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Countenances is an English word. Below you'll find 5 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Countenances in a sentence

Related words

Countenances | Countenance

Countenances meaning

plural of countenance

Using Countenances

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of countenance
  • In the example corpus, countenances often appears in combinations such as: their countenances, countenances and.

Context around Countenances

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 4 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

fierce 1×

Often after:

upon 1×

Sentence patterns with Countenances

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

in their countenances 1× large and countenances so entirely 1× limbs fierce countenances and a 1× of their countenances and indeed 1× of their countenances upon the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

for a full 1× hardy frames close 1× nodding his head 1× there were till 1×

Common sentence endings:

have a rest 1× in their countenances 1× mark the tribe 1× multi party democracy 1× to the hearing 1×

Words around Countenances

Just before it in the word index:

countenanced 7 countenance 65 counted 1.586 countdowns 8 countdown 421 countback 16

Just after it in the word index:

countenancing 4 counter 4.019 counteract 194 counteracted 18 counteracting 19 counteraction 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 7 aacc 7 aacs 7 aafes 7 aah 7 aankh 7

Corpus analysis for Countenances

  • In this selection, "countenances" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, fierce and upon stand out and add context to how "countenances" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include in their countenances and large and countenances so entirely. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "countenances" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with countenances

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

Hardy frames, close-knit limbs, fierce countenances, and a peculiarly vigorous courage, mark the tribe. (15 words)

If they found the offensive smell oozing out of their surrounding unpalatable, they did not show it in their countenances. (20 words)

Nodding his head, Ojukwu, skilled in the art of discerning men’s covetousness by the air of their countenances and indeed body language, asked everybody to leave because he needed to have a rest. (34 words)

Longer example sentences

For a full 120 minutes, he and Cherie shone the light of their countenances upon the people of Afghanistan, and, who knows, perhaps the place is now rife with feminism, habeas corpus and multi-party democracy. (36 words)

Nodding his head, Ojukwu, skilled in the art of discerning men’s covetousness by the air of their countenances and indeed body language, asked everybody to leave because he needed to have a rest. (34 words)

There were till then left the race of giants, who had bodies so large, and countenances so entirely different from other men, that they were surprising to the sight, and terrible to the hearing. (34 words)

Example sentences (5)

If they found the offensive smell oozing out of their surrounding unpalatable, they did not show it in their countenances.

Nodding his head, Ojukwu, skilled in the art of discerning men’s covetousness by the air of their countenances and indeed body language, asked everybody to leave because he needed to have a rest.

For a full 120 minutes, he and Cherie shone the light of their countenances upon the people of Afghanistan, and, who knows, perhaps the place is now rife with feminism, habeas corpus and multi-party democracy.

Hardy frames, close-knit limbs, fierce countenances, and a peculiarly vigorous courage, mark the tribe.

There were till then left the race of giants, who had bodies so large, and countenances so entirely different from other men, that they were surprising to the sight, and terrible to the hearing.

Common combinations with countenances

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "countenances" in a sentence?
An example: "If they found the offensive smell oozing out of their surrounding unpalatable, they did not show it in their countenances." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "countenances" from authentic English texts.
What does "countenances" mean?
Countenances means: plural of countenance
How many example sentences with "countenances" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "countenances", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.