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Phalanxes in a sentence

Phalanxes meaning

plural of phalanx

Using Phalanxes

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

Context around Phalanxes

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 30.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

caused 1× choral 1× smith 1× infantry 1× macedonian 1×

Often after:

showed 1× formed 1× despite 1×

Sentence patterns with Phalanxes

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

and choral phalanxes 1× and smith phalanxes showed no 1× german infantry phalanxes formed deep 1× of macedonian phalanxes despite the 1× tendency caused phalanxes to fade 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

he passed davis 1× in front of 1× in planning his 1× soprano eleanor lyons 1× this tendency caused 1×

Common sentence endings:

and choral phalanxes 1× infantry in reserve 1× obsolete tactical formation 1× of the field 1× signs of weakening 1×

Words around Phalanxes

Just before it in the word index:

phalanx 72 phalangites 6 phalangists 14 phalangist 4 phalanges 18 phalangeal 5

Just after it in the word index:

phalatse 11 phale 2 phalen 10 phalga 2 phalguni 4 phalke 16

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 7 aacc 7 aacs 7 aafes 7 aah 7 aankh 7

Corpus analysis for Phalanxes

  • In this selection, "phalanxes" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 30.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, caused, choral, smith, showed, formed and despite stand out and add context to how "phalanxes" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and choral phalanxes and and smith phalanxes showed no. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "phalanxes" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with phalanxes

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

Soprano Eleanor Lyons’ voice had a thrilling and fiery edge impressively cutting through large orchestral and choral phalanxes. (18 words)

This tendency caused phalanxes to fade toward the right as they advanced and often resulted in a mutual overlap of formation flanks on opposite ends of the field. (28 words)

In front of the centre stood German infantry phalanxes formed deep, bristling with pikes and flanked by companies formed at each corner, then in the second line the Saxon infantry in reserve. (32 words)

Longer example sentences

In planning his invasion of the Parthian Empire, Caracalla decided to equip the men of his army of 16,000 men in the style of Macedonian phalanxes, despite the Roman army having made the Phalanx an obsolete tactical formation. (39 words)

He passed Davis, the almost consistent third choice of the convention, on the fifty-second ballot; but Taggart then discouraged the boom for the time being because the McAdoo and Smith phalanxes showed no signs of weakening. (37 words)

In front of the centre stood German infantry phalanxes formed deep, bristling with pikes and flanked by companies formed at each corner, then in the second line the Saxon infantry in reserve. (32 words)

Example sentences (5)

This tendency caused phalanxes to fade toward the right as they advanced and often resulted in a mutual overlap of formation flanks on opposite ends of the field.

Soprano Eleanor Lyons’ voice had a thrilling and fiery edge impressively cutting through large orchestral and choral phalanxes.

He passed Davis, the almost consistent third choice of the convention, on the fifty-second ballot; but Taggart then discouraged the boom for the time being because the McAdoo and Smith phalanxes showed no signs of weakening.

In front of the centre stood German infantry phalanxes formed deep, bristling with pikes and flanked by companies formed at each corner, then in the second line the Saxon infantry in reserve.

In planning his invasion of the Parthian Empire, Caracalla decided to equip the men of his army of 16,000 men in the style of Macedonian phalanxes, despite the Roman army having made the Phalanx an obsolete tactical formation.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "phalanxes" in a sentence?
An example: "This tendency caused phalanxes to fade toward the right as they advanced and often resulted in a mutual overlap of formation flanks on opposite ends of the field." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "phalanxes" from authentic English texts.
What does "phalanxes" mean?
Phalanxes means: plural of phalanx
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