Explore Russes through 7 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Russes meaning
plural of Russ
Using Russes
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of Russ
- In the example corpus, russes often appears in combinations such as: ballets russes, ballet russes.
Context around Russes
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Russes
- In this selection, "russes" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 23.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, ballets, ballet and company stand out and add context to how "russes" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include s ballet russes company and s ballets russes. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "russes" sits close to words such as aad, aadhar and aaro, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with russes
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It was written for the 1910 Paris season of Sergei Diaghilev’s Ballet Russes Company. (15 words)
Diaghilev dismissed Nijinsky summarily from the Ballets Russes after the dancer's marriage in 1913. (15 words)
The exotic appeal of the Ballets Russes had an effect on Fauvist painters and the nascent Art Deco style. (19 words)
Alicia Markova was very young when she joined the Ballet Russes and would later say that she had called Diaghilev "Sergypops" and he had said he would take care of her like a daughter. (34 words)
The evening’s programme will open with Gabriel Fauré’s enchanting Pavane, which evokes “haunting echoes of Spain’s Golden Age”, according to Léonid Massine who choreographed it for the Ballets Russes. (32 words)
The second half of the program was given over to Stravinsky’s which premiered in 1910 at the Opéra in Paris with Serge Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes. (27 words)
Example sentences (7)
The evening’s programme will open with Gabriel Fauré’s enchanting Pavane, which evokes “haunting echoes of Spain’s Golden Age”, according to Léonid Massine who choreographed it for the Ballets Russes.
It was written for the 1910 Paris season of Sergei Diaghilev’s Ballet Russes Company.
Respighi arranged his Rossini compilation for “La Boutique Fantasque,” which Leonide Massine choreographed for Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes, with designs by André Derain.
The second half of the program was given over to Stravinsky’s which premiered in 1910 at the Opéra in Paris with Serge Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes.
Alicia Markova was very young when she joined the Ballet Russes and would later say that she had called Diaghilev "Sergypops" and he had said he would take care of her like a daughter.
Diaghilev dismissed Nijinsky summarily from the Ballets Russes after the dancer's marriage in 1913.
The exotic appeal of the Ballets Russes had an effect on Fauvist painters and the nascent Art Deco style.
Common combinations with russes
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: