Rus is an English word of 3 letters with synonyms like country or state. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Rus in a sentence
Related words
Rus meaning
- A people made up of Scandinavian warrior merchants who travelled Eastern European river-roads from the eighth century, and whose settlements around Novgorod, Kiev/Kyiv and the Volga and Dnieper/Dnipro gave rise to the Rus' principalities.
- Kievan Rus, the medieval East Slavic state established by these same warrior merchants in the 9th century, whose capital was in Kiev.
- Any of the medieval East Slavic principalities ruled by this class, especially Kievan Rus.
Using Rus
- The main meaning on this page is: A people made up of Scandinavian warrior merchants who travelled Eastern European river-roads from the eighth century, and whose settlements around Novgorod, Kiev/Kyiv and the Volga and Dnieper/Dnipro gave rise to the Rus' principalities. | Kievan Rus, the medieval East Slavic state established by these same warrior merchants in the 9th century, whose capital was in Kiev. | Any of the medieval East Slavic principalities ruled by this class, especially Kievan Rus.
- Useful related words include: country, state, land.
- In the example corpus, rus often appears in combinations such as: kievan rus, and rus, rus said.
Context around Rus
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 9 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Rus
- In this selection, "rus" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 29.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, kievan, tapp, see, people, ultimately and name stand out and add context to how "rus" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 75 in rus savitar casa and and diana rus the ct. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "rus" sits close to words such as accordion, admires and aftermarket, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with rus
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The report’s Attachment 4 shows estimated gaps for a list of cities in the RUS. (16 words)
That would have required taking on militarily stronger adversaries, including the Arabs, Seljuk Turks, Bulgars, and Rus’. (17 words)
A new pedestrian trail underpass will be constructed at the new bridge to connect to the Pa’rus Trail. (19 words)
A mob killed the Christian Fyodor and his son Ioann (later, after the overall christening of Kievan Rus, people came to regard these two as the first Christian martyrs in Rus', and the Orthodox Church set a day to commemorate them, July 25). (43 words)
Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova had also departed following a 2-6, 7-5, 6-2 defeat by Marie Bouzkova and Williams needed to draw on all her experience as Rus put her through a near three-hour workout. (40 words)
Kuala Lumpur based university lecturer Mukhriz Mat Rus, 36, said that he had previously registered his interest in going to Hajj with the Malaysian authorities to be placed on a waitlist, but now he wouldn’t go any more. (39 words)
Example sentences (20)
Kievan Rus' ultimately disintegrated as a state because of the Mongol invasion of Rus' in 1237–1240 and the death of about half the population of Rus'.
Instead, a Russian-registered firm called Heinrich Tapp Rus (HT Rus) - whose owners at the time included at least two former Hellmann employees – took over the relationship with many of Hellmann’s old clients.
A mob killed the Christian Fyodor and his son Ioann (later, after the overall christening of Kievan Rus, people came to regard these two as the first Christian martyrs in Rus', and the Orthodox Church set a day to commemorate them, July 25).
It has been argued that without the Mongol destruction of Kievan Rus', the Rus' would not have unified into the Tsardom of Russia and, subsequently, the Russian Empire would not have risen.
Swedes from the Roslagen area, that is "the people of Ros", gave name to the Rus' people and through that to the state of Russia (see Rus' (name) ).
The Mongols have been blamed for the destruction of Kievan Rus', the breakup of the ancient Rus' nationality into three components, and the introduction of the concept of " oriental despotism " into Russia.
Senior forward Ty’Rus Morris got a field goal to fall to bring the Golden Tornadoes within one halfway through the final quarter.
That would have required taking on militarily stronger adversaries, including the Arabs, Seljuk Turks, Bulgars, and Rus’.
The scene was designed by one of the film's digital artists, Rus Wetherall, who specifically intended it to be a lighthearted moment that brings a smile to viewers.
A new pedestrian trail underpass will be constructed at the new bridge to connect to the Pa’rus Trail.
Plaintiff David Meehan, center, leaves the courtroom with his attorney Rus Rilee, right, and victim specialist Joelle Wiggin during Meehan's trial at Rockingham Superior Court in Brentwood, N.H., April 10, 2024.
The church court said Uminsky broke his oath by refusing to read the “Prayer for Holy Rus” — an archaic name for Russia — which Kirill has made compulsory at church services.
Down 6-5 in the third set and with Rus serving for the match, a drained Williams looked down for the count but she picked herself up to break the Dutchwoman to force a deciding tiebreak.
Emory Police Department (EPD) will implement a dashboard of the department’s data, including the status and findings of investigations and the demographics of those involved within the next few weeks, according to EPD Chief Rus Drew.
Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova had also departed following a 2-6, 7-5, 6-2 defeat by Marie Bouzkova and Williams needed to draw on all her experience as Rus put her through a near three-hour workout.
EAZ president Dr Lubinda Haabazoka, alongside DII conference Head Dr Erastus Mwanaumo, met with Camelia Oros, the CT Productions Managing Director for Africa and Diana Rus, the CT Productions Country Manager last Friday.
Kuala Lumpur based university lecturer Mukhriz Mat Rus, 36, said that he had previously registered his interest in going to Hajj with the Malaysian authorities to be placed on a waitlist, but now he wouldn’t go any more.
Supposedly, Rogowsky wanted to stay on as a weekend host only, but HQ CEO Rus Yusupov wasn’t keen.
Swedish-held private investment firm Greenbridge has acquired 75% in Rus-Savitar-Casa Rusu group, one of the largest furniture manufacturers and retailers in Romania.
The report’s Attachment 4 shows estimated gaps for a list of cities in the RUS.
Common combinations with rus
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- kievan rus 6×
- and rus 2×
- rus said 2×
- rus yusupov 2×
- by rus 2×
- rus вот 2×
- in rus 2×
- rus and 2×