Explore Madeleines through 7 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Madeleines meaning
plural of madeleine
Using Madeleines
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of madeleine
Context around Madeleines
- Average sentence length in these examples: 18.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 3 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Madeleines
- In this selection, "madeleines" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 18.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, take and must stand out and add context to how "madeleines" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include madeleines must be and madeleines take her. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "madeleines" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with madeleines
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Madeleines take her back. (4 words)
This step will ensure that the Madeleines have the classic "humped" appearance. (12 words)
Mrs. Borga returned with a tall metal coffee pot and a glass plate of madeleines. (15 words)
Probably the most famous and frequently referenced example of this in literary history is Proust’s preoccupation with madeleines, the taste of which sends the narrator of down a lengthy path of reverie. (33 words)
Everyone has a personal version of Proust’s madeleines, a food that immediately and ineffably names who you are, where you come from, the culture that made you. (28 words)
Ruby’s madeleines might have been messy but she won the technical round, before producing showstopper pastries which were beautifully baked and fantastically flavoured. (24 words)
Example sentences (7)
Mrs. Borga returned with a tall metal coffee pot and a glass plate of madeleines.
Everyone has a personal version of Proust’s madeleines, a food that immediately and ineffably names who you are, where you come from, the culture that made you.
Madeleines take her back.
Madeleines must be baked in a tray with shallow moulds to obtain its perfect humped shape.
Probably the most famous and frequently referenced example of this in literary history is Proust’s preoccupation with madeleines, the taste of which sends the narrator of down a lengthy path of reverie.
Ruby’s madeleines might have been messy but she won the technical round, before producing showstopper pastries which were beautifully baked and fantastically flavoured.
This step will ensure that the Madeleines have the classic "humped" appearance.