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Vestals in a sentence

Related words

Vestals | Vestal | Vestales

Vestals meaning

plural of vestal

Using Vestals

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

Context around Vestals

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 5 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

alban 2× dublin 1× own 1×

Often after:

albanae 1× frequently 1× hierodules 1× guilty 1×

Sentence patterns with Vestals

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

but vestals hierodules certain 1× had the vestals of the 1× his own vestals who are 1× of the vestals with the 1× the alban vestals 1× the alban vestals albanae longanae 1× two dublin vestals 1× usually other vestals to care 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

at bovillae were 1× but vestals hierodules 1× lavinium had the 1× stephen leads the 1× the sacral function 1× this connection between 1×

Common sentence endings:

are attested epigraphically 1× phrase vigilasne rex 1× raise no objection 1× reparation towards it 1× the alban vestals 1× the laurentes lavinates 1×

Words around Vestals

Just before it in the word index:

vestales 3 vestal 39 vestager 25 vestae 2 vestact 3 vestaburg 8

Just after it in the word index:

vestas 14 vestavia 40 vestberg 3 vestchain 3 vestcor 3 vested 290

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 11 aaba 11 aafc 11 aaib 11 aalbers 11 aardvarks 11

Corpus analysis for Vestals

  • In this selection, "vestals" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, alban, dublin, own, albanae, frequently and hierodules stand out and add context to how "vestals" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include but vestals hierodules certain and had the vestals of the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "vestals" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with vestals

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

Lavinium had the Vestals of the Laurentes Lavinates. (8 words)

Tibur too had his own vestals who are attested epigraphically. (10 words)

Vestals frequently adopted daughters, usually other vestals, to care for them in their old age. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

This connection between the sacred fire, Earth and life on it is also the reason why the Vestals guilty of unchastity were condemned to be buried alive, an expiation conceived to be a token of their belonging to Earth and of reparation towards it. (44 words)

The sacral function of fire is reflected by the peculiar relationship of the Vestals with the rex whom they ritually apostrophated once a year with the phrase: "Vigilasne rex? (29 words)

But vestals, hierodules, certain palace officials and slaves had no rights over their children and could raise no objection. (19 words)

Question examples

The sacral function of fire is reflected by the peculiar relationship of the Vestals with the rex whom they ritually apostrophated once a year with the phrase: "Vigilasne rex? (29 words)

Example sentences (8)

At Bovillae were located the Alban Vestals (Albanae Longanae Bovillenses), supposed to be continuing the Alban Vestals.

Vestals frequently adopted daughters, usually other vestals, to care for them in their old age.

But vestals, hierodules, certain palace officials and slaves had no rights over their children and could raise no objection.

Lavinium had the Vestals of the Laurentes Lavinates.

Stephen leads the editor and others to a pub, relating an anecdote on the way about 'two Dublin vestals'.

The sacral function of fire is reflected by the peculiar relationship of the Vestals with the rex whom they ritually apostrophated once a year with the phrase: "Vigilasne rex?

This connection between the sacred fire, Earth and life on it is also the reason why the Vestals guilty of unchastity were condemned to be buried alive, an expiation conceived to be a token of their belonging to Earth and of reparation towards it.

Tibur too had his own vestals who are attested epigraphically.

Common combinations with vestals

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "vestals" in a sentence?
An example: "At Bovillae were located the Alban Vestals (Albanae Longanae Bovillenses), supposed to be continuing the Alban Vestals." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "vestals" from authentic English texts.
What does "vestals" mean?
Vestals means: plural of vestal
How many example sentences with "vestals" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "vestals", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.