On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Lamia. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as vampire and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Lamia meaning
A city in Greece.
Synonyms of Lamia
Using Lamia
- The main meaning on this page is: A city in Greece.
- Useful related words include: vampire, evil spirit.
- In the example corpus, lamia often appears in combinations such as: lamia was, lamia and, that lamia.
Context around Lamia
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 9 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Lamia
- In this selection, "lamia" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, dangerous, students, pool, slept, spores and michelle stand out and add context to how "lamia" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 1 with lamia taking the and a dangerous lamia. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "lamia" sits close to words such as abattoirs, abike and ablative, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with lamia
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It's later used to protect Tristan from the magic of Lamia. (12 words)
Lamia bore the title "child killer" and was feared for her malevolence, like Lilith. (14 words)
Or, alternatively, she killed Lamia's children and the grief turned her into a monster. (15 words)
In "The Lamia and Lord Cromis", tegeus-Cromis (who recurs in "Lords of Misrule" and is lthe protagonist of The Pastel City), a dwarf, and a man named Dissolution Kahn travel to a poisonous bog to destroy a dangerous Lamia. (40 words)
Poison Ivy's most recent journey began with Pamela road-tripping across the United States, slowly spreading the dangerous fungal plague called "lamia spores," in her latest attempt to wipe out humanity and return the full power of the Green. (40 words)
Another, that Lamia was subsequently cursed by the goddess Hera to have stillborn children because of her association with Zeus; alternatively, Hera slew all of Lamia's children (except Scylla) in anger that Lamia slept with her husband, Zeus. (39 words)
The Lamia continues to vex Christine throughout the film with one goal in mind: to drag her to hell! (19 words)
Example sentences (20)
Another, that Lamia was subsequently cursed by the goddess Hera to have stillborn children because of her association with Zeus; alternatively, Hera slew all of Lamia's children (except Scylla) in anger that Lamia slept with her husband, Zeus.
In "The Lamia and Lord Cromis", tegeus-Cromis (who recurs in "Lords of Misrule" and is lthe protagonist of The Pastel City), a dwarf, and a man named Dissolution Kahn travel to a poisonous bog to destroy a dangerous Lamia.
Poison Ivy's most recent journey began with Pamela road-tripping across the United States, slowly spreading the dangerous fungal plague called "lamia spores," in her latest attempt to wipe out humanity and return the full power of the Green.
Tristan and Yvaine will need all the help they can get as a coven of witches led by Lamia (Michelle Pfeiffer) plan to kill Yvaine and feast on her heart in the name of eternal youth.
Despite ending his international career in 2016 with 76 caps to his name, the 37-year-old is still playing club football in the Greek top flight with Lamia.
Lamia Moukaddam, co-founder of the Orlando chapter for Queers for Palestine was there on I-4.
In Montreal's tight-knit Lebanese community, almost everyone knows someone overseas who has been injured or killed in Tuesday's tragedy, according to Lamia Charlebois, who runs a Facebook page for the community.
The teacher and aides will shuttle back and forth between the two rooms to provide a roughly equal amount of time and attention to each group of students, Lamia said.
The Lamia continues to vex Christine throughout the film with one goal in mind: to drag her to hell!
The match ended 1-1, with Lamia taking the lead before ex-Manchester United player Federico Macheda equalised with a penalty.
The other Super League team in the pool, Lamia, stumbled against second-division new boys Volos drawing 1-1 at home and is at risk of going out early.
Ashton 1997 p. 115 There is also a strong connection between the idea of retreating into the imagination found within Keats's Lamia and in Tennyson's "Palace of Art".
At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Lamia and Servilius (or, less frequently, year 756 Ab urbe condita ).
At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Lamia and Vetus (or, less frequently, year 869 Ab urbe condita ).
Hurwitz p.43 Lamia had a vicious sexual appetite that matched her cannibalistic appetite for children.
It's later used to protect Tristan from the magic of Lamia.
Lamia bore the title "child killer" and was feared for her malevolence, like Lilith.
Lamia was cursed with the inability to close her eyes so that she would always obsess over the image of her dead children.
Or, alternatively, she killed Lamia's children and the grief turned her into a monster.
Sultan Mehmed II, who was following Mahmud Pasha with another army to reinforce him, had reached Zeitounion ( Lamia ) before being apprised of his Vizier's success.
Common combinations with lamia
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- lamia was 4×
- lamia and 4×
- that lamia 3×
- the lamia 3×
- of lamia 3×
- with lamia 2×