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Selinuntines is an English word starting with the letter S. With 5 example sentences you'll see exactly how it works in context.

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Selinuntines in a sentence

Using Selinuntines

  • In the example corpus, selinuntines often appears in combinations such as: the selinuntines.

Context around Selinuntines

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

voluntarily 1× fought 1×

Sentence patterns with Selinuntines

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

by the selinuntines 1× destruction the selinuntines are again 1× sicily the selinuntines voluntarily joined 1× the selinuntines called on 1× the selinuntines fought the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

destruction the selinuntines 1× euryleon himself ruled 1× in 276 bce 1× the selinuntines called 1× the selinuntines fought 1×

Common sentence endings:

athens for help 1× by the selinuntines 1× capture of heracleia 1× of 383 bce 1× walls were breached 1×

Words around Selinuntines

Just before it in the word index:

selinunte 7 selinsgrove 4 selinon 2 selinger 7 selina 80 selin 4

Just after it in the word index:

selinus 12 selinux 21 selipsky 4 selita 3 selja 5 seljuk 19

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadujeevitham 7 aani 7 aarne 7 aasb 7 aasen 7 aashiqui 7

Corpus analysis for Selinuntines

  • In this selection, "selinuntines" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, voluntarily and fought stand out and add context to how "selinuntines" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include by the selinuntines and destruction the selinuntines are again. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "selinuntines" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with selinuntines

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

Euryleon himself ruled the city, for a little while, but was speedily overthrown and put to death by the Selinuntines. (20 words)

In 276 BCE, however, during the expedition of Pyrrhus to Sicily, the Selinuntines voluntarily joined Pyrrhus, after the capture of Heracleia. (21 words)

The Selinuntines fought the Carthaginians on their own and continued to defend their individual houses even after the walls were breached. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

Destruction The Selinuntines are again mentioned in 397 BCE when they supported Dionysius during his war with Carthage; Diodorus Siculus xiv. 47 but both the city and territory were again given up to the Carthaginians by the peace of 383 BCE. (41 words)

The Selinuntines called on Syracuse for assistance, and were able to blockade the Segestans; but the Segestans appealed to Athens for help. (22 words)

In 276 BCE, however, during the expedition of Pyrrhus to Sicily, the Selinuntines voluntarily joined Pyrrhus, after the capture of Heracleia. (21 words)

Example sentences (5)

Destruction The Selinuntines are again mentioned in 397 BCE when they supported Dionysius during his war with Carthage; Diodorus Siculus xiv. 47 but both the city and territory were again given up to the Carthaginians by the peace of 383 BCE.

Euryleon himself ruled the city, for a little while, but was speedily overthrown and put to death by the Selinuntines.

In 276 BCE, however, during the expedition of Pyrrhus to Sicily, the Selinuntines voluntarily joined Pyrrhus, after the capture of Heracleia.

The Selinuntines called on Syracuse for assistance, and were able to blockade the Segestans; but the Segestans appealed to Athens for help.

The Selinuntines fought the Carthaginians on their own and continued to defend their individual houses even after the walls were breached.

Common combinations with selinuntines

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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