Get to know Linnet better with 2 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like finch.
Linnet meaning
- A small passerine bird, the common linnet (Linaria cannabina syn. Carduelis cannabina), in the finch family Fringillidae, native to Europe, western Asia, and north Africa.
- A house finch (Haemorhous mexicanus), of North America.
Synonyms of Linnet
Using Linnet
- The main meaning on this page is: A small passerine bird, the common linnet (Linaria cannabina syn. Carduelis cannabina), in the finch family Fringillidae, native to Europe, western Asia, and north Africa. | A house finch (Haemorhous mexicanus), of North America.
- Useful related words include: finch, house finch, carpodacus mexicanus, lintwhite.
Context around Linnet
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Linnet
- In this selection, "linnet" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, heiress and doyle stand out and add context to how "linnet" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include of the linnet s wings and wealthy heiress linnet doyle during. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "linnet" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with linnet
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
And evening full of the linnet’s wings. (8 words)
Directed, co-produced by, and starring fictional detective Hercule Poirot, the sequel to 2017’s Murder on the Orient Express follows Poirot as he investigates the murder of the wealthy heiress Linnet Doyle () during her honeymoon. (36 words)
Directed, co-produced by, and starring fictional detective Hercule Poirot, the sequel to 2017’s Murder on the Orient Express follows Poirot as he investigates the murder of the wealthy heiress Linnet Doyle () during her honeymoon. (36 words)
And evening full of the linnet’s wings. (8 words)
Example sentences (2)
And evening full of the linnet’s wings.
Directed, co-produced by, and starring fictional detective Hercule Poirot, the sequel to 2017’s Murder on the Orient Express follows Poirot as he investigates the murder of the wealthy heiress Linnet Doyle () during her honeymoon.