Random word

Explore Pyrrhus through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like king or rex. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

Rare word

Pyrrhus in a sentence

Pyrrhus meaning

Ancient Greek given name, particularly worn by the king of Epirus (319-272 BC) who defeated Romans in several battles, but sustained heavy losses, from which the term Pyrrhic victory was coined.

Synonyms of Pyrrhus

king male monarch rex

Related words

Other words often associated with Pyrrhus or its synonyms:

monarch sovereign queen baron competitor contender challenger competition rival

Using Pyrrhus

  • The main meaning on this page is: Ancient Greek given name, particularly worn by the king of Epirus (319-272 BC) who defeated Romans in several battles, but sustained heavy losses, from which the term Pyrrhic victory was coined.
  • Useful related words include: king, male monarch, rex.
  • In the example corpus, pyrrhus often appears in combinations such as: with pyrrhus, pyrrhus is, pyrrhus and.

Context around Pyrrhus

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 10 start, 8 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 18 statements, 2 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

joined 1× warrior 1× andromaque 1× see 1× accomplishment 1× replacement 1×

Often after:

plundered 1× interprets 1× landed 1× casts 1× forces 1× nonetheless 1× withdrew 1× went 1×

Sentence patterns with Pyrrhus

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

despite this pyrrhus plundered the 1× disputation with pyrrhus interprets the 1× expedition of pyrrhus to sicily 1× great warrior pyrrhus is also 1× his replacement pyrrhus was also 1× in andromaque pyrrhus s unenviable 1× instance does pyrrhus come to 1× love for pyrrhus is perfectly 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a great warrior 1× at times of 1× bronze tablets from 1× despite this pyrrhus 1× during the pyrrhic 1× her love for 1×

Common sentence endings:

and contradictory goods 1× capture of heracleia 1× enter the temple 1× exasperated all three 1× flaw of character 1× for new warrior 1×

Words around Pyrrhus

Just before it in the word index:

pyrrhotite 5 pyrrhonism 4 pyrrho 2 pyrrhic 23 pyrrha 4 pyrrah 2

Just after it in the word index:

pyrrolidine 2 pyrrolidone 2 pyrrolysine 2 pyrros 2 pyrus 2 pyruvate 18

Similar in corpus frequency:

aar 35 aarons 35 abdulla 35 abides 35 accentuates 35 accoutrements 35

Corpus analysis for Pyrrhus

  • In this selection, "pyrrhus" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, joined, warrior, andromaque, plundered, interprets and landed stand out and add context to how "pyrrhus" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include despite this pyrrhus plundered the and disputation with pyrrhus interprets the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "pyrrhus" sits close to words such as aar, aarons and abdulla, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with pyrrhus

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

A great warrior, Pyrrhus is also called Neoptolemus (Greek for "new warrior"). (12 words)

Ultimately, however, Pyrrhus was unable to win a decisive strategic victory over Rome. (13 words)

Pyrrhus forces Andromaque to choose between marrying him and seeing her son killed. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

At times, of course, the unity of place leads to slightly far-fetched meetings: why, for instance, does Pyrrhus come to see Oreste (Act I Sc. 2), rather than the other way around, except to conform to this rule? (39 words)

Lastly, the unity of place necessitates the récit and this again is in complete harmony with Racine's fundamental aims: how would Andromaque gain by our being able to see Pyrrhus and his bride approach and enter the temple? (39 words)

Maximus the Confessor, in his Disputation with Pyrrhus, interprets the statement "one will" as referring the integrity of Christ's human will, in contrast to the fallen human will which seeks diverse and contradictory goods. (35 words)

Question examples

At times, of course, the unity of place leads to slightly far-fetched meetings: why, for instance, does Pyrrhus come to see Oreste (Act I Sc. 2), rather than the other way around, except to conform to this rule? (39 words)

Lastly, the unity of place necessitates the récit and this again is in complete harmony with Racine's fundamental aims: how would Andromaque gain by our being able to see Pyrrhus and his bride approach and enter the temple? (39 words)

Example sentences (20)

In 276 BCE, however, during the expedition of Pyrrhus to Sicily, the Selinuntines voluntarily joined Pyrrhus, after the capture of Heracleia.

Ultimately, however, Pyrrhus was unable to win a decisive strategic victory over Rome.

A great warrior, Pyrrhus is also called Neoptolemus (Greek for "new warrior").

At times, of course, the unity of place leads to slightly far-fetched meetings: why, for instance, does Pyrrhus come to see Oreste (Act I Sc. 2), rather than the other way around, except to conform to this rule?

Bronze tablets from the treasury of its Olympeum, a temple to Zeus, record payments to a 'king', generally thought to be Pyrrhus.

Despite this, Pyrrhus plundered the temple of Persephone at Locris before his return to Epirus, an event which would live on in the memory of the Greeks of Italy.

During the Pyrrhic War (280-275 BC) the Lucanians and Bruttii sided with Pyrrhus and provided contingents which fought with his army.

Her love for Pyrrhus is perfectly natural and is not in itself a flaw of character.

Advertentie

However, the rivalry between Rome and Carthage had grown since the war with Pyrrhus and that alliance was simply no longer feasible.

In Andromaque Pyrrhus's unenviable wavering between Hermione and the eponymous heroine has been going on for a year and has exasperated all three.

Lastly, the unity of place necessitates the récit and this again is in complete harmony with Racine's fundamental aims: how would Andromaque gain by our being able to see Pyrrhus and his bride approach and enter the temple?

Maximus the Confessor, in his Disputation with Pyrrhus, interprets the statement "one will" as referring the integrity of Christ's human will, in contrast to the fallen human will which seeks diverse and contradictory goods.

Motivated by a personal desire for military accomplishment, Pyrrhus landed a Greek army of some 25,000 men on Italian soil in 280 BC.

Oreste's relating to Hermione the murder of Pyrrhus is the supreme irony of the play.

Patriarch Sergius died by the end of 638, and his replacement Pyrrhus was also a devoted Monothelite and a close friend of Heraclius.

Pyrrhus casts off his fiancée in order to marry a slave from an enemy country, for whom he is prepared to repudiate his alliances with the Greeks.

Pyrrhus forces Andromaque to choose between marrying him and seeing her son killed.

Pyrrhus nonetheless brought great prosperity to Epirus, building the great theater of Dodona and a new suburb at Ambracia (now modern Arta ), which made his capital.

Pyrrhus withdrew to Greece, where he died in a street fight in Argos in 272 BC.

Rather than pursue them, Pyrrhus went straight for Rome along the via Appia and then the via Latina.

Advertentie

Common combinations with pyrrhus

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "pyrrhus" in a sentence?
An example: "In 276 BCE, however, during the expedition of Pyrrhus to Sicily, the Selinuntines voluntarily joined Pyrrhus, after the capture of Heracleia." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "pyrrhus" from authentic English texts.
What does "pyrrhus" mean?
Pyrrhus means: Ancient Greek given name, particularly worn by the king of Epirus (319-272 BC) who defeated Romans in several battles, but sustained heavy losses, from which the term Pyrrhic victory was coined.
What are synonyms of "pyrrhus"?
Common synonyms of "pyrrhus" include: king, male monarch, rex.
How many example sentences with "pyrrhus" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "pyrrhus", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.