Explore Récit through 3 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Récit in a sentence
Related words
Récit meaning
- A short story.
- A narration.
- A recitative.
Using Récit
- The main meaning on this page is: A short story. | A narration. | A recitative.
- In the example corpus, récit often appears in combinations such as: récit and.
Context around Récit
- Average sentence length in these examples: 33.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Récit
- In this selection, "récit" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 33.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, existential and describes stand out and add context to how "récit" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include necessitates the récit and this and stories existential récit and autobiography. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "récit" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with récit
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
His plots — drawing on elements from suspense stories, existential récit, and autobiography — keep readers turning the pages, but sometimes end by leaving them uncertain about what they've just been through. (31 words)
Théramène's récit describes, in the most memorable and poetic language, an event which would be infinitely less moving if it were to be seen it imperfectly represented upon the stage. (31 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)
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)
His plots — drawing on elements from suspense stories, existential récit, and autobiography — keep readers turning the pages, but sometimes end by leaving them uncertain about what they've just been through. (31 words)
Théramène's récit describes, in the most memorable and poetic language, an event which would be infinitely less moving if it were to be seen it imperfectly represented upon the stage. (31 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 (3)
His plots — drawing on elements from suspense stories, existential récit, and autobiography — keep readers turning the pages, but sometimes end by leaving them uncertain about what they've just been through.
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?
Théramène's récit describes, in the most memorable and poetic language, an event which would be infinitely less moving if it were to be seen it imperfectly represented upon the stage.
Common combinations with récit
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: