Explore Dickensian through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like writer or author. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Dickensian in a sentence
Dickensian meaning
- Of, pertaining to, or created by the English author Charles Dickens.
- Similar to Dickens' writing style, especially in commenting on society, or in using emotion, humour, or rich descriptions.
- Reminiscent of the environments and situations most commonly portrayed in Dickens' writings, such as poverty, social injustice, and other aspects of Victorian England.
Using Dickensian
- The main meaning on this page is: Of, pertaining to, or created by the English author Charles Dickens. | Similar to Dickens' writing style, especially in commenting on society, or in using emotion, humour, or rich descriptions. | Reminiscent of the environments and situations most commonly portrayed in Dickens' writings, such as poverty, social injustice, and other aspects of Victorian England.
- Useful related words include: writer, author.
- In the example corpus, dickensian often appears in combinations such as: the dickensian, dickensian festival, positively dickensian.
Context around Dickensian
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 11 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 16 statements, 2 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Dickensian
- In this selection, "dickensian" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, positively, ulverston, wantage, festival, fantasy and evening stand out and add context to how "dickensian" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include as a dickensian fantasy and and by the dickensian poor. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "dickensian" sits close to words such as aav, abdicating and abductor, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with dickensian
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Why am I giving you my oh-woe-is-me Dickensian backstory? (12 words)
Most thought nothing of it until Geraldo Rivera sneaked cameras into the Dickensian chamber. (14 words)
He claimed to have witnessed ‘Dickensian’ poverty during a fact-finding tour of Britain. (14 words)
Confined to a marble fireplace flanked by a dais and a landing, each with its own tall window that looks out on Dickensian London’s darkened silhouette, Rebekah Johnson’s modest but cozy set is marred by similar troubles on the video end. (43 words)
Kim Farr, chairman of Ulverston in Bloom, said: “We’ve got Remembrance Day and the Ulverston Dickensian Festival coming up in November, and there’s always stuff going on around Christmas, so we want everywhere to look really good. (39 words)
The reports “The Dickensian elements of the Covid-19 economy —unemployed workers facing a cutoff in benefits even as other Americans buy houses worth hundreds of thousands of dollars or more— underscore the unevenness of the recovery. (37 words)
Okay, this is not the Dickensian dystopia of 19th century England… but is that our modern standard? (17 words)
Why am I giving you my oh-woe-is-me Dickensian backstory? (12 words)
Example sentences (18)
Kim Farr, chairman of Ulverston in Bloom, said: “We’ve got Remembrance Day and the Ulverston Dickensian Festival coming up in November, and there’s always stuff going on around Christmas, so we want everywhere to look really good.
King’s publisher advertises “The Curator” as a “Dickensian fantasy,” and it has occasional touches of Dickens in its consideration of class and in some of the more broadly drawn characters.
Rail user Alex Redhead raised his experience of the cancelled services during the Dickensian Festival, which happened on Saturday and Sunday.
Father Christmas was also in attendance at the Wantage Dickensian evening in the town centre on Friday, December 6. The Hendred Ukulele Group entertained the crowds.
It sounds positively Dickensian, but in a good way, conjuring images of mittens, mulled wine and falling snow.
Okay, this is not the Dickensian dystopia of 19th century England… but is that our modern standard?
The Civic Standard’s take on this Dickensian classic is the Hardwick nonprofit’s third theater production since it opened its doors in 2022.
The interior is spectacular, like stepping into a dickensian scene or perhaps appropriately a location from Sherlock Holmes.
The UK leg of proceedings, commenced in November 2018, is positively Dickensian in legal gyrations.
Why am I giving you my oh-woe-is-me Dickensian backstory?
Confined to a marble fireplace flanked by a dais and a landing, each with its own tall window that looks out on Dickensian London’s darkened silhouette, Rebekah Johnson’s modest but cozy set is marred by similar troubles on the video end.
Most thought nothing of it until Geraldo Rivera sneaked cameras into the Dickensian chamber.
The reports “The Dickensian elements of the Covid-19 economy —unemployed workers facing a cutoff in benefits even as other Americans buy houses worth hundreds of thousands of dollars or more— underscore the unevenness of the recovery.
He claimed to have witnessed ‘Dickensian’ poverty during a fact-finding tour of Britain.
Rosalind plays Agnes, a somewhat sassy antidote to stuffy Dickensian female characters, who grows close to Dev’s Copperfield.
Anthony Burgess writes that "Australian English may be thought of as a kind of fossilised Cockney of the Dickensian era." citation The Australian gold rushes saw many external influences on the language.
Chandler's practice was in London's Rotherhithe amidst the squalor endured by the Dickensian poor.
The term Dickensian is used to describe something that is reminiscent of Dickens and his writings, such as poor social conditions or comically repulsive characters.
Common combinations with dickensian
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: