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How do you use Quadrilles in a sentence? See 5 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Quadrilles in a sentence

Related words

Quadrilles | Quadrille

Quadrilles meaning

plural of quadrille

Using Quadrilles

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

Context around Quadrilles

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 29.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

french 1× danced 1×

Sentence patterns with Quadrilles

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

fanny danced quadrilles and in 1× in the quadrilles and other 1× music including quadrilles and polkas 1× on french quadrilles that were 1× series of quadrilles during the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

by the late 1× in the meantime 1× irish set dancing 1× jane austen s 1× young 1973 p 1×

Common sentence endings:

and fifth figures 1× and irish music 1× and other dances 1× combination of instruments 1× her own youth 1×

Words around Quadrilles

Just before it in the word index:

quadrille 8 quadrilaterals 16 quadrilateral 61 quadrigacx 6 quadriga 9 quadrifoglio 7

Just after it in the word index:

quadrillion 11 quadrillions 2 quadrilogy 2 quadripartite 4 quadriplegia 3 quadriplegic 19

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 7 aacc 7 aacs 7 aafes 7 aah 7 aankh 7

Corpus analysis for Quadrilles

  • In this selection, "quadrilles" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 29.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, french and danced stand out and add context to how "quadrilles" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include fanny danced quadrilles and in and in the quadrilles and other. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "quadrilles" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with quadrilles

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

Young (1973), p. 47 Elgar coached the players and wrote and arranged their music, including quadrilles and polkas, for the unusual combination of instruments. (24 words)

Jane Austen's niece Fanny danced quadrilles and in their correspondence Jane mentions that she finds them much inferior to the cotillions of her own youth. (26 words)

In the meantime a strong tendency emerged to drop all 'decorative' steps such as entrechats and ronds de jambes that had found a place in the Quadrilles and other dances. (30 words)

Longer example sentences

By the late 1810s, it was not uncommon to dance a series of quadrilles during the evening, generally consisting of the same first three figures combined with a variety of different fourth and fifth figures. (35 words)

Irish set dancing Irish set dancing (also referred to as "country set dancing") are dances based on French quadrilles that were adapted by the Irish by integrating their sean-nós steps and Irish music. (34 words)

In the meantime a strong tendency emerged to drop all 'decorative' steps such as entrechats and ronds de jambes that had found a place in the Quadrilles and other dances. (30 words)

Example sentences (5)

By the late 1810s, it was not uncommon to dance a series of quadrilles during the evening, generally consisting of the same first three figures combined with a variety of different fourth and fifth figures.

In the meantime a strong tendency emerged to drop all 'decorative' steps such as entrechats and ronds de jambes that had found a place in the Quadrilles and other dances.

Irish set dancing Irish set dancing (also referred to as "country set dancing") are dances based on French quadrilles that were adapted by the Irish by integrating their sean-nós steps and Irish music.

Jane Austen's niece Fanny danced quadrilles and in their correspondence Jane mentions that she finds them much inferior to the cotillions of her own youth.

Young (1973), p. 47 Elgar coached the players and wrote and arranged their music, including quadrilles and polkas, for the unusual combination of instruments.

Common combinations with quadrilles

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "quadrilles" in a sentence?
An example: "By the late 1810s, it was not uncommon to dance a series of quadrilles during the evening, generally consisting of the same first three figures combined with a variety of different fourth and fifth figures." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "quadrilles" from authentic English texts.
What does "quadrilles" mean?
Quadrilles means: plural of quadrille
How many example sentences with "quadrilles" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "quadrilles", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.