Explore Sardou through 8 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Sardou in a sentence
Sardou meaning
A surname from French.
Using Sardou
- The main meaning on this page is: A surname from French.
- In the example corpus, sardou often appears in combinations such as: victorien sardou, with sardou.
Context around Sardou
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 1 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Sardou
- In this selection, "sardou" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, victorien, writing, 274, expressed, telling and refused stand out and add context to how "sardou" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 183 when sardou expressed his and 272 274 sardou refused to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "sardou" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with sardou
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Victorien Sardou was a French dramatist known for his careful, but rather mechanical, plotting. (14 words)
Adaptation and writing Sardou's five-act play La Tosca contains a large amount of dialogue and exposition. (18 words)
Philips-Matz, pp. 107–108 Nonetheless, Ricordi reached terms with Sardou, and assigned the librettist Luigi Illica to write a scenario for an adaptation. (24 words)
Later career In 1905, while performing in Victorien Sardou 's La Tosca in Teatro Lírico do Rio de Janeiro, Bernhardt injured her right knee when jumping off the parapet in the final scene. (33 words)
Budden, pp. 182–183 When Sardou expressed his unease at entrusting his most successful work to a relatively new composer whose music he did not like, Puccini took offence. (29 words)
Puccini saw Sardou's play when it was touring Italy in 1889 and, after some vacillation, obtained the rights to turn the work into an opera in 1895. (28 words)
Example sentences (8)
Adaptation and writing Sardou's five-act play La Tosca contains a large amount of dialogue and exposition.
Budden, pp. 182–183 When Sardou expressed his unease at entrusting his most successful work to a relatively new composer whose music he did not like, Puccini took offence.
Later career In 1905, while performing in Victorien Sardou 's La Tosca in Teatro Lírico do Rio de Janeiro, Bernhardt injured her right knee when jumping off the parapet in the final scene.
Nicassio, p. 227 Puccini agreed with Sardou, telling him that the mad scene would have the audiences anticipate the ending and start moving towards the cloakrooms.
Nicassio, pp. 272–274 Sardou refused to consider this change, insisting that as in the play, Tosca must throw herself from the parapet to her death.
Philips-Matz, pp. 107–108 Nonetheless, Ricordi reached terms with Sardou, and assigned the librettist Luigi Illica to write a scenario for an adaptation.
Puccini saw Sardou's play when it was touring Italy in 1889 and, after some vacillation, obtained the rights to turn the work into an opera in 1895.
Victorien Sardou was a French dramatist known for his careful, but rather mechanical, plotting.
Common combinations with sardou
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: