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Get to know Minuit better with 10+ real example sentences and synonyms like settler or colonist.

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Minuit in a sentence

Synonyms of Minuit

peter minuit minnewit peter minnewit settler colonist

Related words

Other words often associated with Minuit or its synonyms:

migrant clerk negotiator treater

Using Minuit

  • Useful related words include: peter minuit, minnewit, peter minnewit, settler.
  • In the example corpus, minuit often appears in combinations such as: peter minuit, est minuit, minuit docteur.

Context around Minuit

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 9 start, 7 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 17 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

peter 4× est 2× 1638 1× paris 1× island 1×

Often after:

docteur 2× alike 1× erected 1× ignored 1× died 1× finished 1× traded 1× married 1× 1998 1× negotiated 1×

Sentence patterns with Minuit

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

il est minuit docteur schweitzer 2× freud paris minuit 1998 legacy 1× helped peter minuit in establishing 1× in 1638 minuit erected fort 1× indians and minuit alike both 1× like peter minuit and suggest 1× manhattan island minuit negotiated the 1× minuit died during 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

comparisons to modern 1× for indians and 1× from a wealthy 1× he first came 1× his life was 1× in 1638 minuit 1×

Common sentence endings:

a second group 1× appointed a guardian 1× as a broker 1× at the moment 1× august 20 1613 1× guy de maupassant 1×

Words around Minuit

Just before it in the word index:

minuets 6 minuet 15 minucius 14 minucci 3 minu 2 mintzlaff 2

Just after it in the word index:

minulla 2 minun 2 minurca 2 minurso 9 minus 768 minusca 5

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaa 21 abductees 21 abdulahi 21 abetment 21 abhors 21 abidal 21

Corpus analysis for Minuit

  • In this selection, "minuit" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, peter, est, 1638, docteur, alike and erected stand out and add context to how "minuit" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include il est minuit docteur schweitzer and freud paris minuit 1998 legacy. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "minuit" sits close to words such as aaaa, abductees and abdulahi, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with minuit

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Peter Minuit married Gertrude Raedts on August 20, 1613. (9 words)

Minuit died during this voyage during a hurricane at St. Christopher in the Caribbean. (14 words)

Minuit finished Fort Christina during 1638, then departed for Stockholm for a second group. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

Jimmy McGill (the later titular Saul), while confronting lawyers at his brother's law firm, accuses them of being like "Peter Minuit" and suggest that they "throw in some beads and shells" to the $26,000.00 being given to his brother. (42 words)

He first came into wide public acclaim with the release of Notre prison est un royaume ("Our Prison is a Kingdom") in 1948, and Il est minuit, docteur Schweitzer ("It is midnight, Doctor Schweitzer") in 1950. (36 words)

Minuit traded some goods with the local population citation in one of the most legendary real-estate deals ever made, and reported that he had purchased it from the natives, as was company policy. (34 words)

Example sentences (17)

Comparisons to modern land dealing distort the reality of what Minuit was trying to do.

For Indians and Minuit alike, both sides felt they were getting far more than a mere 60 guilders.

From a wealthy family, Gertrude probably helped Peter Minuit in establishing himself as a broker.

He first came into wide public acclaim with the release of Notre prison est un royaume ("Our Prison is a Kingdom") in 1948, and Il est minuit, docteur Schweitzer ("It is midnight, Doctor Schweitzer") in 1950.

His life was portrayed in the 1952 movie Il est minuit, Docteur Schweitzer, starring Pierre Fresnay as Albert Schweitzer and Jeanne Moreau as his nurse Marie.

In 1638, Minuit erected Fort Christina in what is now Wilmington, Delaware ; also Christina River was named after her.

Jennings, p.117 Director Willem Kieft objected to the landing of the Swedes, but Minuit ignored him, since he knew that the Dutch were militarily impotent at the moment.

Jimmy McGill (the later titular Saul), while confronting lawyers at his brother's law firm, accuses them of being like "Peter Minuit" and suggest that they "throw in some beads and shells" to the $26,000.00 being given to his brother.

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Minuit died during this voyage during a hurricane at St. Christopher in the Caribbean.

Minuit finished Fort Christina during 1638, then departed for Stockholm for a second group.

Minuit made good on his appointment by landing on the west bank of the river and gathered the sachems of the local Delaware tribe.

Minuit traded some goods with the local population citation in one of the most legendary real-estate deals ever made, and reported that he had purchased it from the natives, as was company policy.

Nine expeditions to the colony were carried out before the Dutch captured the colony in 1655, well after Minuit's death.

Peter Minuit had a good reputation in Wesel, attested by the fact that he was several times appointed a guardian.

Peter Minuit married Gertrude Raedts on August 20, 1613.

Pierre Bayard, Maupassant, juste avant Freud (Paris: Minuit, 1998) Legacy Leo Tolstoy used Maupassant as the subject for one of his essays on art: The Works of Guy de Maupassant.

To legally safeguard the settlers' investments, possessions and farms on Manhattan island, Minuit negotiated the "purchase" of Manhattan from a Manahatta band of Lenape for 60 guilders worth of trade goods.

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Common combinations with minuit

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "minuit" in a sentence?
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What are synonyms of "minuit"?
Common synonyms of "minuit" include: peter minuit, minnewit, peter minnewit, settler, colonist.
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