Explore Havisham through 3 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Havisham in a sentence
Havisham meaning
A surname.
Using Havisham
- The main meaning on this page is: A surname.
- In the example corpus, havisham often appears in combinations such as: miss havisham.
Context around Havisham
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Havisham
- In this selection, "havisham" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, miss and mourn stand out and add context to how "havisham" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and miss havisham mourn their and like miss havisham after getting. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "havisham" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with havisham
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The first of the three pieces sees Queen Victoria and Miss Havisham mourn their losses in Queen Have & Miss Haven’t. (21 words)
Yet I do not stay huddled in my house, trapped in the past like Miss Havisham after getting jilted at the altar, if that tiger is in a cage at the zoo. (32 words)
Nick said in a tweet at 11.28pm last night (April 2): "That’s it - got as far as the Miss Havisham and Estella opium crack den scene and called it a day. (33 words)
Nick said in a tweet at 11.28pm last night (April 2): "That’s it - got as far as the Miss Havisham and Estella opium crack den scene and called it a day. (33 words)
Yet I do not stay huddled in my house, trapped in the past like Miss Havisham after getting jilted at the altar, if that tiger is in a cage at the zoo. (32 words)
The first of the three pieces sees Queen Victoria and Miss Havisham mourn their losses in Queen Have & Miss Haven’t. (21 words)
Example sentences (3)
Nick said in a tweet at 11.28pm last night (April 2): "That’s it - got as far as the Miss Havisham and Estella opium crack den scene and called it a day.
Yet I do not stay huddled in my house, trapped in the past like Miss Havisham after getting jilted at the altar, if that tiger is in a cage at the zoo.
The first of the three pieces sees Queen Victoria and Miss Havisham mourn their losses in Queen Have & Miss Haven’t.
Common combinations with havisham
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: