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How do you use Sixths in a sentence? See 6 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Sixths in a sentence

Related words

Sixths | Sixth

Sixths meaning

plural of sixth

Using Sixths

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

Context around Sixths

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

five 2× minor 1× thirds 1×

Often after:

conservative 1× sevenths 1×

Sentence patterns with Sixths

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

1700 five sixths of the 1× and minor sixths in the 1× fourths and sixths also called 1× seconds thirds sixths sevenths as 1× thirds and sixths 1× was five sixths conservative and 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

actually universal uclick 1× as polyphony developed 1× in 1700 five 1× morton also walked 1× we needed to 1× within a diatonic 1×

Common sentence endings:

called third tabs 1× came from that 1× major or minor 1× mined in britain 1× tenths or octaves 1× thirds and sixths 1×

Words around Sixths

Just before it in the word index:

sixthe 2 sixth 4.456 sixteenths 2 sixteenth 167 sixteen 683 sixt 3

Just after it in the word index:

sixties 203 sixtieth 10 sixto 5 sixtus 46 sixty 582 sixways 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

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

Corpus analysis for Sixths

  • In this selection, "sixths" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 24.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, five, minor, thirds, conservative and sevenths stand out and add context to how "sixths" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 1700 five sixths of the and and minor sixths in the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "sixths" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with sixths

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 1700, five-sixths of the world's coal was mined in Britain. (13 words)

Morton also walked in major and minor sixths in the bass, instead of tenths or octaves. (16 words)

As polyphony developed, however, the use of parallel intervals was slowly replaced by the English style of consonance that used thirds and sixths. (23 words)

Longer example sentences

Within a diatonic scale, unisons and octaves are always qualified as perfect, fourths as either perfect or augmented, fifths as perfect or diminished, and all the other intervals (seconds, thirds, sixths, sevenths) as major or minor. (36 words)

Actually Universal Uclick and United Media practically have no half-page comics, with the remaining strips from both syndicates in this format are published only as "thirds", "fourths", and "sixths" (also called "third tabs"). (34 words)

We needed to make it clear that the 2010-15 coalition was five-sixths Conservative and one-sixth Liberal Democrat, and that its policies came from that. (27 words)

Example sentences (6)

We needed to make it clear that the 2010-15 coalition was five-sixths Conservative and one-sixth Liberal Democrat, and that its policies came from that.

Actually Universal Uclick and United Media practically have no half-page comics, with the remaining strips from both syndicates in this format are published only as "thirds", "fourths", and "sixths" (also called "third tabs").

As polyphony developed, however, the use of parallel intervals was slowly replaced by the English style of consonance that used thirds and sixths.

In 1700, five-sixths of the world's coal was mined in Britain.

Morton also walked in major and minor sixths in the bass, instead of tenths or octaves.

Within a diatonic scale, unisons and octaves are always qualified as perfect, fourths as either perfect or augmented, fifths as perfect or diminished, and all the other intervals (seconds, thirds, sixths, sevenths) as major or minor.

Common combinations with sixths

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "sixths" in a sentence?
An example: "We needed to make it clear that the 2010-15 coalition was five-sixths Conservative and one-sixth Liberal Democrat, and that its policies came from that." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "sixths" from authentic English texts.
What does "sixths" mean?
Sixths means: plural of sixth
How many example sentences with "sixths" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "sixths", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.