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Expostulations in a sentence

Expostulations meaning

plural of expostulation

Using Expostulations

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of expostulation

Context around Expostulations

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 38 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 0 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

needless 1× needy 1×

Often after:

explained 1×

Sentence patterns with Expostulations

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

either needless expostulations or over 1× of needy expostulations explained by 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

cecil coached the 1× her letters to 1×

Common sentence endings:

her own actions 1× of a revolution 1×

Words around Expostulations

Just before it in the word index:

expostulated 2 exposome 2 expository 23 expositor 6 exposito 2 expositions 45

Just after it in the word index:

exposure 3.376 exposures 202 expound 39 expounded 56 expounder 2 expounders 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 4 aacr 4 aacsb 4 aadar 4 aadk 4 aadujeevitham 4

Corpus analysis for Expostulations

  • In this selection, "expostulations" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 38 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, needless, needy and explained stand out and add context to how "expostulations" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include either needless expostulations or over and of needy expostulations explained by. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "expostulations" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with expostulations

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

Cecil coached the impatient James to humour Elizabeth and "secure the heart of the highest, to whose sex and quality nothing is so improper as either needless expostulations or over much curiosity in her own actions". (36 words)

Her letters to him are full of needy expostulations, explained by most critics as the expressions of a deeply depressed woman but by some as a result of her circumstances—alone with an infant in the middle of a revolution. (40 words)

Longer example sentences

Her letters to him are full of needy expostulations, explained by most critics as the expressions of a deeply depressed woman but by some as a result of her circumstances—alone with an infant in the middle of a revolution. (40 words)

Cecil coached the impatient James to humour Elizabeth and "secure the heart of the highest, to whose sex and quality nothing is so improper as either needless expostulations or over much curiosity in her own actions". (36 words)

Example sentences (2)

Cecil coached the impatient James to humour Elizabeth and "secure the heart of the highest, to whose sex and quality nothing is so improper as either needless expostulations or over much curiosity in her own actions".

Her letters to him are full of needy expostulations, explained by most critics as the expressions of a deeply depressed woman but by some as a result of her circumstances—alone with an infant in the middle of a revolution.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "expostulations" in a sentence?
An example: "Cecil coached the impatient James to humour Elizabeth and "secure the heart of the highest, to whose sex and quality nothing is so improper as either needless expostulations or over much curiosity in her own actions"." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "expostulations" from authentic English texts.
What does "expostulations" mean?
Expostulations means: plural of expostulation
How many example sentences with "expostulations" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "expostulations", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.