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Wondering how to use Barleycorn in a sentence? Below are 4 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as grain or barley.

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Barleycorn in a sentence

Barleycorn meaning

  1. A grain of barley.
  2. The length of such a grain; a unit of length of approximately one third (or sometimes one quarter) of an inch or eight millimetres, still used as a basis for shoe sizes.
  3. A small groove between two moldings.

Synonyms of Barleycorn

grain caryopsis barley food grain cereal

Related words

Other words often associated with Barleycorn or its synonyms:

foodstuff seed granulate mote molecule grass corpuscle atom speck particle

Using Barleycorn

  • The main meaning on this page is: A grain of barley. | The length of such a grain; a unit of length of approximately one third (or sometimes one quarter) of an inch or eight millimetres, still used as a basis for shoe sizes. | A small groove between two moldings.
  • Useful related words include: grain, caryopsis, barley, food grain.
  • In the example corpus, barleycorn often appears in combinations such as: john barleycorn.

Context around Barleycorn

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

john 3×

Often after:

awards 1× must 1× itself 1×

Sentence patterns with Barleycorn

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

bury john barleycorn in 1919 1× called a barleycorn itself equal 1× john barleycorn must die 1× the john barleycorn awards held 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

contributed photo maritime 1× john barleycorn must 1× the ultimate ancestor 1×

Common sentence endings:

approachable traffic album 1× during the summer 1× fort worth history 1× of celestial rotation 1×

Words around Barleycorn

Just before it in the word index:

barley 234 barletta 11 barlett 4 barlaser 5 barlas 4 barlanark 2

Just after it in the word index:

barleywine 3 barlick 2 barling 2 barlinnie 6 barlock 3 barlog 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaai 6 aani 6 aarne 6 aarya 6 aasb 6 aasen 6

Corpus analysis for Barleycorn

  • In this selection, "barleycorn" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, john, awards, must and itself stand out and add context to how "barleycorn" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include bury john barleycorn in 1919 and called a barleycorn itself equal. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "barleycorn" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with barleycorn

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

John Barleycorn Must Die is probably the most approachable Traffic album. (11 words)

By the time Norris held a mock funeral parade to "bury John Barleycorn " in 1919, the Acre had become a part of Fort Worth history. (25 words)

The ultimate ancestor of the helek was a small Babylonian time period called a barleycorn, itself equal to 1 / 72 of a Babylonian time degree (1° of celestial rotation). (29 words)

Longer example sentences

Contributed photo Maritime Gin, a product of Cape Fear Distillery, was a gold medal for taste and a silver for design at the John Barleycorn Awards held in Dallas during the summer. (32 words)

The ultimate ancestor of the helek was a small Babylonian time period called a barleycorn, itself equal to 1 / 72 of a Babylonian time degree (1° of celestial rotation). (29 words)

By the time Norris held a mock funeral parade to "bury John Barleycorn " in 1919, the Acre had become a part of Fort Worth history. (25 words)

Example sentences (4)

Contributed photo Maritime Gin, a product of Cape Fear Distillery, was a gold medal for taste and a silver for design at the John Barleycorn Awards held in Dallas during the summer.

John Barleycorn Must Die is probably the most approachable Traffic album.

By the time Norris held a mock funeral parade to "bury John Barleycorn " in 1919, the Acre had become a part of Fort Worth history.

The ultimate ancestor of the helek was a small Babylonian time period called a barleycorn, itself equal to 1 / 72 of a Babylonian time degree (1° of celestial rotation).

Common combinations with barleycorn

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "barleycorn" in a sentence?
An example: "Contributed photo Maritime Gin, a product of Cape Fear Distillery, was a gold medal for taste and a silver for design at the John Barleycorn Awards held in Dallas during the summer." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "barleycorn" from authentic English texts.
What does "barleycorn" mean?
Barleycorn means: A grain of barley.
What are synonyms of "barleycorn"?
Common synonyms of "barleycorn" include: grain, caryopsis, barley, food grain, cereal.
How many example sentences with "barleycorn" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "barleycorn", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.