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How do you use Poussette in a sentence? See 4 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Poussette in a sentence

Poussette meaning

  1. A movement, or part of a figure, in the contradance.
  2. A method of cheating in card games, whereby a player surreptitiously changes his or her stake after the cards are dealt.

Using Poussette

  • The main meaning on this page is: A movement, or part of a figure, in the contradance. | A method of cheating in card games, whereby a player surreptitiously changes his or her stake after the cards are dealt.

Context around Poussette

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 15.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

draw 1× half 1×

Often after:

couples 1× two 1× move 1×

Sentence patterns with Poussette

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

complete the poussette move in 1× poussette two dancers 1× the draw poussette the dancing 1× this half poussette couples pass 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

in a similar 1× in this half 1× poussette two dancers 1× to complete the 1×

Common sentence endings:

always moving forwards 1× each other diagonally 1× the opposite direction 1× two adjacent dancers 1×

Words around Poussette

Just before it in the word index:

pours 133 pouroulis 3 pournelle 23 pournami 3 pouring 641 pouria 2

Just after it in the word index:

poussey 2 poussin 6 pout 35 pouted 10 poutine 30 pouting 14

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaai 6 aani 6 aarne 6 aarya 6 aasb 6 aasen 6

Corpus analysis for Poussette

  • In this selection, "poussette" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 15.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, draw, half, couples, two and move stand out and add context to how "poussette" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include complete the poussette move in and poussette two dancers. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "poussette" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with poussette

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

To complete the poussette, move in the opposite direction. (9 words)

In this half-poussette, couples pass around each other diagonally. (10 words)

Poussette - two dancers face, give both hands and change places as a couple with two adjacent dancers. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

In a similar movement, the Draw Poussette, the dancing pairs move on a U-shaped track with one dancer of the pair always moving forwards. (25 words)

Poussette - two dancers face, give both hands and change places as a couple with two adjacent dancers. (17 words)

In this half-poussette, couples pass around each other diagonally. (10 words)

Example sentences (4)

In a similar movement, the Draw Poussette, the dancing pairs move on a U-shaped track with one dancer of the pair always moving forwards.

In this half-poussette, couples pass around each other diagonally.

Poussette - two dancers face, give both hands and change places as a couple with two adjacent dancers.

To complete the poussette, move in the opposite direction.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "poussette" in a sentence?
An example: "In a similar movement, the Draw Poussette, the dancing pairs move on a U-shaped track with one dancer of the pair always moving forwards." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "poussette" from authentic English texts.
What does "poussette" mean?
Poussette means: A movement, or part of a figure, in the contradance.
How many example sentences with "poussette" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "poussette", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.