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Wondering how to use Periwinkle in a sentence? Below are 8 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as winkle or seafood.

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Periwinkle in a sentence

Periwinkle meaning

  1. Any of several evergreen plants of the genus Vinca with blue or white flowers.
  2. Similar plants of genus Catharanthus.
  3. A color with bluish and purplish hues, somewhat light.

Synonyms of Periwinkle

winkle seafood herbaceous plant herb vinca rosea catharanthus roseus cayenne jasmine red periwinkle cape periwinkle old maid madagascar periwinkle rose periwinkle suffrutex subshrub seasnail

Related words

Other words often associated with Periwinkle or its synonyms:

bush shrub radiate spinster flash flavouring food zinnia twinkle wink seasoning beam

Using Periwinkle

  • The main meaning on this page is: Any of several evergreen plants of the genus Vinca with blue or white flowers. | Similar plants of genus Catharanthus. | A color with bluish and purplish hues, somewhat light.
  • Useful related words include: winkle, seafood, herbaceous plant, herb.
  • In the example corpus, periwinkle often appears in combinations such as: periwinkle mobile, of periwinkle, periwinkle blue.

Context around Periwinkle

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 4 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

find 1× tribulation 1×

Often after:

mobile 2× blue 2× walls 1× snails 1× kingdom 1× showed 1×

Sentence patterns with Periwinkle

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

also find periwinkle snails crabs 1× as if periwinkle kingdom where 1× character tribulation periwinkle showed a 1× coat of periwinkle blue paint 1× comfortable in periwinkle mobile home 1× enveloped by periwinkle walls it 1× in this periwinkle blue long 1× purchased the periwinkle mobile home 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

alondra ruiz vazquez 1× as i sat 1× gcu purchased the 1× her main character 1× i want to 1× through the windows 1×

Common sentence endings:

adorable ruffle hem 1× and eloquent witness 1× another no authority 1× crabs and mussels 1× on the walls 1× road in 2016 1×

Words around Periwinkle

Just before it in the word index:

periwigs 2 perivisceral 2 perivale 3 periurban 3 peritonitis 11 peritoneum 15

Just after it in the word index:

periya 3 periyanaickenpalayam 2 periyar 18 periyasamy 2 perjure 3 perjured 9

Similar in corpus frequency:

aakash 12 aanholt 12 aardwolf 12 abadan 12 abati 12 abcc 12

Corpus analysis for Periwinkle

  • In this selection, "periwinkle" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, find, tribulation, mobile, blue and walls stand out and add context to how "periwinkle" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include also find periwinkle snails crabs and as if periwinkle kingdom where. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "periwinkle" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with periwinkle

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

Here you’ll also find periwinkle, snails, crabs and mussels. (10 words)

GCU purchased the Periwinkle Mobile Home Park near 27th Avenue and Camelback Road in 2016. (15 words)

Go for a whimsical babydoll look in this periwinkle blue long-sleeve mini dress, with an adorable ruffle hem. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

I want to assure us that by the special grace of God this party which has been like limping, which seems to be as if periwinkle kingdom where almost everybody have a crown and there is no respect for one another, no authority. (43 words)

Alondra Ruiz Vazquez and her husband were comfortable in Periwinkle Mobile Home Park for a decade, feeling lucky to own their mobile home and pay about $450 a month for their lot in a city with spiraling rents. (38 words)

Through the windows from outside, we’d been able to see a room that looked relatively new, with a clean, shiny coat of periwinkle blue paint on the walls. (29 words)

Example sentences (8)

Alondra Ruiz Vazquez and her husband were comfortable in Periwinkle Mobile Home Park for a decade, feeling lucky to own their mobile home and pay about $450 a month for their lot in a city with spiraling rents.

GCU purchased the Periwinkle Mobile Home Park near 27th Avenue and Camelback Road in 2016.

Go for a whimsical babydoll look in this periwinkle blue long-sleeve mini dress, with an adorable ruffle hem.

Through the windows from outside, we’d been able to see a room that looked relatively new, with a clean, shiny coat of periwinkle blue paint on the walls.

As I sat down in a corner booth enveloped by periwinkle walls, it was hard to not overhear a customer’s conversation with their server.

Here you’ll also find periwinkle, snails, crabs and mussels.

I want to assure us that by the special grace of God this party which has been like limping, which seems to be as if periwinkle kingdom where almost everybody have a crown and there is no respect for one another, no authority.

Her main character, Tribulation Periwinkle, showed a passage from innocence to maturity and is a "serious and eloquent witness".

Common combinations with periwinkle

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "periwinkle" in a sentence?
An example: "Alondra Ruiz Vazquez and her husband were comfortable in Periwinkle Mobile Home Park for a decade, feeling lucky to own their mobile home and pay about $450 a month for their lot in a city with spiraling rents." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "periwinkle" from authentic English texts.
What does "periwinkle" mean?
Periwinkle means: Any of several evergreen plants of the genus Vinca with blue or white flowers.
What are synonyms of "periwinkle"?
Common synonyms of "periwinkle" include: winkle, seafood, herbaceous plant, herb, vinca rosea, catharanthus roseus, cayenne jasmine, red periwinkle. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "periwinkle" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "periwinkle", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.