Explore Roux through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like concoction or mixture. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Roux in a sentence
Roux meaning
A mixture of fat (usually butter) and flour used to thicken sauces and stews.
Synonyms of Roux
Using Roux
- The main meaning on this page is: A mixture of fat (usually butter) and flour used to thicken sauces and stews.
- Useful related words include: concoction, mixture, intermixture.
- In the example corpus, roux often appears in combinations such as: le roux, roux and, roux is.
Context around Roux
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 9 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Roux
- In this selection, "roux" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, claude, pierre, lucky, ivan, trinity and helped stand out and add context to how "roux" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a good roux starts with and a thick roux based cheese. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "roux" sits close to words such as adorn, adp and affirms, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with roux
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Get your roux, trinity, and andouille together. (7 words)
A good roux starts with very simple beginnings. (8 words)
Regardless of that, Lucky Roux was seen making his body spin while fighting. (13 words)
Jasper Wiese takes over at number eight from 37-year-old Duane Vermeulen, who drops to the bench, but the rest of the pack remains the same with the only backs among the replacements scrumhalf Grant Williams and Le Roux. (40 words)
Le Roux celebrated his 94th appearance with a win over Ireland at Loftus on Saturday and looks set to reach his century in the coming weeks during the Boks’ hectic schedule of matches. (33 words)
During the team announcement, federation colours were awarded to Jean Claude Roux, Ivan Dippenaar on two types of apparatus, Jean-Pierre Roux and the Federations coach, the club’s own Bongani Mbatha. (32 words)
Example sentences (20)
During the team announcement, federation colours were awarded to Jean Claude Roux, Ivan Dippenaar on two types of apparatus, Jean-Pierre Roux and the Federations coach, the club’s own Bongani Mbatha.
Despite the clock ticking down, the Springboks attempted to win another scrum penalty when Willie le Roux called a mark (after a step) and then opted for a scrum.
Get your roux, trinity, and andouille together.
Jasper Wiese takes over at number eight from 37-year-old Duane Vermeulen, who drops to the bench, but the rest of the pack remains the same with the only backs among the replacements scrumhalf Grant Williams and Le Roux.
Le Roux is currently investigating scams related to South African-billionaire and tech mogul Elon Musk.
Le Roux said that although Eskom does not like it, the country is currently in stage 7 load-shedding, as up to 7,000MW of electricity is unavailable from the grid.
Regardless of that, Lucky Roux was seen making his body spin while fighting.
Roux helped her son create a list of expenses with this in mind.
Roux says organised labour and the unemployed will hope for a significant increase in job opportunities, higher minimum wages and the end of load shedding.
The Conversation Africa asked Karen Roux, a specialist in reading literacy and development of equivalent assessments, to unpack the results.
The former Pearson High deputy principal succeeds Hela Roux who retired earlier in 2023.
There’s a bit of prep here, but it’s not rocket science, it’s roux.
Van Dijk has been CEO of Naspers since 2014, following the sudden death of Antonie Roux, who was expected to fill the position.
Whisk in the flour until well-blended to make a roux, approximately 5 minutes.
Wille Le Roux has been pulling the strings all afternoon and finally gets his reward with a first World Cup try.
A good roux starts with very simple beginnings.
For one thing, it relies on a thick, roux-based cheese sauce, which is how I’m used to making mac and cheese.
From being differently-abled to her age and career, here’s five things to know about the newly crowned Miss SA, Mia le Roux.
Le Roux celebrated his 94th appearance with a win over Ireland at Loftus on Saturday and looks set to reach his century in the coming weeks during the Boks’ hectic schedule of matches.
Le Roux stressed that this problem is not only the responsibility of the Western Cape Department of Education but also of parents and the broader community.
Common combinations with roux
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- le roux 43×
- roux and 9×
- roux is 5×
- roux who 5×
- roux said 4×
- roux was 3×
- make roux 3×
- roux has 3×
- roux to 3×
- roux jr 3×