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Petunia is an English word with synonyms like flower. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Petunia in a sentence

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Petunia | Petunias

Petunia meaning

  1. Any of the flowering plants of genus Petunia, of which most garden varieties are hybrids.
  2. A dark purple colour, like that of some petunia flowers.
  3. A homosexual.

Synonyms of Petunia

flower genus petunia asterid dicot genus

Related words

Other words often associated with Petunia or its synonyms:

period blossom flush peak bloom efflorescence prime develop angiosperm heyday

Using Petunia

  • The main meaning on this page is: Any of the flowering plants of genus Petunia, of which most garden varieties are hybrids. | A dark purple colour, like that of some petunia flowers. | A homosexual.
  • Useful related words include: flower, genus petunia, asterid dicot genus.
  • In the example corpus, petunia often appears in combinations such as: and petunia.

Context around Petunia

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 4 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 14 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

aunt 1× something 1× sweet 1× alyssum 1× little 1× mini 1× sister 1×

Often after:

desperately 1× shrieked 1× isn 1× dursley 1× deem 1× perfect 1× bowls 1× evans 1×

Sentence patterns with Petunia

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

a mini petunia perfect for 1× aunt petunia made harry 1× basket alyssum petunia million bells 1× experience to petunia 1× includes little petunia and oscar 1× meet sweet petunia 1× ordinary something petunia desperately wanted 1× petunia isn t 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

aunt petunia made 1× before long vernon 1× darci s merchandise 1× dudley was the 1× he knows that 1× her physical appearance 1×

Common sentence endings:

and petunia dursley 1× as his own 1× black eyed susan 1× experience to petunia 1× her professional ones 1× in full sun 1×

Words around Petunia

Just before it in the word index:

petulantly 5 petulant 43 petulance 14 petula 2 pettyfer 3 pettycur 2

Just after it in the word index:

petunias 4 petursson 2 petworth 6 petya 2 petyoshin 2 petyr 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aat 18 abenomics 18 abraxas 18 abrogating 18 absolutes 18 absorbance 18

Corpus analysis for Petunia

  • In this selection, "petunia" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 20.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, aunt, something, sweet, desperately, shrieked and isn stand out and add context to how "petunia" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a mini petunia perfect for and aunt petunia made harry. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "petunia" sits close to words such as aat, abenomics and abraxas, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with petunia

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

Petunia isn’t deterring the foreign collaborators. (7 words)

Similarly, Vernon had a similar experience to Petunia. (8 words)

Dudley was the only child of Vernon and Petunia Dursley. (10 words)

Longer example sentences

He knows that Harry will be protected by the special magic caused by his mother's sacrifice, after he evokes the magic of the bond of blood and Harry's aunt, his mother's sister - Petunia Evans Dursley, sealed it by accepting her nephew into her home. (47 words)

I’d worked day and night for years to live in a home with space to grow things, and by my mid-40s that meant I had missed any opportunity to tell a petunia from a black-eyed Susan. (39 words)

Aunt Petunia made Harry cook for them, Uncle Vernon trash-talked his parents, and Dudley regularly intimidated him and treated him like a burden. (24 words)

Example sentences (14)

Aunt Petunia made Harry cook for them, Uncle Vernon trash-talked his parents, and Dudley regularly intimidated him and treated him like a burden.

Her physical appearance is described as "horse-like" and "ordinary," something Petunia desperately wanted to be.

While Petunia shrieked at Lily's magical abilities, she longingly asked her sister how she managed to do it.

If you're looking for a doggy that will offer a lifetime of companionship, loyalty, and unwavering devotion, you need to meet sweet PETUNIA.

Petunia isn’t deterring the foreign collaborators.

Dudley was the only child of Vernon and Petunia Dursley.

I’d worked day and night for years to live in a home with space to grow things, and by my mid-40s that meant I had missed any opportunity to tell a petunia from a black-eyed Susan.

Similarly, Vernon had a similar experience to Petunia.

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You will need plants that will drape over the sides of the basket: alyssum, petunia million bells, erigeron, lobelia and ivy pelargonium are suggestions.

Before long, Vernon and Petunia deem it necessary for Harry to take Dudley’s second bedroom as his own.

Darci’s merchandise includes little Petunia and Oscar puppets based upon her professional ones.

In essence they’re a mini petunia, perfect for small containers or cascading over the edge of a container in full sun.

Soon to be followed by a rain of petunia bowls.

He knows that Harry will be protected by the special magic caused by his mother's sacrifice, after he evokes the magic of the bond of blood and Harry's aunt, his mother's sister - Petunia Evans Dursley, sealed it by accepting her nephew into her home.

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Common combinations with petunia

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "petunia" in a sentence?
An example: "Aunt Petunia made Harry cook for them, Uncle Vernon trash-talked his parents, and Dudley regularly intimidated him and treated him like a burden." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "petunia" from authentic English texts.
What does "petunia" mean?
Petunia means: Any of the flowering plants of genus Petunia, of which most garden varieties are hybrids.
What are synonyms of "petunia"?
Common synonyms of "petunia" include: flower, genus petunia, asterid dicot genus.
How many example sentences with "petunia" are there?
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