Get to know Babadook better with 10+ real example sentences.
Babadook in a sentence
Using Babadook
- In the example corpus, babadook often appears in combinations such as: the babadook, babadook was.
Context around Babadook
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 3 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Babadook
- In this selection, "babadook" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 25.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, perhaps, grows, breaks and himself stand out and add context to how "babadook" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include from the babadook and hijack the babadook as fascists. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "babadook" sits close to words such as aanholt, aardwolf and abati, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with babadook
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The Babadook (2014) was met with critical acclaim. (8 words)
Right now it is “I am your Mother!” from The Babadook. (11 words)
Perhaps Babadook can be extremely slow but environmental "traps" won't affect it. (13 words)
As for the nature of the monster, it’s somewhat reminiscent of the titular entity in The Babadook and others, in that it feeds on the family’s trauma and suffering; it can be interpreted as a manifestation of the family’s hurt and grief. (45 words)
One need only look, in fact, at the below sequence where the Babadook breaks into Amelia’s room and attacks her from her ceiling for proof of both Kent’s clear talent as a horror filmmaker and her love of the genre. (42 words)
As Samuel’s fear and paranoia of The Babadook grows, so does Amelia’s, and soon, the two are unsure what is real and what is coming from their terrified minds. (31 words)
Among the questions she’ll tackle: How did we come around to thinking that the Babadook was gay? (18 words)
Example sentences (10)
As for the nature of the monster, it’s somewhat reminiscent of the titular entity in The Babadook and others, in that it feeds on the family’s trauma and suffering; it can be interpreted as a manifestation of the family’s hurt and grief.
Right now it is “I am your Mother!” from The Babadook.
Among the questions she’ll tackle: How did we come around to thinking that the Babadook was gay?
As Samuel’s fear and paranoia of The Babadook grows, so does Amelia’s, and soon, the two are unsure what is real and what is coming from their terrified minds.
One need only look, in fact, at the below sequence where the Babadook breaks into Amelia’s room and attacks her from her ceiling for proof of both Kent’s clear talent as a horror filmmaker and her love of the genre.
Sometimes an artist can be brilliant, but then when they start to put together, in this case, it was Mr. Babadook, it didn't feel right.
Perhaps Babadook can be extremely slow but environmental "traps" won't affect it.
The Babadook himself, meanwhile, is essentially the stuff of fairy tales gone wrong, a cloaked and top-hatted, vaguely humanoid presence with a mouth full of razor-sharp teeth.
But perhaps because of the higher profile of a corporate sports mascot as opposed to an independent horror film, homophobes did not try to hijack the Babadook as fascists have Gritty.
The Babadook (2014) was met with critical acclaim.
Common combinations with babadook
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: