Explore Horatius through 4 example sentences from English. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Horatius in a sentence
Context around Horatius
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Horatius
- In this selection, "horatius" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, day, etruscans, quintus, held, cocles and flaccus stand out and add context to how "horatius" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include herminius and horatius and latter day horatius held off. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "horatius" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with horatius
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Meanwhile, letters had arrived from the revolutionary committee and were read to the troops by Herminius and Horatius. (18 words)
The Romans had to face one intervention by the Etruscans ( Horatius Cocles ) and another by the Latin League ( Battle of Lake Regillus ). (22 words)
With just a few men, this latter-day Horatius held off a force of at least 500 warriors until reinforcements could arrive from the nearby towns. (26 words)
The solfege system (Do, Re, Mi), which is the theme of a song by the Von Trapp children, is just a small sample of Horace's all-pervasive influence on western culture, even among people who might never have heard the name Quintus Horatius Flaccus. (45 words)
With just a few men, this latter-day Horatius held off a force of at least 500 warriors until reinforcements could arrive from the nearby towns. (26 words)
The Romans had to face one intervention by the Etruscans ( Horatius Cocles ) and another by the Latin League ( Battle of Lake Regillus ). (22 words)
Example sentences (4)
With just a few men, this latter-day Horatius held off a force of at least 500 warriors until reinforcements could arrive from the nearby towns.
Meanwhile, letters had arrived from the revolutionary committee and were read to the troops by Herminius and Horatius.
The Romans had to face one intervention by the Etruscans ( Horatius Cocles ) and another by the Latin League ( Battle of Lake Regillus ).
The solfege system (Do, Re, Mi), which is the theme of a song by the Von Trapp children, is just a small sample of Horace's all-pervasive influence on western culture, even among people who might never have heard the name Quintus Horatius Flaccus.