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Grotesques | Grotesque | Grotesquely | Grotesqueness

Grotesques meaning

plural of grotesque

Using Grotesques

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of grotesque

Context around Grotesques

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

revolutionaries 1× antiquity 1×

Often after:

surrounding 1× architectural 1×

Sentence patterns with Grotesques

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

from antiquity grotesques architectural ornaments 1× not revolutionaries grotesques not messiahs 1× properly called grotesques 1× surrounded by grotesques she s 1× the many grotesques on the 1× work and grotesques surrounding the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

architectural restorer restoration 1× giovanni da udine 1× surrounded by grotesques 1× the first includes 1× unusual animal mixtures 1×

Common sentence endings:

commands much sympathy 1× duc s restoration 1× grotesques not messiahs 1× properly called grotesques 1× terms and vases 1× the main frescoes 1×

Words around Grotesques

Just before it in the word index:

grotesquerie 5 grotesqueness 2 grotesquely 20 grotesque 184 grotenhuis 2 grote 33

Just after it in the word index:

groth 22 grothendieck 29 grothman 2 grotius 5 groton 23 grotowski 21

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 8 aage 8 aardvarks 8 abaca 8 abaji 8 abascal 8

Corpus analysis for Grotesques

  • In this selection, "grotesques" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 20.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, revolutionaries, antiquity, surrounding and architectural stand out and add context to how "grotesques" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include from antiquity grotesques architectural ornaments and not revolutionaries grotesques not messiahs. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "grotesques" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with grotesques

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

Surrounded by grotesques, she’s the only character who commands much sympathy. (12 words)

Unusual animal mixtures, or chimeras, did not act as rainspouts and are more properly called grotesques. (16 words)

Some of those fortifications are cultural: George Lincoln Rockwell and Richard Spencer are greeted as amusements, not revolutionaries—grotesques, not messiahs. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

The first includes ornaments adopted from antiquity: grotesques, architectural ornaments such as the orders, foliage scrolls and self-contained elements such as trophies, terms and vases. (26 words)

Architectural restorer Restoration work One of the many grotesques on the face of the Notre Dame in Paris added during Viollet-le-Duc's restoration. (25 words)

Giovanni da Udine had a more independent status, and was responsible for the decorative stucco work and grotesques surrounding the main frescoes. (22 words)

Example sentences (6)

Some of those fortifications are cultural: George Lincoln Rockwell and Richard Spencer are greeted as amusements, not revolutionaries—grotesques, not messiahs.

Surrounded by grotesques, she’s the only character who commands much sympathy.

Architectural restorer Restoration work One of the many grotesques on the face of the Notre Dame in Paris added during Viollet-le-Duc's restoration.

Giovanni da Udine had a more independent status, and was responsible for the decorative stucco work and grotesques surrounding the main frescoes.

The first includes ornaments adopted from antiquity: grotesques, architectural ornaments such as the orders, foliage scrolls and self-contained elements such as trophies, terms and vases.

Unusual animal mixtures, or chimeras, did not act as rainspouts and are more properly called grotesques.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "grotesques" in a sentence?
An example: "Some of those fortifications are cultural: George Lincoln Rockwell and Richard Spencer are greeted as amusements, not revolutionaries—grotesques, not messiahs." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "grotesques" from authentic English texts.
What does "grotesques" mean?
Grotesques means: plural of grotesque
How many example sentences with "grotesques" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "grotesques", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.