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Explore Boor through 7 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like peasant or barbarian. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Boor in a sentence

Related words

Boor | Boorish | Boorowa | Boorman | Boora | Boorishness | Booragul | Boorstein | Boorara

Boor meaning

  1. A peasant.
  2. A Boer, white South African of Dutch or Huguenot descent.
  3. A yokel, country bumpkin.

Synonyms of Boor

peasant barbarian churl goth tyke tike unpleasant person disagreeable person

Related words

Other words often associated with Boor or its synonyms:

minor child nipper youngster shaver kid wild scrooge provincial barbaric grouch rustic

Using Boor

  • The main meaning on this page is: A peasant. | A Boer, white South African of Dutch or Huguenot descent. | A yokel, country bumpkin.
  • Useful related words include: peasant, barbarian, churl, goth.
  • In the example corpus, boor often appears in combinations such as: de boor.

Context around Boor

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

lewis 1× oppressed 1× jay 1× lowbrow 1×

Often after:

recursion 1× forever 1× insisted 1× suggests 1×

Sentence patterns with Boor

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

131 de boor p 131 1× a lowbrow boor with a 1× also a boor forever sharing 1× both lewis boor and tom 1× cox de boor recursion formula 1× formula de boor p 131 1× placed de boor suggests various 1× racially oppressed boor 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

expressions for the 1× ign s jay 1× miracles happen the 1× scheider is the 1× the main difficulty 1×

Common sentence endings:

address this problem 1× an explosive temper 1× and tom pearce 1× booze and boys 1× its strongest point 1× j is repeated 1×

Words around Boor

Just before it in the word index:

boops 2 boopac 2 boop 11 boonville 40 boonton 3 boonta 3

Just after it in the word index:

boora 3 booragoon 2 booragul 2 booraja 2 boorara 2 boorish 28

Similar in corpus frequency:

aakash 12 aanholt 12 aardwolf 12 abadan 12 abati 12 abcc 12

Corpus analysis for Boor

  • In this selection, "boor" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 26.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, lewis, oppressed, jay, recursion, forever and insisted stand out and add context to how "boor" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 131 de boor p 131 and a lowbrow boor with a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "boor" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with boor

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

Miracles happen – the outpouring of compassion for the racially-oppressed Boor. (11 words)

Scheider is the peacemaker but also a boor, forever sharing facts and trivia, hiding an explosive temper. (17 words)

During her time with the gang she ruffled a few feathers, flirting with both Lewis Boor and Tom Pearce. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

Expressions for the polynomial pieces can be derived by means of the Cox-de Boor recursion formula de Boor, p 131. : : de Boor, p. 131 That is, is piecewise constant one or zero indicating which knot span x is in (zero if knot span j is repeated). (47 words)

It is in modern French historiography that Trajan's reputation becomes most markedly deflated: Paul Petit writes about Trajan's portraits as a "lowbrow boor with a taste for booze and boys". (32 words)

The main difficulty in applying this process is in determining the number of knots to use and where they should be placed. de Boor suggests various strategies to address this problem. (31 words)

Example sentences (7)

Expressions for the polynomial pieces can be derived by means of the Cox-de Boor recursion formula de Boor, p 131. : : de Boor, p. 131 That is, is piecewise constant one or zero indicating which knot span x is in (zero if knot span j is repeated).

Scheider is the peacemaker but also a boor, forever sharing facts and trivia, hiding an explosive temper.

During her time with the gang she ruffled a few feathers, flirting with both Lewis Boor and Tom Pearce.

Miracles happen – the outpouring of compassion for the racially-oppressed Boor.

IGN 's Jay Boor insisted the game's graphics were "light years beyond anything ever seen on the PlayStation," and regarded its battle system as its strongest point.

It is in modern French historiography that Trajan's reputation becomes most markedly deflated: Paul Petit writes about Trajan's portraits as a "lowbrow boor with a taste for booze and boys".

The main difficulty in applying this process is in determining the number of knots to use and where they should be placed. de Boor suggests various strategies to address this problem.

Common combinations with boor

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • de boor 3×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "boor" in a sentence?
An example: "Expressions for the polynomial pieces can be derived by means of the Cox-de Boor recursion formula de Boor, p 131. : : de Boor, p. 131 That is, is piecewise constant one or zero indicating which knot span x is in (zero if knot span j is repeated)." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "boor" from authentic English texts.
What does "boor" mean?
Boor means: A peasant.
What are synonyms of "boor"?
Common synonyms of "boor" include: peasant, barbarian, churl, goth, tyke, tike, unpleasant person, disagreeable person.
How many example sentences with "boor" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "boor", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.