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Grendel is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Grendel in a sentence

Related words

Grendel | Grendell

Grendel meaning

  1. A monster or giant slain by Beowulf in the Anglo-Saxon epic poem.
  2. A male given name.

Using Grendel

  • The main meaning on this page is: A monster or giant slain by Beowulf in the Anglo-Saxon epic poem. | A male given name.
  • In the example corpus, grendel often appears in combinations such as: grendel and, mm grendel.

Context around Grendel

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 18.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 8 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

5mm 2× clench 1× kills 1× slaying 1× ric 1× first 1× 765 1× pierce 1× battle 1× side 1×

Often after:

enters 1× devil 1× cartridges 1× avenue 1× beowulf 1× twice 1× short 1×

Sentence patterns with Grendel

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

6 5mm grendel cartridges 1× 6 5mm grendel is efficient 1× 687 when grendel enters the 1× 757 765 grendel and beowulf 1× at first grendel s mother 1× b side grendel twice 1× battle with grendel s mother 1× beowulf kills grendel with his 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

after beowulf slays 1× at first grendel 1× at the end 1× beowulf 675 687 1× beowulf 757 765 1× beowulf 766 789 1×

Common sentence endings:

5mm grendel cartridges 1× and his warriors 1× appears to prevail 1× devil s crucible 1× dragon at earnanæs 1× each other violently 1×

Words around Grendel

Just before it in the word index:

grenadines 126 grenadine 13 grenadiers 23 grenadier 41 grenadians 21 grenadian 38

Just after it in the word index:

grendell 4 grendon 3 grene 5 grenell 50 grenfell 138 grenier 20

Similar in corpus frequency:

abdulai 27 abhinandan 27 abhor 27 abo 27 abscesses 27 abul 27

Corpus analysis for Grendel

  • In this selection, "grendel" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 18.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, 5mm, clench, kills, enters, devil and cartridges stand out and add context to how "grendel" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 6 5mm grendel cartridges and 6 5mm grendel is efficient. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "grendel" sits close to words such as abdulai, abhinandan and abhor, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with grendel

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

At first, Grendel's mother appears to prevail. (8 words)

Beowulf, 757-765 Grendel and Beowulf battle each other violently. (10 words)

He also performed fan favourite Marillion B-Side "Grendel", twice. (10 words)

Longer example sentences

While the 6.5mm Grendel is efficient in its own way, the 5.56 still has more chances to effectively hit the target because it has less recoil. (28 words)

One day, fifty years after Beowulf's battle with Grendel's mother, a slave steals a golden cup from the lair of an unnamed dragon at Earnanæs. (27 words)

It orbits CY Aquarii, Oddly, the Ringworld Roleplaying book places it around Fomalhaut instead, in contradiction with primary sources such as Niven's Grendel short story. (26 words)

Example sentences (20)

Beowulf, 675-687 When Grendel enters the hall, Beowulf, who has been feigning sleep, leaps up to clench Grendel's hand.

Beowulf kills Grendel with his bare hands and Grendel's mother with a giant's sword that he found in her lair.

At the end of Grendel: Devil's Odyssey, a trilogy of four-issue mini-series was announced, Devil's Crucible.

Beowulf and his men are tasked with slaying Grendel and freeing the village from his terror.

For example, an AR-15 short pistol may save you some storage space, but it won't be able to use 6.5mm Grendel cartridges.

Keith Kellogg, the vice president’s national security advisor, former Homeland Security Advisor Tom Bossert and U.S Ambassador to Germany Ric Grendel.

The officers followed the two vehicles until they stopped at a house on De Grendel Avenue in Parow North.

While the 6.5mm Grendel is efficient in its own way, the 5.56 still has more chances to effectively hit the target because it has less recoil.

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After Beowulf slays him, Grendel's mother attacks the hall and is then also defeated.

At first, Grendel's mother appears to prevail.

Beowulf, 757-765 Grendel and Beowulf battle each other violently.

Beowulf, 766-789 Beowulf's retainers draw their swords and rush to his aid, but their blades cannot pierce Grendel's skin.

Beowulf takes another sword from Grendel's mother and slices her head off with it.

Carrying the hilt of the sword and Grendel's head, he presents them to Hrothgar upon his return to Heorot.

First battle: Grendel Beowulf begins with the story of Hrothgar, who constructed the great hall Heorot for himself and his warriors.

Grendel's mother, angry that her son has been killed, sets out to get revenge.

He also performed fan favourite Marillion B-Side "Grendel", twice.

Hrothgar, Beowulf and their men track Grendel's mother to her lair under a lake.

It orbits CY Aquarii, Oddly, the Ringworld Roleplaying book places it around Fomalhaut instead, in contradiction with primary sources such as Niven's Grendel short story.

One day, fifty years after Beowulf's battle with Grendel's mother, a slave steals a golden cup from the lair of an unnamed dragon at Earnanæs.

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Common combinations with grendel

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "grendel" in a sentence?
An example: "Beowulf, 675-687 When Grendel enters the hall, Beowulf, who has been feigning sleep, leaps up to clench Grendel's hand." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "grendel" from authentic English texts.
What does "grendel" mean?
Grendel means: A monster or giant slain by Beowulf in the Anglo-Saxon epic poem.
How many example sentences with "grendel" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "grendel", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.