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Sarissas in a sentence

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Sarissas | Sarissa

Sarissas meaning

plural of sarissa

Using Sarissas

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of sarissa

Context around Sarissas

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 35.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

plutarch 1×

Sentence patterns with Sarissas

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

lowering their sarissas at the 1× to plutarch sarissas of 5 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

according to plutarch 1× during the charge 1×

Common sentence endings:

the enemy lines 1× wielded with ease 1×

Words around Sarissas

Just before it in the word index:

sarissa 5 sariska 4 saris 28 sarir 2 saripada 2 sarina 37

Just after it in the word index:

sarit 7 sarita 20 sarja 3 sarjapura 2 sarjeant 4 sarjo 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabb 4 aabria 4 aacha 4 aacta 4 aadu 4 aafmaa 4

Corpus analysis for Sarissas

  • In this selection, "sarissas" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 35.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, plutarch stand out and add context to how "sarissas" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include lowering their sarissas at the and to plutarch sarissas of 5. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "sarissas" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with sarissas

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

During the charge, the pikemen held their lances vertically so that this huge mass of wood and iron could block enemy projectiles, lowering their sarissas at the very last moment to strike the enemy lines. (35 words)

According to Plutarch, sarissas of 5 meters seemed light and handy after a very long training, but a 7,5 meters sarissa, no matter how intensively prepared were the soldiers, could never be wielded with ease. (36 words)

Longer example sentences

According to Plutarch, sarissas of 5 meters seemed light and handy after a very long training, but a 7,5 meters sarissa, no matter how intensively prepared were the soldiers, could never be wielded with ease. (36 words)

During the charge, the pikemen held their lances vertically so that this huge mass of wood and iron could block enemy projectiles, lowering their sarissas at the very last moment to strike the enemy lines. (35 words)

Example sentences (2)

According to Plutarch, sarissas of 5 meters seemed light and handy after a very long training, but a 7,5 meters sarissa, no matter how intensively prepared were the soldiers, could never be wielded with ease.

During the charge, the pikemen held their lances vertically so that this huge mass of wood and iron could block enemy projectiles, lowering their sarissas at the very last moment to strike the enemy lines.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "sarissas" in a sentence?
An example: "According to Plutarch, sarissas of 5 meters seemed light and handy after a very long training, but a 7,5 meters sarissa, no matter how intensively prepared were the soldiers, could never be wielded with ease." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "sarissas" from authentic English texts.
What does "sarissas" mean?
Sarissas means: plural of sarissa
How many example sentences with "sarissas" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "sarissas", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.