Explore Octopussy through 4 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Octopussy in a sentence
Octopussy meaning
An octopus.
Using Octopussy
- The main meaning on this page is: An octopus.
Context around Octopussy
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Octopussy
- In this selection, "octopussy" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, won stand out and add context to how "octopussy" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 1983 s octopussy and name like octopussy but it. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "octopussy" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with octopussy
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Despite that film's underwhelming reception, Adams was brought back into the fold nine years later for 1983's Octopussy. (20 words)
WarGames and Octopussy were MGM/UA's only early 1980s hits, but didn't push MGM into the profit range that Kerkorian wanted. (23 words)
Octopussy won the box office race and Never Say Never Again was sort of ignored by most Bond fans other than as a curiosity. (24 words)
Not too many actresses could sell a role with a name like Octopussy, but it's a great credit to Adams that she actually brings a whole new edge and personality to her second Bond girl role. (37 words)
Octopussy won the box office race and Never Say Never Again was sort of ignored by most Bond fans other than as a curiosity. (24 words)
WarGames and Octopussy were MGM/UA's only early 1980s hits, but didn't push MGM into the profit range that Kerkorian wanted. (23 words)
Example sentences (4)
Despite that film's underwhelming reception, Adams was brought back into the fold nine years later for 1983's Octopussy.
Not too many actresses could sell a role with a name like Octopussy, but it's a great credit to Adams that she actually brings a whole new edge and personality to her second Bond girl role.
Octopussy won the box office race and Never Say Never Again was sort of ignored by most Bond fans other than as a curiosity.
WarGames and Octopussy were MGM/UA's only early 1980s hits, but didn't push MGM into the profit range that Kerkorian wanted.