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Plessy is an English word. Below you'll find 7 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Plessy in a sentence

Plessy meaning

A surname.

Using Plessy

  • The main meaning on this page is: A surname.
  • In the example corpus, plessy often appears in combinations such as: homer plessy, plessy ferguson.

Context around Plessy

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 4 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

homer 3× school 1× overturned 1×

Often after:

community 1× attorney 1×

Sentence patterns with Plessy

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

activists homer plessy attorney a 1× community school plessy s principal 1× for homer plessy he pleaded 1× homer a plessy community school 1× rule of plessy v ferguson 1× that both plessy v ferguson 1× that overturned plessy v ferguson 1× when homer plessy a mixed 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

as for homer 1× segregation remained intact 1× the case arose 1× the court ruled 1× the orleans parish 1×

Common sentence endings:

many musicians prayed 1× only train car 1× plessy v ferguson 1× schools were unconstitutional 1× told the lens 1× v ferguson 1896 1×

Words around Plessy

Just before it in the word index:

plessis 136 plessey 6 pless 3 plesman 2 plesiosaurs 6 plesiosaur 10

Just after it in the word index:

pletch 3 pletcher 11 pleterski 2 plethodontid 2 plethodontidae 2 plethora 448

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaba 10 aafc 10 aaib 10 aalbers 10 abbate 10 abbesses 10

Corpus analysis for Plessy

  • In this selection, "plessy" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, homer, school, overturned, community and attorney stand out and add context to how "plessy" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include activists homer plessy attorney a and community school plessy s principal. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "plessy" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with plessy

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

As for Homer Plessy, he pleaded guilty and was fined $25. (11 words)

The case arose when Homer Plessy, a mixed race Louisiana man, refused to leave a whites-only train car. (19 words)

The Orleans Parish school district is nearly finished installing filters to remove lead from drinking water at Homer A. Plessy Community School, Plessy’s principal told The Lens. (28 words)

Longer example sentences

The Court ruled that both Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), which had established the "separate but equal" standard in general, and Cumming v. Richmond County Board of Education (1899), which had applied that standard to schools, were unconstitutional. (37 words)

Segregation remained intact into the mid-1950s, when many states began to gradually integrate their schools following the unanimous Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education that overturned Plessy v. Ferguson. (33 words)

Also, many of these institutions were disproportionately funded when compared to the predominately white institutions of the time, this despite the “separate but equal” rule of Plessy v. Ferguson (1896). (30 words)

Example sentences (7)

The Orleans Parish school district is nearly finished installing filters to remove lead from drinking water at Homer A. Plessy Community School, Plessy’s principal told The Lens.

As for Homer Plessy, he pleaded guilty and was fined $25.

Also, many of these institutions were disproportionately funded when compared to the predominately white institutions of the time, this despite the “separate but equal” rule of Plessy v. Ferguson (1896).

The case arose when Homer Plessy, a mixed race Louisiana man, refused to leave a whites-only train car.

It also was where Mother Henriette Delille began her ministry to the poor and elderly; and where civil rights activists Homer Plessy, attorney A.P. Tureaud and many musicians prayed.

Segregation remained intact into the mid-1950s, when many states began to gradually integrate their schools following the unanimous Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education that overturned Plessy v. Ferguson.

The Court ruled that both Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), which had established the "separate but equal" standard in general, and Cumming v. Richmond County Board of Education (1899), which had applied that standard to schools, were unconstitutional.

Common combinations with plessy

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "plessy" in a sentence?
An example: "The Orleans Parish school district is nearly finished installing filters to remove lead from drinking water at Homer A. Plessy Community School, Plessy’s principal told The Lens." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "plessy" from authentic English texts.
What does "plessy" mean?
Plessy means: A surname.
How many example sentences with "plessy" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "plessy", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.