On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Halcyon. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as peaceful or golden and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Halcyon in a sentence
Halcyon meaning
- A kingfisher whose nesting by the sea was said, in classical mythology, to cause the Gods to restrain the wind and waves.
- The dead body of such a bird, said in Tudor times to act as a weather vane when hung from a beam.
Synonyms of Halcyon
Using Halcyon
- The main meaning on this page is: A kingfisher whose nesting by the sea was said, in classical mythology, to cause the Gods to restrain the wind and waves. | A kingfisher whose nesting by the sea was said, in classical mythology, to cause the Gods to restrain the wind and waves. | The dead body of such a bird, said in Tudor times to act as a weather vane when hung from a beam.
- Useful related words include: mythical being, peaceful, golden, prosperous.
- In the example corpus, halcyon often appears in combinations such as: the halcyon, halcyon days, at halcyon.
Context around Halcyon
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 9 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Halcyon
- In this selection, "halcyon" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, phrase, addition, days, birds and clubs stand out and add context to how "halcyon" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include as a halcyon of happiness and channel its halcyon days of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "halcyon" sits close to words such as abating, abstaining and accumulator, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with halcyon
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
These were halcyon years. (4 words)
And compared to now, they were halcyon days, right? (9 words)
Go along and enjoy Soul music from the halcyon clubs of the 1960s and 1970s. (15 words)
Image may be far from the halcyon days of its founding, when its comics were outselling most Marvel and DC books without an X, a spider, or a bat on the cover, but its hard to argue with the depth of talent and creativity at the publisher. (47 words)
And it has been crippled since the halcyon days of the free internet that was cut off after Trump’s election in 2016 by the Empire Striking Back—in the form of shadow-banning, deplatforming by, e.g., Facebook, YouTube, and demonetization by, e.g., Amazon. (46 words)
The Halcyon birds' "days" were for caring for the winter-hatched clutch (or brood), but the phrase "Halcyon days" also refers specifically to an idyllic time in the past, or in general to a peaceful time. (36 words)
And compared to now, they were halcyon days, right? (9 words)
Example sentences (20)
The Halcyon birds' "days" were for caring for the winter-hatched clutch (or brood), but the phrase "Halcyon days" also refers specifically to an idyllic time in the past, or in general to a peaceful time.
And it has been crippled since the halcyon days of the free internet that was cut off after Trump’s election in 2016 by the Empire Striking Back—in the form of shadow-banning, deplatforming by, e.g., Facebook, YouTube, and demonetization by, e.g., Amazon.
Go along and enjoy Soul music from the halcyon clubs of the 1960s and 1970s.
Halcyon Mind and Body, a yoga studio and spa concept, is also looking to set up shop in the district.
Halcyon Road in both directions closed due to police incident between Kingsteignton Road and Asda.
Jaguar is aiming instead to channel its halcyon days of E-Type and XK into something similarly show-stopping for the 21st century.
Organised by Menter Iaith Sir Ddinbych, a charity promoting the use of the Welsh language in Denbighshire, it will be held at Halcyon Quest Hotel, on Gronant Road at 7.30pm on September 27.
The club’s fans have longed for an exciting brand that they played in the halcyon days under Mauricio Pochettino where they were league title contenders and even reached the Champions League final.
The Halcyon system is just one of many colonized by a hyper-capitalistic America, where big business reigns supreme.
There is an argument to be made that those halcyon Bourassa power dam days are over.
And compared to now, they were halcyon days, right?
And in addition, Halcyon offers "an around the clock Threat Response team, reviewing and responding to alerts," so your own corporate security teams "can attend to other pressing priorities.
Glazer and cinematographer Łukasz Żal (The Zone of Interest mostly in the day and with natural light, once again presenting this home as a halcyon of happiness, which makes the narrative itself even more distressing.
Graduating high school in 2020, Carter’s experience couldn’t have looked more different than the halcyon examples found in pop culture.
Halcyon buyers own their home and contribute to the maintenance of the properties, cover council rates, and obtain access to shared services – such as an on-site manager or community bus – through weekly site fees.
Image may be far from the halcyon days of its founding, when its comics were outselling most Marvel and DC books without an X, a spider, or a bat on the cover, but its hard to argue with the depth of talent and creativity at the publisher.
Steve Liu has been in the SEO world since 2004 in the halcyon days when a dollar—and a good title tag—went a long way.
The bloke biffed back, showing that Britain, in those halcyon days, truly was a democratic and egalitarian nation.
The halcyon days will feel endless and out of sight in our rearview from now until forever.
These were halcyon years.
Common combinations with halcyon
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the halcyon 20×
- halcyon days 20×
- at halcyon 4×
- those halcyon 3×
- halcyon house 3×
- of halcyon 3×
- were halcyon 2×
- halcyon years 2×
- against halcyon 2×