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Sieur is an English word starting with the letter S. With 10+ example sentences you'll see exactly how it works in context.

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Sieur in a sentence

Using Sieur

  • In the example corpus, sieur often appears in combinations such as: sieur de, cavelier sieur, sieur guillaume.

Context around Sieur

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 5 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 13 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

cavelier 3× lover 1× 1634 1× veniard 1× admiral 1× 1737 1× title 1×

Often after:

guillaume 2× louis 1× dubois 1× pierre 1×

Sentence patterns with Sieur

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

robert cavelier sieur de la 3× captained by sieur de sainte 1× command of sieur de bois 1× de veniard sieur de bourgmont 1× in 1634 sieur de laviolette 1× in 1737 sieur pierre morel 1× iv 9 sieur guillaume de 1× made by sieur dubois and 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

after one ship 1× fowler p 35 1× french explorers led 1× in 1634 sieur 1× in 1669 rené 1× ninth tale iv 1×

Common sentence endings:

a century earlier 1× and du sable 1× bois le comte 1× dit l espine 1× for different works 1× founded trois rivières 1×

Words around Sieur

Just before it in the word index:

sietsema 2 siete 2 siestas 3 siesta 25 sierre 3 sierratek 2

Just after it in the word index:

sieve 68 sieved 7 sievers 9 sievert 8 sieves 10 sieving 12

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaronson 18 abai 18 abass 18 abatements 18 abdulfatah 18 abebe 18

Corpus analysis for Sieur

  • In this selection, "sieur" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, cavelier, lover, 1634, guillaume, louis and dubois stand out and add context to how "sieur" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include robert cavelier sieur de la and captained by sieur de sainte. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "sieur" sits close to words such as aaronson, abai and abass, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with sieur

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

In 1634, Sieur de Laviolette founded Trois-Rivières. (8 words)

The French explorer Étienne de Veniard, Sieur de Bourgmont visited the people in the early 1720s. (16 words)

The Grande Roberge, with about 120 on board, captained by Sieur de Sainte-Marie dit l'Espine. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

Sporadic mentions were subsequently made by Sieur Dubois and other contemporary writers.sfn Baron Edmond de Sélys Longchamps coined the name Raphus solitarius for these birds in 1848, as he believed the accounts referred to a species of dodo. (39 words)

After one ship was sent to France to ask for additional support, three ships were financed and prepared by the king of France and put under the command of Sieur De Bois le Comte, a nephew of Villegagnon. (38 words)

Fowler, p. 35. He told Washington that France's claim to the region was superior to that of the British, since René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle had explored the Ohio Country nearly a century earlier. (37 words)

Example sentences (13)

Ninth tale (IV, 9) Sieur Guillaume de Roussillon slays his wife's lover, Sieur Guillaume de Cabestaing, and gives her his heart to eat.

After one ship was sent to France to ask for additional support, three ships were financed and prepared by the king of France and put under the command of Sieur De Bois le Comte, a nephew of Villegagnon.

Fowler, p. 35. He told Washington that France's claim to the region was superior to that of the British, since René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle had explored the Ohio Country nearly a century earlier.

French explorers led by René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle citation and Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto would encounter the Chickasaw in that area, in the 16th century.

In 1634, Sieur de Laviolette founded Trois-Rivières.

In 1669, René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle led a French expedition to the Ohio River, becoming the first Europeans to see it.

Romance writer Nora Roberts writes erotic thrillers under the pen name J.D. Robb, and Samuel Langhorne Clemens used the aliases Mark Twain and Sieur Louis de Conte for different works.

Sporadic mentions were subsequently made by Sieur Dubois and other contemporary writers.sfn Baron Edmond de Sélys Longchamps coined the name Raphus solitarius for these birds in 1848, as he believed the accounts referred to a species of dodo.

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The French explorer Étienne de Veniard, Sieur de Bourgmont visited the people in the early 1720s.

The Grande Roberge, with about 120 on board, captained by Sieur de Sainte-Marie dit l'Espine.

The relief fleet was composed of: The Petite Roberge, with 80 soldiers and sailors was led by Vice Admiral Sieur De Bois le Comte.

Upon his death in 1737, Sieur Pierre Morel gained control over part of the region, with Gatien Bretton des Chapelles acquiring another portion of it.

Writing in 1933, Milo Milton Quaife identified a French immigrant to Canada, Pierre Dandonneau, who acquired the title "Sieur de Sable" and whose descendants were known by both the names Dandonneau and Du Sable.

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Common combinations with sieur

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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