Explore Belushi through 10+ example sentences from English. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Belushi in a sentence
Using Belushi
- In the example corpus, belushi often appears in combinations such as: john belushi, belushi were, belushi in.
Context around Belushi
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28 words
- Position in the sentence: 10 start, 7 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Belushi
- In this selection, "belushi" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 28 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, john, jim, legacy, bill, tributes and alive stand out and add context to how "belushi" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 1982 but belushi died only and and john belushi modelled their. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "belushi" sits close to words such as aaf, aalen and abrogated, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with belushi
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Belushi loved Chicago and the city loved him back. (9 words)
Aykroyd and John Belushi modelled their characters on the Walsh brothers. (11 words)
Head over to Entertainment Weekly’s website to hear more from the unearthed Belushi interview. (15 words)
At no point is this more evident than the scene in which Robin Williams finally realizes he's Peter Pan at a magical dinner where he goes toe-to-toe with Rufio in a put-down tournament that turns into a food fight that would make John Belushi blush. (49 words)
When they were done for the night, Belushi and Aykroyd would hail a police car as if it were a cab and catch a ride back to their temporary home, the top floors of the Astor Tower, a modernist Gold Coast high-rise that had hosted the Beatles. (48 words)
For example, I didn’t know that Williams was one of the last people to see John Belushi alive, and that Belushi’s death was a compelling factor in Williams’ desire to get clean after living a drug-fueled lifestyle in the late 70s and early 80s. (47 words)
Example sentences (20)
Belushi Tributes and legacy Belushi's life is detailed in the 1984 biography Wired: The Short Life and Fast Times of John Belushi by Bob Woodward and 1990's Samurai Widow by his wife Judith.
For example, I didn’t know that Williams was one of the last people to see John Belushi alive, and that Belushi’s death was a compelling factor in Williams’ desire to get clean after living a drug-fueled lifestyle in the late 70s and early 80s.
Aykroyd and Belushi were scheduled to present the Academy Award for Visual Effects in 1982, but Belushi died only a few weeks prior to the ceremony.
Aykroyd originally wrote the role of Dr. Peter Venkman with Belushi in mind, but rewrote it for Bill Murray after Belushi's death.
During his monologue, he performed a musical number with James Belushi similar to the Blues Brothers, but neither Aykroyd nor Belushi donned the famous black suit and sunglasses.
Belushi loved Chicago and the city loved him back.
But like John Belushi in Animal House after the latest fiasco at the Delta frat, the airline is bellowing “Road trip!” to its Rapid Rewards customers, with a new sweepstakes.
Dan Aykroyd, Jim Belushi, Jon Lovitz, Kevin Nealon and George Wendt will appear in the new series, “A History of the World in Six Glasses,” a look at the evolution of beer, spirits, coffee, tea and soda.
Flaherty also made appearances on the National Lampoon Radio Hour with John Belushi, Bill Murray and Gilda Radner.
Head over to Entertainment Weekly’s website to hear more from the unearthed Belushi interview.
Michaels invoked the tragic death of John Belushi, an original SNL cast member who died of a drug overdose in 1982.
When they were done for the night, Belushi and Aykroyd would hail a police car as if it were a cab and catch a ride back to their temporary home, the top floors of the Astor Tower, a modernist Gold Coast high-rise that had hosted the Beatles.
At no point is this more evident than the scene in which Robin Williams finally realizes he's Peter Pan at a magical dinner where he goes toe-to-toe with Rufio in a put-down tournament that turns into a food fight that would make John Belushi blush.
Halpern added that she was “heartbroken” most over the inability to continue the teaching arm of the theater, whose famous alums include Tina Fey, Mike Myers, Bob Odenkirk, John Belushi, Bill Murray and Stephen Colbert, among others.
Jim Belushi, who grew up in the western suburbs, said he started smoking weed while attending Wheaton Central High School.
John Belushi plays reporter, Ernie Souchak, with a must-have-been deliberate resemblance to famous Chicago Sun-Times writer, Mike Royko.
Judith Belushi Pisano (formerly Jacklin) was the comic’s lifelong sweetheart, and Cutler’s biography hits home hardest as a kind of love story.
Aykroyd and John Belushi modelled their characters on the Walsh brothers.
Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi were planning a movie based on the investigation back in the ‘80s, which probably would’ve placed more emphasis on the comedic side of things than Russell ended up doing.
He is currently directing and executive producing an untitled John Belushi doc for Showtime, where he also produced and directed The World According to Dick Cheney.
Common combinations with belushi
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: