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Gylippus in a sentence

Context around Gylippus

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

general 1× happened 1×

Often after:

encouraged 1× went 1×

Sentence patterns with Gylippus

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

had happened gylippus went into 1× however gylippus could not 1× land and gylippus encouraged the 1× spartan general gylippus to undertake 1× under gylippus the syracusans 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

however gylippus could 1× lysander commanded the 1× under gylippus the 1×

Common sentence endings:

a significant amount 1× attempted to withdraw 1× in his absence 1× undertake this task 1×

Words around Gylippus

Just before it in the word index:

gylfi 28 gylfaginning 14 gyles 15 gyle 3 gyl 8 gyimah 21

Just after it in the word index:

gyllenborg 2 gyllene 5 gyllenhaal 97 gyllyngvase 2 gym 1.891 gymboree 5

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 6 aaah 6 aaargh 6 aacl 6 aadhi 6 aak 6

Corpus analysis for Gylippus

  • In this selection, "gylippus" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 20.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, general, happened, encouraged and went stand out and add context to how "gylippus" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include had happened gylippus went into and however gylippus could not. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "gylippus" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with gylippus

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

Lysander commanded the Spartan general Gylippus to undertake this task. (10 words)

However, Gylippus could not resist the temptation to enrich himself and stole a significant amount. (15 words)

When it was discovered what had happened, Gylippus went into exile and was condemned to death in his absence. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

Under Gylippus, the Syracusans and their allies were able to decisively defeat the Athenians on land; and Gylippus encouraged the Syracusans to build a navy, which was able to defeat the Athenian fleet when they attempted to withdraw. (38 words)

When it was discovered what had happened, Gylippus went into exile and was condemned to death in his absence. (19 words)

However, Gylippus could not resist the temptation to enrich himself and stole a significant amount. (15 words)

Example sentences (4)

Under Gylippus, the Syracusans and their allies were able to decisively defeat the Athenians on land; and Gylippus encouraged the Syracusans to build a navy, which was able to defeat the Athenian fleet when they attempted to withdraw.

However, Gylippus could not resist the temptation to enrich himself and stole a significant amount.

Lysander commanded the Spartan general Gylippus to undertake this task.

When it was discovered what had happened, Gylippus went into exile and was condemned to death in his absence.

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