How do you use Miniver in a sentence? See 5 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like trimming or trim, plus the exact meaning.
Miniver in a sentence
Miniver meaning
A light gray or white fur used to trim the robes of judges or state executives, also used in medieval times.
Using Miniver
- The main meaning on this page is: A light gray or white fur used to trim the robes of judges or state executives, also used in medieval times.
- Useful related words include: trimming, trim, passementerie.
- In the example corpus, miniver often appears in combinations such as: miniver is.
Context around Miniver
- Average sentence length in these examples: 30.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Miniver
- In this selection, "miniver" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 30.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, mrs and family stand out and add context to how "miniver" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include by the miniver family in and day mrs miniver the first. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "miniver" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with miniver
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Miniver," is held in similarly high regard. (7 words)
Miniver" is a domestic drama that takes place during World War II about a rural, middle-class family in England as the country enters the war. (26 words)
To this end, the social status enjoyed by the Miniver family in the print version was downgraded and increased attention was given to the erosion of class barriers under the pressures of wartime. (33 words)
At one time vair commonly came in three sizes, and this distinction is sometimes encountered in continental heraldry; if the field contains fewer than four rows, the fur is termed gros vair or beffroi; if of six or more, it is menu-vair, or miniver. (45 words)
And on March 22, Big Band ‘That Swing Sensation’ perform their 1940’s Glenn Miller show, with a WW2 screening event the following day (Mrs Miniver, The First of the Few, Saving Private Ryan plus six episodes of Dad’s Army). (41 words)
To this end, the social status enjoyed by the Miniver family in the print version was downgraded and increased attention was given to the erosion of class barriers under the pressures of wartime. (33 words)
Example sentences (5)
Miniver" is a domestic drama that takes place during World War II about a rural, middle-class family in England as the country enters the war.
Miniver," is held in similarly high regard.
And on March 22, Big Band ‘That Swing Sensation’ perform their 1940’s Glenn Miller show, with a WW2 screening event the following day (Mrs Miniver, The First of the Few, Saving Private Ryan plus six episodes of Dad’s Army).
At one time vair commonly came in three sizes, and this distinction is sometimes encountered in continental heraldry; if the field contains fewer than four rows, the fur is termed gros vair or beffroi; if of six or more, it is menu-vair, or miniver.
To this end, the social status enjoyed by the Miniver family in the print version was downgraded and increased attention was given to the erosion of class barriers under the pressures of wartime.
Common combinations with miniver
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- miniver is 2×