Explore Badon through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Badon meaning
A surname.
Using Badon
- The main meaning on this page is: A surname.
- In the example corpus, badon often appears in combinations such as: of badon, badon and.
Context around Badon
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 5 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Badon
- In this selection, "badon" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, glendol, considered, mount, seems and hill stand out and add context to how "badon" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include battle of badon and battle of badon and have. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "badon" sits close to words such as aanand, abcd and abdurrahman, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with badon
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The second battle of Badon. (5 words)
Parnell “PJ” Badon Jr. was shot multiple times. (8 words)
Second Badon The A Text of the Annales Cambriae Harleian MS. 3859. (12 words)
Bede, I.xv. he must have considered Badon to have taken place between 493 and 500. Bede then puts off discussion of the battle – "But more of this hereafter" – only to seemingly never return to it. (36 words)
The investigating team also noted that there was a “fixer” inside Sol Jr.’s office, and this was supported by the Joint Affidavit filed by Glendol Badon and Mona-Liza Visorde. (31 words)
It has been conjectured that, as Saxon war leader, Ælle may have met his death in the disastrous battle of Mount Badon when the Britons halted Saxon expansion Alec Hamilton-Barr. (31 words)
Example sentences (12)
Parnell “PJ” Badon Jr. was shot multiple times.
The investigating team also noted that there was a “fixer” inside Sol Jr.’s office, and this was supported by the Joint Affidavit filed by Glendol Badon and Mona-Liza Visorde.
Bede, I.xv. he must have considered Badon to have taken place between 493 and 500. Bede then puts off discussion of the battle – "But more of this hereafter" – only to seemingly never return to it.
Bede, I.xx. However, as the victory is described as having been accomplished bloodlessly, it was presumably a different occasion from Badon.
It has been conjectured that, as Saxon war leader, Ælle may have met his death in the disastrous battle of Mount Badon when the Britons halted Saxon expansion Alec Hamilton-Barr.
Korrel (1984), p. 5-30 Both figures have been connected to the Battle of Badon and have been portrayed as its sole hero.
Korrel (1984), p. 5-30 In both cases, the Battle of Badon seems to be the final victory of a long war.
Second Badon The A Text of the Annales Cambriae Harleian MS. 3859.
The Battle of Badon is next mentioned in the Annales Cambriae ( Annals of Wales ), assumed to have been written during the mid- to late-10th century.
The second battle of Badon.
These details have often been used to bolster confidence in the Historia ' s account and to confirm that Arthur really did fight at Badon.
This continued up to the year of the siege of Badon Hill (obsessionis Badonici montis), and of almost the last great slaughter inflicted upon the rascally crew.
Common combinations with badon
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of badon 5×
- badon and 2×