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Despatches in a sentence

Despatches meaning

plural of despatch

Using Despatches

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

Context around Despatches

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 4 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

diplomatic 1× report 1× office 1× official 1×

Sentence patterns with Despatches

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

foreign office despatches and from 1× india report despatches from factories 1× mentioned in despatches after going 1× mentioned in despatches for gallantry 1× of diplomatic despatches and more 1× of official despatches and stood 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

arthur was mentioned 1× automakers in india 1× britain s side 1× from 1886 foreign 1× on 2 october 1×

Common sentence endings:

amiens and paris 1× attack on dieppe 1× by a grenade 1× opened to him 1× the foreign office 1× unsold at dealerships 1×

Words around Despatches

Just before it in the word index:

despatched 43 despatch 27 despard 9 despairs 12 despairingly 3 despairing 43

Just after it in the word index:

despatching 3 despatie 3 despegar 6 despencer 2 despenser 14 despensers 11

Similar in corpus frequency:

aad 10 aadhar 10 aaro 10 abels 10 abidin 10 abidine 10

Corpus analysis for Despatches

  • In this selection, "despatches" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, diplomatic, report and office stand out and add context to how "despatches" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include foreign office despatches and from and india report despatches from factories. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "despatches" sits close to words such as aad, aadhar and aaro, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with despatches

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

From 1886, Foreign Secretary Lord Rosebery sent him Foreign Office despatches, and from 1892 some Cabinet papers were opened to him. (21 words)

Arthur was mentioned in Despatches after going back to try and find Williams and in the process was wounded in the arm by a grenade. (25 words)

On 2 October 1942, it was announced that he had been further Mentioned in Despatches "for gallantry, daring and skill in the combined attack on Dieppe". (26 words)

Longer example sentences

Automakers in India report despatches from factories to dealers and not the retail sales to customers, which many believe is a faulty method of calculating growth, given that in many months, stocks remain unsold at dealerships. (36 words)

He was much employed by Bismarck in the writing of official despatches, and stood high in the favour of King William, whom he often accompanied on his journeys as representative of the foreign office. (34 words)

Britain’s side of the story is well brought out in the parliamentary debates, in the flurry of diplomatic despatches and, more directly, in the negotiations in London, Amiens and Paris. (31 words)

Example sentences (6)

Britain’s side of the story is well brought out in the parliamentary debates, in the flurry of diplomatic despatches and, more directly, in the negotiations in London, Amiens and Paris.

Automakers in India report despatches from factories to dealers and not the retail sales to customers, which many believe is a faulty method of calculating growth, given that in many months, stocks remain unsold at dealerships.

Arthur was mentioned in Despatches after going back to try and find Williams and in the process was wounded in the arm by a grenade.

From 1886, Foreign Secretary Lord Rosebery sent him Foreign Office despatches, and from 1892 some Cabinet papers were opened to him.

He was much employed by Bismarck in the writing of official despatches, and stood high in the favour of King William, whom he often accompanied on his journeys as representative of the foreign office.

On 2 October 1942, it was announced that he had been further Mentioned in Despatches "for gallantry, daring and skill in the combined attack on Dieppe".

Common combinations with despatches

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "despatches" in a sentence?
An example: "Britain’s side of the story is well brought out in the parliamentary debates, in the flurry of diplomatic despatches and, more directly, in the negotiations in London, Amiens and Paris." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "despatches" from authentic English texts.
What does "despatches" mean?
Despatches means: plural of despatch
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