Wondering how to use Maxims in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning .
Maxims meaning
plural of maxim
Using Maxims
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of maxim
- In the example corpus, maxims often appears in combinations such as: maxims of, the maxims, maxims and.
Context around Maxims
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 9 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Maxims
- In this selection, "maxims" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, legal, latin, ancient, fiat, played and rule stand out and add context to how "maxims" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include the legal maxims fiat justitia and 1 on maxims 2013 hot. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "maxims" sits close to words such as abadi, acidification and acker, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with maxims
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The four mammals, each tenderly sketched, meander through a wintry forest spouting maxims of love and kindness. (17 words)
But Charlie never tired of repeating his maxims about business and investing to me, and his logic was irrefutable. (19 words)
And also the legal maxims “ Fiat justitia ruat coleum” meaning “let justice be done even if heaven will fall”. (19 words)
There’ll be times when I may have a sense that God is working in a particular way in a directees life, but one of our cardinal maxims so to speak is never get out in front of God,” she said. (41 words)
For all of his comforting “The Lord is my shepherd” talk, and joyful “Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me” maxims, he could just as quickly spew from his heart and pen blood-lusty, murderous prayers. (41 words)
He wrote another book, Maxims of the Roman Law and some of the Ancient French Law, as Expounded and Applied in Doctrine and Jurisprudence. citation Although unpublished, this book increased his reputation among his associates in law. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
Decline of Latin maxims, and adding flexibility to stare decisis Well into the 19th century, ancient maxims played a large role in common law adjudication.
But Charlie never tired of repeating his maxims about business and investing to me, and his logic was irrefutable.
The four mammals, each tenderly sketched, meander through a wintry forest spouting maxims of love and kindness.
Finally, a return to one of my favorite maxims, Rule No. 1 from the Entrepreneur’s Guide to the Galaxy.
Giving tips on how to be successful, along with misogynistic and sometimes violent maxims, Tate’s videos have made him one of the world’s best-known influencers.
We might even speculate that what the incoming president has promised to be a Golden Age of America could be the dawn of brand-new maxims that might very well be.
He also wrote maxims and tall tales about the heroic adventures of his beloved Akita, Bear, and the famous Chef Bon-Soir.
There’ll be times when I may have a sense that God is working in a particular way in a directees life, but one of our cardinal maxims so to speak is never get out in front of God,” she said.
For all of his comforting “The Lord is my shepherd” talk, and joyful “Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me” maxims, he could just as quickly spew from his heart and pen blood-lusty, murderous prayers.
Miley proves she can be hot without a long full mane when she is named No. 1 on Maxims 2013 Hot 100 list.
And also the legal maxims “ Fiat justitia ruat coleum” meaning “let justice be done even if heaven will fall”.
And also the legal maxims “Fiat Justitia ruat coleum” meaning “let justice be done even if heaven will fall”.
According to one pair of scholars, "The actual authorship of the three maxims set up on the Delphian temple may be left uncertain.
A culture “full of choice apophthegms and useful maxims”: invented proverbs in C.S. Lewis’ The Horse and His Boy.
Despite growing support for the Bolsheviks, buoyed by maxims that called most famously for "all power to the Soviets," the party held very little real power in the moderate-dominated Petrograd Soviet.
Eventually, these are replaced with the maxims, "All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others", and "Four legs good, two legs better!" as the pigs become more human.
He wrote another book, Maxims of the Roman Law and some of the Ancient French Law, as Expounded and Applied in Doctrine and Jurisprudence. citation Although unpublished, this book increased his reputation among his associates in law.
In addition to educating reason, of central importance to him was the development of character and teaching of moral maxims.
In the capacity of a lay-monk Caelestius endeavoured to convert the practical maxims learnt from Pelagius, into theoretical principles, which he then propagated in Rome.
It says "that all maxims which stem from autonomous legislation ought to harmonize with a possible realm of ends as with a realm of nature".
Common combinations with maxims
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: