On this page you'll find 3 example sentences with Polybian. Discover the meaning, how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Polybian in a sentence
Polybian meaning
Relating to the Ancient Greek historian and scholar Polybius.
Using Polybian
- The main meaning on this page is: Relating to the Ancient Greek historian and scholar Polybius.
Context around Polybian
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Polybian
- In this selection, "polybian" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 29.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, largest, work and society stand out and add context to how "polybian" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include regarded as polybian or livian and society the polybian society which. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "polybian" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with polybian
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
What gave Burke such faith, especially in his denial of what had been regarded as Polybian or Livian truths, staples of Western thought and civilization? (25 words)
The University of Pennsylvania has an intellectual society, the Polybian Society, which is named in his honor and serves as a non-partisan forum for discussing societal issues and policy. (30 words)
The largest Polybian work was, of course, his Histories, of which only the first five books survive entirely intact, along with a large portion of the sixth book and fragments of the rest. (33 words)
The largest Polybian work was, of course, his Histories, of which only the first five books survive entirely intact, along with a large portion of the sixth book and fragments of the rest. (33 words)
The University of Pennsylvania has an intellectual society, the Polybian Society, which is named in his honor and serves as a non-partisan forum for discussing societal issues and policy. (30 words)
What gave Burke such faith, especially in his denial of what had been regarded as Polybian or Livian truths, staples of Western thought and civilization? (25 words)
What gave Burke such faith, especially in his denial of what had been regarded as Polybian or Livian truths, staples of Western thought and civilization? (25 words)
Example sentences (3)
What gave Burke such faith, especially in his denial of what had been regarded as Polybian or Livian truths, staples of Western thought and civilization?
The largest Polybian work was, of course, his Histories, of which only the first five books survive entirely intact, along with a large portion of the sixth book and fragments of the rest.
The University of Pennsylvania has an intellectual society, the Polybian Society, which is named in his honor and serves as a non-partisan forum for discussing societal issues and policy.