Explore Fabian through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like socialism or dilatory. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Fabian in a sentence
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Fabian meaning
- Pertaining to or reminiscent of Roman general Fabius Maximus, whose tactics against Hannibal during the Second Punic War famously consisted of delaying or avoiding combat, focusing instead on weakening the enemy by cutting off supply lines.
- Advocating that social reforms be reached through a series of gradual and moderate stages rather than sudden revolution; specifically, relating to the Fabian Society, a British socialist society advocating reformist socialism.
- Cautious; dilatory; avoiding a decisive contest.
Using Fabian
- The main meaning on this page is: Pertaining to or reminiscent of Roman general Fabius Maximus, whose tactics against Hannibal during the Second Punic War famously consisted of delaying or avoiding combat, focusing instead on weakening the enemy by cutting off supply lines. | Advocating that social reforms be reached through a series of gradual and moderate stages rather than sudden revolution; specifically, relating to the Fabian Society, a British socialist society advocating reformist socialism. | Cautious; dilatory; avoiding a decisive contest.
- Useful related words include: socialism, dilatory, cautious, socialist.
- In the example corpus, fabian often appears in combinations such as: and fabian, fabian schar, fabian delph.
Context around Fabian
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 14 start, 4 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Fabian
- In this selection, "fabian" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, showed, boss, defendants, schar, allen and inspecting stand out and add context to how "fabian" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and patrick fabian the roles and bringing back fabian moreau is. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "fabian" sits close to words such as abhishek, athenian and batted, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with fabian
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Fabian Plays old Edward, while Alvarez plays young Edward. (9 words)
Gregory Fabian portrays Adam Greško in the "Loop For Two" play. (11 words)
Fabian highlighted South Korea’s crucial role with regard to the Hungarian economy. (13 words)
Bringing back Fabian Moreau is a move that is very likely to happen, as not only will Moreau be very cheap to retain, but there were moments where he played incredibly well last season, especially when Jackson was healthy. (39 words)
Just when we thought it was about to calm down Tindall was ordered back to the fans by the likes of Fabian Schar and Anthony Gordon who encouraged him to take his own piece of the limelight. (37 words)
However, Raymon Reifer, Shamar Springer and Fabian Allen would all contribute with runs for the remainder of the innings, as the Tallawahs scored 72 runs from the final 5 overs to reach 178/7. (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
Footage from Fabian’s body camera, meanwhile, showed Fabian inspecting a Saturn Outlook parked on the north side of the roadway, records said.
Afolayan says meeting with St Pauli boss Fabian Hurzeler played a key role in his decision to join the club.
Based on last season Kieran Trippier would lead the team out while Fabian Schar and Sven Botman have their slots pretty much secure in the heart of defence.
Bringing back Fabian Moreau is a move that is very likely to happen, as not only will Moreau be very cheap to retain, but there were moments where he played incredibly well last season, especially when Jackson was healthy.
Defendants, Fabian Johnson and Donovan Richards reportedly had a disagreement and a fight broke out.
Director Anthony Fabian gets a little clumsy when that path intersects with striking Parisian workers or the movement to democratize high fashion, but the blend mostly works.
Fabian Botcha, also aged 39, of Manor Park Gardens, Edgware, was charged with causing grievous bodily harm on Thursday (March 23).
Fabian highlighted South Korea’s crucial role with regard to the Hungarian economy.
Fabian Mangion, also from Senglea, has every reason to brag about his hometown.
Fabian Plays old Edward, while Alvarez plays young Edward.
Fabian Romero went 3-for-3, with two stolen bases and he scored three runs.
Fabian told the Inquirer in an interview that Fuffy accompanies them daily to their tailoring business and often stays by the window.
Gabriel Martinelli sees his cross turned into the back of his own net by Fabian Schar.
Gregory Fabian portrays Adam Greško in the "Loop For Two" play.
He completed his treble with the aid of a hefty deflection off Fabian Schar.
However, Raymon Reifer, Shamar Springer, and Fabian Allen all contributed with runs for the remainder of the innings, as the Tallawahs scored 72 runs from the final five overs to reach their total.
However, Raymon Reifer, Shamar Springer and Fabian Allen would all contribute with runs for the remainder of the innings, as the Tallawahs scored 72 runs from the final 5 overs to reach 178/7.
However, with the help of Michael McKean and Patrick Fabian, the roles of Howard and Chuck were reversed.
Just when we thought it was about to calm down Tindall was ordered back to the fans by the likes of Fabian Schar and Anthony Gordon who encouraged him to take his own piece of the limelight.
Lead researcher Fabian Borg told the data is revealing some worrying trends, especially in the northern harbour district and in Valletta, and the discrepancies in temperatures, even in the same locality, are sometimes dramatic.
Common combinations with fabian
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: