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Legros in a sentence

Legros meaning

A surname from French.

Using Legros

  • The main meaning on this page is: A surname from French.
  • In the example corpus, legros often appears in combinations such as: sous-lieutenant legros.

Context around Legros

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

lieutenant 2× 1916 1× joseph 1×

Often after:

sfn 1× grant 1× 1739 1×

Sentence patterns with Legros

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

in 1916 legros grant included 1× legros in particular 1× sous lieutenant legros a french 1× sous lieutenant legros sfn fighting 1× which joseph legros 1739 1793 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

gate on the 1× in 1916 legros 1× legros in particular 1× sous lieutenant legros 1× the french disliked 1×

Common sentence endings:

a leading example 1× hougoumont all afternoon 1× of the acting 1× with an axe 1×

Words around Legros

Just before it in the word index:

legroom 41 legrier 17 legresley 3 legrande 2 legrand 13 legoshi 4

Just after it in the word index:

legs 2.590 legside 16 legspinner 7 legsweep 9 leguan 6 leguin 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 7 aacc 7 aacs 7 aafes 7 aah 7 aankh 7

Corpus analysis for Legros

  • In this selection, "legros" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, lieutenant, 1916, joseph, sfn, grant and 1739 stand out and add context to how "legros" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include in 1916 legros grant included and legros in particular. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "legros" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with legros

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

Sous-Lieutenant Legros, a French officer, broke the gate open with an axe. (13 words)

LeGros in particular is moving, while his eyes, searching his surroundings from atop a droopy mustache, do most of the acting. (21 words)

Gate on the north side assaulted by the 1st Légère who were led by sous-lieutenant Legros.sfn Fighting continued around Hougoumont all afternoon. (24 words)

Longer example sentences

In 1916, Legros & Grant included in their classic printers' handbook Typographical Printing-Surfaces, a proposal for a letter similar to Ħ to represent "Th", thus abbreviating "the" to ħe. (29 words)

The French disliked castrati, preferring their male heroes to be sung by an haute-contre (a high tenor), of which Joseph Legros (1739–1793) was a leading example. (28 words)

Gate on the north side assaulted by the 1st Légère who were led by sous-lieutenant Legros.sfn Fighting continued around Hougoumont all afternoon. (24 words)

Example sentences (5)

LeGros in particular is moving, while his eyes, searching his surroundings from atop a droopy mustache, do most of the acting.

Gate on the north side assaulted by the 1st Légère who were led by sous-lieutenant Legros.sfn Fighting continued around Hougoumont all afternoon.

In 1916, Legros & Grant included in their classic printers' handbook Typographical Printing-Surfaces, a proposal for a letter similar to Ħ to represent "Th", thus abbreviating "the" to ħe.

Sous-Lieutenant Legros, a French officer, broke the gate open with an axe.

The French disliked castrati, preferring their male heroes to be sung by an haute-contre (a high tenor), of which Joseph Legros (1739–1793) was a leading example.

Common combinations with legros

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • sous-lieutenant legros 2×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "legros" in a sentence?
An example: "LeGros in particular is moving, while his eyes, searching his surroundings from atop a droopy mustache, do most of the acting." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "legros" from authentic English texts.
What does "legros" mean?
Legros means: A surname from French.
How many example sentences with "legros" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "legros", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.