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Potemkin is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Potemkin in a sentence

Potemkin meaning

  1. A transliteration of the Russian surname Потёмкин (Potjómkin).
  2. Resembling a Potemkin village; fake, facade.

Using Potemkin

  • The main meaning on this page is: A transliteration of the Russian surname Потёмкин (Potjómkin). | Resembling a Potemkin village; fake, facade.
  • In the example corpus, potemkin often appears in combinations such as: potemkin was, battleship potemkin, grigory potemkin.

Context around Potemkin

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 9 start, 7 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

grigory 3× battleship 3× see 1× may 1× poltava 1×

Often after:

village 4× 1925 2× catherine 1× round 1× says 1× chip 1× force 1× steps 1× received 1× died 1×

Sentence patterns with Potemkin

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

dashing grigory potemkin says this 1× effectively a potemkin village 1× evidence see potemkin village 1× ii and potemkin on the 1× in poltava potemkin received his 1× into a potemkin village to 1× kiske may potemkin chip zanuff 1× literally a potemkin force 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

an office continued 1× clarke who plays 1× he may have 1× he went to 1× i would bet 1× in 1772 catherine 1×

Common sentence endings:

52 in 1791 1× a potemkin force 1× a potemkin village 1× acclaimed critically worldwide 1× at all good 1× call it sevastopol 1×

Words around Potemkin

Just before it in the word index:

potelwa 5 potek 2 poteet 6 poteat 2 pote 9 potdevin 4

Just after it in the word index:

potempa 2 potencies 5 potency 179 potens 3 potent 667 potentate 8

Similar in corpus frequency:

abdulai 27 abhinandan 27 abhor 27 abo 27 abscesses 27 abul 27

Corpus analysis for Potemkin

  • In this selection, "potemkin" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 21.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, grigory, battleship, see, village, 1925 and catherine stand out and add context to how "potemkin" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include dashing grigory potemkin says this and effectively a potemkin village. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "potemkin" sits close to words such as abdulai, abhinandan and abhor, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with potemkin

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

In 1772, Catherine wrote to Potemkin. (6 words)

Potemkin fell very ill in August 1783. (7 words)

The Battleship Potemkin (1925) was acclaimed critically worldwide. (8 words)

Longer example sentences

Odessa's most iconic symbol, the Potemkin Steps (Primorsky Stairs) is a vast staircase that conjures an illusion so that those at the top only see a series of large steps, while at the bottom all the steps appear to merge into one pyramid-shaped mass. (46 words)

Notwithstanding the release of seven of those held in the KGB prison, who participated in Lukashenko’s “Potemkin” round table a week or so ago, the auguries for protesters’ facing criminal charges are not at all good. (37 words)

Potemkin was a heavily fictionalized film telling the story of a mutiny on a battleship which came about as a result of the sailors' mistreatment; the film was an obvious but skillful propaganda piece glorifying the proletariat. (37 words)

Example sentences (20)

Potemkin Catherine II and Potemkin on the Millennium Monument in Novgorod Grigory Potemkin was involved in the coup d'état of 1762.

An office continued in Glasgow, but was effectively a “Potemkin village”.

He went to a Potemkin Village-like fake version of El Paso where the streets were quiet, clean and empty, without an illegal immigrant in sight.

They tend to swallow conspiracy theories and blatant lies instead as defense against 'evidence', see Potemkin Village.

Notwithstanding the release of seven of those held in the KGB prison, who participated in Lukashenko’s “Potemkin” round table a week or so ago, the auguries for protesters’ facing criminal charges are not at all good.

Clarke, who plays the dashing Grigory Potemkin, says this mini-series was one of the highlights of his career – in no small measure thanks to working with Mirren.

So far, the playable characters in the lineup include Sol Badguy, Ky Kiske, May, Potemkin, Chip Zanuff, Axl Low and Faust as the newest entry.

I would bet that a lot of their military is literally a Potemkin force.

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He may have been involved in arranging to bring Sergei Eisenstein 's groundbreaking film The Battleship Potemkin (1925) to US audiences for the first time.

In 1772, Catherine wrote to Potemkin.

In February 1784, Catherine the Great ordered Grigory Potemkin to build a fortress there and call it Sevastopol.

Magadan was temporarily transformed into a Potemkin village to mark an official visit by U.S. Vice-President Henry Wallace in May 1944.

Odessa's most iconic symbol, the Potemkin Steps (Primorsky Stairs) is a vast staircase that conjures an illusion so that those at the top only see a series of large steps, while at the bottom all the steps appear to merge into one pyramid-shaped mass.

On 7 June 1787 before another Russo-Turkish War here in Poltava Potemkin received his title "Prince of Taurida", while Suvorov received a snuffbox with monogram.

Potemkin died at the age of 52 in 1791.

Potemkin fell very ill in August 1783.

Potemkin had the task of briefing him and travelling with him to Saint Petersburg.

Potemkin was a heavily fictionalized film telling the story of a mutiny on a battleship which came about as a result of the sailors' mistreatment; the film was an obvious but skillful propaganda piece glorifying the proletariat.

Sergei Eisenstein 's Battleship Potemkin was released to wide acclaim in 1925; the film was heavily fictionalized and also propagandistic, giving the party line about the virtues of the proletariat.

The Battleship Potemkin (1925) was acclaimed critically worldwide.

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Common combinations with potemkin

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "potemkin" in a sentence?
An example: "Potemkin Catherine II and Potemkin on the Millennium Monument in Novgorod Grigory Potemkin was involved in the coup d'état of 1762." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "potemkin" from authentic English texts.
What does "potemkin" mean?
Potemkin means: A transliteration of the Russian surname Потёмкин (Potjómkin).
How many example sentences with "potemkin" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "potemkin", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.