Get to know Ashmolean better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning.
Ashmolean in a sentence
Ashmolean meaning
Of or pertaining to Elias Ashmole.
Using Ashmolean
- The main meaning on this page is: Of or pertaining to Elias Ashmole.
- In the example corpus, ashmolean often appears in combinations such as: the ashmolean, ashmolean museum.
Context around Ashmolean
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 7 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 14 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Ashmolean
- In this selection, "ashmolean" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, libraries, new, museum, ipa and oxford stand out and add context to how "ashmolean" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include administering the ashmolean and writing and at the ashmolean charles fortnum. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "ashmolean" sits close to words such as aaon, abbv and abdalla, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with ashmolean
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The Ashmolean no longer interested him. (6 words)
Others include the Bodleian Libraries, Ashmolean Museum, Jesus College, and Heythrop Park. (12 words)
Bettina von Zwehl: The Flood is at the Ashmolean, Oxford, until 11 May. (13 words)
During his year of tending to the details of Youlbury, administering the Ashmolean, and writing some minor papers, he had also discovered the script on some other jewellery that came to the museum from Myres in Crete. (37 words)
The details of the complicated and extensive negotiations for the Fortnum collection, at which Arthur excelled, may be found in citation In 1884, Evans at the age of 34, was appointed Keeper of the Ashmolean Museum. (36 words)
The Ashmolean director, Dr Xa Sturgis, said it was a “really exciting moment” for the museum to acquire such an “important work” after they secured the funds by the October 29 deadline. (32 words)
Example sentences (14)
Keeper of the Ashmolean Museum The Ashmolean Museum Arthur and Margaret moved back to Oxford, renting a house there in January 1883.
A “well-stocked bar” will sell local craft beers and cider, including the popular Hawkstone and Ashmolean IPA, created in collaboration with Hook Norton.
Others include the Bodleian Libraries, Ashmolean Museum, Jesus College, and Heythrop Park.
Bettina von Zwehl: The Flood is at the Ashmolean, Oxford, until 11 May.
The Ashmolean director, Dr Xa Sturgis, said it was a “really exciting moment” for the museum to acquire such an “important work” after they secured the funds by the October 29 deadline.
During his year of tending to the details of Youlbury, administering the Ashmolean, and writing some minor papers, he had also discovered the script on some other jewellery that came to the museum from Myres in Crete.
During the next year he noticed the script on other artefacts in the Ashmolean.
Evans returned to London to wind up his affairs there and make sure the Ashmolean had suitable direction in the event of his further absence.
He also persuaded Fortnum to donate £10,000 to build the extensive rooms behind the impressive façade, buildings which have only recently been demolished to make way for the new Ashmolean Museum.
Offered the position of keeper at Ashmolean, he took it with a tremendous burst of enthusiasm and energy.
On a fifth-century amphora in the Ashmolean Museum (her fig.71) the half-figure of Pandora emerges from the ground, her arms upraised in the epiphany gesture, to greet Epimetheus.
Shortly he wrote to his friend and patron at the Ashmolean, Charles Fortnum, that he was "very restless" and must go to Crete.
The Ashmolean no longer interested him.
The details of the complicated and extensive negotiations for the Fortnum collection, at which Arthur excelled, may be found in citation In 1884, Evans at the age of 34, was appointed Keeper of the Ashmolean Museum.
Common combinations with ashmolean
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: