How do you use Galop in a sentence? See 3 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Galop meaning
- A lively French country dance of the nineteenth century, a forerunner of the polka, combining a glissade with a chassé on alternate feet, usually in a fast 2/4 time.
- The music for a dance of this kind.
Using Galop
- The main meaning on this page is: A lively French country dance of the nineteenth century, a forerunner of the polka, combining a glissade with a chassé on alternate feet, usually in a fast 2/4 time. | The music for a dance of this kind.
Context around Galop
- Average sentence length in these examples: 33.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Galop
- In this selection, "galop" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 33.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, infernal, infernal and quick stand out and add context to how "galop" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include as a galop quick tempo and infernal infernal galop that shocked. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "galop" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with galop
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Earlier, Johann Strauss I and Josef Lanner wrote polkas designated as a galop (quick tempo) or as a regular polka that may not fall into any of the categories above. (30 words)
The operetta is an irreverent parody and scathing satire on Gluck and his Orfeo ed Euridice and culminates in the risqué Galop infernal ("Infernal Galop ") that shocked some in the audience at the premiere. (34 words)
Public Opinion keeps a close eye on him, to keep him from cheating, but Jupiter throws a lightning bolt, making him jump and look back, and so all ends happily, with a reprise of the Galop. (36 words)
Public Opinion keeps a close eye on him, to keep him from cheating, but Jupiter throws a lightning bolt, making him jump and look back, and so all ends happily, with a reprise of the Galop. (36 words)
The operetta is an irreverent parody and scathing satire on Gluck and his Orfeo ed Euridice and culminates in the risqué Galop infernal ("Infernal Galop ") that shocked some in the audience at the premiere. (34 words)
Earlier, Johann Strauss I and Josef Lanner wrote polkas designated as a galop (quick tempo) or as a regular polka that may not fall into any of the categories above. (30 words)
Example sentences (3)
The operetta is an irreverent parody and scathing satire on Gluck and his Orfeo ed Euridice and culminates in the risqué Galop infernal ("Infernal Galop ") that shocked some in the audience at the premiere.
Earlier, Johann Strauss I and Josef Lanner wrote polkas designated as a galop (quick tempo) or as a regular polka that may not fall into any of the categories above.
Public Opinion keeps a close eye on him, to keep him from cheating, but Jupiter throws a lightning bolt, making him jump and look back, and so all ends happily, with a reprise of the Galop.