology of hearsay".
He named "The Lost Kitten" as the series' episode with the best story content, and the double episode "The Intoccabile" as having the worst, noting its "hackneyed look into the Cosa Nostra".
Some historians like Germán Arciniegas and Gabriel Camargo Pérez think that his first voyage was made in June 1497 with the Spanish Pilot Juan de la Cosa.
Susanna urges him to sing the song he wrote for the Countess (aria: Voi che sapete che cosa è amor – "You ladies who know what love is, is it what I'm suffering from?").
The alleged contacts, according to Cancemi, were to lead to legislation favourable to Cosa Nostra, in particular the harsh 41-bis prison regime.
The first one contains Maxi-Trial documents, which marked a milestone in the fight against Cosa Nostra.
Common combinations with cosa
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: