Get to know Marillion better with 10+ real example sentences.
Marillion in a sentence
Using Marillion
- In the example corpus, marillion often appears in combinations such as: marillion to.
Context around Marillion
- Average sentence length in these examples: 18.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 7 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 15 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Marillion
- In this selection, "marillion" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 18.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, links, band, favourite, howard, album and may stand out and add context to how "marillion" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include aylesbury links marillion howard jones and bugbear of marillion s but. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "marillion" sits close to words such as aaaa, abductees and abdulahi, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with marillion
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Marillion were the unhippest group going. (6 words)
But none quite as odd as Marillion. (7 words)
He also performed fan favourite Marillion B-Side "Grendel", twice. (10 words)
Marillion continued to tour throughout 2005 playing several summer festivals and embarking on acoustic tours of both Europe and the United States, followed up by the "Not Quite Christmas Tour" of Europe throughout the end of 2005. (37 words)
Later in the evening there will be a special Bowie statue fundraising concert at the Aylesbury Waterside Theatre featuring a host of artists with Aylesbury links - Marillion, Howard Jones, John Otway and the Dung Beatles. (35 words)
The album will be released on September 23rd 2016. citation citation Marillion in the media By their own admission, the band have never been fashionable in the eyes of the media. (31 words)
This is largely because Marillion have – how can we put this kindly? (12 words)
Example sentences (16)
Later in the evening there will be a special Bowie statue fundraising concert at the Aylesbury Waterside Theatre featuring a host of artists with Aylesbury links - Marillion, Howard Jones, John Otway and the Dung Beatles.
But none quite as odd as Marillion.
By this time, Marillion did not need the support of the hip-conscious.
He achieved prominence as the lead singer and lyricist of the neo-progressive rock band Marillion from 1981 until 1988.
He also performed fan favourite Marillion B-Side "Grendel", twice.
He had also never owned a Marillion album before joining the band.
In 1988, Fish left Marillion to pursue his solo career.
In 2004, Classic Rock 's Jon Hotten wrote: "That genre thing has been a bugbear of Marillion's, but it no longer seems relevant.
In in 1987, David Hepworth claimed: "Marillion may represent the inelegant, unglamorous, public bar end of the current Rock Renaissance but they are no less part of it for that.
Marillion continued to tour throughout 2005 playing several summer festivals and embarking on acoustic tours of both Europe and the United States, followed up by the "Not Quite Christmas Tour" of Europe throughout the end of 2005.
Marillion's first recordings were two demos recorded in March and the summer of 1980, prior to Fish and Minnitt joining the band.
Marillion were the unhippest group going.
Perhaps the oddest thing about Marillion was that they became one of the biggest groups of the decade.
The album will be released on September 23rd 2016. citation citation Marillion in the media By their own admission, the band have never been fashionable in the eyes of the media.
This allowed Marillion to retain all the rights to their music while enjoying commercial distribution.
This is largely because Marillion have – how can we put this kindly?
Common combinations with marillion
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- marillion to 2×