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Peeves | Peeve

Peeves meaning

plural of peeve

Using Peeves

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of peeve
  • In the example corpus, peeves often appears in combinations such as: pet peeves, peeves the, peeves is.

Context around Peeves

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 9 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

pet 13× further 1×

Often after:

donald 1× takes 1× follows 1× persuaded 1×

Sentence patterns with Peeves

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and even peeves follows suit 1× and pet peeves takes the 1× believed that peeves the poltergeist 1× biggest pet peeves is just 1× biggest pet peeves with smartphones 1× complaining about peeves the poltergeist 1× his pet peeves 1× his pet peeves donald trump 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a further link 1× a new nationwide 1× australia went on 1× but that further 1× he impersonated several 1× hogwarts school of 1×

Common sentence endings:

31 per cent 1× a free shot 1× a quarter century 1× as a sport 1× battery anxiety behind 1× cost is advertising 1×

Words around Peeves

Just before it in the word index:

peever 3 peeved 16 peeve 6 peetz 10 peets 4 peetha 2

Just after it in the word index:

peevey 2 peevish 8 peevishness 1 peevski 2 peevy 6 peewee 25

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaj 26 abn 26 aboriginals 26 absalom 26 absolutism 26 abstractly 26

Corpus analysis for Peeves

  • In this selection, "peeves" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, pet, further, donald, takes and follows stand out and add context to how "peeves" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and even peeves follows suit and and pet peeves takes the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "peeves" sits close to words such as aaj, abn and aboriginals, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with peeves

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

It’s like one of my pet peeves. (8 words)

One of my pet peeves is the half stats. (9 words)

Here's just some of what Islanders shared about their P.E.I. pet peeves. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

One of my pet peeves, to be very honest, is the fact that we are one of two countries in the world that allow direct-to-consumer advertising, and 8 out of the top 10 pharmaceutical companies in this nation, their No. 1 cost is advertising. (46 words)

A new nationwide study from webuyanycar has revealed the top pet peeves on UK roads with car users getting annoyed by fellow road users an average of 11 times a week, as tailgating ranks as the highest annoyance (31 per cent). (41 words)

A further link between two vanishing cabinets, one in the school and the other in Borgin and Burkes in Knockturn Alley presumably worked until Chamber of Secrets when Peeves (persuaded by Nearly Headless Nick ) smashed the Hogwarts cabinet. (38 words)

Example sentences (19)

A new nationwide study from webuyanycar has revealed the top pet peeves on UK roads with car users getting annoyed by fellow road users an average of 11 times a week, as tailgating ranks as the highest annoyance (31 per cent).

He impersonated several former US presidents, including John F Kennedy, George W Bush, Barack Obama and one of his pet peeves Donald Trump, calling them out for having “weird voices”.

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry was first founded around the year 993, and it's widely believed that Peeves the poltergeist was there on opening day.

Impromptu main events are one of my pet peeves in wrestling, in the context of wrestling more as a sport.

In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, McGonagall mentioned that Filch had been working there (and complaining about Peeves the Poltergeist) for a quarter century.

It just so happens to be one of my personal pet peeves, but odds are, I'm not alone in my sentiment.

Mazzulla continued: “One of the biggest pet peeves is just thinking that a guy is going to get a free shot.

What we have here is alumnus, jokester and broadcaster Dominic Knight’s A to Z listing of his pet peeves.

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One of my pet peeves is when lotion doesn’t absorb into your skin due to being too thick, but this lotion absorbs right away and still leaves your skin feeling smooth and moisturized.

But that further peeves the anti-war campaigners because it ignores the fact that before the invasion happened they were sounding the alarm about precisely those issues.

From there, a broad sample of sucky behaviour and pet peeves takes the stage in a range of musical theatre styles.

It’s like one of my pet peeves.

One of my pet peeves is the half stats.

One of my pet peeves, to be very honest, is the fact that we are one of two countries in the world that allow direct-to-consumer advertising, and 8 out of the top 10 pharmaceutical companies in this nation, their No. 1 cost is advertising.

Soon, other students (and even Peeves) follows suit, causing the Hogwarts castle to crumble under Umbridge's rule.

Australia went on to win Gold, with South Africa taking Silver – leaving Malaysia and Ireland to pick up the peeves for 3rd place.

Here's just some of what Islanders shared about their P.E.I. pet peeves.

One of my biggest pet peeves with smartphones is having to worry about whether I can get through the whole day without plugging in, so I’m happy to report you can leave your battery anxiety behind.

A further link between two vanishing cabinets, one in the school and the other in Borgin and Burkes in Knockturn Alley presumably worked until Chamber of Secrets when Peeves (persuaded by Nearly Headless Nick ) smashed the Hogwarts cabinet.

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Common combinations with peeves

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "peeves" in a sentence?
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What does "peeves" mean?
Peeves means: plural of peeve
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