Explore Oleander through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Oleander in a sentence
Oleander meaning
Nerium oleander, a notoriously poisonous shrub in the dogbane family, Apocynaceae, but nonetheless widely grown as an ornamental, having leathery lance-shaped leaves and deep rose-colored or white flowers.
Synonyms of Oleander
Using Oleander
- The main meaning on this page is: Nerium oleander, a notoriously poisonous shrub in the dogbane family, Apocynaceae, but nonetheless widely grown as an ornamental, having leathery lance-shaped leaves and deep rose-colored or white flowers.
- Useful related words include: rose bay, nerium oleander, poisonous plant.
- In the example corpus, oleander often appears in combinations such as: the oleander, that oleander, and oleander.
Context around Oleander
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 8 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 14 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Oleander
- In this selection, "oleander" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, white, guide, used, causes, drive and stems stand out and add context to how "oleander" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and the oleander district of and banks of oleander. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "oleander" sits close to words such as aaon, abbv and abdalla, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with oleander
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The infestation of Lebbeck mealybug on oleander in an ornamental landscape in Florida. (13 words)
Pythia used oleander as a complement during the oracular procedure, chewing its leaves and inhaling their smoke. (17 words)
Phillip Ward, Bahrain: A Travel Guide, Oleander Press p68 Tylos even became the site of Greek athletic contests. (18 words)
White Oleander - Based on the novel by Janet Fitch, plays a self-centered, cold-hearted and eccentric mother who kills and her cheating boyfriend -- landing her in prison and daughter, Astrid (Alison Lohman) in a foster home. (37 words)
It’s a motley mix of low-rise 50s and 60s apartment buildings, small bungalows covered with ivory, umber or pink stucco, and cafes and souvenir shops brightened during the summer by huge banks of oleander. (36 words)
A review of contemporary toxicological literature indicates that oleander causes symptoms similar to those of the Pythia, and a study of ancient texts shows that oleander was often included under the term “laurel”. (33 words)
Example sentences (14)
A review of contemporary toxicological literature indicates that oleander causes symptoms similar to those of the Pythia, and a study of ancient texts shows that oleander was often included under the term “laurel”.
North: Along McPherson Drive from the intersection with Oleander Drive to an imaginary line running parallel to the gully between Braeton Meadows and 6 East approximately 146 metres.
The infestation of Lebbeck mealybug on oleander in an ornamental landscape in Florida.
Tight nubs of flowers on bougainvillaea and oleander stems promise clouds of colour in the coming weeks; geraniums bloom scarlet and pink in window boxes and pots.
Edleen residents are invited to a public meeting regarding an area closure for Ilex, Hawthorne, Tecoma, Lantana, Kiepersol and Oleander streets.
When oleander shrubs are grown as multi- or single-trunked trees, the suckers must be removed all of its life.
White Oleander - Based on the novel by Janet Fitch, plays a self-centered, cold-hearted and eccentric mother who kills and her cheating boyfriend -- landing her in prison and daughter, Astrid (Alison Lohman) in a foster home.
It’s a motley mix of low-rise 50s and 60s apartment buildings, small bungalows covered with ivory, umber or pink stucco, and cafes and souvenir shops brightened during the summer by huge banks of oleander.
Six months after a fire destroyed the Shaheed Girls Orphanage at Oleander Gardens, East Coast Demerara, a spanking new building was commissioned yesterday.
NextEra will obtain Gulf Power, Florida City Gas and Southern's interests in the Oleander and Stanton natural-gas plants.
The Glad Garden Club is a member of the Deep South Region of National Garden Clubs, Inc. and the Oleander District of the Garden Club of Georgia, Inc.
An alternative theory based on review of contemporary toxicological literature indicates that it is oleander that causes symptoms similar to those of the Pythia.
Phillip Ward, Bahrain: A Travel Guide, Oleander Press p68 Tylos even became the site of Greek athletic contests.
Pythia used oleander as a complement during the oracular procedure, chewing its leaves and inhaling their smoke.
Common combinations with oleander
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: