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How do you use Tirailleurs in a sentence? See 4 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Tirailleurs in a sentence

Tirailleurs meaning

plural of tirailleur

Using Tirailleurs

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

Context around Tirailleurs

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 29.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

french 1×

Often after:

occupied 1×

Sentence patterns with Tirailleurs

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

guards the tirailleurs to fight 1× of french tirailleurs occupied the 1× of the tirailleurs 1× zouaves et tirailleurs were raised 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

haitian president fabre 1× in addition four 1× unable to break 1×

Common sentence endings:

1918 or 1920 1× fight alongside them 1× into the squares 1× of the tirailleurs 1×

Words around Tirailleurs

Just before it in the word index:

tirah 2 tirado 6 tiradito 2 tirades 29 tirade 136 tira 11

Just after it in the word index:

tiramisu 25 tiran 7 tirana 85 tirane 4 tiranga 5 tirano 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 6 aaah 6 aaargh 6 aacl 6 aadhi 6 aak 6

Corpus analysis for Tirailleurs

  • In this selection, "tirailleurs" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 29.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, french and occupied stand out and add context to how "tirailleurs" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include guards the tirailleurs to fight and of french tirailleurs occupied the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "tirailleurs" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with tirailleurs

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

Haitian President Fabre Geffrard provided the Dominican rebels with sanctuary and arms, sending a detachment of his presidential guards (the Tirailleurs ) to fight alongside them. (25 words)

Along with this artillery fire a multitude of French tirailleurs occupied the dominant positions behind La Haye Sainte and poured an effective fire into the squares. (26 words)

In addition, four mixed zouave and tirailleur regiments (régiments mixtes de zouaves et tirailleurs) were raised for the First World War, all of which were redesignated Algerian tirailleur regiments in 1918 or 1920. (33 words)

Longer example sentences

In addition, four mixed zouave and tirailleur regiments (régiments mixtes de zouaves et tirailleurs) were raised for the First World War, all of which were redesignated Algerian tirailleur regiments in 1918 or 1920. (33 words)

Unable to break square to drive off the French infantry because of the presence of French cavalry and artillery, they had to remain in that formation and endure the fire of the tirailleurs. (33 words)

Along with this artillery fire a multitude of French tirailleurs occupied the dominant positions behind La Haye Sainte and poured an effective fire into the squares. (26 words)

Example sentences (4)

Along with this artillery fire a multitude of French tirailleurs occupied the dominant positions behind La Haye Sainte and poured an effective fire into the squares.

Haitian President Fabre Geffrard provided the Dominican rebels with sanctuary and arms, sending a detachment of his presidential guards (the Tirailleurs ) to fight alongside them.

In addition, four mixed zouave and tirailleur regiments (régiments mixtes de zouaves et tirailleurs) were raised for the First World War, all of which were redesignated Algerian tirailleur regiments in 1918 or 1920.

Unable to break square to drive off the French infantry because of the presence of French cavalry and artillery, they had to remain in that formation and endure the fire of the tirailleurs.

Common combinations with tirailleurs

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "tirailleurs" in a sentence?
An example: "Along with this artillery fire a multitude of French tirailleurs occupied the dominant positions behind La Haye Sainte and poured an effective fire into the squares." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "tirailleurs" from authentic English texts.
What does "tirailleurs" mean?
Tirailleurs means: plural of tirailleur
How many example sentences with "tirailleurs" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "tirailleurs", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.