Scythes is an English word. Below you'll find 6 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Scythes meaning
plural of scythe
Using Scythes
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of scythe
Context around Scythes
- Average sentence length in these examples: 30.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Scythes
- In this selection, "scythes" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 30.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, usually, wield, didn and flails stand out and add context to how "scythes" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and the scythes of racławice and armed with scythes flails and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "scythes" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with scythes
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The registered Cossack force was supported by a large number of Ukrainian peasants armed with scythes, flails and the likes which were rather undisciplined and organised poorly. (27 words)
Scythes didn’t change much from medieval times until the advent of the grain cradle in the 1700s when “fingers” were added to gather stalks into neat piles. (28 words)
They appear as cloaked mummifed figures, who wield scythes and summon the undead to fight their enemies, though more powerful Necromancers can summon deadly Reapers, spirits that personify death. (29 words)
The last stanza, referring to Kościuszko, who famously fought for freedom of the entire nation rather than the nobility alone, and the "scythes of Racławice", seems to be directed particularly at the latter. (33 words)
For the average couch potato it’s hard not to be in awe of the sight of McGrath’s paddle whirling like a ninja’s sword as he scythes through the water. (32 words)
Haymaking is an important farming activity in mountain villages which has become somewhat mechanized in recent years, although the slopes are so steep that usually scythes are necessary to cut the grass. (32 words)
Example sentences (6)
For the average couch potato it’s hard not to be in awe of the sight of McGrath’s paddle whirling like a ninja’s sword as he scythes through the water.
Scythes didn’t change much from medieval times until the advent of the grain cradle in the 1700s when “fingers” were added to gather stalks into neat piles.
Haymaking is an important farming activity in mountain villages which has become somewhat mechanized in recent years, although the slopes are so steep that usually scythes are necessary to cut the grass.
The last stanza, referring to Kościuszko, who famously fought for freedom of the entire nation rather than the nobility alone, and the "scythes of Racławice", seems to be directed particularly at the latter.
The registered Cossack force was supported by a large number of Ukrainian peasants armed with scythes, flails and the likes which were rather undisciplined and organised poorly.
They appear as cloaked mummifed figures, who wield scythes and summon the undead to fight their enemies, though more powerful Necromancers can summon deadly Reapers, spirits that personify death.