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Stratagems in a sentence

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Stratagems | Stratagem

Stratagems meaning

plural of stratagem

Using Stratagems

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

Context around Stratagems

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 7 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

find 1× tactless 1× devise 1× parliamentary 1× sexual 1× upon 1×

Sentence patterns with Stratagems

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

and other stratagems and also 1× conclaves and stratagems of the 1× in his stratagems the 2nd 1× in parliamentary stratagems rather than 1× must find stratagems to overcome 1× oft are stratagems which errors 1× old tactless stratagems for which 1× sexual stratagems the world 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

aeschylus aeschylus wrote 1× alexander pope was 1× brother norton has 1× godfathers in the 1× sexual stratagems the 1× their civilizational outlook 1×

Common sentence endings:

a difficult future 1× are easily skipped 1× find his feet 1× has become known 1× in 294 bc 1× lost or stolen 1×

Words around Stratagems

Just before it in the word index:

stratagem 28 strata 162 strat 21 strassner 3 strassmann 8 strassman 5

Just after it in the word index:

stratakis 2 stratas 2 stratasys 9 stratbase 2 stratcomm 2 strate 7

Similar in corpus frequency:

aab 14 aamer 14 aave 14 abadan 14 abdelmadjid 14 abdulkarim 14

Corpus analysis for Stratagems

  • In this selection, "stratagems" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, find, tactless and devise stand out and add context to how "stratagems" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and other stratagems and also and conclaves and stratagems of the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "stratagems" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with stratagems

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

Sexual Stratagems: The World of Women in Film. (8 words)

Their policies laid great stress upon stratagems and shifts of power. (11 words)

Brother Norton has been tentative, but must find stratagems to overcome his internal foes, and quickly find his feet. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

Aeschylus Aeschylus wrote in The Eumenides that Hermes helped Orestes kill Clytemnestra under a false identity and other stratagems, and also said that he was the god of searches, and those who seek things lost or stolen. (37 words)

These lovely pagan women, touching in their sorrows, romantic in their adventures, tender in their emotions, rivet the readers' attention, while the battles, religious ceremonies, conclaves and stratagems of the campaign are easily skipped. (34 words)

Alexander Pope was inclined to give Homeric nods the benefit of the doubt: Those oft are Stratagems which Errors seem, Nor is it Homer Nods, but We that Dream. (29 words)

Example sentences (11)

Brother Norton has been tentative, but must find stratagems to overcome his internal foes, and quickly find his feet.

Whenever it is in the Opposition, it will deploy the same old tactless stratagems for which it has become known.

Godfathers in the country will however not give up, they will continue to devise stratagems to control the political process.

Their civilizational outlook is steeped in “deceiving the West” and their tactics stem from operationalizing their interpretation of Sun Tzu’s stratagems.

Those firms will not stand by as Britain isolates itself from the European economy and indulges in parliamentary stratagems rather than preparing for a difficult future.

Aeschylus Aeschylus wrote in The Eumenides that Hermes helped Orestes kill Clytemnestra under a false identity and other stratagems, and also said that he was the god of searches, and those who seek things lost or stolen.

Alexander Pope was inclined to give Homeric nods the benefit of the doubt: Those oft are Stratagems which Errors seem, Nor is it Homer Nods, but We that Dream.

Sexual Stratagems: The World of Women in Film.

Their policies laid great stress upon stratagems and shifts of power.

These lovely pagan women, touching in their sorrows, romantic in their adventures, tender in their emotions, rivet the readers' attention, while the battles, religious ceremonies, conclaves and stratagems of the campaign are easily skipped.

Thucydides 5.16.3 In his Stratagems, the 2nd-century Macedonian rhetorician Polyaenus describes a battle between the Spartans and Demetrius of Macedon in 294 BC.

Common combinations with stratagems

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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Stratagems means: plural of stratagem
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