On this page you'll find 5 example sentences with Mummery. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as nonsense or bunk and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Mummery in a sentence
Mummery meaning
- Mumming; disguising oneself to perform as a mummer, or to take part in some other festivities or performance.
- A ridiculous or ostentatious ceremony, formerly especially of a religious nature; extravagant or hypocritical performance.
Synonyms of Mummery
Using Mummery
- The main meaning on this page is: Mumming; disguising oneself to perform as a mummer, or to take part in some other festivities or performance. | A ridiculous or ostentatious ceremony, formerly especially of a religious nature; extravagant or hypocritical performance.
- Useful related words include: flummery, nonsense, bunk, nonsensicality.
Context around Mummery
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Mummery
- In this selection, "mummery" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, bill, june, gina, cup, says and though stand out and add context to how "mummery" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include ceremonial and mummery and gina mummery the saleswoman. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "mummery" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with mummery
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Brexit Party MEP June Mummery, though, really has put her foot in it. (13 words)
Heath reacted furiously, saying that the British people "were tired of this nonsense and ceremonial and mummery. (17 words)
Gina Mummery, the saleswoman at the Fremont Motor Co. dealership, would say only that she sold him between two and six. (21 words)
The winner of tomorrow’s semi-final clash at Manor Road will then meet in the final, with the Greens booking their spot in the Mummery Cup decider with a 3-0 victory at home against Division One side Wymondham Town on Saturday. (43 words)
But executive director of Celton Manx Bill Mummery says the Island's licensing framework was "regarded as a global leader in the quality of regulation and protection". (27 words)
Gina Mummery, the saleswoman at the Fremont Motor Co. dealership, would say only that she sold him between two and six. (21 words)
Example sentences (5)
The winner of tomorrow’s semi-final clash at Manor Road will then meet in the final, with the Greens booking their spot in the Mummery Cup decider with a 3-0 victory at home against Division One side Wymondham Town on Saturday.
But executive director of Celton Manx Bill Mummery says the Island's licensing framework was "regarded as a global leader in the quality of regulation and protection".
Brexit Party MEP June Mummery, though, really has put her foot in it.
Gina Mummery, the saleswoman at the Fremont Motor Co. dealership, would say only that she sold him between two and six.
Heath reacted furiously, saying that the British people "were tired of this nonsense and ceremonial and mummery.