Wondering how to use Daland in a sentence? Below are 8 example sentences from authentic English texts. .
Daland in a sentence
Context around Daland
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 3 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Daland
- In this selection, "daland" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, bring, arrives and returned stand out and add context to how "daland" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include daland arrives with and dashed against daland s vessel. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "daland" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with daland
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Act 2 A group of local girls are singing and spinning in Daland's house. (15 words)
Daland arrives with the stranger; he and Senta stand gazing at each other in silence. (15 words)
A ghostly vessel appearing astern is dashed against Daland's vessel by the sea and the grappling irons hold the two ships together. (23 words)
The huntsman Erik, Senta's former boyfriend, arrives and hears her; the girls depart, and the huntsman, who loves the maiden, warns her, telling her of his dream, in which Daland returned with a mysterious stranger, who carried her off to sea. (42 words)
The Finnish bass Mika Kares, who sings the role of Daland, a sea captain and Senta’s dad, has the same sense of dread — as if he knew the end of this story from the beginning. (36 words)
The stranger hears that Daland has an unmarried daughter named Senta, and he asks for her hand in marriage, offering a chest of treasure as a gift. (27 words)
Example sentences (8)
The Finnish bass Mika Kares, who sings the role of Daland, a sea captain and Senta’s dad, has the same sense of dread — as if he knew the end of this story from the beginning.
Act 2 A group of local girls are singing and spinning in Daland's house.
Act 3 The last scene of Wagner's The Flying Dutchman (1843) Later in the evening, the local girls bring Daland's men food and drink.
A ghostly vessel appearing astern is dashed against Daland's vessel by the sea and the grappling irons hold the two ships together.
Daland arrives with the stranger; he and Senta stand gazing at each other in silence.
The girls retire in wonder; ghostly forms appear at work upon the vessel The Flying Dutchman, and Daland's men retreat in fear.
The huntsman Erik, Senta's former boyfriend, arrives and hears her; the girls depart, and the huntsman, who loves the maiden, warns her, telling her of his dream, in which Daland returned with a mysterious stranger, who carried her off to sea.
The stranger hears that Daland has an unmarried daughter named Senta, and he asks for her hand in marriage, offering a chest of treasure as a gift.