On this page you'll find 6 example sentences with Molehill. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as knoll or mound and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Molehill meaning
A small mound of earth created by a mole's burrowing underneath the surface of the ground.
Using Molehill
- The main meaning on this page is: A small mound of earth created by a mole's burrowing underneath the surface of the ground.
- Useful related words include: knoll, mound, hillock, hummock.
- In the example corpus, molehill often appears in combinations such as: of molehill.
Context around Molehill
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Molehill
- In this selection, "molehill" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 19 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Recognizable usage signals include of a molehill and as a molehill on an. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "molehill" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with molehill
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Do you really wanna die on this molehill? (8 words)
The press is making a mountain out of a molehill. (10 words)
Her detractors, she alleged, are making a "mountain out of a molehill". (12 words)
The more recent quarterbacks of the expansion era might resemble more of a molehill than a mountain, but Baker Mayfield is not aiming for such a meager legacy of being the best quarterback since 1999. (35 words)
The court heard these included from the ditch area where she was discovered by a dog walker as well as a molehill on an approach path. (26 words)
As Cabinet ministers lambasted the party's 'cack-handed' approach, Stanley Johnson claimed Conservative chiefs were 'making a mountain out of a molehill'. (23 words)
Do you really wanna die on this molehill? (8 words)
Example sentences (6)
Her detractors, she alleged, are making a "mountain out of a molehill".
The court heard these included from the ditch area where she was discovered by a dog walker as well as a molehill on an approach path.
The press is making a mountain out of a molehill.
As Cabinet ministers lambasted the party's 'cack-handed' approach, Stanley Johnson claimed Conservative chiefs were 'making a mountain out of a molehill'.
Do you really wanna die on this molehill?
The more recent quarterbacks of the expansion era might resemble more of a molehill than a mountain, but Baker Mayfield is not aiming for such a meager legacy of being the best quarterback since 1999.
Common combinations with molehill
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of molehill 4×