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How do you use Governesses in a sentence? See 8 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Governesses in a sentence

Governesses meaning

plural of governess

Using Governesses

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of governess
  • In the example corpus, governesses often appears in combinations such as: governesses and.

Context around Governesses

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 18.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 3 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

instead 1× impeccable 1×

Often after:

taught 1× widows 1×

Sentence patterns with Governesses

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

advice to governesses widows and 1× educated by governesses but the 1× instead governesses taught von 1× myers impeccable governesses 38 however 1× of the governesses to follow 1× of their governesses 1× only had governesses and we 1× series of governesses and servants 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

consequently kafka s 1× edward doted on 1× instead governesses taught 1× richardson 24 27 1× she offers advice 1× she was educated 1×

Common sentence endings:

and even prostitutes 1× and his cousins 1× education was music 1× governesses and servants 1× of their governesses 1× sleeping carmilla wakes 1×

Words around Governesses

Just before it in the word index:

governess 45 governer 4 governent 2 governemnt 2 governed 811 governator 4

Just after it in the word index:

governing 1.901 government 79.218 governmental 936 governmentality 4 governmentally 3 governments 5.699

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 11 abacos 11 abboud 11 abbreviate 11 abdelkader 11 abdomens 11

Corpus analysis for Governesses

  • In this selection, "governesses" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 18.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, instead, impeccable, taught and widows stand out and add context to how "governesses" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include advice to governesses widows and and educated by governesses but the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "governesses" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with governesses

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

She offers advice to governesses, widows, and even prostitutes. (9 words)

Instead, governesses taught von Neumann, his brothers and his cousins. (10 words)

Edward doted on his grandchildren, and indulged them, to the consternation of their governesses. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

Richardson, 24–27; Myers, "Impeccable Governesses", 38. However, the prominence she affords religious faith and innate feeling distinguishes her work from his and links it to the discourse of sensibility popular at the end of the eighteenth century. (38 words)

Consequently, Kafka's childhood was somewhat lonely,sfn and the children were reared largely by a series of governesses and servants. (21 words)

They leave a message behind asking Carmilla and one of the governesses to follow once the perpetually late-sleeping Carmilla wakes. (21 words)

Example sentences (8)

After all I and my sisters only had governesses and we all married well—one of us very well".

Consequently, Kafka's childhood was somewhat lonely,sfn and the children were reared largely by a series of governesses and servants.

Edward doted on his grandchildren, and indulged them, to the consternation of their governesses.

Instead, governesses taught von Neumann, his brothers and his cousins.

Richardson, 24–27; Myers, "Impeccable Governesses", 38. However, the prominence she affords religious faith and innate feeling distinguishes her work from his and links it to the discourse of sensibility popular at the end of the eighteenth century.

She offers advice to governesses, widows, and even prostitutes.

She was educated by governesses, but the only subject in which she was given a high education was music.

They leave a message behind asking Carmilla and one of the governesses to follow once the perpetually late-sleeping Carmilla wakes.

Common combinations with governesses

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "governesses" in a sentence?
An example: "After all I and my sisters only had governesses and we all married well—one of us very well"." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "governesses" from authentic English texts.
What does "governesses" mean?
Governesses means: plural of governess
How many example sentences with "governesses" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "governesses", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.