Blackbird is an English word with synonyms like merle or merl. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Blackbird meaning
- A common true thrush, Turdus merula, found in woods and gardens over much of Eurasia, and introduced elsewhere.
- A variety of New World birds of the family Icteridae (26 species of icterid bird).
- A native of the South Pacific islands.
Synonyms of Blackbird
Using Blackbird
- The main meaning on this page is: A common true thrush, Turdus merula, found in woods and gardens over much of Eurasia, and introduced elsewhere. | A variety of New World birds of the family Icteridae (26 species of icterid bird). | A native of the South Pacific islands.
- Useful related words include: new world blackbird, turdus merula, european blackbird, ousel.
- In the example corpus, blackbird often appears in combinations such as: the blackbird, of blackbird, sr- blackbird.
Context around Blackbird
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 12 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Blackbird
- In this selection, "blackbird" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, winged, company, lady, leys, interactive and won stand out and add context to how "blackbird" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include annual beautiful blackbird children s and blackbird interactive and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "blackbird" sits close to words such as abner, acquit and adamantly, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with blackbird
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Interestingly, the Blackbird’s exterior was designed with titanium. (9 words)
However, we think that Blackbird Doughnuts is forgettable and should be replaced. (12 words)
Blackbird Interactive and a group of us were all in Stockholm, playtesting it. (13 words)
The Blackbird won 2-1 at home against Donnington Club A. The first leg had to be decided on one stick in the Blackbird’s favour after it was tied 16-16, and again on three sticks. (37 words)
Half of the 48 seats of the council are up for election which translates to one councillor for each of the wards, with the exception of Blackbird Leys which has two seats available for the taking. (36 words)
Soon, Peabody and Oxford City Council plan to release further information about how locals can secure employment opportunities on the Blackbird Leys project, learn construction skills, and participate in the artwork on the construction hoarding. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
The Blackbird won 2-1 at home against Donnington Club A. The first leg had to be decided on one stick in the Blackbird’s favour after it was tied 16-16, and again on three sticks.
Blackbird plc develops and operates a cloud-based video editing and publishing software platform under the Blackbird name in the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, North America, and internationally.
Blackbird Interactive and a group of us were all in Stockholm, playtesting it.
Dan Izzo, founder of investment management company Blackbird Capital, said that though banks have been seen as a bellwether for US earnings, markets today were different.
However, we think that Blackbird Doughnuts is forgettable and should be replaced.
Interestingly, the Blackbird’s exterior was designed with titanium.
Lady Blackbird’s second song Walk With Me showcases her effortless vocal range with just her distinctive soulful voice over a drum beat delivered with a devastatingly raw simplicity.
McKinnon-Pederson says the game was brought to Blackbird Interactive by Mojang in 2018.
The PR firm’s Media Security Center, launched in 2021 with technology from risk intelligence platform Blackbird.
The weekend concluded with a graduation ceremony at the famous Blackbird Airpark in Palmdale, Calif.
Unbeknownst to the Soviet Union, the SR-71 Blackbird airframe designed to spy in its own air space could not have been produced without these titanium deliveries.
Developed during the era by Lockheed, the Blackbird — features dark camouflage, which some have likened to the venomous Habu snake — embodied innovation.
Half of the 48 seats of the council are up for election which translates to one councillor for each of the wards, with the exception of Blackbird Leys which has two seats available for the taking.
His “spark bird,” at 9, was the red-winged blackbird, which flocked to his homemade bird feeder in his suburban Long Island yard.
IAA also celebrates children’s literature of the African diaspora through its annual Beautiful Blackbird Children’s Book Festival which honors Ashley Bryan each September.
More than five decades ago, manufacturer Lockheed Martin its long-range, high-altitude, strategic reconnaissance aircraft, classified as the SR-71 Blackbird.
One person commented that Blackbird Leys field would be a good site for a winter stroll.
Soon, Peabody and Oxford City Council plan to release further information about how locals can secure employment opportunities on the Blackbird Leys project, learn construction skills, and participate in the artwork on the construction hoarding.
The insider claimed this situation is harder for the Blackbird singer as the family carefully controls their public image and chooses what to share with the world.
The Red-winged Blackbird, known for the splash of fiery orange on its shoulders, carved out a column in central America from Minnesota to Louisiana.
Common combinations with blackbird
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the blackbird 17×
- of blackbird 7×
- sr- blackbird 4×
- blackbird leys 4×
- red-winged blackbird 3×
- blackbird is 3×
- for blackbird 3×
- blackbird interactive 2×
- that blackbird 2×
- blackbird which 2×