How do you use Forbears in a sentence? See 5 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Forbears meaning
plural of forbear
Using Forbears
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of forbear
- In the example corpus, forbears often appears in combinations such as: their forbears.
Context around Forbears
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Forbears
- In this selection, "forbears" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 29.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, century, ancient, african and honour stand out and add context to how "forbears" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 17th century forbears and of their forbears. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "forbears" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with forbears
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The reconstructionists, like their ancient forbears, honour the deities particular to their country of origin. (15 words)
Stravinsky, Picasso, Braque, Eliot, Joyce, Pound—the 'makers of the new'—have been neo-classics, often as observant of canonic precedent as their 17th-century forbears. (26 words)
This issue was resolved in 2015, when genetic testing of Harding's descendants determined, with more than a 95% percent chance of accuracy, that he lacked sub-Saharan African forbears within four previous generations. (34 words)
By word of mouth and through social media, many Ibans have learnt about their genealogy from friends and relatives who have visited Kalimantan and found that Dayak cultures and traditions are well-preserved in the homeland of their forbears. (39 words)
In what was only the fifth televised address of her 68-year reign, Elizabeth called upon Britons to show the resolve of their forbears and demonstrate they were as strong as generations of the past. (35 words)
This issue was resolved in 2015, when genetic testing of Harding's descendants determined, with more than a 95% percent chance of accuracy, that he lacked sub-Saharan African forbears within four previous generations. (34 words)
Example sentences (5)
In what was only the fifth televised address of her 68-year reign, Elizabeth called upon Britons to show the resolve of their forbears and demonstrate they were as strong as generations of the past.
By word of mouth and through social media, many Ibans have learnt about their genealogy from friends and relatives who have visited Kalimantan and found that Dayak cultures and traditions are well-preserved in the homeland of their forbears.
Stravinsky, Picasso, Braque, Eliot, Joyce, Pound—the 'makers of the new'—have been neo-classics, often as observant of canonic precedent as their 17th-century forbears.
The reconstructionists, like their ancient forbears, honour the deities particular to their country of origin.
This issue was resolved in 2015, when genetic testing of Harding's descendants determined, with more than a 95% percent chance of accuracy, that he lacked sub-Saharan African forbears within four previous generations.
Common combinations with forbears
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: