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Phlegethon in a sentence

Phlegethon meaning

A river of fire in Hades.

Using Phlegethon

  • The main meaning on this page is: A river of fire in Hades.

Context around Phlegethon

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

river 1×

Sentence patterns with Phlegethon

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

flaming river phlegethon and triple 1× from the phlegethon 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

he leads the 1× virgil describes it 1×

Common sentence endings:

escaping from it 1× from the phlegethon 1×

Words around Phlegethon

Just before it in the word index:

phlebotomy 4 phlebotomist 3 phlebotinum 3 phlebology 5 phlebectomy 2 phlebas 5

Just after it in the word index:

phlegm 30 phlegmatic 7 phlegyas 2 phllips 2 phloem 12 phlogistic 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 5 aaah 5 aacl 5 aak 5 aapke 5 aarav 5

Corpus analysis for Phlegethon

  • In this selection, "phlegethon" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, river stand out and add context to how "phlegethon" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include flaming river phlegethon and triple and from the phlegethon. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "phlegethon" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with phlegethon

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

Virgil describes it in the Aeneid as a gigantic place, surrounded by the flaming river Phlegethon and triple walls to prevent sinners from escaping from it. (26 words)

He leads the centaurs in Hell 's Circle of Violence where they fire their arrows at any of the damned that try to escape from the Phlegethon. (27 words)

Longer example sentences

He leads the centaurs in Hell 's Circle of Violence where they fire their arrows at any of the damned that try to escape from the Phlegethon. (27 words)

Virgil describes it in the Aeneid as a gigantic place, surrounded by the flaming river Phlegethon and triple walls to prevent sinners from escaping from it. (26 words)

Example sentences (2)

He leads the centaurs in Hell 's Circle of Violence where they fire their arrows at any of the damned that try to escape from the Phlegethon.

Virgil describes it in the Aeneid as a gigantic place, surrounded by the flaming river Phlegethon and triple walls to prevent sinners from escaping from it.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "phlegethon" in a sentence?
An example: "He leads the centaurs in Hell 's Circle of Violence where they fire their arrows at any of the damned that try to escape from the Phlegethon." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "phlegethon" from authentic English texts.
What does "phlegethon" mean?
Phlegethon means: A river of fire in Hades.
How many example sentences with "phlegethon" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "phlegethon", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.