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Wondering how to use Trochee in a sentence? Below are 2 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as foot.

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Trochee in a sentence

Related words

Trochee | Trochees

Trochee meaning

A metrical foot in verse consisting of a stressed or heavy syllable followed by an unstressed or light syllable.

Synonyms of Trochee

metrical foot foot metrical unit

Related words

Other words often associated with Trochee or its synonyms:

cadence metre beat meter measure fundament walk pes base head groundwork support

Using Trochee

  • The main meaning on this page is: A metrical foot in verse consisting of a stressed or heavy syllable followed by an unstressed or light syllable.
  • Useful related words include: metrical foot, foot, metrical unit.

Context around Trochee

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

dum 1×

Sentence patterns with Trochee

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

either a trochee a long 1× into a trochee dum da 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a common variation 1×

Common sentence endings:

or a spondee 1× trochee dum da 1×

Words around Trochee

Just before it in the word index:

trocheck 24 trochanter 7 trochaic 4 trocchi 11 trocadero 13 trobriand 2

Just after it in the word index:

trochees 2 trochlear 2 trochophore 2 trochu 7 trochus 2 trocken 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

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

Corpus analysis for Trochee

  • In this selection, "trochee" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, dum stand out and add context to how "trochee" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include either a trochee a long and into a trochee dum da. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "trochee" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with trochee

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

A common variation is the inversion of a foot, which turns an iamb ("da-DUM") into a trochee ("DUM-da"). (20 words)

Because of the anceps (a short or long syllable), the sixth foot can be filled by either a trochee (a long then short syllable) or a spondee. (27 words)

Longer example sentences

Because of the anceps (a short or long syllable), the sixth foot can be filled by either a trochee (a long then short syllable) or a spondee. (27 words)

A common variation is the inversion of a foot, which turns an iamb ("da-DUM") into a trochee ("DUM-da"). (20 words)

Example sentences (2)

A common variation is the inversion of a foot, which turns an iamb ("da-DUM") into a trochee ("DUM-da").

Because of the anceps (a short or long syllable), the sixth foot can be filled by either a trochee (a long then short syllable) or a spondee.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "trochee" in a sentence?
An example: "A common variation is the inversion of a foot, which turns an iamb ("da-DUM") into a trochee ("DUM-da")." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "trochee" from authentic English texts.
What does "trochee" mean?
Trochee means: A metrical foot in verse consisting of a stressed or heavy syllable followed by an unstressed or light syllable.
What are synonyms of "trochee"?
Common synonyms of "trochee" include: metrical foot, foot, metrical unit.
How many example sentences with "trochee" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "trochee", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.