Explore Meidias through 4 example sentences from English. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Meidias in a sentence
Context around Meidias
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 0 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Meidias
- In this selection, "meidias" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, first and punched stand out and add context to how "meidias" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include attack on meidias and fear of meidias s power. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "meidias" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with meidias
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Meidias was a friend of Eubulus and supporter of the unsuccessful excursion in Euboea. (14 words)
Plutarch argued that Demosthenes accepted the bribe out of fear of Meidias's power. (14 words)
Kenneth Dover also endorsed Aeschines's account, and argued that, although the speech was never delivered in court, Demosthenes put into circulation an attack on Meidias. (26 words)
These two examples occurred when first, Meidias punched Demosthenes in the face in the theater (Against Meidias), and second when (in Against Konon) a defendant allegedly assaulted a man and crowed over the victim. (34 words)
Kenneth Dover also endorsed Aeschines's account, and argued that, although the speech was never delivered in court, Demosthenes put into circulation an attack on Meidias. (26 words)
Meidias was a friend of Eubulus and supporter of the unsuccessful excursion in Euboea. (14 words)
Example sentences (4)
These two examples occurred when first, Meidias punched Demosthenes in the face in the theater (Against Meidias), and second when (in Against Konon) a defendant allegedly assaulted a man and crowed over the victim.
Kenneth Dover also endorsed Aeschines's account, and argued that, although the speech was never delivered in court, Demosthenes put into circulation an attack on Meidias.
Meidias was a friend of Eubulus and supporter of the unsuccessful excursion in Euboea.
Plutarch argued that Demosthenes accepted the bribe out of fear of Meidias's power.