On this page you'll find 9 example sentences with Peachum. Discover how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Peachum in a sentence
Using Peachum
- In the example corpus, peachum often appears in combinations such as: mrs peachum, peachum peachum, peachum has.
Context around Peachum
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 5 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Peachum
- In this selection, "peachum" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, mrs, man, suit, macheath, refuses and becomes stand out and add context to how "peachum" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include as mrs peachum maureen mcgovern and brown mrs peachum peachum macheath. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "peachum" sits close to words such as aanholt, aardwolf and abati, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with peachum
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
In the first scene, the extent of Peachum's iniquity is immediately exposed. (13 words)
This does not suit Peachum at all, and he becomes determined to thwart this relationship and destroy Macheath. (18 words)
Dreigroschenfinale (Third Threepenny Finale – Brown, Mrs Peachum, Peachum, Macheath, Polly, Chorus) Recordings Recordings are in German, unless otherwise specified. (19 words)
They sing the "Zuhälterballade" ("Pimp's Ballad") about their days together, but Macheath doesn't know Mrs Peachum has bribed Jenny to turn him in. Despite Brown's apologies, there's nothing he can do, and Macheath is dragged away to jail. (42 words)
He is finally convinced that Peachum has enough influence to do it and makes arrangements to leave London, explaining the details of his bandit "business" to Polly so she can manage it in his absence. (35 words)
When Mr Peachum finds out, he confronts Brown and threatens him, telling him that he will unleash all of his beggars during Queen Victoria 's coronation parade, ruining the ceremony and costing Brown his job. (35 words)
Example sentences (9)
Dreigroschenfinale (Third Threepenny Finale – Brown, Mrs Peachum, Peachum, Macheath, Polly, Chorus) Recordings Recordings are in German, unless otherwise specified.
Act 3 Jenny comes to the Peachums' shop to demand her money for the betrayal of Macheath, which Mrs Peachum refuses to pay.
After finishing with the new man, Peachum becomes aware that his grown daughter Polly did not return home the previous night.
He is finally convinced that Peachum has enough influence to do it and makes arrangements to leave London, explaining the details of his bandit "business" to Polly so she can manage it in his absence.
In the first scene, the extent of Peachum's iniquity is immediately exposed.
Its cast also featured Georgia Brown as Mrs Peachum, Maureen McGovern as Polly, Kim Criswell as Lucy, KT Sullivan as Suky Tawdry and Ethyl Eichelberger as the Street Singer.
They sing the "Zuhälterballade" ("Pimp's Ballad") about their days together, but Macheath doesn't know Mrs Peachum has bribed Jenny to turn him in. Despite Brown's apologies, there's nothing he can do, and Macheath is dragged away to jail.
This does not suit Peachum at all, and he becomes determined to thwart this relationship and destroy Macheath.
When Mr Peachum finds out, he confronts Brown and threatens him, telling him that he will unleash all of his beggars during Queen Victoria 's coronation parade, ruining the ceremony and costing Brown his job.
Common combinations with peachum
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: