Explore Sélavy through 3 example sentences from English. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Sélavy in a sentence
Using Sélavy
- In the example corpus, sélavy often appears in combinations such as: rrose sélavy.
Context around Sélavy
- Average sentence length in these examples: 13.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Sélavy
- In this selection, "sélavy" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 13.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, rrose, rose and emerged stand out and add context to how "sélavy" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include main rrose sélavy also spelled and sneeze rrose sélavy. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "sélavy" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with sélavy
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Why Not Sneeze Rrose Sélavy? (5 words)
Philadelphia Museum of Art main "Rrose Sélavy", also spelled Rose Sélavy, was one of Duchamp's pseudonyms. (17 words)
Sélavy emerged in 1921 in a series of photographs by Man Ray showing Duchamp dressed as a woman. (18 words)
Sélavy emerged in 1921 in a series of photographs by Man Ray showing Duchamp dressed as a woman. (18 words)
Philadelphia Museum of Art main "Rrose Sélavy", also spelled Rose Sélavy, was one of Duchamp's pseudonyms. (17 words)
Why Not Sneeze Rrose Sélavy? (5 words)
Why Not Sneeze Rrose Sélavy? (5 words)
Example sentences (3)
Philadelphia Museum of Art main "Rrose Sélavy", also spelled Rose Sélavy, was one of Duchamp's pseudonyms.
Sélavy emerged in 1921 in a series of photographs by Man Ray showing Duchamp dressed as a woman.
Why Not Sneeze Rrose Sélavy?
Common combinations with sélavy
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: