Explore Melba through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like coloratura. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Melba in a sentence
Melba meaning
A dessert made originally from peach (now also other fruits), ice cream, and raspberry.
Synonyms of Melba
Using Melba
- The main meaning on this page is: A dessert made originally from peach (now also other fruits), ice cream, and raspberry.
- Useful related words include: dame nellie melba, helen porter mitchell, coloratura, coloratura soprano.
- In the example corpus, melba often appears in combinations such as: the melba, melba wilson, and melba.
Context around Melba
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 8 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Melba
- In this selection, "melba" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, owner, court, sisters, wilson, jean and nellie stand out and add context to how "melba" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include adelina and melba nellie who and announced that melba jean bickett. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "melba" sits close to words such as aal, aalto and aardvark, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with melba
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Jim DeFede went one-on-one with Melba Pearson. (9 words)
Melba toast at a white-tablecloth restaurant in Chicago. (9 words)
Bob is retiring; David and Dennis are coaching the Melba girls. (11 words)
For all of her high-note renown, her voice never ranked her with her contemporaries, the great operatic sopranos known by single names — Nilsson (Christina), Patti (Adelina), and Melba (Nellie, who had a dessert named after her). (37 words)
He was preceded in death by his parents, Theodore Smith and Mildred Smith-Elling; brother, Clayton Smith; sisters, Melba Hartley, Theodora May Reber, and her husband Johnny; sister-in-law, Phyllis Klich and her husband Jim Klich. (37 words)
South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has announced that Melba Jean Bickett of Ramona has been sentenced to two years in the South Dakota Women’s Prison after pleading guilty to one count of Grand Theft. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
Catering was curated by Melba Wilson, of Melba’s restaurant, in Harlem.
South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has announced that Melba Jean Bickett of Ramona has been sentenced to two years in the South Dakota Women’s Prison after pleading guilty to one count of Grand Theft.
With further drill results from Melba and Buck Lake to come and drilling to commence at Doyle this spring, 2023 is shaping up to be another exciting year for Advance United.
For all of her high-note renown, her voice never ranked her with her contemporaries, the great operatic sopranos known by single names — Nilsson (Christina), Patti (Adelina), and Melba (Nellie, who had a dessert named after her).
But owner Melba Wilson said looks can be deceiving when it comes to profits right now.
Jim DeFede went one-on-one with Melba Pearson.
Melba toast at a white-tablecloth restaurant in Chicago.
Melba Vale facilities include a magnificent Community Centre that houses a hairdressing salon, library, pool table, club bar, theatre room and consulting room.
Mrs. Barber also was preceded in death by a sister, Barbara Seibus, and a brother and his wife, Donald L. and Melba Stribling.
Ware County Clerk of Court Melba Fiveash said Friday, October 23 that some court proceedings have been held.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Theodore Smith and Mildred Smith-Elling; brother, Clayton Smith; sisters, Melba Hartley, Theodora May Reber, and her husband Johnny; sister-in-law, Phyllis Klich and her husband Jim Klich.
Matador will be hosted at the Melba Spiegeltent on Friday 1 March and Saturday 2 March.
Melba finished high school and continued her education at Stockton Jr. College and American River Jr. College in Sacramento, Calif., later taking jobs at Pacific Telephone and Aerojet General Corporation.
She recalled that her friend Melba Dabadur, a designer and entrepreneur in her own right, gave her insight and guided her.
The building was named the Melba B. Meyer Children’s Services Center to in some small way express gratitude.
Bob is retiring; David and Dennis are coaching the Melba girls.
Longfield attempted to flee the scene, but lost control and crashed into “The Crushed Grape” liquor store on Melba Avenue around 6 p.m.
The school also secured the use of the Parish Hall, the Baptist Hall, the Court Room and the Lilydale Tennis Club rooms at Melba Park.
They said the 48-year-old man was driving on the Melba Highway about 3.45pm on Monday 3 December.
When integration of previously all-white public schools was initiated, Melba was one of the heroic “Little Rock Nine,” who were students chosen to be among the first to integrate Little Rock’s Central High School.
Common combinations with melba
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: