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Griffin in a sentence

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Griffin meaning

  1. A mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle.
  2. A griffon vulture, a large vulture (Gyps fulvus) found in the mountainous parts of Southern Europe, North Africa, and Asia Minor, supposed to be the "eagle" of the Bible.
  3. An English variety of apple.

Synonyms of Griffin

gryphon griffon mythical monster mythical creature

Using Griffin

  • The main meaning on this page is: A mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle. | A griffon vulture, a large vulture (Gyps fulvus) found in the mountainous parts of Southern Europe, North Africa, and Asia Minor, supposed to be the "eagle" of the Bible. | An English variety of apple.
  • Useful related words include: gryphon, griffon, mythical monster, mythical creature.
  • In the example corpus, griffin often appears in combinations such as: griffin and, griffin said, griffin was.

Context around Griffin

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 29.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 13 start, 6 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Griffin

  • In this selection, "griffin" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 29.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, ryan, burley, kathy, jaycees, spalding and historical stand out and add context to how "griffin" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and clocking griffin over the and appear that griffin and sasha. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "griffin" sits close to words such as cousins, defeating and ferguson, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with griffin

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Griffin Report – Haiti Human Rights Investigation, 11–21 November 2004 – By Thomas M. Griffin, ESQ. (15 words)

It became clear to Griffin then that Wright would not make Griffin a partner in his business. (17 words)

He was the eldest of the four children of George Walter Griffin, an insurance agent, and Estelle Burley Griffin. (19 words)

Territory Records Office director Danielle Wickman said she was excited to see the records displayed on the register alongside the Mabo case manuscripts and the designs for the city of Canberra produced by Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony Griffin. (40 words)

Griffin was reportedly in possession of the knife used in the violent act. Officers reported that Griffin was involved in a dispute with a household member when she armed herself with a knife and stabbed the victim multiple times. (39 words)

The plot was changed: Griffin was shown as a scientist talented but not understood by his contemporaries, and Kemp (starring Romualdas Ramanauskas) as a vicious person who wanted to become a ruler of the world with Griffin's help. (39 words)

Example sentences (20)

He was past president of the Griffin Jaycees and the Georgia Canners Association, on the board of directors of the Griffin-Spalding Chamber of Commerce, the Griffin Historical Society, the Griffin Rotary Club, and the Salvation Army Griffin.

Griffin was reportedly in possession of the knife used in the violent act. Officers reported that Griffin was involved in a dispute with a household member when she armed herself with a knife and stabbed the victim multiple times.

Special Olympics Silver Medalist Ryan Griffin with some medal winners at The Star of The Laune Sports Day in Killorglin, L-R Gary Casey,Ryan Griffin,Conor O'Shea,Adam Houlihan.

Territory Records Office director Danielle Wickman said she was excited to see the records displayed on the register alongside the Mabo case manuscripts and the designs for the city of Canberra produced by Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony Griffin.

Griffin won a pair of Emmys for her Bravo reality show “Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List,” and her comedy albums have been nominated for multiple Grammys.

The cast also includes members of the Guardians of the Globe, with Grey Griffin voicing Shrinking Rae, Melise voicing Dupli-Kate, Jason Mantzoukas voicing Rex Splode, and Griffin and Richardson splitting work as Monster Girl.

After being cast as the voice Lois Griffin to MacFarlane's Peter Griffin back in 1999, the friendship between these two comedians has blossomed.

She is survived by her siblings, Kenneth Peacock (Ann), Mary Kendall (Dan), and Angie White (Dwayne); her grandson, Blake Griffin (Keila); great grandson, Solomon Griffin; and aunt, cousins, and other extended family.

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She’ll be landing in Griffin’s orbit soon, but it may not be enough to truly give Griffin an interesting story that’s all his own.

The program will be structured as a competition dubbed the Ken Griffin Alpha-synuclein Imaging Competition and will largely be funded by an initial $7.5 million leadership gift from Griffin.

Griffin was selected with pick No. 141, early in the fifth round, to the Seattle Seahawks – where he will play with his twin brother Shaquill Griffin.

Kathy Griffin to appear as Kellyanne Conway in Comedy Central seriesKathy Griffin is returning to television and taking on one of her most political roles yet.

So she decided to make it appear that Griffin and Sasha slept together by drugging Sasha’s soup and clocking Griffin over the head.

Further, Wright had borrowed money from Griffin to pay for his travels abroad, and then he tried to pay off his debts to Griffin with prints he had gotten in Japan.

Griffin Report – Haiti Human Rights Investigation, 11–21 November 2004 – By Thomas M. Griffin, ESQ.

Griffin, Roger, The Nature of Fascism (New York: St. Martin's Press, 1991), p. 27. Griffin describes the ideology as having three core components: "(i) the rebirth myth, (ii) populist ultra-nationalism and (iii) the myth of decadence".

He was the eldest of the four children of George Walter Griffin, an insurance agent, and Estelle Burley Griffin.

It became clear to Griffin then that Wright would not make Griffin a partner in his business.

The plot was changed: Griffin was shown as a scientist talented but not understood by his contemporaries, and Kemp (starring Romualdas Ramanauskas) as a vicious person who wanted to become a ruler of the world with Griffin's help.

The relationship between Griffin and Frank Lloyd Wright cooled in the years following Griffin's departure from Wright's firm in 1906.

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Common combinations with griffin

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "griffin" in a sentence?
An example: "He was past president of the Griffin Jaycees and the Georgia Canners Association, on the board of directors of the Griffin-Spalding Chamber of Commerce, the Griffin Historical Society, the Griffin Rotary Club, and the Salvation Army Griffin." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "griffin" from authentic English texts.
What does "griffin" mean?
Griffin means: A mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle.
What are synonyms of "griffin"?
Common synonyms of "griffin" include: gryphon, griffon, mythical monster, mythical creature.
How many example sentences with "griffin" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "griffin", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.