How do you use Saturninus in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts.
Saturninus in a sentence
Using Saturninus
- In the example corpus, saturninus often appears in combinations such as: and saturninus, saturninus or, of saturninus.
Context around Saturninus
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 11 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Saturninus
- In this selection, "saturninus" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, sentius, taken, named, declares, name and answers stand out and add context to how "saturninus" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include augustus and saturninus or less and after saturninus has condemned. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "saturninus" sits close to words such as aapi, aarey and abdulai, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with saturninus
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Another plot involved the consulars Lusiius Saturninus, Cornelius Lupus, and Pompeius Pedo. (12 words)
When Saturninus answers that he should, Titus kills Lavinia and tells Saturninus of the rape. (15 words)
Saturninus then denounces the Andronici family for their effrontery and shocks Titus by marrying Tamora. (15 words)
Quoted in Waith (1984: 87) G.K. Hunter has suggested Shakespeare may have taken Saturninus' name from Herodian 's History of the Empire from the Death of Marcus, which features a jealous and violent tribune named Saturninus. (37 words)
At the end of the play, after Lucius has stabbed Saturninus, but before he has given his final speech, Alarich betrays him, kills him, and orders his army to destroy Rome and kill everyone in it. (36 words)
He removed all of 2.2 (preparing for the hunt), 3.2 (the fly killing scene), 4.3 (firing the arrows and sending the clown to Saturninus) and 4.4 (the execution of the clown). (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
Later, after the Clown has delivered Titus' letter to Saturninus, Saturninus declares "Go, drag the villain hither by the hair.
Quoted in Waith (1984: 87) G.K. Hunter has suggested Shakespeare may have taken Saturninus' name from Herodian 's History of the Empire from the Death of Marcus, which features a jealous and violent tribune named Saturninus.
When Saturninus answers that he should, Titus kills Lavinia and tells Saturninus of the rape.
After Saturninus has condemned Titus, Bassianus appeals to him, "This noble gentleman, Lord Titus here,/Is in opinion and in honour wronged" (ll.415–416).
Another plot involved the consulars Lusiius Saturninus, Cornelius Lupus, and Pompeius Pedo.
At the end of the play, after Lucius has stabbed Saturninus, but before he has given his final speech, Alarich betrays him, kills him, and orders his army to destroy Rome and kill everyone in it.
At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Augustus and Saturninus (or, less frequently, year 840 Ab urbe condita ).
At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Augustus and Saturninus (or, less frequently, year 845 Ab urbe condita ).
At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Catus and Saturninus (or, less frequently, year 757 Ab urbe condita ).
At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Gallienus and Saturninus (or, less frequently, year 1017 Ab urbe condita ).
At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Merobaudes and Saturninus (or, less frequently, year 1136 Ab urbe condita ).
At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Saturninus and Vespillo (or, less frequently, year 735 Ab urbe condita ).
Earlier that year, before Varus was commander on the Rhine, Legatus Gaius Sentius Saturninus Velleius 2,195.
He removed all of 2.2 (preparing for the hunt), 3.2 (the fly killing scene), 4.3 (firing the arrows and sending the clown to Saturninus) and 4.4 (the execution of the clown).
Jones (1992), p. 146 By a stroke of luck, a thaw prevented the Chatti from crossing the Rhine and coming to Saturninus' aid.
Meanwhile, general Gaius Sentius Saturninus would depart east from Moguntiacum on the Rhine with two or three legions, pass through newly annexed Hermunduri territory, and attack the Marcomanni from the west.
Meanwhile, Titus refuses the offer of the throne, arguing that he is not fit to rule and instead supporting the claim of Saturninus, who then is duly elected.
Putting into motion her plan for revenge, Tamora advises Saturninus to pardon Bassianus and the Andronici family, which he reluctantly does.
Saturninus tells Titus that for his first act as emperor, he will marry Titus's daughter Lavinia.
Saturninus then denounces the Andronici family for their effrontery and shocks Titus by marrying Tamora.
Common combinations with saturninus
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- and saturninus 6×
- saturninus or 5×
- of saturninus 3×
- to saturninus 2×
- saturninus saturninus 2×
- saturninus has 2×
- saturninus and 2×
- sentius saturninus 2×
- saturninus who 2×