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Prefaces in a sentence

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Prefaces meaning

plural of preface

Using Prefaces

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of preface
  • In the example corpus, prefaces often appears in combinations such as: prefaces to, the prefaces, prefaces and.

Context around Prefaces

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 10 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 17 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Prefaces

  • In this selection, "prefaces" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, essays, marcionite, metrical and constance stand out and add context to how "prefaces" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include collects and prefaces as well and critical essays prefaces and collaborations. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "prefaces" sits close to words such as abad, abolishment and abr, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with prefaces

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Collected prose: autobiographical writings, true stories, critical essays, prefaces and collaborations with artists. (13 words)

This is regarded as his most significant reforming statement apart from his Bible prefaces. (14 words)

Lewis wrote several prefaces to works of literature and poetry, such as Layamon's Brut. (15 words)

She prefaces the post with an excerpt from the Ethical Skeptic’s about page, and to be honest it’s amazing Curry could see anything on the site through all the giant red flags indicating that this is a less-than-reputable source. (43 words)

Harnack noted: "We have indeed long known that Marcionite readings found their way into the ecclesiastical text of the Pauline epistles, but now for seven years we have known that Churches actually accepted the Marcionite prefaces to the Pauline epistles! (40 words)

Roman and other Western liturgies since this era have a number of prayers that change to reflect the feast or liturgical season; these variations are visible in the collects and prefaces as well as in the Roman Canon itself. (39 words)

Harnack noted: "We have indeed long known that Marcionite readings found their way into the ecclesiastical text of the Pauline epistles, but now for seven years we have known that Churches actually accepted the Marcionite prefaces to the Pauline epistles! (40 words)

Example sentences (18)

She prefaces the post with an excerpt from the Ethical Skeptic’s about page, and to be honest it’s amazing Curry could see anything on the site through all the giant red flags indicating that this is a less-than-reputable source.

Although he never personally took part in military campaigns, he boasted of his successes in the prefaces to his laws and had them commemorated in art.

Collected prose: autobiographical writings, true stories, critical essays, prefaces and collaborations with artists.

From the biographical sketch, adapted from a memoir by Chekhov's brother Mihail, which prefaces Constance Garnett 's translation of Chekhov's letters, 1920.

From the biographical sketch, adapted from a memoir by Chekhov's brother Mikhail, which prefaces Constance Garnett 's translation of Chekhov's letters, 1920.

Harnack noted: "We have indeed long known that Marcionite readings found their way into the ecclesiastical text of the Pauline epistles, but now for seven years we have known that Churches actually accepted the Marcionite prefaces to the Pauline epistles!

His desire to be loved by his people is evident in the prefaces of many of his edicts that would often explain the nature and good intention of his actions as benefiting the people.

Lewis wrote several prefaces to works of literature and poetry, such as Layamon's Brut.

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Liver (1999). p. 101 In their prefaces, the authors themselves often mention the novelty of writing Romansh, and discuss an apparently common prejudice that Romansh was a language that could not be written.

Roman and other Western liturgies since this era have a number of prayers that change to reflect the feast or liturgical season; these variations are visible in the collects and prefaces as well as in the Roman Canon itself.

Smith, ed., Three Northumbrian Poems Alfred is said to be the author of some of the metrical prefaces to the Old English translations of Gregory's Pastoral Care and Boethius's Consolation of Philosophy.

Some parts of the prefaces at the beginning of the English Prayer-Book are free translations of those of Quignonez.

The priest continues with one of many Eucharistic Prayer thanksgiving prefaces, which lead to the reciting of the Sanctus acclamation.

This edition contains Sherman's two prefaces, his 1886 text, and the materials added in the 1891 Blaine edition.

This electronic version, however, is commonly mutilated, lacking all formatting, notes, prefaces and apparatus, and often lacking the Gallican Psalter and Apocrypha.

This is regarded as his most significant reforming statement apart from his Bible prefaces.

Watt 2004 p. 120 However, there is a playfulness in the prefaces to both editions and in the narration within the text itself.

When the Great Plague of London closed the theatres in 1665 Dryden retreated to Wiltshire where he wrote Of Dramatick Poesie (1668), arguably the best of his unsystematic prefaces and essays.

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Common combinations with prefaces

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "prefaces" in a sentence?
An example: "She prefaces the post with an excerpt from the Ethical Skeptic’s about page, and to be honest it’s amazing Curry could see anything on the site through all the giant red flags indicating that this is a less-than-reputable source." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "prefaces" from authentic English texts.
What does "prefaces" mean?
Prefaces means: plural of preface
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