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Picquets is an English word. Below you'll find 3 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Picquets in a sentence

Picquets meaning

plural of picquet

Using Picquets

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of picquet
  • In the example corpus, picquets often appears in combinations such as: irish picquets.

Context around Picquets

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

irish 3×

Often after:

bravely 1×

Sentence patterns with Picquets

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

500 irish picquets in the 1× the irish picquets bravely covered 1× the irish picquets whom sullivan 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

around 500 irish 1× the boggy ground 1× the irish picquets 1×

Common sentence endings:

at fort augustus 1× jacobite left flank 1× prevented a massacre 1×

Words around Picquets

Just before it in the word index:

picquart 5 picozzi 3 picoult 2 picott 3 picot 12 picoseconds 9

Just after it in the word index:

picrite 2 pics 300 picsart 3 pict 3 picta 3 pictet 47

Similar in corpus frequency:

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

Corpus analysis for Picquets

  • In this selection, "picquets" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, irish and bravely stand out and add context to how "picquets" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 500 irish picquets in the and the irish picquets bravely covered. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "picquets" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with picquets

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

The Irish picquets bravely covered the Highlanders retreat from the battlefield and prevented a massacre. (15 words)

The boggy ground however impeded the cavalry and they turned to engage the Irish Picquets whom Sullivan had brought up in an attempt to stabilise the deteriorating Jacobite left flank. (30 words)

Around 500 Irish Picquets in the French army fought in the battle, some of whom were thought to have been press-ganged from 6th (Guise's) Foot taken at Fort Augustus. (31 words)

Longer example sentences

Around 500 Irish Picquets in the French army fought in the battle, some of whom were thought to have been press-ganged from 6th (Guise's) Foot taken at Fort Augustus. (31 words)

The boggy ground however impeded the cavalry and they turned to engage the Irish Picquets whom Sullivan had brought up in an attempt to stabilise the deteriorating Jacobite left flank. (30 words)

The Irish picquets bravely covered the Highlanders retreat from the battlefield and prevented a massacre. (15 words)

Example sentences (3)

Around 500 Irish Picquets in the French army fought in the battle, some of whom were thought to have been press-ganged from 6th (Guise's) Foot taken at Fort Augustus.

The boggy ground however impeded the cavalry and they turned to engage the Irish Picquets whom Sullivan had brought up in an attempt to stabilise the deteriorating Jacobite left flank.

The Irish picquets bravely covered the Highlanders retreat from the battlefield and prevented a massacre.

Common combinations with picquets

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "picquets" in a sentence?
An example: "Around 500 Irish Picquets in the French army fought in the battle, some of whom were thought to have been press-ganged from 6th (Guise's) Foot taken at Fort Augustus." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "picquets" from authentic English texts.
What does "picquets" mean?
Picquets means: plural of picquet
How many example sentences with "picquets" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "picquets", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.