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Wondering how to use Thebans in a sentence? Below are 8 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning .

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Thebans in a sentence

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Thebans | Theban

Thebans meaning

plural of Theban

Using Thebans

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of Theban
  • In the example corpus, thebans often appears in combinations such as: the thebans, thebans were.

Context around Thebans

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 5 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

learned 1×

Often after:

remain 1× drove 1× intervened 1× told 1×

Sentence patterns with Thebans

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

and the thebans were preparing 1× but the thebans intervened to 1× convince the thebans remain unknown 1× lost the thebans were surrounded 1× the learned thebans 1× the thebans told pausanias 1× to the thebans who were 1× until the thebans drove her 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

aeschines and dinarchus 1× demosthenes oration before 1× in return heracles 1× on the eve 1× p j rhodes 1× the thebans told 1×

Common sentence endings:

despite heracles protests 1× never forgave them 1× new peace treaty 1× the learned thebans 1× thebans remain unknown 1× thebans were surrounded 1×

Words around Thebans

Just before it in the word index:

theban 9 thebaine 3 theatrum 2 theatrics 82 theatricals 10 theatrically 63

Just after it in the word index:

thebe 7 thebeetsile 2 theberge 2 thebes 49 thebest 2 thebestwatchesonearth 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 11 abacos 11 abboud 11 abbreviate 11 abdelkader 11 abdomens 11

Corpus analysis for Thebans

  • In this selection, "thebans" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, learned, remain, drove and intervened stand out and add context to how "thebans" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and the thebans were preparing and but the thebans intervened to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "thebans" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with thebans

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

With the Athenians lost, the Thebans were surrounded. (8 words)

Demosthenes' oration before the Theban people is not extant and, therefore, the arguments he used to convince the Thebans remain unknown. (21 words)

The Thebans told Pausanias that some inhabitants of Naupactus had performed the same rituals there, and had met with divine vengeance. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

Aeschines and Dinarchus also maintained that when the Arcadians offered their services for ten talents, Demosthenes refused to furnish the money to the Thebans, who were conducting the negotiations, and so the Arcadians sold out to the Macedonians. (38 words)

P.J. Rhodes, A History of the Classical World, 317. While the Athenians and the Thebans were preparing themselves for war, Philip made a final attempt to appease his enemies, proposing in vain a new peace treaty. (37 words)

I was an idle student, negligent of college rules and the Procrustean details of academic life, rather choosing to nurse my own fancies than to dig into Greek roots and be numbered among the learned Thebans. (36 words)

Example sentences (8)

Aeschines and Dinarchus also maintained that when the Arcadians offered their services for ten talents, Demosthenes refused to furnish the money to the Thebans, who were conducting the negotiations, and so the Arcadians sold out to the Macedonians.

Demosthenes' oration before the Theban people is not extant and, therefore, the arguments he used to convince the Thebans remain unknown.

In return, Heracles gave her a place to stay in Thebes until the Thebans drove her out in anger, despite Heracles' protests.

I was an idle student, negligent of college rules and the Procrustean details of academic life, rather choosing to nurse my own fancies than to dig into Greek roots and be numbered among the learned Thebans.

On the eve of sailing from Aulis he attempted to offer a sacrifice, as Agamemnon had done before the Trojan expedition, but the Thebans intervened to prevent it, an insult for which he never forgave them.

P.J. Rhodes, A History of the Classical World, 317. While the Athenians and the Thebans were preparing themselves for war, Philip made a final attempt to appease his enemies, proposing in vain a new peace treaty.

The Thebans told Pausanias that some inhabitants of Naupactus had performed the same rituals there, and had met with divine vengeance.

With the Athenians lost, the Thebans were surrounded.

Common combinations with thebans

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "thebans" in a sentence?
An example: "Aeschines and Dinarchus also maintained that when the Arcadians offered their services for ten talents, Demosthenes refused to furnish the money to the Thebans, who were conducting the negotiations, and so the Arcadians sold out to the Macedonians." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "thebans" from authentic English texts.
What does "thebans" mean?
Thebans means: plural of Theban
How many example sentences with "thebans" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "thebans", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.