Picayune is an English word with synonyms like fiddling or trivial. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Picayune in a sentence
Picayune meaning
- A small coin of the value of six-and-a-quarter cents; a Spanish coin with a value of half a real; a fippenny bit.
- A coin worth five cents (a nickel) or some other low value.
- A person regarded as unworthy of respect or useless; also, something of very little value; a trifle.
Synonyms of Picayune
Using Picayune
- The main meaning on this page is: A small coin of the value of six-and-a-quarter cents; a Spanish coin with a value of half a real; a fippenny bit. | A coin worth five cents (a nickel) or some other low value. | A person regarded as unworthy of respect or useless; also, something of very little value; a trifle.
- Useful related words include: fiddling, trivial, petty, piffling.
Context around Picayune
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 3 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Picayune
- In this selection, "picayune" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, times, county, quoted, though and police stand out and add context to how "picayune" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include drive for picayune though and orleans times picayune. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "picayune" sits close to words such as aami, aat and abada, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with picayune
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
No score on the - drive for picayune though. (8 words)
In Louisiana, The Advocate and The Times-Picayune have furloughed some staff and put the rest on four-day workweeks. (20 words)
Many readers had formed a deep bond with the Times-Picayune after the catastrophic flooding following Hurricane Katrina in 2005. (20 words)
According to the Times-Picayune, the bell was cast in 1825 and donated by Richard Leche, a former Louisiana governor and Tulane law school graduate who was a close ally of former Gov. Huey P. Long. (36 words)
In June 2013, the Times-Picayune resumed daily printing with a condensed newsstand tabloid edition, nicknamed TP Street, which is published on the three days each week that its namesake broadsheet edition is not printed. (35 words)
This month’s sale of The Times-Picayune of New Orleans and its planned merger with The Advocate of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is the latest example of industry uncertainty. (29 words)
Example sentences (10)
After the deal was announced last year, The Times-Picayune quoted Sen. Kirk Talbot, R-Metairie, in an article about the deal.
According to the Times-Picayune, the bell was cast in 1825 and donated by Richard Leche, a former Louisiana governor and Tulane law school graduate who was a close ally of former Gov. Huey P. Long.
In Louisiana, The Advocate and The Times-Picayune have furloughed some staff and put the rest on four-day workweeks.
No score on the - drive for picayune though.
Many readers had formed a deep bond with the Times-Picayune after the catastrophic flooding following Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
This “Hot Tube Time Machine” sequel is a “meandering mishmash of tasteless jokes,” according to the New Orleans Times-Picayune.
This month’s sale of The Times-Picayune of New Orleans and its planned merger with The Advocate of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is the latest example of industry uncertainty.
Pearl River County, Picayune Police Department, Louisiana State Police, Slidell Police Department and Hancock County Sheriff’s Office were all involved in the pursuit.
The Times-Picayune reported that ads had popped up in his district urging people to boycott his businesses after he voted for the bill in committee.
In June 2013, the Times-Picayune resumed daily printing with a condensed newsstand tabloid edition, nicknamed TP Street, which is published on the three days each week that its namesake broadsheet edition is not printed.