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Phalangites is an English word. Below you'll find 6 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Phalangites in a sentence

Phalangites meaning

plural of phalangite

Using Phalangites

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of phalangite

Context around Phalangites

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 0 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

levy 1×

Often after:

couldn 1× cluttered 1× stamina 1×

Sentence patterns with Phalangites

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

by the phalangites stamina and 1× macedonian levy phalangites 1× phalangites couldn t 1× phalangites were drilled 1× the phalangites cluttered by 1× unit of phalangites in formation 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

formation a unit 1× phalangites couldn t 1× phalangites were drilled 1× the phalangites cluttered 1× the romans managed 1× the sarissae tended 1×

Common sentence endings:

a tidy formation 1× macedonian levy phalangites 1× marches if required 1× more flexible opponents 1× the weapon itself 1× through their ranks 1×

Words around Phalangites

Just before it in the word index:

phalangists 14 phalangist 4 phalanges 18 phalangeal 5 phalange 5 phalang 2

Just after it in the word index:

phalanx 72 phalanxes 5 phalatse 11 phale 2 phalen 10 phalga 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 8 aage 8 aardvarks 8 abaca 8 abaji 8 abascal 8

Corpus analysis for Phalangites

  • In this selection, "phalangites" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, levy, couldn, cluttered and stamina stand out and add context to how "phalangites" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include by the phalangites stamina and and macedonian levy phalangites. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "phalangites" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with phalangites

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

Phalangites were drilled to perform short forced marches if required. (10 words)

The phalangites, cluttered by their excessively long spears, slipped and disorganised, ending up by being massacred by their more flexible opponents. (21 words)

The Romans managed to break into the city after breaching its walls, but were then faced with a compact formation of Macedonian levy phalangites. (24 words)

Longer example sentences

Formation A unit of phalangites in formation Neither Philip nor Alexander actually used the phalanx as their arm of choice, but instead used it to hold the enemy in place while their heavy cavalry broke through their ranks. (38 words)

The sarissae tended to be prolonged in order to gain an advantage over the opposing phalanx, thereby inaugurating an arms race that could only be limited by the phalangites' stamina and the resistance of the weapon itself. (37 words)

Phalangites couldn't maneuvre freely as they used to, their pace was greatly reduced and they had to fight on perfectly flat battlefields in order to maintain a tidy formation. (30 words)

Example sentences (6)

Formation A unit of phalangites in formation Neither Philip nor Alexander actually used the phalanx as their arm of choice, but instead used it to hold the enemy in place while their heavy cavalry broke through their ranks.

Phalangites couldn't maneuvre freely as they used to, their pace was greatly reduced and they had to fight on perfectly flat battlefields in order to maintain a tidy formation.

Phalangites were drilled to perform short forced marches if required.

The phalangites, cluttered by their excessively long spears, slipped and disorganised, ending up by being massacred by their more flexible opponents.

The Romans managed to break into the city after breaching its walls, but were then faced with a compact formation of Macedonian levy phalangites.

The sarissae tended to be prolonged in order to gain an advantage over the opposing phalanx, thereby inaugurating an arms race that could only be limited by the phalangites' stamina and the resistance of the weapon itself.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "phalangites" in a sentence?
An example: "Formation A unit of phalangites in formation Neither Philip nor Alexander actually used the phalanx as their arm of choice, but instead used it to hold the enemy in place while their heavy cavalry broke through their ranks." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "phalangites" from authentic English texts.
What does "phalangites" mean?
Phalangites means: plural of phalangite
How many example sentences with "phalangites" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "phalangites", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.