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Spurius is an English word starting with the letter S. With 2 example sentences you'll see exactly how it works in context.

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Spurius in a sentence

Context around Spurius

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 19 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 0 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

carvilius 1× lucretius 1×

Sentence patterns with Spurius

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

innovation to spurius carvilius ruga 1× spurius lucretius was 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

plutarch attributes this 1× spurius lucretius was 1×

Common sentence endings:

fourth century bc 1× the city anyway 1×

Words around Spurius

Just before it in the word index:

spuriousness 2 spurious 142 spurgin 2 spurgeon 31 spurge 5 spur 494

Just after it in the word index:

spurlin 2 spurling 9 spurlock 19 spurn 19 spurned 97 spurning 18

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 4 aacr 4 aacsb 4 aadar 4 aadk 4 aadujeevitham 4

Corpus analysis for Spurius

  • In this selection, "spurius" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 19 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, carvilius and lucretius stand out and add context to how "spurius" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include innovation to spurius carvilius ruga and spurius lucretius was. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "spurius" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with spurius

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

Spurius Lucretius was swiftly elected interrex; he was prefect of the city anyway. (13 words)

Plutarch attributes this innovation to Spurius Carvilius Ruga around 230 BC, but it may have originated with Appius Claudius Caecus in the fourth century BC. (25 words)

Longer example sentences

Plutarch attributes this innovation to Spurius Carvilius Ruga around 230 BC, but it may have originated with Appius Claudius Caecus in the fourth century BC. (25 words)

Spurius Lucretius was swiftly elected interrex; he was prefect of the city anyway. (13 words)

Example sentences (2)

Plutarch attributes this innovation to Spurius Carvilius Ruga around 230 BC, but it may have originated with Appius Claudius Caecus in the fourth century BC.

Spurius Lucretius was swiftly elected interrex; he was prefect of the city anyway.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "spurius" in a sentence?
An example: "Plutarch attributes this innovation to Spurius Carvilius Ruga around 230 BC, but it may have originated with Appius Claudius Caecus in the fourth century BC." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "spurius" from authentic English texts.
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