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Hornpipe in a sentence

Hornpipe meaning

  1. A musical instrument consisting of a wooden pipe, with holes at intervals.
  2. A solo dance commonly associated with seamen, involving kicking of the legs, with the arms mostly crossed.
  3. A hard-shoe solo dance commonly performed in Irish stepdance, usually danced in 2/4 time.

Synonyms of Hornpipe

folk dancing folk dance dance music danceroom music ballroom music pibgorn stockhorn single-reed instrument single-reed woodwind

Related words

Other words often associated with Hornpipe or its synonyms:

reed dance

Using Hornpipe

  • The main meaning on this page is: A musical instrument consisting of a wooden pipe, with holes at intervals. | A solo dance commonly associated with seamen, involving kicking of the legs, with the arms mostly crossed. | A hard-shoe solo dance commonly performed in Irish stepdance, usually danced in 2/4 time.
  • Useful related words include: folk dancing, folk dance, dance music, danceroom music.
  • In the example corpus, hornpipe often appears in combinations such as: sailor hornpipe.

Context around Hornpipe

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 18.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Sentence patterns with Hornpipe

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

dance a hornpipe on the 1× dances a hornpipe while in 1× from a hornpipe by consisting 1× sailor s hornpipe 1× sailor s hornpipe and a 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a reel is 1× as an age 1× conversely he brings 1× in ruddigore the 1× isla selfe left 1×

Common sentence endings:

between the two 1× in miya sama 1× of even beats 1× sailor s hornpipe 1× the cabin table 1×

Words around Hornpipe

Just before it in the word index:

hornlike 3 hornless 3 hornist 3 hornish 3 hornisgrinde 2 horning 11

Just after it in the word index:

hornqvist 10 horns 577 hornsby 38 hornsdale 2 hornsea 2 hornsey 8

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 7 aacc 7 aacs 7 aafes 7 aah 7 aankh 7

Corpus analysis for Hornpipe

  • In this selection, "hornpipe" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 18.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Recognizable usage signals include dance a hornpipe on the and dances a hornpipe while in. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "hornpipe" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with hornpipe

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

Isla Selfe (left) and Lucy Mavor dance a sailor’s hornpipe. (11 words)

A reel is distinguished from a hornpipe by consisting primarily of even beats. (13 words)

Conversely, he brings the proud captain down a notch by making him "dance a hornpipe on the cabin table". (19 words)

Longer example sentences

As an age group national champion specialising in the ‘Sailor’s Hornpipe’ and a promising rugby player, there came a point where Miller had to choose between the two. (29 words)

In Ruddigore, the sailor character dances a hornpipe, while in The Mikado, Sullivan quotes a Japanese war song in "Miya Sama". (21 words)

Conversely, he brings the proud captain down a notch by making him "dance a hornpipe on the cabin table". (19 words)

Example sentences (5)

As an age group national champion specialising in the ‘Sailor’s Hornpipe’ and a promising rugby player, there came a point where Miller had to choose between the two.

Isla Selfe (left) and Lucy Mavor dance a sailor’s hornpipe.

A reel is distinguished from a hornpipe by consisting primarily of even beats.

Conversely, he brings the proud captain down a notch by making him "dance a hornpipe on the cabin table".

In Ruddigore, the sailor character dances a hornpipe, while in The Mikado, Sullivan quotes a Japanese war song in "Miya Sama".

Common combinations with hornpipe

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "hornpipe" in a sentence?
An example: "As an age group national champion specialising in the ‘Sailor’s Hornpipe’ and a promising rugby player, there came a point where Miller had to choose between the two." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "hornpipe" from authentic English texts.
What does "hornpipe" mean?
Hornpipe means: A musical instrument consisting of a wooden pipe, with holes at intervals.
What are synonyms of "hornpipe"?
Common synonyms of "hornpipe" include: folk dancing, folk dance, dance music, danceroom music, ballroom music, pibgorn, stockhorn, single-reed instrument. Plus 1 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "hornpipe" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "hornpipe", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.