Get to know Ondaatje better with 2 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like writer or author.
Ondaatje in a sentence
Ondaatje meaning
A surname.
Using Ondaatje
- The main meaning on this page is: A surname.
- Useful related words include: michael ondaatje, philip michael ondaatje, writer, author.
- In the example corpus, ondaatje often appears in combinations such as: michael ondaatje.
Context around Ondaatje
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 0 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Ondaatje
- In this selection, "ondaatje" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 20.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, michael and describes stand out and add context to how "ondaatje" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include michael ondaatje describes this and michael ondaatje s the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "ondaatje" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with ondaatje
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Michael Ondaatje describes this photo on page 66 of his novel Coming Through Slaughter. (14 words)
Michael Ondaatje’s The English Patient has been translated into 38 languages and has just won the Golden Booker – the readers’ favourite Booker winner in 50 years. (27 words)
Michael Ondaatje’s The English Patient has been translated into 38 languages and has just won the Golden Booker – the readers’ favourite Booker winner in 50 years. (27 words)
Michael Ondaatje describes this photo on page 66 of his novel Coming Through Slaughter. (14 words)
Example sentences (2)
Michael Ondaatje’s The English Patient has been translated into 38 languages and has just won the Golden Booker – the readers’ favourite Booker winner in 50 years.
Michael Ondaatje describes this photo on page 66 of his novel Coming Through Slaughter.
Common combinations with ondaatje
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: