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Shawms in a sentence

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Shawms | Shawm

Shawms meaning

plural of shawm

Using Shawms

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of shawm
  • In the example corpus, shawms often appears in combinations such as: shawms and.

Context around Shawms

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

loud 1× sackbutts 1× two 1×

Often after:

trumpets 1×

Sentence patterns with Shawms

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

bands of shawms and trombone 1× either loud shawms or soft 1× ensembles including shawms trumpets and 1× playing sackbutts shawms and other 1× was two shawms and a 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a full consort 1× eventually both towns 1× most wind bands 1× the alta capella 1× the normal instrumentation 1×

Common sentence endings:

and a trumpet 1× doubling on recorder 1× shawms and trombone 1× suit the need 1× trumpets and trombones 1×

Words around Shawms

Just before it in the word index:

shawmila 3 shawm 6 shawls 30 shawlee 2 shawlands 7 shawl 66

Just after it in the word index:

shawn 579 shawna 28 shawnda 3 shawne 5 shawnee 90 shawnees 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 7 aacc 7 aacs 7 aafes 7 aah 7 aankh 7

Corpus analysis for Shawms

  • In this selection, "shawms" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 20.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, loud, sackbutts, two and trumpets stand out and add context to how "shawms" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include bands of shawms and trombone and either loud shawms or soft. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "shawms" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with shawms

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

Eventually, both towns and noble courts sponsored bands of shawms and trombone. (12 words)

The normal instrumentation for these early wind bands was two shawms and a trumpet. (14 words)

Most wind bands consisted of players playing sackbutts, shawms, and other loud instruments doubling on recorder. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

A full consort of dulcians was a rarity; its primary function seems to have been to provide the bass in the typical wind band of the time, either loud ( shawms ) or soft ( recorders ), indicating a remarkable ability to vary dynamics to suit the need. (44 words)

The alta capella bands are seen in drawings as entertaining outside with ensembles including shawms, trumpets and trombones. (18 words)

Most wind bands consisted of players playing sackbutts, shawms, and other loud instruments doubling on recorder. (16 words)

Example sentences (5)

A full consort of dulcians was a rarity; its primary function seems to have been to provide the bass in the typical wind band of the time, either loud ( shawms ) or soft ( recorders ), indicating a remarkable ability to vary dynamics to suit the need.

Eventually, both towns and noble courts sponsored bands of shawms and trombone.

Most wind bands consisted of players playing sackbutts, shawms, and other loud instruments doubling on recorder.

The alta capella bands are seen in drawings as entertaining outside with ensembles including shawms, trumpets and trombones.

The normal instrumentation for these early wind bands was two shawms and a trumpet.

Common combinations with shawms

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "shawms" in a sentence?
An example: "A full consort of dulcians was a rarity; its primary function seems to have been to provide the bass in the typical wind band of the time, either loud ( shawms ) or soft ( recorders ), indicating a remarkable ability to vary dynamics to suit the need." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "shawms" from authentic English texts.
What does "shawms" mean?
Shawms means: plural of shawm
How many example sentences with "shawms" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "shawms", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.