Wondering how to use Gherkin in a sentence? Below are 7 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as pickle or cucumber.
Gherkin meaning
- A small cucumber, often pickled whole.
- Pickled cucumber regardless of size; a pickle
- The penis.
Using Gherkin
- The main meaning on this page is: A small cucumber, often pickled whole. | Pickled cucumber regardless of size; a pickle | The penis.
- Useful related words include: pickle, cucumber, cuke.
- In the example corpus, gherkin often appears in combinations such as: the gherkin, gherkin and.
Context around Gherkin
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Gherkin
- In this selection, "gherkin" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 26.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, iconic, mini, cabbage, bottom and sized stand out and add context to how "gherkin" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and the gherkin and day a gherkin sized hole. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "gherkin" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with gherkin
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Many of us have dined up the Heron Tower or the Gherkin. (12 words)
When you do, pick up a Polish burger, featuring a beetroot and white bean patty, dill, pickled cabbage, gherkin and basil mayo. (22 words)
Towering at 309m tall with 74-floors, the architectural masterpiece would be built between other east London landmarks, the Cheesegrater and the Gherkin. (23 words)
Coco LaFemme: If you want to luxuriate in your hot tub in the nude, fine, but have a pair of trunks nearby that you can slip on when you get out so you don't show anyone your mini gherkin. (40 words)
Jacob J Safra, of J Safra Group, which owns The Gherkin and is also involved in latest project, said it would be a 'world-class visitor attraction', adding: 'The Tulip's elegance and soft strength complements the iconic Gherkin. (39 words)
These are the Dome (top left), Wembley (under construction, top right), Westminster Abbey and St Paul's (bottom left), the Oval, Albert Hall and Gherkin (bottom right). (27 words)
Example sentences (7)
Jacob J Safra, of J Safra Group, which owns The Gherkin and is also involved in latest project, said it would be a 'world-class visitor attraction', adding: 'The Tulip's elegance and soft strength complements the iconic Gherkin.
These are the Dome (top left), Wembley (under construction, top right), Westminster Abbey and St Paul's (bottom left), the Oval, Albert Hall and Gherkin (bottom right).
Many of us have dined up the Heron Tower or the Gherkin.
Towering at 309m tall with 74-floors, the architectural masterpiece would be built between other east London landmarks, the Cheesegrater and the Gherkin.
Coco LaFemme: If you want to luxuriate in your hot tub in the nude, fine, but have a pair of trunks nearby that you can slip on when you get out so you don't show anyone your mini gherkin.
While the workers were able to finally re-enter their office the next day, a ‘gherkin’ sized hole now remains in the ceiling.
When you do, pick up a Polish burger, featuring a beetroot and white bean patty, dill, pickled cabbage, gherkin and basil mayo.
Common combinations with gherkin
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: