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Maycomb in a sentence

Maycomb meaning

The fictional small Alabama town that serves as the setting of Harper Lee's 1960 novel To Kill A Mockingbird, as well as the 1962 film of the same name that is based on this novel.

Using Maycomb

  • The main meaning on this page is: The fictional small Alabama town that serves as the setting of Harper Lee's 1960 novel To Kill A Mockingbird, as well as the 1962 film of the same name that is based on this novel.
  • In the example corpus, maycomb often appears in combinations such as: in maycomb.

Context around Maycomb

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 0 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

alabama 1×

Sentence patterns with Maycomb

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

racists in maycomb 1× society in maycomb alabama the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

calpurnia the finch 1× gladwell laments that 1×

Common sentence endings:

for the story 1× racists in maycomb 1×

Words around Maycomb

Just before it in the word index:

maycock 5 maybury 7 maybot 3 maybole 6 maybird 2 maybin 15

Just after it in the word index:

maycumber 3 mayday 54 mayden 4 maye 160 mayekar 3 mayen 31

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 4 aacr 4 aacsb 4 aadar 4 aadk 4 aadujeevitham 4

Corpus analysis for Maycomb

  • In this selection, "maycomb" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 21.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, alabama stand out and add context to how "maycomb" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include racists in maycomb and society in maycomb alabama the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "maycomb" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with maycomb

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

Gladwell laments that Atticus Finch lauded the “character” of racists in Maycomb. (12 words)

Calpurnia, the Finch family housekeeper, played by actress LaTanya Richardson Jackson, is much more of an outspoken critic of the racially divided society in Maycomb, Alabama, the setting for the story. (31 words)

Longer example sentences

Calpurnia, the Finch family housekeeper, played by actress LaTanya Richardson Jackson, is much more of an outspoken critic of the racially divided society in Maycomb, Alabama, the setting for the story. (31 words)

Gladwell laments that Atticus Finch lauded the “character” of racists in Maycomb. (12 words)

Example sentences (2)

Gladwell laments that Atticus Finch lauded the “character” of racists in Maycomb.

Calpurnia, the Finch family housekeeper, played by actress LaTanya Richardson Jackson, is much more of an outspoken critic of the racially divided society in Maycomb, Alabama, the setting for the story.

Common combinations with maycomb

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • in maycomb 2×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "maycomb" in a sentence?
An example: "Gladwell laments that Atticus Finch lauded the “character” of racists in Maycomb." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "maycomb" from authentic English texts.
What does "maycomb" mean?
Maycomb means: The fictional small Alabama town that serves as the setting of Harper Lee's 1960 novel To Kill A Mockingbird, as well as the 1962 film of the same name that is based on this novel.
How many example sentences with "maycomb" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "maycomb", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.