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Explore Costard through 4 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Costard in a sentence

Costard meaning

  1. A large cooking apple.
  2. The tree on which large cooking apples grow.
  3. The human head.

Using Costard

  • The main meaning on this page is: A large cooking apple. | The tree on which large cooking apples grow. | The human head.

Context around Costard

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

punish 1× forget 1×

Often after:

says 1×

Sentence patterns with Costard

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

features which costard says could 1× forget costard lognonné 2007 1× role of costard 1× to punish costard a local 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

forget costard lognonné 1× meanwhile in an 1× the theory is 1×

Common sentence endings:

and heating it 1× local girl jaquenetta 1× over the landscape 1× role of costard 1×

Words around Costard

Just before it in the word index:

costar 91 costanzo 23 costanzi 3 costanza 27 costantino 2 costantini 8

Just after it in the word index:

costarred 4 costarring 3 costars 46 costas 67 costco 382 costcutter 6

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 6 aaah 6 aaargh 6 aacl 6 aadhi 6 aak 6

Corpus analysis for Costard

  • In this selection, "costard" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, punish, forget and says stand out and add context to how "costard" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include features which costard says could and forget costard lognonné 2007. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "costard" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with costard

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

Forget, Costard Lognonné 2007, pp. 80. Terraforming Mars would entail two major interlaced changes: building the atmosphere and heating it. (20 words)

This time around he’s playing double duty again, from overseeing the production as director and also taking on the role of Costard. (23 words)

Meanwhile, in an even more ridiculous B-plot, a Spanish visitor named Don Adriano de Amado is set to punish Costard, a local fool, for a dalliance with a local girl, Jaquenetta. (32 words)

Longer example sentences

The theory is based on visual inspection of some of Mars’ stranger features, which Costard says could only have been made by a giant tsunami slamming into shore and then washing back over the landscape. (35 words)

Meanwhile, in an even more ridiculous B-plot, a Spanish visitor named Don Adriano de Amado is set to punish Costard, a local fool, for a dalliance with a local girl, Jaquenetta. (32 words)

This time around he’s playing double duty again, from overseeing the production as director and also taking on the role of Costard. (23 words)

Example sentences (4)

The theory is based on visual inspection of some of Mars’ stranger features, which Costard says could only have been made by a giant tsunami slamming into shore and then washing back over the landscape.

This time around he’s playing double duty again, from overseeing the production as director and also taking on the role of Costard.

Meanwhile, in an even more ridiculous B-plot, a Spanish visitor named Don Adriano de Amado is set to punish Costard, a local fool, for a dalliance with a local girl, Jaquenetta.

Forget, Costard Lognonné 2007, pp. 80. Terraforming Mars would entail two major interlaced changes: building the atmosphere and heating it.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "costard" in a sentence?
An example: "The theory is based on visual inspection of some of Mars’ stranger features, which Costard says could only have been made by a giant tsunami slamming into shore and then washing back over the landscape." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "costard" from authentic English texts.
What does "costard" mean?
Costard means: A large cooking apple.
How many example sentences with "costard" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "costard", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.