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Explore Sesterces through 6 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Sesterces in a sentence

Sesterces meaning

plural of sesterce

Using Sesterces

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of sesterce
  • In the example corpus, sesterces often appears in combinations such as: million sesterces.

Context around Sesterces

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

000 3× billion 1×

Often after:

stored 1×

Sentence patterns with Sesterces

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

15 000 sesterces 1× 400 000 sesterces and three 1× 400 000 sesterces for his 1× 7 billion sesterces that tiberius 1× 700 million sesterces stored at 1× two million sesterces to his 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a census valuation 1× a statement by 1× according to suetonius 1× his father was 1× moreover he was 1× this amounted to 1×

Common sentence endings:

15 000 sesterces 1× as an equestrian 1× his two sons 1× in the east 1× tiberius had amassed 1×

Words around Sesterces

Just before it in the word index:

sestak 11 sesta 7 sessums 2 sessoms 5 sessoblasts 2 sesso 2

Just after it in the word index:

sestiere 2 sestieri 2 sestina 8 sestinas 6 sesto 3 sestra 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 8 aage 8 aardvarks 8 abaca 8 abaji 8 abascal 8

Corpus analysis for Sesterces

  • In this selection, "sesterces" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, 000, billion and stored stand out and add context to how "sesterces" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 15 000 sesterces and 400 000 sesterces and three. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "sesterces" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with sesterces

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

A census valuation of 400,000 sesterces and three generations of free birth qualified a man as an equestrian. (19 words)

This amounted to 700 million sesterces stored at Brundisium, the staging ground in Italy for military operations in the east. (20 words)

According to Suetonius, in the first year of Caligula's reign he squandered 2.7 billion sesterces that Tiberius had amassed. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

A statement by Pliny the Younger that his uncle was offered 400,000 sesterces for his manuscripts by Larcius Licinius while he (Pliny the Elder) was procurator of Hispania makes it the most certain of the three. (37 words)

Moreover, he was the first Emperor who resorted to bribery as a means to secure army loyalty and rewarded the soldiers of the Praetorian Guard that had elevated him with 15,000 sesterces. (33 words)

His father was a provincial magistrate ( duumvir ) who bequeathed at his death the sum of nearly two million sesterces to his two sons. (23 words)

Example sentences (6)

According to Suetonius, in the first year of Caligula's reign he squandered 2.7 billion sesterces that Tiberius had amassed.

A census valuation of 400,000 sesterces and three generations of free birth qualified a man as an equestrian.

A statement by Pliny the Younger that his uncle was offered 400,000 sesterces for his manuscripts by Larcius Licinius while he (Pliny the Elder) was procurator of Hispania makes it the most certain of the three.

His father was a provincial magistrate ( duumvir ) who bequeathed at his death the sum of nearly two million sesterces to his two sons.

Moreover, he was the first Emperor who resorted to bribery as a means to secure army loyalty and rewarded the soldiers of the Praetorian Guard that had elevated him with 15,000 sesterces.

This amounted to 700 million sesterces stored at Brundisium, the staging ground in Italy for military operations in the east.

Common combinations with sesterces

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "sesterces" in a sentence?
An example: "According to Suetonius, in the first year of Caligula's reign he squandered 2.7 billion sesterces that Tiberius had amassed." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "sesterces" from authentic English texts.
What does "sesterces" mean?
Sesterces means: plural of sesterce
How many example sentences with "sesterces" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "sesterces", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.