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How do you use Polynices in a sentence? See 6 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Polynices in a sentence

Polynices meaning

The son of Oedipus and either Jocasta or Euryganeia, and the older brother of Eteocles.

Using Polynices

  • The main meaning on this page is: The son of Oedipus and either Jocasta or Euryganeia, and the older brother of Eteocles.
  • In the example corpus, polynices often appears in combinations such as: and polynices.

Context around Polynices

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 31.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 4 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

brothers 1×

Often after:

takes 1× wages 1×

Sentence patterns with Polynices

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

burial of polynices takes place 1× down and polynices wages war 1× eteocles and polynices are also 1× eteocles and polynices in regard 1× mourning for polynices but chose 1× the brothers polynices and eteocles 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

antigone is brought 1× by contrast in 1× in addition to 1× in the oldest 1× the expedition soon 1× the sons agree 1×

Common sentence endings:

charges against them 1× claim his crown 1× his mother jocasta 1× in close combat 1× made by man 1× to the succession 1×

Words around Polynices

Just before it in the word index:

polyneuropathy 2 polynesians 24 polynesian 113 polynesia 68 polyneices 3 polynass 3

Just after it in the word index:

polynomial 291 polynomially 5 polynomials 98 polynucleotide 4 polynyas 3 polyobjects 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 8 aacc 8 aacs 8 aafes 8 aankh 8 aapp 8

Corpus analysis for Polynices

  • In this selection, "polynices" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 31.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, brothers, takes and wages stand out and add context to how "polynices" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include burial of polynices takes place and down and polynices wages war. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "polynices" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with polynices

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

By contrast, in the other plays there is some struggle with Oedipus' sons Eteocles and Polynices in regard to the succession. (21 words)

In the oldest version of the story, the burial of Polynices takes place during Oedipus' reign in Thebes, before Oedipus marries his mother, Jocasta. (24 words)

The sons agree to alternate in the throne of the city, but after the first year Eteocles refuses to step down, and Polynices wages war to claim his crown. (29 words)

Longer example sentences

In addition to being in a clearly more powerful position in Oedipus at Colonus, Eteocles and Polynices are also culpable: they consent (l. 429, Theodoridis, tr.) to their father's going to exile, which is one of his bitterest charges against them. (42 words)

The expedition soon proved to be a total disaster, however, since all of the men other than Adrastus were killed; it is then that the brothers Polynices and Eteocles finally face each other in close combat. (36 words)

Antigone is brought before Creon, and states that she knew Creon's law regarding no mourning for Polynices but chose to break it, expounding upon the superiority of 'divine law' to that made by man. (35 words)

Example sentences (6)

The expedition soon proved to be a total disaster, however, since all of the men other than Adrastus were killed; it is then that the brothers Polynices and Eteocles finally face each other in close combat.

Antigone is brought before Creon, and states that she knew Creon's law regarding no mourning for Polynices but chose to break it, expounding upon the superiority of 'divine law' to that made by man.

By contrast, in the other plays there is some struggle with Oedipus' sons Eteocles and Polynices in regard to the succession.

In addition to being in a clearly more powerful position in Oedipus at Colonus, Eteocles and Polynices are also culpable: they consent (l. 429, Theodoridis, tr.) to their father's going to exile, which is one of his bitterest charges against them.

In the oldest version of the story, the burial of Polynices takes place during Oedipus' reign in Thebes, before Oedipus marries his mother, Jocasta.

The sons agree to alternate in the throne of the city, but after the first year Eteocles refuses to step down, and Polynices wages war to claim his crown.

Common combinations with polynices

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "polynices" in a sentence?
An example: "The expedition soon proved to be a total disaster, however, since all of the men other than Adrastus were killed; it is then that the brothers Polynices and Eteocles finally face each other in close combat." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "polynices" from authentic English texts.
What does "polynices" mean?
Polynices means: The son of Oedipus and either Jocasta or Euryganeia, and the older brother of Eteocles.
How many example sentences with "polynices" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "polynices", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.