Polyaenus is an English word starting with the letter P. With 2 example sentences you'll see exactly how it works in context.
Polyaenus in a sentence
Context around Polyaenus
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Polyaenus
- In this selection, "polyaenus" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, rhetorician and describes stand out and add context to how "polyaenus" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include macedonian rhetorician polyaenus describes a and polyaenus a 2nd. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "polyaenus" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with polyaenus
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Thucydides 5.16.3 In his Stratagems, the 2nd-century Macedonian rhetorician Polyaenus describes a battle between the Spartans and Demetrius of Macedon in 294 BC. (26 words)
Polyaenus, a 2nd AD Greek author, that Cynane “was famous for her military knowledge; she commanded armies, and in the field charged at the head of them. (27 words)
Polyaenus, a 2nd AD Greek author, that Cynane “was famous for her military knowledge; she commanded armies, and in the field charged at the head of them. (27 words)
Thucydides 5.16.3 In his Stratagems, the 2nd-century Macedonian rhetorician Polyaenus describes a battle between the Spartans and Demetrius of Macedon in 294 BC. (26 words)
Example sentences (2)
Polyaenus, a 2nd AD Greek author, that Cynane “was famous for her military knowledge; she commanded armies, and in the field charged at the head of them.
Thucydides 5.16.3 In his Stratagems, the 2nd-century Macedonian rhetorician Polyaenus describes a battle between the Spartans and Demetrius of Macedon in 294 BC.