Explore Eloi through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Eloi meaning
A male given name.
Using Eloi
- The main meaning on this page is: A male given name.
- In the example corpus, eloi often appears in combinations such as: the eloi.
Context around Eloi
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 5 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Eloi
- In this selection, "eloi" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, ineffectual, humans, charles, named, take and caught stand out and add context to how "eloi" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a new eloi world with and established that eloi caught a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "eloi" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with eloi
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The Time Traveller will help to create a new Eloi world with many adventures but also with problems. (18 words)
To put it another way, these are the Morlocks, not the Eloi: beings with character etched hard into their faces. (20 words)
He stuns or kills one with a rock, and upon closer examination realises they are probably the descendants of humans/Eloi/Morlocks. (22 words)
In the Diario de Bucaramanga, Bolívar's opinion of Ducoudray is presented when Louis Peru de Lacroix asked who had been Bolívar's aides-de-camp since he had been general; he mentioned Charles Eloi Demarquet and Ducoudray. (38 words)
The Time Traveller theorizes that intelligence is the result of and response to danger; with no real challenges facing the Eloi, they have lost the spirit, intelligence, and physical fitness of humanity at its peak. (35 words)
Meanwhile, he saves an Eloi named Weena from drowning as none of the other Eloi take any notice of her plight, and they develop an innocently affectionate relationship over the course of several days. (34 words)
Example sentences (10)
Meanwhile, he saves an Eloi named Weena from drowning as none of the other Eloi take any notice of her plight, and they develop an innocently affectionate relationship over the course of several days.
Enquiries are ongoing and have established that Eloi caught a bus which arrived in the City at 6:30am on Saturday 7 March where he then caught the train from Britomart to Swanson.
To put it another way, these are the Morlocks, not the Eloi: beings with character etched hard into their faces.
He alters his theory, speculating that the human race has evolved into two species: the leisured classes have become the ineffectual Eloi, and the downtrodden working classes have become the brutal light-fearing Morlocks.
He stuns or kills one with a rock, and upon closer examination realises they are probably the descendants of humans/Eloi/Morlocks.
In the Diario de Bucaramanga, Bolívar's opinion of Ducoudray is presented when Louis Peru de Lacroix asked who had been Bolívar's aides-de-camp since he had been general; he mentioned Charles Eloi Demarquet and Ducoudray.
The parallel story has Wishbone's owner, Joe, relying on a calculator to solve percentage problems rather than his own intellect, recalling the mindset that created the lazy Eloi.
The Time Traveller goes back to rescue Weena, but finds the Eloi less simple than he first imagined, and time travel far more complicated.
The Time Traveller theorizes that intelligence is the result of and response to danger; with no real challenges facing the Eloi, they have lost the spirit, intelligence, and physical fitness of humanity at its peak.
The Time Traveller will help to create a new Eloi world with many adventures but also with problems.
Common combinations with eloi
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: