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Polycrates in a sentence

Using Polycrates

  • In the example corpus, polycrates often appears in combinations such as: of polycrates, polycrates at.

Context around Polycrates

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 4 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

samos 1×

Often after:

reports 1×

Sentence patterns with Polycrates

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

tyranny of polycrates at the 2× alliances with polycrates of samos 1× of samos polycrates and asked 1× polycrates reports a 1× tyranny of polycrates in samos 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

he also married 1× in 524 bc 1× polycrates reports a 1× possibly the tyranny 1×

Common sentence endings:

few years earlier 2× croesus of lydia 1× help them economically 1× his schemes there 1× melito of sardis 1×

Words around Polycrates

Just before it in the word index:

polyclonal 4 polyclinics 9 polyclinic 18 polycistronic 5 polychromed 2 polychrome 19

Just after it in the word index:

polycrisis 2 polycrystalline 22 polycrystals 3 polycubes 2 polycyclic 15 polycystic 23

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 8 aage 8 aardvarks 8 abaca 8 abaji 8 abascal 8

Corpus analysis for Polycrates

  • In this selection, "polycrates" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, samos and reports stand out and add context to how "polycrates" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include tyranny of polycrates at the and alliances with polycrates of samos. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "polycrates" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with polycrates

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

Possibly the tyranny of Polycrates in Samos made it difficult for him to achieve his schemes there. (17 words)

Polycrates reports a succession of bishops including Polycarp of Smryna, as well as others in nearby cities such as Melito of Sardis. (22 words)

He also married a Greek princess named Ladice daughter of King Battus III and made alliances with Polycrates of Samos and Croesus of Lydia. (24 words)

Longer example sentences

V.P. 9) that he left Samos to escape the tyranny of Polycrates at the age of forty, we may put his birth round about 570 BCE, or a few years earlier. (32 words)

V.P. 9) that he left Samos to escape the tyranny of Polycrates at the age of forty, we may put his birth round about 570 BC, or a few years earlier. (32 words)

In 524 BC Samian fugitives came in peace to Sifnos; they were political opponents of the shrewd tyrant of Samos, Polycrates, and asked the residents of Sifnos to help them economically. (31 words)

Example sentences (6)

In 524 BC Samian fugitives came in peace to Sifnos; they were political opponents of the shrewd tyrant of Samos, Polycrates, and asked the residents of Sifnos to help them economically.

He also married a Greek princess named Ladice daughter of King Battus III and made alliances with Polycrates of Samos and Croesus of Lydia.

Polycrates reports a succession of bishops including Polycarp of Smryna, as well as others in nearby cities such as Melito of Sardis.

Possibly the tyranny of Polycrates in Samos made it difficult for him to achieve his schemes there.

V.P. 9) that he left Samos to escape the tyranny of Polycrates at the age of forty, we may put his birth round about 570 BCE, or a few years earlier.

V.P. 9) that he left Samos to escape the tyranny of Polycrates at the age of forty, we may put his birth round about 570 BC, or a few years earlier.

Common combinations with polycrates

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • of polycrates 3×
  • polycrates at 2×

Frequently asked questions

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