Explore Sulla through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like general. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Sulla meaning
A Muslim man; especially one from Pakistan.
Synonyms of Sulla
Using Sulla
- The main meaning on this page is: A Muslim man; especially one from Pakistan.
- Useful related words include: french honeysuckle, hedysarum coronarium, subshrub, suffrutex.
- In the example corpus, sulla often appears in combinations such as: of sulla, sulla and, cornelius sulla.
Context around Sulla
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 10 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Sulla
- In this selection, "sulla" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, cornelius, mithridates, threat, went, drew and interpreted stand out and add context to how "sulla" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 82 bc sulla drew up and a threat sulla then moved. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "sulla" sits close to words such as aau, abandons and affections, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with sulla
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Aemilia's first husband had offered Sulla unwelcome criticism. (9 words)
Crassus had been praetor as the law of Sulla required. (10 words)
He brought some sort of charge against Sulla soon after coming to power. (13 words)
As Cinna and Carbo doubled their efforts for war with the looming threat of Sulla, Cinna was unaware that it would not be battle, but his preparations for war, which would cost him his life. (35 words)
Fimbria tried to offer peace with Sulla, but Sulla and Mithridates were already in negotiations which were favorable to both parties, therefore negating any necessity for Fimbria’s offer to Mithridates. (31 words)
Pope Francis’ new encyclical, Fratelli tutti: sulla fraternità e l’amicizia sociale (“All Brothers: On Fraternity and Social Friendship”) will be issued on October 3, the Vatican confirmed Saturday. (29 words)
Example sentences (20)
After confirming peace with Mithridates, Sulla went to negotiate with Fimbria, at which point Fimbria’s army deserted to Sulla and Fimbria committed suicide.
Fimbria tried to offer peace with Sulla, but Sulla and Mithridates were already in negotiations which were favorable to both parties, therefore negating any necessity for Fimbria’s offer to Mithridates.
First used by the Dictator Lucius Cornelius Sulla in 82 BC, Sulla drew up a list of his political enemies to purge Rome of opposition to his rule.
Flaccus soon took over the war against Mithridates, which Sulla interpreted as a threat; Sulla then moved to intercept Flaccus.
Pope Francis’ new encyclical, Fratelli tutti: sulla fraternità e l’amicizia sociale (“All Brothers: On Fraternity and Social Friendship”) will be issued on October 3, the Vatican confirmed Saturday.
Aemilia's first husband had offered Sulla unwelcome criticism.
Anticipating the bad news, the conspirators had already begun to assemble an army, made up mostly of Lucius Cornelius Sulla 's veteran soldiers.
As an adherent of Sulla, and the wealthiest man in Rome, and a man who hailed from a line of consuls and praetors, Crassus' political future was apparently assured.
As Cinna and Carbo doubled their efforts for war with the looming threat of Sulla, Cinna was unaware that it would not be battle, but his preparations for war, which would cost him his life.
At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Augustus and Sulla (or, less frequently, year 749 Ab urbe condita ).
At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Laetus and Sulla (or, less frequently, year 968 Ab urbe condita ).
At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Pupienus and Sulla (or, less frequently, year 987 Ab urbe condita ).
At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sulla and Metellus (or, less frequently, year 674 Ab urbe condita ).
At the time, it was known in the Roman world as the Year of the Consulship of Ocella and Sulla (or, less frequently, year 786 Ab urbe condita ).
Bennet, Cinna and His Times, 44 Much of Cinna’s attention while ruling Rome was focused on dealing with Sulla.
Bennet, Cinna and His Times, 46–57 After finishing his war, Sulla returned to Italy.
Cicero's defense was an indirect challenge to the dictator Sulla, and on the strength of his case, Roscius was acquitted.
Crassus had been praetor as the law of Sulla required.
Gnaeus Octavius was elected as Cinna's colleague under relatively similar circumstances, though Octavius probably had more support from Sulla.
He brought some sort of charge against Sulla soon after coming to power.
Common combinations with sulla
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of sulla 7×
- sulla and 5×
- cornelius sulla 5×
- and sulla 5×
- sulla or 4×
- with sulla 3×
- sulla was 3×
- sulla in 2×
- sulla 's 2×
- dictator sulla 2×