Explore Mesures through 2 example sentences from English. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Using Mesures
- In the example corpus, mesures often appears in combinations such as: et mesures, mesures usuelles.
Context around Mesures
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Mesures
- In this selection, "mesures" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, usuelles stand out and add context to how "mesures" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include in the mesures usuelles system and revert to mesures usuelles usual. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "mesures" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with mesures
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Resistance to metrication in post-revolutionary France convinced Napoleon to revert to mesures usuelles (usual measures), and, to some extent, the names remain throughout Europe. (25 words)
The ancient Parisian toise (fathom) was slightly shorter than 2 m, and was standardised at exactly 2 m in the mesures usuelles system, such that 1 m was exactly 1 2 toise. (32 words)
The ancient Parisian toise (fathom) was slightly shorter than 2 m, and was standardised at exactly 2 m in the mesures usuelles system, such that 1 m was exactly 1 2 toise. (32 words)
Resistance to metrication in post-revolutionary France convinced Napoleon to revert to mesures usuelles (usual measures), and, to some extent, the names remain throughout Europe. (25 words)
Example sentences (2)
Resistance to metrication in post-revolutionary France convinced Napoleon to revert to mesures usuelles (usual measures), and, to some extent, the names remain throughout Europe.
The ancient Parisian toise (fathom) was slightly shorter than 2 m, and was standardised at exactly 2 m in the mesures usuelles system, such that 1 m was exactly 1 2 toise.
Common combinations with mesures
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- et mesures 2×
- mesures usuelles 2×