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Sentences with CIRCUMFLEXES

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Sentences

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"The French word for 'hat,' chapeau, uses circumflexes to indicate missing letters."
2
"In Portuguese, circumflexes can be used to mark both stressed or unstressed vowels."
3
"The circumflexes in the word 'même' in French indicate a spelling change from the Latin word 'metipsimum.'"
4
"In Breton, circumflexes are used to indicate a long vowel sound."
5
"Some scholars argue that the use of circumflexes in written language is unnecessary and misleading."
6
"The circumflexes in the word 'hâte' convey a change in pronunciation from the Old French word 'haste.'"
7
"In Romanian, circumflexes are used to indicate the vowel length in certain words."
8
"The circumflexes in the word 'fête' suggest a contraction of the Latin word 'festa.'"
9
"In some dialects of Brazilian Portuguese, circumflexes are used to replace the cedilla in the letter 'ç'."
10
"The use of circumflexes in Turkish has decreased over time due to language reforms."
11
"The circumflexes in the word 'tête' indicate a change in pronunciation from the Latin word 'testa.'"
12
"In Welsh, circumflexes can be used to mark a change in vowel quality."
13
"The use of circumflexes in Esperanto helps distinguish between different word forms."
14
"The word 'bâtiment' in French is spelled with circumflexes over the 'a' and 'i' to indicate their historical pronunciation."
15
"In the Breton language, circumflexes are used to differentiate between homographs."
16
"In some dialects of Greek, circumflexes are used to mark the accentuation of specific words."
1
"French uses circumflexes as diacritic symbols on certain vowels."
2
"In Latin, circumflexes were used to indicate the contraction of certain syllables."
3
"Ancient Greek had circumflexes to mark pitch accent in some words."
4
"When typing in French, you can insert circumflexes by using the appropriate keyboard shortcut."
5
"In some orthographies, circumflexes distinguish between homonyms."
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