Wondering how to use Kouros in a sentence? Below are 4 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning .
Kouros meaning
A sculpture of a naked youth in Ancient Greece, the male equivalent of a kore.
Using Kouros
- The main meaning on this page is: A sculpture of a naked youth in Ancient Greece, the male equivalent of a kore.
Context around Kouros
- Average sentence length in these examples: 30.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Kouros
- In this selection, "kouros" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 30.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, york, megas, type and became stand out and add context to how "kouros" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include ho megas kouros the great and kouros became the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "kouros" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with kouros
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
On Crete, Zeus was represented in art as a long-haired youth rather than a mature adult, and hymned as ho megas kouros "the great youth". (26 words)
It is considered that he created also the New York kouros, which is the oldest fully preserved statue of Kouros type, and seems to be the incarnation of the god himself. (31 words)
Kouros has been called many things by his peers, running experts, and the public: “The Running God,” “The Golden Greek,” “Modern Pheidippides,” “The Master of Pain,” and “Unstoppable” are among these. (31 words)
Kouros became the Chief of KYP in 2015, after former head Andreas Pentaras resigned following allegations that KYP had apparently purchased phone surveillance tech from a manufacturer with a poor reputation among privacy advocates. (34 words)
It is considered that he created also the New York kouros, which is the oldest fully preserved statue of Kouros type, and seems to be the incarnation of the god himself. (31 words)
Kouros has been called many things by his peers, running experts, and the public: “The Running God,” “The Golden Greek,” “Modern Pheidippides,” “The Master of Pain,” and “Unstoppable” are among these. (31 words)
Example sentences (4)
It is considered that he created also the New York kouros, which is the oldest fully preserved statue of Kouros type, and seems to be the incarnation of the god himself.
Kouros has been called many things by his peers, running experts, and the public: “The Running God,” “The Golden Greek,” “Modern Pheidippides,” “The Master of Pain,” and “Unstoppable” are among these.
Kouros became the Chief of KYP in 2015, after former head Andreas Pentaras resigned following allegations that KYP had apparently purchased phone surveillance tech from a manufacturer with a poor reputation among privacy advocates.
On Crete, Zeus was represented in art as a long-haired youth rather than a mature adult, and hymned as ho megas kouros "the great youth".