Explore Papen through 10+ example sentences from English. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Using Papen
- In the example corpus, papen often appears in combinations such as: papen and, papen was, and papen.
Context around Papen
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 12 start, 8 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Papen
- In this selection, "papen" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, government, von, politician, ingratiated, described and arranged stand out and add context to how "papen" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 28 january papen described hitler and agreed to papen s theory. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "papen" sits close to words such as abdur, abrasion and abscess, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with papen
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
However, Papen and Hitler agreed to keep talking. (8 words)
Hindenburg loathed the idea of Hitler as chancellor and preferred that Papen hold that office instead. (16 words)
Bloch, p. 223 Ribbentrop had been attempting to appoint Papen as an ambassador to Turkey since April 1938. (18 words)
Over dinner, Papen made the fateful concession that if Schleicher's government were to fall, he would abandon his demand for the Chancellorship and instead use his influence with President Hindenburg to ensure that Hitler got the Chancellorship. (38 words)
Watt, p. 281 Instead of focusing on talking to the Turks, Ribbentrop and Papen became entangled in a feud over Papen's demand that he by-pass Ribbentrop and send his dispatches straight to Hitler. (35 words)
Hindenburg, despite his misgivings about the Nazis' goals and about Hitler as a personality, reluctantly agreed to Papen's theory that, with Nazi popular support on the wane, Hitler could now be controlled as Chancellor. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
Like Brüning's government, Papen's government was a "presidential government" that governed through the use of Article 48. Unlike Brüning, Papen ingratiated himself with Hindenburg and his son through flattery.
Moreover, Hindenburg's favorite politician, Papen, was Vice Chancellor of the Reich and Minister-President of Prussia, and Hindenburg agreed not to hold any meetings with Hitler unless Papen was present as well.
On 28 January, Papen described Hitler to Paul von Hindenburg as only a minority part of an alternative, Papen-arranged government.
Papen wants Nazi support to return to the Chancellorship while Hitler wants Papen to convince Hindenburg to appoint him Chancellor.
Schleicher and Papen both believed that the Nazis would win the majority of the seats and would support Papen's government.
Watt, p. 281 Instead of focusing on talking to the Turks, Ribbentrop and Papen became entangled in a feud over Papen's demand that he by-pass Ribbentrop and send his dispatches straight to Hitler.
Papen praised the executive branch’s response to the pandemic, while also expressing concern about the number of businesses that have closed their doors for good.
After the November elections, there ensued another round of fruitless talks between Hindenburg, Papen, Schleicher on the one hand, and Hitler and the other Nazi leaders on the other.
Bloch, p. 223 Ribbentrop had been attempting to appoint Papen as an ambassador to Turkey since April 1938.
Elections of July 1932 Because most parties opposed the new government, Papen had the Reichstag dissolved and called for new elections.
Franz von Papen stepped down and was succeeded as Chancellor (Reichskanzler) by General Kurt von Schleicher on 3 December.
Gestapo officers attached to the SS unit shot Papen's secretary Herbert von Bose without bothering to arrest him first.
Hindenburg, despite his misgivings about the Nazis' goals and about Hitler as a personality, reluctantly agreed to Papen's theory that, with Nazi popular support on the wane, Hitler could now be controlled as Chancellor.
Hindenburg loathed the idea of Hitler as chancellor and preferred that Papen hold that office instead.
Hitler learned from Papen that the general had not received from Hindenburg the authority to abolish the Reichstag parliament, whereas any majority of seats did.
However, Papen and Hitler agreed to keep talking.
On 30 January 1933, pressured by former Chancellor Franz von Papen and other conservatives, President Hindenburg appointed Hitler as Chancellor.
Outmaneuvered by Papen and Hitler on plans for the new cabinet, and having lost Hindenburg's confidence, Schleicher asked for new elections.
Over dinner, Papen made the fateful concession that if Schleicher's government were to fall, he would abandon his demand for the Chancellorship and instead use his influence with President Hindenburg to ensure that Hitler got the Chancellorship.
Papen is deeply angry about how his former friend Schleicher has brought him down and decides that he will do anything to get back into power.
Common combinations with papen
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- papen and 6×
- papen was 3×
- and papen 3×
- papen to 2×
- von papen 2×