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Krampus is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Krampus in a sentence

Krampus meaning

A beast in the folklore of Alpine countries, said to punish misbehaving children during the Christmas season.

Using Krampus

  • The main meaning on this page is: A beast in the folklore of Alpine countries, said to punish misbehaving children during the Christmas season.
  • In the example corpus, krampus often appears in combinations such as: krampus is, the krampus, from krampus.

Context around Krampus

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 18.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 8 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 15 statements, 1 questions, 1 exclamations

Often before:

presents 1× bauble 1× waldkirchen 1× unfortunately 1×

Often after:

serves 1× punishes 1× parade 1× gave 1× picks 1× wasn 1× best 1× instead 1× rob 1×

Sentence patterns with Krampus

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

character called krampus rob cleveland 1× explain what krampus is 1× in their krampus best on 1× krampus does much 1× krampus picks max 1× legend of krampus serves as 1× looking like krampus but he 1× of waldkirchen krampus is small 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

according to folklore 1× after finding the 1× anyone misbehaving including 1× in germany and 1× krampus does much 1× krampus picks max 1×

Common sentence endings:

a swinging hook 1× from krampus instead 1× have been naughty 1× illusion is broken 1× krampus 2 be 1× might come knocking 1×

Words around Krampus

Just before it in the word index:

kramp 28 kramnik 9 krammer 3 kramers 5 kramer 271 krambach 3

Just after it in the word index:

kramrisch 6 krams 2 kran 2 krane 17 kranepool 3 kraneshares 9

Similar in corpus frequency:

abad 22 abolishment 22 abr 22 abyad 22 accompanist 22 achmea 22

Corpus analysis for Krampus

  • In this selection, "krampus" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 18.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, presents, bauble, waldkirchen, serves, punishes and parade stand out and add context to how "krampus" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include character called krampus rob cleveland and explain what krampus is. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "krampus" sits close to words such as abad, abolishment and abr, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with krampus

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

Pretty sure that's Krampus. (5 words)

Krampus does much worse to bad kids. (7 words)

Who will the stars of 'Krampus 2' be? (8 words)

Longer example sentences

Now, Jolablot isn't horned and demonic-looking like Krampus, but he does seem to be more monster than man the way he's skewering people and using them as victims for some sort of sacrifice. (36 words)

The most startling aspect of the current show is the return of a mischievous character called Krampus (Rob Cleveland), a dark, anti-Santa who’s been newly-energized to wreak havoc. (31 words)

Unfortunately, Krampus wasn’t the hero Clarke had wished for; rather than bringing him the extra trident he requested, the snarly demon greeted him with a swinging hook. (28 words)

Question examples

Who will the stars of 'Krampus 2' be? (8 words)

Exclamation examples

We are inviting everyone to show up in their Krampus best on December 1st … Or to see if their names are on his list! (24 words)

Example sentences (17)

The legend of Krampus serves as a jumping off point for all kinds of Christmas mayhem, so let's back up and explain what Krampus is.

According to folklore, while Santa rewards good children with presents, Krampus punishes those who have been naughty.

And if you forget that … well, then Krampus might come knocking.

The Krampus Parade starts at 3.30pm from the Bandstand and ends at the Whalebones at 5pm.

After finding the same bauble Krampus gave Max earlier among the presents, the illusion is broken.

Krampus picks Max up and drops him into the pit as well.

Who will the stars of 'Krampus 2' be?

Krampus does much worse to bad kids.

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Now, Jolablot isn't horned and demonic-looking like Krampus, but he does seem to be more monster than man the way he's skewering people and using them as victims for some sort of sacrifice.

Anyone misbehaving — including authors going over their allotted five minutes — should expect a visit from Krampus.

But in some places, most notably the village of Waldkirchen, Krampus is small fry compared with the pagan-style characters who come out for Rauhnacht.

Pretty sure that's Krampus.

Unfortunately, Krampus wasn’t the hero Clarke had wished for; rather than bringing him the extra trident he requested, the snarly demon greeted him with a swinging hook.

We are inviting everyone to show up in their Krampus best on December 1st … Or to see if their names are on his list!

In Germany and Austria, naughty children won’t get a visit from Father Christmas; they’ll get one from Krampus instead.

The Krampus is in fact a sort of anti-St.

The most startling aspect of the current show is the return of a mischievous character called Krampus (Rob Cleveland), a dark, anti-Santa who’s been newly-energized to wreak havoc.

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Common combinations with krampus

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "krampus" in a sentence?
An example: "The legend of Krampus serves as a jumping off point for all kinds of Christmas mayhem, so let's back up and explain what Krampus is." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "krampus" from authentic English texts.
What does "krampus" mean?
Krampus means: A beast in the folklore of Alpine countries, said to punish misbehaving children during the Christmas season.
How many example sentences with "krampus" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "krampus", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.