Explore Longespée through 5 example sentences from English. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Longespée in a sentence
Using Longespée
- In the example corpus, longespée often appears in combinations such as: william longespée.
Context around Longespée
- Average sentence length in these examples: 33.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Longespée
- In this selection, "longespée" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 33.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, william and deployed stand out and add context to how "longespée" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include brother william longespée and by william longespée and renaud. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "longespée" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with longespée
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
John saw several of his military household desert to the rebels, including his half-brother, William Longespée. (17 words)
Meanwhile, on the French left Robert de Dreux's troops are at first pressed by men led by William Longespée and Renaud de Dammartin are forced to defend the Bouvines bridge foot by foot. (34 words)
Having regained the south-east John split his forces, sending William Longespée to retake the north side of London and East Anglia, whilst John himself headed north via Nottingham to attack the estates of the northern barons. (37 words)
Some curiosities being given prominence for the reopening include the rather gruesome remains of a rat that was found in the skull of William Longespée, the earl of Salisbury, who was present at the laying of the cathedral’s foundations. (40 words)
William the Marshal (l), one of John's most senior military leaders, by Matthew Paris Baronial unrest in England prevented the departure of the planned 1205 expedition, and only a smaller force under William Longespée deployed to Poitou. (38 words)
Having regained the south-east John split his forces, sending William Longespée to retake the north side of London and East Anglia, whilst John himself headed north via Nottingham to attack the estates of the northern barons. (37 words)
Example sentences (5)
Some curiosities being given prominence for the reopening include the rather gruesome remains of a rat that was found in the skull of William Longespée, the earl of Salisbury, who was present at the laying of the cathedral’s foundations.
Having regained the south-east John split his forces, sending William Longespée to retake the north side of London and East Anglia, whilst John himself headed north via Nottingham to attack the estates of the northern barons.
John saw several of his military household desert to the rebels, including his half-brother, William Longespée.
Meanwhile, on the French left Robert de Dreux's troops are at first pressed by men led by William Longespée and Renaud de Dammartin are forced to defend the Bouvines bridge foot by foot.
William the Marshal (l), one of John's most senior military leaders, by Matthew Paris Baronial unrest in England prevented the departure of the planned 1205 expedition, and only a smaller force under William Longespée deployed to Poitou.
Common combinations with longespée
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: