Get to know Usonian better with 9 real example sentences, the meaning.
Usonian in a sentence
Usonian meaning
- Of or relating to the United States of America.
- Of Frank Lloyd Wright's vision for a utopian United States.
- Of or relating to a style of construction introduced by Frank Lloyd Wright.
Using Usonian
- The main meaning on this page is: Of or relating to the United States of America. | Of Frank Lloyd Wright's vision for a utopian United States. | Of or relating to a style of construction introduced by Frank Lloyd Wright.
- In the example corpus, usonian often appears in combinations such as: usonian houses, usonian homes.
Context around Usonian
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 6 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Usonian
- In this selection, "usonian" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, houses, servants, afro, houses, homes and architecture stand out and add context to how "usonian" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include example of usonian architecture a and his usonian homes set. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "usonian" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with usonian
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Fewer than 60 of Wright's Usonian houses were built. (10 words)
As in the Prairie Houses, Usonian living areas focused on the fireplace. (12 words)
The term Afro-Usonian, and variations of such, are more rarely used. (12 words)
Usonian houses most commonly featured flat roofs and were mostly constructed without basements, completing the excision of attics and basements from houses, a feat Wright had been attempting since the early 20th century. (33 words)
Intended to be highly practical houses for middle-class clients, and designed to be run without servants, Usonian houses often featured small kitchens — called "workspaces" by Wright — that adjoined the dining spaces. (32 words)
Wright was a leader of the Prairie School movement of architecture and developed the concept of the Usonian home, his unique vision for urban planning in the United States. (29 words)
Example sentences (9)
The home can be considered one example of “Usonian” architecture, a name coined by Frank to describe his vision for the future of American cities and buildings.
Wright’s Usonian homes have been eclipsed in the public consciousness by the likes of the Guggenheim Museum and Fallingwater.
As in the Prairie Houses, Usonian living areas focused on the fireplace.
Fewer than 60 of Wright's Usonian houses were built.
His Usonian homes set a new style for suburban design that was a feature of countless developers.
Intended to be highly practical houses for middle-class clients, and designed to be run without servants, Usonian houses often featured small kitchens — called "workspaces" by Wright — that adjoined the dining spaces.
The term Afro-Usonian, and variations of such, are more rarely used.
Usonian houses most commonly featured flat roofs and were mostly constructed without basements, completing the excision of attics and basements from houses, a feat Wright had been attempting since the early 20th century.
Wright was a leader of the Prairie School movement of architecture and developed the concept of the Usonian home, his unique vision for urban planning in the United States.
Common combinations with usonian
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: