Get to know Gryffindor better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning.
Gryffindor meaning
A person having traits associated with Gryffindor house from the Harry Potter series, including bravery, boldness, or an affinity for lions or the colours red and gold.
Using Gryffindor
- The main meaning on this page is: A person having traits associated with Gryffindor house from the Harry Potter series, including bravery, boldness, or an affinity for lions or the colours red and gold.
- In the example corpus, gryffindor often appears in combinations such as: the gryffindor, gryffindor team, gryffindor and.
Context around Gryffindor
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 9 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Gryffindor
- In this selection, "gryffindor" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, following, winning, defining, quidditch, team and slytherin stand out and add context to how "gryffindor" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a true gryffindor worthy of and after the gryffindor slytherin game. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "gryffindor" sits close to words such as abated, aberrations and abolitionists, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with gryffindor
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Is it Slyhterin, or Gryffindor? (5 words)
He was also Head of the Gryffindor House. (8 words)
Gryffindors have their common room in the Gryffindor tower. (9 words)
Year 5 The winning Gryffindor Team of Order of the Phoenix consisted of: Harry and the Weasley twins were banned from playing Quidditch for life by Dolores Umbridge for being involved in a fight with Draco Malfoy after the Gryffindor-Slytherin game. (42 words)
Chris Rios is a harder character to pin down (especially if you take all of his holograms into account), but if you look at the big picture, Rios is most likely a Gryffindor at heart. (35 words)
He gets Harry and the Weasley twins banned from the Gryffindor Quidditch team when they attack him during a postmatch brawl after Draco insults their families following Gryffindor's win over Slytherin. (32 words)
Is it Slyhterin, or Gryffindor? (5 words)
Example sentences (20)
He gets Harry and the Weasley twins banned from the Gryffindor Quidditch team when they attack him during a postmatch brawl after Draco insults their families following Gryffindor's win over Slytherin.
Year 5 The winning Gryffindor Team of Order of the Phoenix consisted of: Harry and the Weasley twins were banned from playing Quidditch for life by Dolores Umbridge for being involved in a fight with Draco Malfoy after the Gryffindor-Slytherin game.
Another one of the biggest defining Gryffindor traits is their nerve and daring.
At the beginning of a playthrough, players have to choose between Gryffindor, Slytherin, Ravenclaw, and Hufflepuff for their school house.
Gryffindors have their common room in the Gryffindor tower.
He was also Head of the Gryffindor House.
The Patil sister was a Ravenclaw in the books but was reassigned to Gryffindor in the movies.
While he might seem a natural Hufflepuff, there was another side to Pippin that hints at him being a Gryffindor.
According to GamePro, there is a small difference with the number of users who have chosen Gryffindor in Hogwarts Legacy, while Hufflepuff house also ranks fairly high on the list.
According to the books, the Sword of Gryffindor was made in the 10th century by goblins, who fashioned it from pure silver and enchanted it.
But, the way he uses intellect is more like a Gryffindor than a Ravenclaw.
Chris Rios is a harder character to pin down (especially if you take all of his holograms into account), but if you look at the big picture, Rios is most likely a Gryffindor at heart.
Gryffindor could be more organized, but they certainly always finish what they start.
Is it Slyhterin, or Gryffindor?
When Cormac tried out for Keeper for the Gryffindor team, Hermione confounded him to ensure Ron would get the position instead.
With the Gryffindor clothes, the staple Harry glasses, and even a Deathly Hallows bedspread, this room is pretty amazing.
It isn't hard to see that the Gryffindor common room would be filled to the brim if Hogwarts were in Westeros.
Luna wore it in support of the Gryffindor Quidditch team and enchanted it to roar when she tapped it with her wand.
Many Gryffindor members are known to be chivalrous, funny, and to excel in their studies.
Neville has the incredible distinction of being a true Gryffindor, worthy of Godric's own sword, and it was literally only his own courage that got him there.
Common combinations with gryffindor
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the gryffindor 10×
- gryffindor team 4×
- gryffindor and 4×
- gryffindor slytherin 3×
- gryffindor house 3×
- gryffindor in 3×
- of gryffindor 3×
- into gryffindor 3×
- gryffindor quidditch 2×
- winning gryffindor 2×