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Plebs is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Plebs in a sentence

Related words

Plebs | Plebes | Pleb

Plebs meaning

plural of pleb

Using Plebs

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of pleb
  • In the example corpus, plebs often appears in combinations such as: the plebs, plebs in, plebs and.

Context around Plebs

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 9 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

urban 1× slaves 1×

Often after:

understand 1× tom 1× tommo 1× involved 1× refer 1× seated 1×

Sentence patterns with Plebs

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

by the plebs 1× by the plebs would give 1× creator of plebs tom basden 1× employed the plebs in constructing 1× grumio in plebs tommo in 1× has the plebs seated promiscuously 1× many urban plebs called for 1× of slaves plebs and gladiators 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

all magistracies and 1× all these hotshot 1× allowing its use 1× because the consul 1× bowman 133 therefore 1× don t we 1×

Common sentence endings:

and historical allusions 1× assets across borders 1× beloved national broadcaster 1× by the plebs 1× drink in essex 1× in 329 bc 1×

Words around Plebs

Just before it in the word index:

plebiscites 12 plebiscite 93 plebians 3 plebes 14 plebeians 41 plebeian 44

Just after it in the word index:

plec 3 plecas 4 plecker 2 pleco 3 plectra 3 plectranthus 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

abdulkadir 35 abed 35 abhay 35 abides 35 abiotic 35 abkhazia 35

Corpus analysis for Plebs

  • In this selection, "plebs" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, urban, slaves, understand, tom and tommo stand out and add context to how "plebs" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include by the plebs and by the plebs would give. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "plebs" sits close to words such as abdulkadir, abed and abhay, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with plebs

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

Don’t we plebs understand the literary and historical allusions? (10 words)

All magistracies and the tribunes of the plebs had resigned in advance. (12 words)

All these hotshot celebrities posing for a cheesy photo just like regular ol' plebs. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

Bowman, 133 Therefore, if Hadrian had received the signal honour of assuming the tribunate of the plebs a year earlier than was customary, at the same time he departed early from both Dacian campaigns a sign that Trajan wanted to have him out of his way. (46 words)

To every question that invited a political rant rather than a clever jusrisprudential riposte, Cox proved that he is perfectly capable of leaving legal chambers behind to mix it with the plebs in the cheap seats on the green benches. (40 words)

With that in mind, Mammon's disciples have been manipulating banks, the Stock Exchange and claiming the lives of the plebs involved, all so he can be fed and enrich the lives of his servants in return. (37 words)

Question examples

Don’t we plebs understand the literary and historical allusions? (10 words)

Example sentences (20)

Allowing its use by the plebs would give them entirely too much freedom to take their assets across borders.

All these hotshot celebrities posing for a cheesy photo just like regular ol' plebs.

It turns out that the plebs have a line they don’t like crossed, and that line is somewhere in front of their kids.

Don’t we plebs understand the literary and historical allusions?

Here We Go’s creator is the After Life star and co-creator of Plebs, Tom Basden, who appears in the sitcom as Rachel’s needy, rollercoaster brother Robin.

It is now just a matter of putting all the pieces in place, so that a transition can occur with the least amount of pushback by the plebs.

Well known for playing Grumio in Plebs, Tommo in Brassic and Luke Rattigan in a two-part episode of Doctor Who, even Ryan has a favourite place to drink in Essex.

To every question that invited a political rant rather than a clever jusrisprudential riposte, Cox proved that he is perfectly capable of leaving legal chambers behind to mix it with the plebs in the cheap seats on the green benches.

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With that in mind, Mammon's disciples have been manipulating banks, the Stock Exchange and claiming the lives of the plebs involved, all so he can be fed and enrich the lives of his servants in return.

Many of us plebs refer to it these days as the “BBC voice” – the clear enunciation you will hear on a news reel from our beloved national broadcaster.

All magistracies and the tribunes of the plebs had resigned in advance.

Because the consul was the highest executive office within the Republic, they had the power to veto any action or proposal by any other magistrate, save that of the Tribune of the Plebs.

Bowman, 133 Therefore, if Hadrian had received the signal honour of assuming the tribunate of the plebs a year earlier than was customary, at the same time he departed early from both Dacian campaigns a sign that Trajan wanted to have him out of his way.

By this time, it may have been drained Tarquin might have employed the plebs in constructing a conduit or drain (cloaca) for Murcia's stream, discharging into the Tiber.

He was tribune of the plebs in 66 and praetor on June 68, during which time he was ordered by the Governor of Spain Galba to take an inventory of the temple treasures.

Likewise, there was a food shortage in Rome in 22 BC which sparked panic, while many urban plebs called for Augustus to take on dictatorial powers to personally oversee the crisis.

Livy has the plebs seated "promiscuously" (antea in promiscuo spectabant) up to then: see Humphrey, 70. Permanent wooden starting stalls were built in 329 BC.

Only laws and the decrees of the Senate or the People's assembly limited their powers, and only the veto of a fellow consul or a tribune of the plebs could supersede their decisions.

Opposite him on the field, Vitellius 's army was swollen by levies of slaves, plebs and gladiators.

Originally intended as assistants to the tribunes, they guarded the rights of the plebs with respect to their headquarters, the Temple of Ceres.

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Common combinations with plebs

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "plebs" in a sentence?
An example: "Allowing its use by the plebs would give them entirely too much freedom to take their assets across borders." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "plebs" from authentic English texts.
What does "plebs" mean?
Plebs means: plural of pleb
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