Explore Brooch through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like broach or pin. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Brooch meaning
- A piece of ornamental jewellery having a pin allowing it to be fixed to garments worn on the upper body.
- A painting all of one colour, such as a sepia painting.
Using Brooch
- The main meaning on this page is: A piece of ornamental jewellery having a pin allowing it to be fixed to garments worn on the upper body. | A painting all of one colour, such as a sepia painting.
- Useful related words include: broach, breastpin, pin, clasp.
- In the example corpus, brooch often appears in combinations such as: the brooch, brooch was, brooch and.
Context around Brooch
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 14 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Brooch
- In this selection, "brooch" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, bow, sapphire, wedding and once stand out and add context to how "brooch" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and pearl brooch and and sapphire brooch also known. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "brooch" sits close to words such as aayog, aghast and agitate, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with brooch
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The brooch was circular and featured four sapphires around the circumference of the brooch. (14 words)
She also wore a brooch very similar to one worn by Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh. (15 words)
She has only been seen wearing the brooch once before, in Belgium back in 2017. (15 words)
It seems like maybe she might have a vague idea, but we can’t be sure), Agatha is sold on his pitch, especially after learning he’s the one who broke her out of the Scarlet Witch’s spell and looking at the hair in the brooch again. (48 words)
Amongst hand-painted titanium orchids that looked as if they should be soft to the touch, and gem-encrusted peonies, was a magnificent tulip brooch made from an enormous, tubular pearl believed to be from a giant clam, and another for the tulip bud. (44 words)
The Duchess of Sussex then changed into a black Giorgio Armani blazer ($3,095) and coordinating ($1,695) along with a slightly larger poppy brooch than she wore on Friday to attend the ribbon-cutting for the Warrior Fitness Program West Coast Facility. (43 words)
Example sentences (20)
The diamond and sapphire brooch, also known as the Queen Victoria’s Sapphire and Diamond Wedding Brooch or Prince Albert Brooch, was a gift from Prince Albert to his future wife.
The brooch was circular and featured four sapphires around the circumference of the brooch.
After that, it reappeared in 1983 for a meeting with church dignitaries, adding a diamond and pearl brooch.
After the Queen Mother's death, Elizabeth II inherited the brooch and went on to wear it for one of her Christmas messages.
Crossbow brooches are a reasonably common type of Roman bow brooch well dated to the late third and fourth centuries AD.
For the fashion lover, a shirt and brooch from the local op-shop could be repurposed to wrap and decorate a more expensive gift of clothing, fashion books, perfume or make-up.
Meanwhile she pinned a glittering copy of the Welsh Guards Leek Brooch on her lapel for the outing.
She also wore a brooch very similar to one worn by Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh.
She has only been seen wearing the brooch once before, in Belgium back in 2017.
The Cullinan III and the Cullinan IV diamonds, which, when worn together form a brooch, are said to be worth more than £50million.
The Duchess of Sussex then changed into a black Giorgio Armani blazer ($3,095) and coordinating ($1,695) along with a slightly larger poppy brooch than she wore on Friday to attend the ribbon-cutting for the Warrior Fitness Program West Coast Facility.
The feathers of the brooch are covered in circular pavé-set diamonds, gathered together by an 18k diamond set crown, their quills accented with baguette-cut diamonds.
They were seen on the Queen Mother during her widowhood, and she wore them with the impressive Russian Sapphire Cluster brooch for a Ben Travers farce in 1986.
To accessorise, the royal chose a diamond bow brooch, a single bracelet, and navy pumps.
Amongst hand-painted titanium orchids that looked as if they should be soft to the touch, and gem-encrusted peonies, was a magnificent tulip brooch made from an enormous, tubular pearl believed to be from a giant clam, and another for the tulip bud.
Howard captures the cold, callous focus of a woman who, like the spider brooch in her hair, is intent on building a web to ensnare her enemies.
It seems like maybe she might have a vague idea, but we can’t be sure), Agatha is sold on his pitch, especially after learning he’s the one who broke her out of the Scarlet Witch’s spell and looking at the hair in the brooch again.
It sometimes works to narrow the plunge by gathering it together with a brooch, or the safer bet is to wear a silky camisole underneath.
Queen Mary's Lover's Knot Brooch was bequeathed to her following her grandmother's death.
The photographs show Charles wearing the sovereign’s badge of the Order of Australia, while the Queen wears the wattle brooch – which was given to during her 1954 visit to Australia.
Common combinations with brooch
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the brooch 12×
- brooch was 3×
- brooch and 3×
- brooch from 3×
- brooch which 3×
- sapphire brooch 2×
- brooch or 2×
- bow brooch 2×
- brooch on 2×
- brooch are 2×