Wondering how to use Duras in a sentence? Below are 8 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning .
Duras meaning
plural of dura
Using Duras
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of dura
- In the example corpus, duras often appears in combinations such as: of duras.
Context around Duras
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 3 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Duras
- In this selection, "duras" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, killed, allowing, marguerite and bird stand out and add context to how "duras" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and killed duras with a and bishop of duras or of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "duras" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with duras
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Gowron won the war after Starfleet exposed Romulan support for the House of Duras. (14 words)
Upon entering the Veridian system, Enterprise makes contact with the Duras Bird of Prey. (14 words)
K'Ehleyr was eventually murdered by Duras when she found evidence of his involvement in the effort to discredit Worf (and why he was discommended). (25 words)
Ironically, it was again by Worf's hand the next chancellor of the Empire was decided (having slain Duras to allow Gowron's ascension after K'mpec's death), and the second time he and Gowron dueled, this time finishing Gowron off. (42 words)
Ms. Duras, one of the most distinctive voices in 20th-century French fiction, operated on the essentialist premise that men and women are fundamentally unalike, and some of her works have rapidly acquired a dated feel in that regard. (39 words)
From Marguerite Duras’s weird and wonderful “” — which covers everything from vacation shopping lists to child-rearing to the male of the species: “You have to be very fond of men. (31 words)
Example sentences (8)
Exercising his right of vengeance, Worf fought and killed Duras with a bat'leth in a duel, allowing Duras's political opponent Gowron to become chancellor (TNG: "Reunion").
From Marguerite Duras’s weird and wonderful “” — which covers everything from vacation shopping lists to child-rearing to the male of the species: “You have to be very fond of men.
Ms. Duras, one of the most distinctive voices in 20th-century French fiction, operated on the essentialist premise that men and women are fundamentally unalike, and some of her works have rapidly acquired a dated feel in that regard.
Gowron won the war after Starfleet exposed Romulan support for the House of Duras.
Ironically, it was again by Worf's hand the next chancellor of the Empire was decided (having slain Duras to allow Gowron's ascension after K'mpec's death), and the second time he and Gowron dueled, this time finishing Gowron off.
Jerome, Commentary on the Epistle to Titus 3:13 Less probable traditions assign to him the bishop of Duras, or of Iconium in Phrygia, or of Caesarea.
K'Ehleyr was eventually murdered by Duras when she found evidence of his involvement in the effort to discredit Worf (and why he was discommended).
Upon entering the Veridian system, Enterprise makes contact with the Duras Bird of Prey.
Common combinations with duras
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of duras 2×