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Gracioso in a sentence

Gracioso meaning

  1. A court favourite.
  2. A clown or jester in early-modern Spanish comedy.

Using Gracioso

  • The main meaning on this page is: A court favourite. | A clown or jester in early-modern Spanish comedy.
  • In the example corpus, gracioso often appears in combinations such as: del gracioso.

Context around Gracioso

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

del 2×

Often after:

critics 1× contains 1×

Sentence patterns with Gracioso

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

alborada del gracioso contains notable 1× alborada del gracioso critics have 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

goddard pp 293 1× maurice ravel s 1×

Common sentence endings:

edged piano original 1× the right hand 1×

Words around Gracioso

Just before it in the word index:

gracing 69 gracilis 6 gracile 3 gracieux 4 graciela 7 gracie 169

Just after it in the word index:

gracious 193 graciously 116 graciousness 11 grack 2 grackle 2 grackles 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

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

Corpus analysis for Gracioso

  • In this selection, "gracioso" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, del, critics and contains stand out and add context to how "gracioso" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include alborada del gracioso contains notable and alborada del gracioso critics have. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "gracioso" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with gracioso

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

Maurice Ravel's piece Alborada del Gracioso contains notable piano glissando passages in thirds executed by the right hand. (19 words)

Goddard, pp. 293–294 Occasionally, as in the Alborada del gracioso, critics have found the later orchestral version less persuasive than the sharp-edged piano original. (26 words)

Longer example sentences

Goddard, pp. 293–294 Occasionally, as in the Alborada del gracioso, critics have found the later orchestral version less persuasive than the sharp-edged piano original. (26 words)

Maurice Ravel's piece Alborada del Gracioso contains notable piano glissando passages in thirds executed by the right hand. (19 words)

Example sentences (2)

Goddard, pp. 293–294 Occasionally, as in the Alborada del gracioso, critics have found the later orchestral version less persuasive than the sharp-edged piano original.

Maurice Ravel's piece Alborada del Gracioso contains notable piano glissando passages in thirds executed by the right hand.

Common combinations with gracioso

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "gracioso" in a sentence?
An example: "Goddard, pp. 293–294 Occasionally, as in the Alborada del gracioso, critics have found the later orchestral version less persuasive than the sharp-edged piano original." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "gracioso" from authentic English texts.
What does "gracioso" mean?
Gracioso means: A court favourite.
How many example sentences with "gracioso" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "gracioso", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.