Explore Urras through 8 example sentences from English. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Urras in a sentence
Using Urras
- In the example corpus, urras often appears in combinations such as: urras and, of urras.
Context around Urras
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 2 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Urras
- In this selection, "urras" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 28.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, oighreachd and society stand out and add context to how "urras" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include juxtaposed with urras society and majority of urras are dispossessed. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "urras" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with urras
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The novel details his struggles on both Urras and his homeworld of Anarres. (13 words)
Urras before the settlement of Anarres is the setting for the short story " The Day Before the Revolution ". (18 words)
Here, again, Le Guin draws a contrast with the natural wealth of Urras, and the competitive behaviors this fosters. (19 words)
Lisa Maclean, manager of Urras Oighreachd Ghabhsainn, added: ‘We are very pleased to be working with John Muir Trust more closely as the relationship was once very strong and from it we were able to carry out some great work. (40 words)
In the last chapter of The Dispossessed, we learn that the Hainish people arrived at Tau Ceti 60 years previously, which is more than 150 years after the secession of the Odonians from Urras and their exodus to Anarres. (39 words)
It is also true that there are aspects of Anarres that are utopian: it is presented as a pure society that adheres to its own theories and ideals, which are starkly juxtaposed with Urras society. (35 words)
Example sentences (8)
Lisa Maclean, manager of Urras Oighreachd Ghabhsainn, added: ‘We are very pleased to be working with John Muir Trust more closely as the relationship was once very strong and from it we were able to carry out some great work.
Here, again, Le Guin draws a contrast with the natural wealth of Urras, and the competitive behaviors this fosters.
In contrast, the working class majority of Urras are "dispossessed" in the sense that they do not have access to the wealth which has been created with their labor.
In the last chapter of The Dispossessed, we learn that the Hainish people arrived at Tau Ceti 60 years previously, which is more than 150 years after the secession of the Odonians from Urras and their exodus to Anarres.
It is also true that there are aspects of Anarres that are utopian: it is presented as a pure society that adheres to its own theories and ideals, which are starkly juxtaposed with Urras society.
The novel details his struggles on both Urras and his homeworld of Anarres.
The plot Structure The chapters alternate between the worlds and time—even-numbered chapters are set on Anarres and earlier in time, odd-numbered chapters are set on Urras and later in time.
Urras before the settlement of Anarres is the setting for the short story " The Day Before the Revolution ".
Common combinations with urras
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- urras and 4×
- of urras 3×