Krewes is an English word. Below you'll find 5 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Krewes meaning
plural of krewe
Using Krewes
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of krewe
- In the example corpus, krewes often appears in combinations such as: krewes and.
Context around Krewes
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 2 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Krewes
- In this selection, "krewes" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 29.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, queer, female, black, blossomed, formed and take stand out and add context to how "krewes" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and black krewes formed in and including female krewes and black. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "krewes" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with krewes
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
While hundreds of Krewe of Nyx members left the krewe, so did many walking krewes and high school bands that marched with the parade. (24 words)
The annual Mardi Gras Krewes Parade – occurring on the Sunday before Mardi Gras – on Texas Avenue is a major cultural festivity in the area. (24 words)
The ranks of queer krewes blossomed by the 1980s, including female krewes, and Black krewes (formed in resistance to racism within the white gay community). (25 words)
Unlike traditional Carnival krewes who toy with aristocracy by plucking debutantes to serve as “queens,” the Krewe of Vaporwave sends up a power structure that does more these days to rule our lives: the power of screens. (37 words)
Beads, masks and other so-called “throws” fly through the skies as dozens of parade organizations, known as krewes, take to the streets in an annual demonstration of generosity that unfolds between Epiphany and Ash Wednesday. (36 words)
The ranks of queer krewes blossomed by the 1980s, including female krewes, and Black krewes (formed in resistance to racism within the white gay community). (25 words)
Example sentences (5)
The ranks of queer krewes blossomed by the 1980s, including female krewes, and Black krewes (formed in resistance to racism within the white gay community).
Beads, masks and other so-called “throws” fly through the skies as dozens of parade organizations, known as krewes, take to the streets in an annual demonstration of generosity that unfolds between Epiphany and Ash Wednesday.
While hundreds of Krewe of Nyx members left the krewe, so did many walking krewes and high school bands that marched with the parade.
Unlike traditional Carnival krewes who toy with aristocracy by plucking debutantes to serve as “queens,” the Krewe of Vaporwave sends up a power structure that does more these days to rule our lives: the power of screens.
The annual Mardi Gras Krewes Parade – occurring on the Sunday before Mardi Gras – on Texas Avenue is a major cultural festivity in the area.
Common combinations with krewes
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: