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Wondering how to use Phèdre in a sentence? Below are 9 example sentences from authentic English texts. .

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Phèdre in a sentence

Context around Phèdre

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 29.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 5 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

destroys 1× contrasts 1× 1677 1×

Sentence patterns with Phèdre

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

based on phèdre by racine 1× or in phèdre s case 1× or when phèdre contrasts the 1× phèdre destroys the 1× play about phèdre 1677 1× racine s phèdre 24 february 1× roxane or phèdre is aware 1× œnone phèdre s evil 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

critics called attention 1× he is working 1× in a torment 1× phèdre destroys the 1× the depth of 1× the suffering lover 1×

Common sentence endings:

a 9th symphony 1× about phèdre 1677 1× any time period 1× can be relieved 1× her own suffering 1× hippolyte and aricie 1×

Words around Phèdre

Just before it in the word index:

phed 5 pheasants 43 pheasantry 2 pheasant 73 phe 85 phds 27

Just after it in the word index:

phee 11 pheello 2 phehlukwayo 16 pheic 11 pheidippides 9 phek 9

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 12 abacos 12 abboud 12 abdelkader 12 abdomens 12 abdou 12

Corpus analysis for Phèdre

  • In this selection, "phèdre" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 29.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, destroys, contrasts and 1677 stand out and add context to how "phèdre" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include based on phèdre by racine and or in phèdre s case. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "phèdre" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with phèdre

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

Phèdre destroys the possibility of a marriage between Hippolyte and Aricie. (11 words)

He is working on an opera based on Phèdre by Racine for 2014 and wishes to write a 9th symphony. (20 words)

The suffering lover Hermione, Roxane or Phèdre is aware of nothing except her suffering and the means whereby it can be relieved. (22 words)

Longer example sentences

This was followed by revivals of Racine's Phèdre (24 February), Octave Feuillet's Dalila (8 March), Gaston de Wailly's Patron Bénic (14 March), Edmond Rostand 's La Samaritaine (25 March), and Alexandre Dumas fils 's La Dame aux Camélias on 9 April. (44 words)

The depth of tragedy is reached when Hermione realizes that Pyrrhus's love for Andromaque continues beyond the grave, or when Phèdre contrasts the young lovers' purity with her unnaturalness which should be hidden from the light of day. (39 words)

In a torment of jealousy, she tries to relieve the "pangs of despised love" by having (or, in Phèdre's case, allowing) him to be put to death, and thus associating him with her own suffering. (36 words)

Example sentences (9)

Critics called attention to the fact that plays such as Phèdre could be interpreted as realist drama, containing characters that were universal and that could appear in any time period.

He is working on an opera based on Phèdre by Racine for 2014 and wishes to write a 9th symphony.

In a torment of jealousy, she tries to relieve the "pangs of despised love" by having (or, in Phèdre's case, allowing) him to be put to death, and thus associating him with her own suffering.

Œnone, Phèdre's evil genius, persuades her mistress to tell Hippolyte of her incestuous passion, and incriminates the young prince on Thésée's unexpected return.

Phèdre destroys the possibility of a marriage between Hippolyte and Aricie.

The depth of tragedy is reached when Hermione realizes that Pyrrhus's love for Andromaque continues beyond the grave, or when Phèdre contrasts the young lovers' purity with her unnaturalness which should be hidden from the light of day.

The suffering lover Hermione, Roxane or Phèdre is aware of nothing except her suffering and the means whereby it can be relieved.

This was followed by revivals of Racine's Phèdre (24 February), Octave Feuillet's Dalila (8 March), Gaston de Wailly's Patron Bénic (14 March), Edmond Rostand 's La Samaritaine (25 March), and Alexandre Dumas fils 's La Dame aux Camélias on 9 April.

Tragedians often competed with alternative versions of the same plot: for example, Michel le Clerc produced an Iphigénie in the same year as Racine (1674), and Jacques Pradon also wrote a play about Phèdre (1677).

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