Explore Scalawags through 6 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Scalawags meaning
plural of scalawag
Using Scalawags
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of scalawag
- In the example corpus, scalawags often appears in combinations such as: scalawags and, and scalawags.
Context around Scalawags
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 5 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Scalawags
- In this selection, "scalawags" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, sympathizers and supporters stand out and add context to how "scalawags" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include carpetbaggers and scalawags was in and edited by scalawags only 20. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "scalawags" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with scalawags
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
In 1858, the Fraser Canyon Gold Rush caused thousands of miners, storekeepers, and scalawags to head north from California. (19 words)
Most of the 430 Republican newspapers in the South were edited by scalawags – only 20 percent were edited by carpetbaggers. (20 words)
Perman 1984, ch. 3. They formed coalitions with conservative Republicans, including scalawags and carpetbaggers, emphasizing the need for economic modernization. (20 words)
Alabama p 244-45 The new Republican party, made up of freedmen, Union sympathizers ( scalawags ), and northerners who had settled in the South ( carpetbaggers ), took control two years after the war ended. (32 words)
He used the army to build the Republican Party in the South, based on black voters, Northern newcomers (" carpetbaggers "), and native Southern white supporters (" scalawags "). (25 words)
Under Radical reconstruction (1867–1877), a Republican coalition of freedmen, carpetbaggers and scalawags was in control, supported by Union Army forces. (21 words)
Example sentences (6)
Alabama p 244-45 The new Republican party, made up of freedmen, Union sympathizers ( scalawags ), and northerners who had settled in the South ( carpetbaggers ), took control two years after the war ended.
He used the army to build the Republican Party in the South, based on black voters, Northern newcomers (" carpetbaggers "), and native Southern white supporters (" scalawags ").
In 1858, the Fraser Canyon Gold Rush caused thousands of miners, storekeepers, and scalawags to head north from California.
Most of the 430 Republican newspapers in the South were edited by scalawags – only 20 percent were edited by carpetbaggers.
Perman 1984, ch. 3. They formed coalitions with conservative Republicans, including scalawags and carpetbaggers, emphasizing the need for economic modernization.
Under Radical reconstruction (1867–1877), a Republican coalition of freedmen, carpetbaggers and scalawags was in control, supported by Union Army forces.
Common combinations with scalawags
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: