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Diocles in a sentence

Diocles meaning

A male given name of historical usage.

Using Diocles

  • The main meaning on this page is: A male given name of historical usage.
  • In the example corpus, diocles often appears in combinations such as: and diocles.

Context around Diocles

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 17.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

name 1× possibly 1× appuleius 1× powerful 1× note 1×

Often after:

valerius 1× laser 1× worked 1×

Sentence patterns with Diocles

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

gaius appuleius diocles a man 1× greek name diocles or possibly 1× horse and diocles was adopted 1× neocles and diocles 1× one note diocles worked with 1× or possibly diocles valerius 1× the powerful diocles laser 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

and themistocles had 1× early life panorama 1× gaius appuleius diocles 1× it is home 1× neocles died when 1× one note diocles 1×

Common sentence endings:

has ever known 1× his grandfather lysander 1× neocles and diocles 1× possibly diocles valerius 1× powerful diocles laser 1× with spherical mirrors 1×

Words around Diocles

Just before it in the word index:

dioceses 137 diocese 794 diocesan 141 diobu 5 dio 141 dinwoodie 2

Just after it in the word index:

diocletian 112 diocletianic 2 dioctyl 2 diod 5 diodati 4 diode 140

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 8 aacc 8 aacs 8 aafes 8 aankh 8 aapp 8

Corpus analysis for Diocles

  • In this selection, "diocles" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 17.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, name, possibly, appuleius, valerius, laser and worked stand out and add context to how "diocles" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include gaius appuleius diocles a man and greek name diocles or possibly. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "diocles" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with diocles

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

One note: Diocles worked with spherical mirrors. (7 words)

It is home to the powerful Diocles laser. (8 words)

And Themistocles had two sons older than these three, Neocles and Diocles. (12 words)

Longer example sentences

Early life Panorama of amphitheatre in Salona Diocletian was born near Salona in Dalmatia ( Solin in modern Croatia ), some time around 244. His parents gave him the Greek name Diocles, or possibly Diocles Valerius. (34 words)

Gaius Appuleius Diocles, a man from the area of what is now Spain and Portugal, is the highest-paid athlete the world has ever known. (25 words)

Neocles died when he was young by the bite of a horse, and Diocles was adopted by his grandfather, Lysander. (20 words)

Example sentences (6)

Early life Panorama of amphitheatre in Salona Diocletian was born near Salona in Dalmatia ( Solin in modern Croatia ), some time around 244. His parents gave him the Greek name Diocles, or possibly Diocles Valerius.

Gaius Appuleius Diocles, a man from the area of what is now Spain and Portugal, is the highest-paid athlete the world has ever known.

It is home to the powerful Diocles laser.

One note: Diocles worked with spherical mirrors.

And Themistocles had two sons older than these three, Neocles and Diocles.

Neocles died when he was young by the bite of a horse, and Diocles was adopted by his grandfather, Lysander.

Common combinations with diocles

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "diocles" in a sentence?
An example: "Early life Panorama of amphitheatre in Salona Diocletian was born near Salona in Dalmatia ( Solin in modern Croatia ), some time around 244. His parents gave him the Greek name Diocles, or possibly Diocles Valerius." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "diocles" from authentic English texts.
What does "diocles" mean?
Diocles means: A male given name of historical usage.
How many example sentences with "diocles" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "diocles", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.