Explore Magpie through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like verbalizer or utterer. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Magpie meaning
- One of several kinds of bird in the family Corvidae, especially Pica pica.
- A superficially similar Australian bird, Gymnorhina tibicen, in the family Artamidae.
- Someone who displays a magpie-like quality such as hoarding or stealing objects.
Synonyms of Magpie
Using Magpie
- The main meaning on this page is: One of several kinds of bird in the family Corvidae, especially Pica pica. | A superficially similar Australian bird, Gymnorhina tibicen, in the family Artamidae. | Someone who displays a magpie-like quality such as hoarding or stealing objects.
- Useful related words include: corvine bird, verbalizer, utterer, talker.
- In the example corpus, magpie often appears in combinations such as: the magpie, in magpie, and magpie.
Context around Magpie
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 7 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Magpie
- In this selection, "magpie" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, green, hungry, little, takes, robin and mover stand out and add context to how "magpie" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a magpie takes flight and a male magpie abandoned in. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "magpie" sits close to words such as aditi, aegon and aerobics, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with magpie
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A magpie takes flight at Hawrelak Park in Edmonton. (9 words)
Mick Miller was long-time supporter, sponsor and volunteer, a Magpie through and through. (14 words)
Magpie Mason Cox (right) congratulates Patrick Lipinski on one of his four goals against Port. (15 words)
I didn’t see much in the way of slob material, but I can tell you that there were plenty of acquisitive little eyes shooting hungry, magpie-like looks at all the costly stuff lying around these small but expensive homes and gardens. (43 words)
There are people out there who think the magpie sculpture by local artist Yanni Pounartzis is too big, “disrupts movement through the area”, and can’t compare to “more traditional art”, but on the whole, it seems people want more (and bigger). (42 words)
She ends up returning to London when she is asked to investigate a mystery relating to Alan Conway, the author of the best-selling Atticus Pünd mysteries, whose death changed her life in Magpie Murders. (35 words)
Water, Earth, Fire, Air-Continuing the Avatar Legacy – Abrams Books, Dark Horse Comics, Nickelodeon, and Magpie Games are thrilled to treat fans to a panel worthy of the Avatar! (29 words)
Example sentences (20)
A magpie takes flight at Hawrelak Park in Edmonton.
Aride is also home to five species of endemic land birds such as the Seychelles warbler and the magpie robin.
As a magpie, we will fly over the farm and search for treasures, and so forth.
From bold Asian elephants, curious capybaras to the elusive Javan green magpie, each ‘Wonderlab’ will showcase how science is saving the world’s rarest animals.
I didn’t see much in the way of slob material, but I can tell you that there were plenty of acquisitive little eyes shooting hungry, magpie-like looks at all the costly stuff lying around these small but expensive homes and gardens.
If you have a Magpie Mover you can use that on all buses up to four hours before the game.
Last year's most popular bird in the area was the sulphur-crested cockatoo, followed by the magpie then the galah.
She ends up returning to London when she is asked to investigate a mystery relating to Alan Conway, the author of the best-selling Atticus Pünd mysteries, whose death changed her life in Magpie Murders.
There are people out there who think the magpie sculpture by local artist Yanni Pounartzis is too big, “disrupts movement through the area”, and can’t compare to “more traditional art”, but on the whole, it seems people want more (and bigger).
Water, Earth, Fire, Air-Continuing the Avatar Legacy – Abrams Books, Dark Horse Comics, Nickelodeon, and Magpie Games are thrilled to treat fans to a panel worthy of the Avatar!
Cowra's Little Magpie Gallery in Kendal Street is doing its bit to help revitalise the town's central business district by staging a $2500 2D and 3D art prize competition for local artists.
Former Cowra Magpie junior Dylan Gallagher has secured a spot in the Melbourne Storm's 2024 UNE SG Ball Cup team, announced earlier this month.
Here is what you need to know about Magpie’s fate in The Penguin and her powers in comic books.
In her classics “and important books” sections, Cindy always has several of her favorites on hand, including “Perma Red” by Debra Magpie Earling, a novel set on the Flathead Indian Reservation in the 1940s.
Juliette Wells and Reece Mortensen had cultivated the online following after they found Molly, a male magpie, abandoned in 2020 and nursed it back to heath at their home.
Magpie bowlers Gurshaan Singh, John Mentiplay and Waduge Fernando each conceded more than eight runs per over.
Magpie Mason Cox (right) congratulates Patrick Lipinski on one of his four goals against Port.
Mick Miller was long-time supporter, sponsor and volunteer, a Magpie through and through.
More than 450 incidents were recorded on Magpie Alert before the formal start of spring.
Next up for the Magpie Centre is an open day on Saturday, August 17 from 10am-3pm.
Common combinations with magpie
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the magpie 6×
- in magpie 2×
- and magpie 2×
- magpie alert 2×
- at magpie 2×
- magpie manor 2×