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Explore Calla through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like flower. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Calla | Callaghan | Callahan | Callaway | Callan | Callas | Callander | Callable | Callamard

Calla meaning

  1. A marsh plant native to cooler areas throughout the northern hemisphere, Calla palustris, having pale green flowers in a white spathe.
  2. A calla lily (Zantedeschia aethiopica).

Synonyms of Calla

calla lily arum lily zantedeschia aethiopica flower genus calla monocot genus liliopsid genus

Related words

Other words often associated with Calla or its synonyms:

genus period blossom flush peak bloom efflorescence prime develop angiosperm heyday

Using Calla

  • The main meaning on this page is: A marsh plant native to cooler areas throughout the northern hemisphere, Calla palustris, having pale green flowers in a white spathe. | A calla lily (Zantedeschia aethiopica).
  • Useful related words include: calla lily, arum lily, zantedeschia aethiopica, flower.
  • In the example corpus, calla often appears in combinations such as: calla is, calla lily, the calla.

Context around Calla

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 4 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

writers 1× daylily 1× daughter 1× photographer 1× launched 1× massmann 1× name 1×

Often after:

lily 2× king 1× lilies 1× kessler 1× spring 1× marthaler 1× bryn 1×

Sentence patterns with Calla

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

and daughter calla were shuttered 1× calla is entering 1× from writers calla king clements 1× kendra massmann calla marthaler emma 1× later launched calla spring wellness 1× like daylily calla lily canna 1× of the calla is the 1× of the calla the ramones 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

as of thursday 1× calla is entering 1× fresh bouquets of 1× hey ho let 1× our photographer calla 1× readings are set 1×

Common sentence endings:

a similar story 1× and arisa white 1× at city hall 1× calla were shuttered 1× even water lily 1× kill the king 1×

Words around Calla

Just before it in the word index:

call 21.519 calkins 18 calkin 2 calk 6 caljouw 2 calixtus 12

Just after it in the word index:

callable 12 callaby 3 callachan 2 callaghan 183 callahan 149 callaloo 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aami 15 aat 15 abada 15 abcs 15 abdulkareem 15 abha 15

Corpus analysis for Calla

  • In this selection, "calla" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, writers, daylily, daughter, lily, king and lilies stand out and add context to how "calla" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and daughter calla were shuttered and calla is entering. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "calla" sits close to words such as aami, aat and abada, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with calla

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

Our photographer Calla Kessler made this front-page image at City Hall. (12 words)

Calla is entering the games with one goal only: to kill the king. (13 words)

Fresh bouquets of white roses and calla lily adorned the top shelves on the headboard. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

Hey-ho, let's go"! citation In The Dark Tower novel Wolves of the Calla the Ramones get a further mention by the character Eddie Dean who states that "Roland stage-dives like Joey Ramone ". citation Critics have also noted the Ramones references. (43 words)

The village's name, "Calla Bryn Sturgis", is a nod to Sturges and Brynner, and the similarity in plot leads Roland's allies from 20th century New York to realize that they are taking part in a similar story. (39 words)

To be clear, we are talking about true lilies, not myriad other plants that have ‘Lily’ in their name, like daylily, calla lily, canna lily, or even water lily. (29 words)

Example sentences (12)

Calla is entering the games with one goal only: to kill the king.

Readings are set for 3-3:30 p.m. from writers Calla King-Clements, Jennifer Lunden, and Arisa White.

To be clear, we are talking about true lilies, not myriad other plants that have ‘Lily’ in their name, like daylily, calla lily, canna lily, or even water lily.

The room has been pared down to cool downlit greys, with artfully arranged vases of calla lilies.

As of Thursday, Wadatsumi, Islands, Lenny’s Deli, and the Colony Café (owned by Lilly Tartikoff and daughter Calla) were shuttered.

Our photographer Calla Kessler made this front-page image at City Hall.

She later launched Calla Spring Wellness in order to serve patients and Zelda Therapeutics in order to conduct research.

The group of Lexi Randall, Kirsten Head, Kendra Massmann, Calla Marthaler, Emma Drum, Callie Slaamot and Alaina Bruemmer will compete at the JV level for this first year.

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Fresh bouquets of white roses and calla lily adorned the top shelves on the headboard.

Hey-ho, let's go"! citation In The Dark Tower novel Wolves of the Calla the Ramones get a further mention by the character Eddie Dean who states that "Roland stage-dives like Joey Ramone ". citation Critics have also noted the Ramones references.

The village's name, "Calla Bryn Sturgis", is a nod to Sturges and Brynner, and the similarity in plot leads Roland's allies from 20th century New York to realize that they are taking part in a similar story.

Wolves of the Calla is the King work in which The Dark Tower begins to follow a meta-fictional path.

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Common combinations with calla

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "calla" in a sentence?
An example: "Calla is entering the games with one goal only: to kill the king." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "calla" from authentic English texts.
What does "calla" mean?
Calla means: A marsh plant native to cooler areas throughout the northern hemisphere, Calla palustris, having pale green flowers in a white spathe.
What are synonyms of "calla"?
Common synonyms of "calla" include: calla lily, arum lily, zantedeschia aethiopica, flower, genus calla, monocot genus, liliopsid genus.
How many example sentences with "calla" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "calla", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.