On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Ferryman. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as boatman or boater and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Ferryman in a sentence
Ferryman meaning
- A man who operates a ferry.
- Charon.
Using Ferryman
- The main meaning on this page is: A man who operates a ferry. | Charon.
- Useful related words include: boatman, boater, waterman.
- In the example corpus, ferryman often appears in combinations such as: the ferryman, ferryman and.
Context around Ferryman
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 3 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Ferryman
- In this selection, "ferryman" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 21.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, former, mythical, thomas, medmenham, walks and pointed stand out and add context to how "ferryman" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a former ferryman medmenham over and a mythical ferryman walks the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "ferryman" sits close to words such as aami, aat and abada, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with ferryman
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
I liked “Ferryman” and thought the production was exceptional. (9 words)
That’s fitting, I guess, for the ferryman to souls. (10 words)
The ferryman pointed to an old run-down tavern just up the hill. (13 words)
Dante put Phlegyas as ferryman over the Styx and made it the fifth circle of Hell, where the wrathful and sullen are punished by being drowned in the muddy waters for eternity, with the wrathful fighting each other. (38 words)
Jez Butterworth’s drama “The Ferryman,” about the past coming back to haunt a Northern Ireland family, won three prizes including best play, best director for Sam Mendes and best actress for Laura Donnelly. (34 words)
With the story beginning after the death of the player, a mythical ferryman walks the player back through their life by experiencing their most important moments again. (27 words)
Example sentences (12)
They came to me from Joe Guttridge, whose father was a former ferryman, Medmenham over to the Hurley side.
With the story beginning after the death of the player, a mythical ferryman walks the player back through their life by experiencing their most important moments again.
But it is Donnelly — who scored a Tony nomination for “The Ferryman” — and her dual roles here that ground the play and give it its resonance.
The ferryman pointed to an old run-down tavern just up the hill.
Eyewitness Thomas Ferryman told GetSurrey that he had heard 'many small explosions', which he believed could be batteries for the electric vehicles.
I liked “Ferryman” and thought the production was exceptional.
That’s fitting, I guess, for the ferryman to souls.
Jez Butterworth’s drama “The Ferryman,” about the past coming back to haunt a Northern Ireland family, won three prizes including best play, best director for Sam Mendes and best actress for Laura Donnelly.
Dante put Phlegyas as ferryman over the Styx and made it the fifth circle of Hell, where the wrathful and sullen are punished by being drowned in the muddy waters for eternity, with the wrathful fighting each other.
He used the passage which opens at Aornum in Thesprotis and, on his arrival, not only charmed the ferryman Charon..
The third is yet to come and will dry the sea altogether, thus depriving the ferryman of his livelihood.
To cross the river, the ferryman orients the boat around 45° from the current so that the current pushes the boat across the river.
Common combinations with ferryman
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: