How do you use Melisandre in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts.
Melisandre in a sentence
Using Melisandre
- In the example corpus, melisandre often appears in combinations such as: priestess melisandre, melisandre is.
Context around Melisandre
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 2 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Melisandre
- In this selection, "melisandre" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, priestess, witch, example, carice, taking and gave stand out and add context to how "melisandre" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include episode with melisandre taking off and for example melisandre is referred. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "melisandre" sits close to words such as aadi, aayush and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with melisandre
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Carice Van Houten joined the cast in season 2, playing the Red Priestess Melisandre. (14 words)
Lastly, season 2 is when the show introduces the red witch Melisandre (Carice Van Houten). (15 words)
The priestess in red, Melisandre has been styled to look the feisty character through the faux suede fabric. (18 words)
His councilor, the red priestess Melisandre of Asshai, tried to convince him to let her raise the "stone dragon" of the castle through blood magic, but Lord Davos Seaworth convinced Stannis to go north to the Wall to help the Night's Watch instead. (44 words)
Melisandre is obsessed with the prophecy, believing that it is Stannis Baratheon who is Azor Ahai reborn, though she appears to change her mind in this belief later in the TV series and book series. (35 words)
It’s also one of the reasons that the final scene in the episode, with Melisandre taking off her fire stone necklace and turning back into the crone to die, ultimately fell flat. (33 words)
Example sentences (11)
Carice Van Houten joined the cast in season 2, playing the Red Priestess Melisandre.
Lastly, season 2 is when the show introduces the red witch Melisandre (Carice Van Houten).
Melisandre is obsessed with the prophecy, believing that it is Stannis Baratheon who is Azor Ahai reborn, though she appears to change her mind in this belief later in the TV series and book series.
For example, Melisandre is referred to as Evil Red Riding Hood, Beric Dondarrion is referred to as Phil Collins, and Lyanna Mormont is referred to as Little Miss No Sunshine.
It’s also one of the reasons that the final scene in the episode, with Melisandre taking off her fire stone necklace and turning back into the crone to die, ultimately fell flat.
Melisandre is still running around deciding that every new leader (other than Cersei) is the Prince Who Was Promised (first Stannis, then Jon, then Danerys), and Jon's death is barely mentioned again.
The priestess in red, Melisandre has been styled to look the feisty character through the faux suede fabric.
The fact that their relationship leads to the sacrifice of Stannis's daughter Shireen comes as no shock, given the level of Melisandre's madness.
His councilor, the red priestess Melisandre of Asshai, tried to convince him to let her raise the "stone dragon" of the castle through blood magic, but Lord Davos Seaworth convinced Stannis to go north to the Wall to help the Night's Watch instead.
The scene where Stannis' red priestess Melisandre gave birth to a shadow creature was filmed in the Cushendun Caves, also in Northern Ireland.
When the castellian, Cortnay Penrose, refused to yield even after Renly's death, he was killed by Stannis' ally, the priestess Melisandre, and the castle surrendered.
Common combinations with melisandre
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- priestess melisandre 4×
- melisandre is 3×