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Mudville is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Mudville in a sentence

Mudville meaning

  1. An unincorporated community in Brazos County, Texas, United States.
  2. A neighbourhood of the town of Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States.
  3. Used allusively to designate the world of baseball, often with reference to a particular team and the disappointment felt after an unexpected loss.

Using Mudville

  • The main meaning on this page is: An unincorporated community in Brazos County, Texas, United States. | A neighbourhood of the town of Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. | Used allusively to designate the world of baseball, often with reference to a particular team and the disappointment felt after an unexpected loss.
  • In the example corpus, mudville often appears in combinations such as: the mudville, in mudville.

Context around Mudville

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 7 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

casey 1×

Often after:

faithful 1× nine 1× lost 1× hearts 1× prior 1× 2003 1× mighty 1× implied 1× squad 1×

Sentence patterns with Mudville

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

all mudville had assembled 1× casey and mudville were based 1× hearts in mudville for a 1× if casey mudville s star 1× joy in mudville mighty casey 1× of the mudville nine s 1× pall but mudville hearts are 1× shows that mudville lost to 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

additionally the scoreboard 1× all mudville had 1× and somewhere over 1× both the team 1× however residents of 1× in 2010 ken 1×

Common sentence endings:

by two runs 1× casey only smiled 1× casey struck out 1× for the poem 1× gets to bat 1× has struck out 1×

Words around Mudville

Just before it in the word index:

mudvayne 4 mudumane 2 mudumalai 4 muduli 2 muduhwa 3 mudstone 4

Just after it in the word index:

mudwork 2 mudzengerere 2 mudzengi 2 mudzi 3 mudzimu 3 mudzuri 19

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadi 15 aakash 15 aayush 15 abcs 15 aberdonian 15 abhi 15

Corpus analysis for Mudville

  • In this selection, "mudville" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, casey, faithful, nine and lost stand out and add context to how "mudville" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include all mudville had assembled and casey and mudville were based. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "mudville" sits close to words such as aadi, aakash and aayush, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with mudville

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

Additionally, the scoreboard in the restaurant shows that Mudville lost to the visitors by two runs. (16 words)

Many of his baseball essays were anthologized in his posthumously published book Triumph and Tragedy in Mudville (2003). (18 words)

In 2010, Ken Eagle wrote "The Mudville Faithful", covering a century of the Mudville nine's fortunes since Casey struck out. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

All Mudville had assembled – ten thousand fans had come to see the twirler who had put big Casey on the bum; and when he stepped into the box, the multitude went wild; he doffed his cap in proud disdain, but Casey only smiled. (43 words)

Oh, somewhere in this favored land the sun is shining bright; the band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light, and somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout; but there is no joy in Mudville — mighty Casey has struck out. (42 words)

Here is the original version of the poem: There were saddened hearts in Mudville for a week or even more; there were muttered oaths and curses- every fan in town was sore. (32 words)

Example sentences (12)

In 2010, Ken Eagle wrote "The Mudville Faithful", covering a century of the Mudville nine's fortunes since Casey struck out.

Additionally, the scoreboard in the restaurant shows that Mudville lost to the visitors by two runs.

All Mudville had assembled – ten thousand fans had come to see the twirler who had put big Casey on the bum; and when he stepped into the box, the multitude went wild; he doffed his cap in proud disdain, but Casey only smiled.

And somewhere over blighted lives there hangs a heavy pall, but Mudville hearts are happy now, for Casey hit the ball.

Both the team and its fans (a crowd of 5,000, according to the poem) believe they can win if Casey, Mudville's star player, gets to bat.

Here is the original version of the poem: There were saddened hearts in Mudville for a week or even more; there were muttered oaths and curses- every fan in town was sore.

However, residents of Stockton, California —which was known for a time as Mudville prior to incorporation in 1850—also lay claim to being the inspiration for the poem.

Many of his baseball essays were anthologized in his posthumously published book Triumph and Tragedy in Mudville (2003).

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Oh, somewhere in this favored land the sun is shining bright; the band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light, and somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout; but there is no joy in Mudville — mighty Casey has struck out.

Synopsis A baseball team from the fictional town of "Mudville" (implied to be the home team) is losing by two runs in its last inning.

The Mudville squad began to slump, the team was in the air; their playing went from bad to worse – nobody seemed to care.

Two mysteries remain about the poem: whether Casey and Mudville were based on a real person or place, and, if so, their actual identities.

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Common combinations with mudville

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "mudville" in a sentence?
An example: "In 2010, Ken Eagle wrote "The Mudville Faithful", covering a century of the Mudville nine's fortunes since Casey struck out." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "mudville" from authentic English texts.
What does "mudville" mean?
Mudville means: An unincorporated community in Brazos County, Texas, United States.
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