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Mistletoe in a sentence

Mistletoe meaning

  1. Any of numerous hemiparasitic evergreen plants of the order Santalales with white berries that grow in the crowns of apple trees, oaks, and other trees, such as the European mistletoe (Viscum album) and American mistletoe or eastern mistletoe (Phoradendron leucarpum).
  2. A sprig of one such plant used as a Christmas decoration, associated with the custom that a man may kiss any woman standing beneath it.

Synonyms of Mistletoe

parasitic plant false mistletoe viscum album old world mistletoe loranthus europaeus

Related words

Other words often associated with Mistletoe or its synonyms:

parasite

Using Mistletoe

  • The main meaning on this page is: Any of numerous hemiparasitic evergreen plants of the order Santalales with white berries that grow in the crowns of apple trees, oaks, and other trees, such as the European mistletoe (Viscum album) and American mistletoe or eastern mistletoe (Phoradendron leucarpum). | A sprig of one such plant used as a Christmas decoration, associated with the custom that a man may kiss any woman standing beneath it.
  • Useful related words include: parasitic plant, false mistletoe, viscum album, old world mistletoe.
  • In the example corpus, mistletoe often appears in combinations such as: the mistletoe, of mistletoe, mistletoe is.

Context around Mistletoe

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 12 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

operation 1× holly 1× wearing 1× family 1× rhymes 1× harvested 1×

Often after:

leading 1× hiding 1× cactus 1× kisses 1× eldredge 1×

Sentence patterns with Mistletoe

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

arrow of mistletoe at balder 1× balder was mistletoe leading his 1× bourgh with mistletoe in her 1× commentary of mistletoe and wine 1× druids harvested mistletoe in a 1× fill of mistletoe there s 1× find the mistletoe hiding somewhere 1× hits like mistletoe by justin 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

andy said that 1× carol who was 1× dendrophthoe longensis is 1× druids harvested mistletoe 1× for those looking 1× in sydney merry 1×

Common sentence endings:

and outrageous wigs 1× billy ray cyrus 1× by justin bieber 1× covid infection rate 1× for good luck 1× kelly clarkson show 1×

Words around Mistletoe

Just before it in the word index:

mistlands 3 mistitled 3 mistinguett 3 misting 17 mistimes 2 mistimed 16

Just after it in the word index:

mistley 2 misto 8 mistook 109 mistotakis 2 mistral 47 mistralian 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

abbe 37 abdollahian 37 abergavenny 37 abeyance 37 abounded 37 acetylene 37

Corpus analysis for Mistletoe

  • In this selection, "mistletoe" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, operation, holly, wearing, leading, hiding and cactus stand out and add context to how "mistletoe" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include arrow of mistletoe at balder and balder was mistletoe leading his. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "mistletoe" sits close to words such as abbe, abdollahian and abergavenny, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with mistletoe

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

These include poinsettia, holly, mistletoe and ivy. (7 words)

Dendrophthoe longensis is from the family Mistletoe. (7 words)

But can you find the mistletoe, hiding somewhere is the party scene? (12 words)

Longer example sentences

For those looking for a mind-blowing date film, or for those who haven’t had their fill of mistletoe, there’s the Fifty Shades of Greyfrom Halina Reijn at 2,100 theaters with an eye at over five days. (40 words)

There's something for everyone on the list with songs ranging from classics like "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" to "All I Want for Christmas Is You" to newer hits like "Mistletoe" by Justin Bieber. (39 words)

Even if you don't have any actual holiday plans — or mistletoe kisses — planned at the moment, you just may have celebrations where lipstick can stand out on screen this month and beyond. (35 words)

Question examples

But can you find the mistletoe, hiding somewhere is the party scene? (12 words)

Example sentences (20)

The only thing that could hurt Balder was mistletoe -- leading his treacherous and troublemaking brother Loki to trick the blind Holder into firing an arrow of mistletoe at Balder.

Andy said that he knew that it was tradition to kiss a pretty girl if you found her under a sprig of mistletoe.

But can you find the mistletoe, hiding somewhere is the party scene?

Movies on the new channels include The Tree That Saved Christmas with Lacey Chabert, The Songs of Mistletoe with Vivica A. Fox and Christmas Comes Home with Billy Ray Cyrus.

Number one in 1990, but lacked the cutting edge and social commentary of Mistletoe and Wine.

Operation Mistletoe is an annual retail theft project that focusses on prevention and crime reduction through increased uniformed patrols of retail center parking lots and spaces.

These include poinsettia, holly, mistletoe and ivy.

This is where you will find everything from Christmas trees and poinsettia to mistletoe, as well as hundreds of different traditional figures for nativity scenes alongside Christmas lights and outrageous wigs.

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Carol, who was wearing mistletoe, then complained the plant, which is associated with kissing over Christmas, ‘hasn’t done any tricks this morning’ before Tim ran in for a surprise kiss and hug.

Dendrophthoe longensis is from the family Mistletoe.

For those looking for a mind-blowing date film, or for those who haven’t had their fill of mistletoe, there’s the Fifty Shades of Greyfrom Halina Reijn at 2,100 theaters with an eye at over five days.

It is unclear how the mistletoe cactus arrived in these faraway lands.

One in ten (12 per cent) also think that mistletoe has had its day, along with sparkly lights (eight per cent) and homemade decorations (six per cent).

Plus, it rhymes ‘mistletoe’ with ‘fire glow’ and very obviously takes inspiration from Mariah Carey’s Christmas classic, so of course it belongs on your family playlist this year.

Even if you don't have any actual holiday plans — or mistletoe kisses — planned at the moment, you just may have celebrations where lipstick can stand out on screen this month and beyond.

In Sydney, merry office workers kissed under the mistletoe as residents of the Australian city basked in its low Covid infection rate.

There's something for everyone on the list with songs ranging from classics like "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" to "All I Want for Christmas Is You" to newer hits like "Mistletoe" by Justin Bieber.

While they may not have met "Under the Mistletoe," Eldredge and Clarkson recently finally meet in person during an episode of Clarkson's The Kelly Clarkson Show.

When a young woman approaches Arthur de Bourgh with mistletoe in her hand, he doesn’t kiss her.

Druids harvested mistletoe in a special rite, never allowing the plant touch the ground, and then hung it in their homes for good luck.

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Common combinations with mistletoe

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "mistletoe" in a sentence?
An example: "The only thing that could hurt Balder was mistletoe -- leading his treacherous and troublemaking brother Loki to trick the blind Holder into firing an arrow of mistletoe at Balder." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "mistletoe" from authentic English texts.
What does "mistletoe" mean?
Mistletoe means: Any of numerous hemiparasitic evergreen plants of the order Santalales with white berries that grow in the crowns of apple trees, oaks, and other trees, such as the European mistletoe (Viscum album) and American mistletoe or eastern mistletoe (Phoradendron leucarpum).
What are synonyms of "mistletoe"?
Common synonyms of "mistletoe" include: parasitic plant, false mistletoe, viscum album, old world mistletoe, loranthus europaeus.
How many example sentences with "mistletoe" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "mistletoe", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.