Get to know Cottard better with 8 real example sentences.
Cottard in a sentence
Using Cottard
- In the example corpus, cottard often appears in combinations such as: cottard is.
Context around Cottard
- Average sentence length in these examples: 16 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 1 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Cottard
- In this selection, "cottard" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 16 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, wanes, tries and goes stand out and add context to how "cottard" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include cottard a criminal and cottard goes mad. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "cottard" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with cottard
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 epidemic wanes, Cottard's mood fluctuates. (8 words)
Cottard's personality changes after the outbreak of plague. (9 words)
Cottard goes mad and shoots at people from his home. (10 words)
Cottard, on the other hand, seems to flourish during the plague because it gives him a sense of being connected to others, since everybody faces the same danger. (28 words)
Grand is a neighbor of Cottard, and it is he who calls Rieux for help, when Cottard tries to commit suicide. (21 words)
Cottard, a criminal remorseful enough to attempt suicide but fearful of being arrested, becomes wealthy as a major smuggler. (19 words)
Example sentences (8)
Grand is a neighbor of Cottard, and it is he who calls Rieux for help, when Cottard tries to commit suicide.
As the epidemic wanes, Cottard's mood fluctuates.
Cottard, a criminal remorseful enough to attempt suicide but fearful of being arrested, becomes wealthy as a major smuggler.
Cottard goes mad and shoots at people from his home.
Cottard is an eccentric figure, silent and secretive, who tries to hang himself in his room.
Cottard is distressed by the ending of the epidemic from which he has profited by shady dealings.
Cottard, on the other hand, seems to flourish during the plague because it gives him a sense of being connected to others, since everybody faces the same danger.
Cottard's personality changes after the outbreak of plague.
Common combinations with cottard
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- cottard is 2×