Get to know Puy better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning.
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Puy meaning
- Any of several cone-shaped hills in the Auvergne, France that are the remains of extinct volcanos.
- Any similar conical structure of volcanic material.
Using Puy
- The main meaning on this page is: Any of several cone-shaped hills in the Auvergne, France that are the remains of extinct volcanos. | Any similar conical structure of volcanic material.
- In the example corpus, puy often appears in combinations such as: puy in, puy de, le puy.
Context around Puy
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 3 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Puy
- In this selection, "puy" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 27.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, poix, formidable, quail, lentil, lentils and canal stand out and add context to how "puy" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and the puy de la and avignon the puy canal was. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "puy" sits close to words such as aadi, aayush and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with puy
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The cycling race returned to the formidable Puy de Dôme after 35 years. (13 words)
The crash occurred in a mountainous area in the Mazoires commune of the Puy-de-Dome department. (17 words)
Similarly, to irrigate the gardens of the wealthy south of Avignon, the Puy Canal was dug (1808). (17 words)
She had prepared the black bean and puy lentil shepherd’s pie during the group’s February cook-off, when they create dishes based on ‘free food’ which is low in calories so Slimming World members can eat as much of it as they like. (45 words)
A mitred Adhémar de Monteil carrying the Holy Lance in one of the battles of the First Crusade 19th-century painting on display at Versailles depicting Adhemar of Le Puy (in red to left of Raymond IV, Count of Toulouse ). (40 words)
Its rise in Europe was "a sudden phenomenon", after natural deposits were found "in France at Osbann ( Bas-Rhin ), the Parc ( Ain ) and the Puy-de-la-Poix ( Puy-de-Dôme )", although it could also be made artificially. citation. (39 words)
Example sentences (10)
Its rise in Europe was "a sudden phenomenon", after natural deposits were found "in France at Osbann ( Bas-Rhin ), the Parc ( Ain ) and the Puy-de-la-Poix ( Puy-de-Dôme )", although it could also be made artificially. citation.
She had prepared the black bean and puy lentil shepherd’s pie during the group’s February cook-off, when they create dishes based on ‘free food’ which is low in calories so Slimming World members can eat as much of it as they like.
The cycling race returned to the formidable Puy de Dôme after 35 years.
I started with roast quail, puy lentils, salted baked celeriac, blackberry and hazelnut while Deborah went for a chicken and black pudding fritter with burnt apple butter, fennel, candied walnut, petit salad and a toasted brioche.
I will have to puy in some money to get back to 100 shares of the new company and continue to sell covered calls.
The shows are held after dark on Fridays and Saturdays from late June through early September, according to the Puy de Fou website.
The crash occurred in a mountainous area in the Mazoires commune of the Puy-de-Dome department.
A mitred Adhémar de Monteil carrying the Holy Lance in one of the battles of the First Crusade 19th-century painting on display at Versailles depicting Adhemar of Le Puy (in red to left of Raymond IV, Count of Toulouse ).
In addition to the perfumeries, Grasse's other main attraction is the Cathedral, dedicated to Notre Dame du Puy and founded in the 11th century.
Similarly, to irrigate the gardens of the wealthy south of Avignon, the Puy Canal was dug (1808).
Common combinations with puy
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- puy in 3×
- puy de 2×
- le puy 2×
- the puy 2×