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

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Rapiers in a sentence

Related words

Rapiers | Rapier

Rapiers meaning

plural of rapier

Using Rapiers

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of rapier
  • In the example corpus, rapiers often appears in combinations such as: rapiers that.

Context around Rapiers

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

war 1× hilt 1× true 1×

Sentence patterns with Rapiers

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

from true rapiers 1× grippers or rapiers that pick 1× many later rapiers 1× some war rapiers that feature 1× sword hilt rapiers often have 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

noticeably there were 1× parts of the 1× the rapier type 1× the term cut 1×

Common sentence endings:

during this era 1× from true rapiers 1× many later rapiers 1× of the way 1× wielding the sword 1×

Words around Rapiers

Just before it in the word index:

rapier 36 rapidus 4 rapidtransfer 3 rapidsx 2 rapidsos 2 rapids 566

Just after it in the word index:

raping 430 rapini 2 rapino 5 rapinoe 87 rapist 247 rapists 121

Similar in corpus frequency:

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

Corpus analysis for Rapiers

  • In this selection, "rapiers" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, war, hilt and true stand out and add context to how "rapiers" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include from true rapiers and grippers or rapiers that pick. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "rapiers" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with rapiers

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

Parts of the sword Hilt Rapiers often have complex, sweeping hilts designed to protect the hand wielding the sword. (19 words)

In some later samples, rings are covered with metal plates, eventually evolving into the cup hilts of many later rapiers. (20 words)

Noticeably, there were some "war rapiers" that feature a relatively wide blade mounted on a typical rapier hilt during this era. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

The rapier-type weaving machines do not have shuttles, they propel the weft by means of small grippers or rapiers that pick up the filling thread and carry it halfway across the loom where another rapier picks it up and pulls it the rest of the way. (47 words)

The term cut & thrust is a non-historical classification first used within The Association for Renaissance Martial Arts to differentiate cutting swords with compound hilts from true rapiers. (28 words)

Noticeably, there were some "war rapiers" that feature a relatively wide blade mounted on a typical rapier hilt during this era. (21 words)

Example sentences (5)

In some later samples, rings are covered with metal plates, eventually evolving into the cup hilts of many later rapiers.

Noticeably, there were some "war rapiers" that feature a relatively wide blade mounted on a typical rapier hilt during this era.

Parts of the sword Hilt Rapiers often have complex, sweeping hilts designed to protect the hand wielding the sword.

The rapier-type weaving machines do not have shuttles, they propel the weft by means of small grippers or rapiers that pick up the filling thread and carry it halfway across the loom where another rapier picks it up and pulls it the rest of the way.

The term cut & thrust is a non-historical classification first used within The Association for Renaissance Martial Arts to differentiate cutting swords with compound hilts from true rapiers.

Common combinations with rapiers

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "rapiers" in a sentence?
An example: "In some later samples, rings are covered with metal plates, eventually evolving into the cup hilts of many later rapiers." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "rapiers" from authentic English texts.
What does "rapiers" mean?
Rapiers means: plural of rapier
How many example sentences with "rapiers" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "rapiers", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.