Wondering how to use Miscellany in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as assortment or florilegium.
Miscellany in a sentence
Miscellany meaning
- An assortment of miscellaneous items.
- A collection of writings on various subjects or topics; an anthology.
- The condition of being miscellaneous, of being a hodgepodge.
Synonyms of Miscellany
Using Miscellany
- The main meaning on this page is: An assortment of miscellaneous items. | A collection of writings on various subjects or topics; an anthology. | The condition of being miscellaneous, of being a hodgepodge.
- Useful related words include: assortment, florilegium, assemblage, accumulation.
- In the example corpus, miscellany often appears in combinations such as: moorcock's miscellany.
Context around Miscellany
- Average sentence length in these examples: 18.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 2 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 14 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Miscellany
- In this selection, "miscellany" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 18.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, true, japanese, catholic, terry, danny and 1557 stand out and add context to how "miscellany" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a japanese miscellany and a true miscellany from renaissance. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "miscellany" sits close to words such as abad, abolishment and abr, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with miscellany
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Wiki hosted by Moorcock's Miscellany. (6 words)
Alison’s column runs in The Catholic Miscellany. (8 words)
Their repertoire is a true miscellany from renaissance to contemporary. (10 words)
Lafcadio Hearn, associated with Tramore and Dunmore, also knew of their shape changing nature when he referred to them as the inspiration for numerous Japanese Haiku in his 1901 A Japanese Miscellany. (32 words)
Maurice Denham Jephson, An Anglo-Irish Miscellany, Allen Figgis, Dublin 1964 The family lived in England in Worthing in genteel poverty; Roger's mother died when he was nine. (29 words)
It was a miscellany of popular antiquities in connection with the calendar, and it is supposed that his excessive labour in connexion with this book hastened his death. (28 words)
Example sentences (14)
Their repertoire is a true miscellany from renaissance to contemporary.
Miscellany/Terry Cregar: Father Francisco Cruz Velosa celebrates his 50th anniversary as a priest.
Read more about his ordination in the June 4 edition of The Miscellany.
Fill it with clothes and fill a medium-sized backpack (your under-seat “personal item”) with toiletries and miscellany.
Lafcadio Hearn, associated with Tramore and Dunmore, also knew of their shape changing nature when he referred to them as the inspiration for numerous Japanese Haiku in his 1901 A Japanese Miscellany.
Miscellany/Danny Jost: Bishop Robert E. Guglielmone speaks to Joan Mack at the gathering for the Cristo Rey announcement in June.
Alison’s column runs in The Catholic Miscellany.
Plus, check out Mount’s tribute to the written word in Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany, the perfect addition to any serious book-lover’s shelf.
Having previously circulated in manuscripts only, both poets' sonnets were first published in Richard Tottel 's Songes and Sonnetts, better known as Tottel's Miscellany (1557).
It was a miscellany of popular antiquities in connection with the calendar, and it is supposed that his excessive labour in connexion with this book hastened his death.
Maurice Denham Jephson, An Anglo-Irish Miscellany, Allen Figgis, Dublin 1964 The family lived in England in Worthing in genteel poverty; Roger's mother died when he was nine.
Miscellany * Elsie M. Lang, Literary London, with an introduction by G. K. Chesterton.
On Moorcock's Miscellany and Facebook's Friends of Michael Moorcock the online game has been played since c. 2005.
Wiki hosted by Moorcock's Miscellany.
Common combinations with miscellany
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- moorcock's miscellany 2×