Iommi is an English word starting with the letter I. With 10+ example sentences you'll see exactly how it works in context.
Iommi in a sentence
Using Iommi
- In the example corpus, iommi often appears in combinations such as: tony iommi, iommi and, iommi the.
Context around Iommi
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 12 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Iommi
- In this selection, "iommi" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, tony, guitarist, release, bassist, argued and opted stand out and add context to how "iommi" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a head iommi made the and and tony iommi as hughes. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "iommi" sits close to words such as aapi, aarey and abdulai, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with iommi
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Born 1970, discovered by Iommi, one LP in '72 then kaput. (11 words)
Lawyers for Iommi argued that Ozzy signed away his rights in 1979. (12 words)
Iommi believed the only options available were to fire Osbourne or break the band up completely. (16 words)
Hughes' health problems due to overeating, drugs and alcohol began to seriously affect his musical projects, and this contributed to very short stints with Gary Moore and Tony Iommi, as Hughes was unable to tour with them properly due to his bad health. (43 words)
Iommi noted that he has been the only constant band member for its full 41-year career, and that his bandmates relinquished their rights to the name in the 1980s, therefore claiming more rights to the name of the band. (40 words)
I seemed to think maybe we could recapture something we had".sfn Ronnie James Dio and Geezer Butler joined Tony Iommi and Cozy Powell in autumn of 1990 to begin working on the next Black Sabbath release. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
Black Sabbath formed in 1969 with lead singer Osbourne, guitarist Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward.
Sir Brian May and Tony Iommi have such a serious rock guitar legend bromance that once forced Black Sabbath to abandon them.
The brainchild of Birmingham Royal Ballet director Carlos Acosta and the band's Tony Iommi, the ballet will premiere in Birmingham in September.
Tony Iommi, the legendary guitarist of Black Sabbath, has shared exciting news with his fans: he is gearing up to release a new solo album.
Lawyers for Iommi argued that Ozzy signed away his rights in 1979.
Ozzy Osbourne teamed up with fellow Brummies Geezer Butler, Bill Ward and Tony Iommi in the late 1960s to form the hugely influential Black Sabbath and pretty much invented heavy metal in the process.
Born 1970, discovered by Iommi, one LP in '72 then kaput.
And if I didn't come up with anything, nobody would do anything."sfn Tony Iommi and Ozzy Osbourne on stage at Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne, Australia on 13 January 1973.
As a result of the recording troubles with Eternal Idol, Tony Iommi opted to produce the band's next album himself.
Born Again (1983–84) The remaining two original members, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler, began auditioning new singers for the band's next release.
For the release, Iommi, Butler, Dio and Appice reunited to write and record three new songs as Black Sabbath.
Hughes' health problems due to overeating, drugs and alcohol began to seriously affect his musical projects, and this contributed to very short stints with Gary Moore and Tony Iommi, as Hughes was unable to tour with them properly due to his bad health.
In 1965, before forming Black Sabbath, guitarist Tony Iommi suffered an accident while working in a sheet metal factory, losing the tips of two fingers on his right hand.
Iommi believed the only options available were to fire Osbourne or break the band up completely.
Iommi noted that he has been the only constant band member for its full 41-year career, and that his bandmates relinquished their rights to the name in the 1980s, therefore claiming more rights to the name of the band.
I seemed to think maybe we could recapture something we had".sfn Ronnie James Dio and Geezer Butler joined Tony Iommi and Cozy Powell in autumn of 1990 to begin working on the next Black Sabbath release.
Pressure from the record label and frustrations with Osbourne's lack of input coming to a head, Iommi made the decision to fire Osbourne in 1979.
Some songs were re-written multiple times.sfn "Dehumanizer took a long time, it was just hard work", Iommi said.
The entire band were abusing both alcohol and other drugs, but Iommi says Osbourne "was on a totally different level altogether".
The year-long recording process was plagued with problems, primarily stemming from writing tension between Iommi and Dio.
Common combinations with iommi
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: