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Explore Praetorians through 7 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Praetorians in a sentence

Related words

Praetorians | Praetorian

Praetorians meaning

plural of praetorian

Using Praetorians

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of praetorian
  • In the example corpus, praetorians often appears in combinations such as: the praetorians.

Context around Praetorians

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 19.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

rebellious 1×

Often after:

served 1× promise 1×

Sentence patterns with Praetorians

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

and the praetorians were indignant 1× army or praetorians 1× by the praetorians 1× legionaries the praetorians served only 1× made the praetorians promise to 1× the rebellious praetorians 1× to the praetorians in the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

better paid than 1× claudius made the 1× claudius remained grateful 1× galba his newly 1× grainger 2003 pp 1× in theory the 1×

Common sentence endings:

army or praetorians 1× by the praetorians 1× ever married again 1× of his reign 1× only sixteen years 1× the rebellious praetorians 1×

Words around Praetorians

Just before it in the word index:

praetorian 41 praetore 2 praetor 24 praetextati 2 praetexta 3 praeterhuman 2

Just after it in the word index:

praetorium 2 praetorius 8 praetors 9 praetorship 4 praevus 2 praful 14

Similar in corpus frequency:

aad 10 aadhar 10 aaro 10 abels 10 abidin 10 abidine 10

Corpus analysis for Praetorians

  • In this selection, "praetorians" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, rebellious, served and promise stand out and add context to how "praetorians" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and the praetorians were indignant and army or praetorians. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "praetorians" sits close to words such as aad, aadhar and aaro, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with praetorians

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

Better paid than the legionaries, the Praetorians served only sixteen years. (11 words)

Claudius made the Praetorians promise to kill him if he ever married again. (13 words)

Galba, his newly adopted son Piso and others were brutally murdered by the Praetorians. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

Grainger (2003), pp. 94–95 He was forced to submit to their demands, agreeing to hand over those responsible for Domitian's death and even giving a speech thanking the rebellious Praetorians. (32 words)

The populace regarded the choice of successor as a sign of fear and the Praetorians were indignant, because the usual donative was not forthcoming. (24 words)

In theory, the Senate was entitled to choose the new emperor, but did so mindful of acclamation by the army or Praetorians. (22 words)

Example sentences (7)

Better paid than the legionaries, the Praetorians served only sixteen years.

Claudius made the Praetorians promise to kill him if he ever married again.

Claudius remained grateful to the guard, however, issuing coins with tributes to the Praetorians in the early part of his reign.

Galba, his newly adopted son Piso and others were brutally murdered by the Praetorians.

Grainger (2003), pp. 94–95 He was forced to submit to their demands, agreeing to hand over those responsible for Domitian's death and even giving a speech thanking the rebellious Praetorians.

In theory, the Senate was entitled to choose the new emperor, but did so mindful of acclamation by the army or Praetorians.

The populace regarded the choice of successor as a sign of fear and the Praetorians were indignant, because the usual donative was not forthcoming.

Common combinations with praetorians

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "praetorians" in a sentence?
An example: "Better paid than the legionaries, the Praetorians served only sixteen years." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "praetorians" from authentic English texts.
What does "praetorians" mean?
Praetorians means: plural of praetorian
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