Explore Bovril through 7 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like infusion or extract. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Bovril in a sentence
Bovril meaning
A brand of beef extract made in the UK.
Using Bovril
- The main meaning on this page is: A brand of beef extract made in the UK.
- Useful related words include: beef tea, infusion, extract.
Context around Bovril
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Bovril
- In this selection, "bovril" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 29 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, makes, citation, indicates, continued and ireland stand out and add context to how "bovril" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include acquired the bovril company but and aka mr bovril. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "bovril" sits close to words such as aad, aadhar and aaro, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with bovril
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Therefore, Bovril indicates great strength obtained from an ox. citation History Poster for Bovril, about 1900 V&A Museum no. (20 words)
Bovril continued to function as a "war food" in World War I and was frequently mentioned in the 1930 account Not So Quiet.. (23 words)
Bovril ( Ireland and the United Kingdom ) switched from beef extract to yeast extract for 2005 and most of 2006, but later switched back. (23 words)
That's a rule of life." citation Bovril reappeared in another episode of Top Gear in the form of Jeremy Clarkson 's V8 Food Blender, wherein it was used to make a "Man's V8 Smoothie" complete with raw beef and brick. (42 words)
OK, the official name of this crenellated country pile located a couple of minutes from Sydenham Hill station is Kingswood House — but in the late 1890s, it became home to the Scottish entrepreneur John Lawson Johnston aka 'Mr Bovril'. (39 words)
However, it now makes Bovril using beef extract and a chicken variety using chicken extract, citation although the vegetarian formula is still sold in some areas, such as Australia and Hong Kong. (32 words)
Example sentences (7)
Therefore, Bovril indicates great strength obtained from an ox. citation History Poster for Bovril, about 1900 V&A Museum no.
OK, the official name of this crenellated country pile located a couple of minutes from Sydenham Hill station is Kingswood House — but in the late 1890s, it became home to the Scottish entrepreneur John Lawson Johnston aka 'Mr Bovril'.
Bovril continued to function as a "war food" in World War I and was frequently mentioned in the 1930 account Not So Quiet..
Bovril ( Ireland and the United Kingdom ) switched from beef extract to yeast extract for 2005 and most of 2006, but later switched back.
However, it now makes Bovril using beef extract and a chicken variety using chicken extract, citation although the vegetarian formula is still sold in some areas, such as Australia and Hong Kong.
In 1971, Cavenham Foods acquired the Bovril Company but then sold most of its dairies and South American operations to finance further take-overs.
That's a rule of life." citation Bovril reappeared in another episode of Top Gear in the form of Jeremy Clarkson 's V8 Food Blender, wherein it was used to make a "Man's V8 Smoothie" complete with raw beef and brick.