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Preface is an English word with synonyms like foreword or introduction. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Related words

Preface | Prefaced | Prefaces

Preface meaning

  1. A beginning or introductory portion that comes before the main text of a document or book, typically serving to contextualize or explain the writing of the book and sometimes to acknowledge others' contributions; especially, such a discussion written by the work's own author.
  2. An introduction, or series of preliminary remarks.
  3. A variable prayer forming the prelude or introduction to the Eucharistic Prayer or canon of the Mass, following the Sursum corda dialogue and leading into the Sanctus.

Synonyms of Preface

foreword prolusion introduction precede premise introduce state say tell

Related words

Other words often associated with Preface or its synonyms:

express verbalise verbalize inform utter insert section intro move expound suppose assert

Using Preface

  • The main meaning on this page is: A beginning or introductory portion that comes before the main text of a document or book, typically serving to contextualize or explain the writing of the book and sometimes to acknowledge others' contributions; especially, such a discussion written by the work's own author. | An introduction, or series of preliminary remarks. | A variable prayer forming the prelude or introduction to the Eucharistic Prayer or canon of the Mass, following the Sursum corda dialogue and leading into the Sanctus.
  • Useful related words include: foreword, prolusion, introduction, precede.
  • In the example corpus, preface often appears in combinations such as: the preface, preface to, preface of.

Context around Preface

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28 words
  • Position in the sentence: 12 start, 3 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

bede 1× spiritual 1× joint 1× infrastructure 1×

Often after:

historia 1× mentions 1× consequent 1× note 1× concludes 1× venkatrau 1×

Sentence patterns with Preface

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

41 the preface mentions that 1× a joint preface note 1× be the preface to so 1× bede preface historia ecclesiastica 1× can also preface a narrative 1× going to preface this next 1× going to preface what we 1× hamilton to preface what will 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

in the preface 2× as seems to 1× bede preface historia 1× gorra s book 1× i want to 1× leave it to 1×

Common sentence endings:

a busy season 1× a newspaper story 1× and in flux 1× biden getting credit 1× book like it 1× enjoy its privileges 1×

Words around Preface

Just before it in the word index:

prefabs 6 prefabrication 5 prefabricated 57 prefab 16 pref 7 preez 26

Just after it in the word index:

prefaced 25 prefaces 18 prefacing 3 prefatory 13 prefeasibility 3 prefect 137

Similar in corpus frequency:

appendix 220 bailed 220 banished 220 bloomfield 220 bohemian 220 bonfire 220

Corpus analysis for Preface

  • In this selection, "preface" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 28 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, bede, spiritual, joint, historia, mentions and consequent stand out and add context to how "preface" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 41 the preface mentions that and a joint preface note. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "preface" sits close to words such as appendix, bailed and banished, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with preface

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

When Hippler published his book Contemplations on Filmmaking in 1942, Jannings wrote the preface. (14 words)

I want to preface my answer just by saying, people focus on the shootings. (14 words)

They’re one minute each and I’m going to preface what we found in these reports. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

I'm going to preface this next statement by saying I do in fact love Taysom Hill as a football player and maybe even a person, I'm sure he's a cool dude but he's a jack of all trades and master of none. (46 words)

Preface Consequent to the harsh criticism of the magazine edition of the novel, the textual revisions to The Picture of Dorian Gray included a preface in which Wilde addressed the criticisms and defended the reputation of his novel. (38 words)

Michele and Coccia thought of a way “to keep the two voices distinct, employing italics for that of Emanuele, weaving the two on the page as in the Talmud or Bible manuscripts,” according to a joint preface note. (38 words)

Example sentences (20)

Bede, "Preface", Historia Ecclesiastica, p. 41. The preface mentions that Ceolwulf received an earlier draft of the book; presumably Ceolwulf knew enough Latin to understand it, and he may even have been able to read it.

Preface Consequent to the harsh criticism of the magazine edition of the novel, the textual revisions to The Picture of Dorian Gray included a preface in which Wilde addressed the criticisms and defended the reputation of his novel.

And you can preface your requests for one-on-one networking discussions by wishing people happy holidays and expressing empathy for a busy season.

In the preface of the new book by vaccine expert and pro-science crusader Peter Hotez, there are several acknowledgments of a kind that may never have appeared before in a book like it.

It is the culmination of a master animator coming into the fullness of his creative faculties and the spiritual preface to the film that would later go on to become his magnum opus.

She has also written the preface for a 50th-anniversary edition of A Treasury of Great Recipes, a cookbook written by Vincent Price and his wife Mary.

Michele and Coccia thought of a way “to keep the two voices distinct, employing italics for that of Emanuele, weaving the two on the page as in the Talmud or Bible manuscripts,” according to a joint preface note.

They’re one minute each and I’m going to preface what we found in these reports.

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This will lay the firm foundation that will allow the global Church to meet the specific challenges it faces today, the preface concludes.

To support his accusations of Biden blurring political lines Cruz points out the White House's guidelines over displaying the laws, including the infrastructure preface with Biden getting credit.

When Hippler published his book Contemplations on Filmmaking in 1942, Jannings wrote the preface.

You can also preface a narrative by saying, “I’m not looking for answers here; I just feel the need to vent about some things that are going on.

As seems to be the preface to so many conversations the past month, everything discussed remains dynamic and in flux.

Gorra’s book, as he writes in his preface, is “an act of citizenship,” timely and essential as we confront, once again, the question of who is a citizen and who among us should enjoy its privileges.

I have a small, walk-on part in Neil’s intellectual revolution, as he explained – with characteristic generosity- in the preface to The Origins of Scottish Nationhood.

I'm going to preface this next statement by saying I do in fact love Taysom Hill as a football player and maybe even a person, I'm sure he's a cool dude but he's a jack of all trades and master of none.

In the preface, Venkatrau refers to the serialised novel and says that he had to stop the serialisation midway, because it threatened to grow too large for a newspaper story.

I want to preface my answer just by saying, people focus on the shootings.

Leave it to Hamilton to preface what will be the most important-and fatal-in his life by running his mouth once again.

Let me preface this by saying that 14 days ago, I had a completely different understanding of grocery store workers.

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Common combinations with preface

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "preface" in a sentence?
An example: "Bede, "Preface", Historia Ecclesiastica, p. 41. The preface mentions that Ceolwulf received an earlier draft of the book; presumably Ceolwulf knew enough Latin to understand it, and he may even have been able to read it." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "preface" from authentic English texts.
What does "preface" mean?
Preface means: A beginning or introductory portion that comes before the main text of a document or book, typically serving to contextualize or explain the writing of the book and sometimes to acknowledge others' contributions; especially, such a discussion written by the work's own author.
What are synonyms of "preface"?
Common synonyms of "preface" include: foreword, prolusion, introduction, precede, premise, introduce, state, say. Plus 1 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "preface" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "preface", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.