Get to know Bilbo better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning.
Bilbo meaning
A rare surname.
Using Bilbo
- The main meaning on this page is: A rare surname.
- In the example corpus, bilbo often appears in combinations such as: bilbo baggins, as bilbo, bilbo is.
Context around Bilbo
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 10 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Bilbo
- In this selection, "bilbo" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, result, importantly, uncle, baggins, mentions and disappeared stand out and add context to how "bilbo" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a result bilbo mentions in and adventure of bilbo baggins a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "bilbo" sits close to words such as abate, aeronautics and affidavits, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with bilbo
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He inherited it from his Uncle Bilbo Baggins. (8 words)
Bilbo is accustomed to a life of quiet and comfort. (10 words)
Finally, and perhaps most importantly, Bilbo didn't use the Ring very often. (13 words)
The movies omit the 17-year gap between Bilbo's 111th birthday and Frodo's departure from the Shire, as a result Bilbo mentions in Rivendell that he was unable to revisit the Lonely Mountain before his retirement. (38 words)
This is confirmed in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies when Bilbo returns home to find his belongings being auctioned off and is told he was declared dead after being missing for over 13 months. (37 words)
At the beginning of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, Bilbo Baggins attempts to describe how he feels about his unnatural lifespan, extended by his ownership of one of the magical rings. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
The movies omit the 17-year gap between Bilbo's 111th birthday and Frodo's departure from the Shire, as a result Bilbo mentions in Rivendell that he was unable to revisit the Lonely Mountain before his retirement.
And thanks to the One Ring, it was indeed memorable, as Bilbo disappeared during the middle of his speech.
Cumberbatch's Smaug is the best thing about the "Hobbit" trilogy, and his Martin Freeman as Bilbo is the second.
Finally, and perhaps most importantly, Bilbo didn't use the Ring very often.
He inherited it from his Uncle Bilbo Baggins.
However, Bilbo's extravagant party overshadowed an important occasion for his nephew, Frodo.
This is confirmed in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies when Bilbo returns home to find his belongings being auctioned off and is told he was declared dead after being missing for over 13 months.
At the beginning of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, Bilbo Baggins attempts to describe how he feels about his unnatural lifespan, extended by his ownership of one of the magical rings.
The Hobbit, an animated movie released in 1977, follows the adventure of Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit recruited by the wizard Gandalf and a group of dwarves to help reclaim their homeland from the dragon Smaug.
The Hunt for Gollum's plot bridges the gap between Bilbo's party and the Mines of Moria.
This fan film is set in the span of The Fellowship of the Ring, between the scenes of Bilbo's 111th birthday and Gandalf's return to the Shire to send Frodo to Rivendell.
Trellyn Woodland Camping’s Woodend Halfling Hobbit-themed yurt, sleeping up to five people, is just like the home of Frodo and Bilbo Baggins.
We know Bilbo’s story, the story of the fellowship and now the story behind the rings of power.
When race-baiting Senator Theodore Bilbo died, Rankin entered the special election to fill the vacancy.
A 49-yard pass from Garcia to Devin Bilbo put the Vikings in scoring position.
Bilbo is accustomed to a life of quiet and comfort.
For genre fans, Holm is probably best known for his work as the duplicitous android Ash in or as Bilbo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings movies.
He plays the older Bilbo, who potters and maunders about the place with great geniality and charm, like a distracted Oxford don who happens also to run MI6.
I had a pet cat named Gandalf (my best cat ever), I also had cats named, Smog, Schmiegel and a owned a African Pygmy goat named Bilbo (he had hairy toes).
The actors both headlined film trilogy alongside Martin Freeman who played Bilbo Baggins.
Common combinations with bilbo
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- bilbo baggins 11×
- as bilbo 5×
- bilbo is 4×
- bilbo and 4×
- of bilbo 3×
- with bilbo 3×
- bilbo as 3×
- bilbo had 3×
- which bilbo 3×
- when bilbo 2×