Get to know Piggledy better with 4 real example sentences.
Piggledy in a sentence
Context around Piggledy
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 4 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Piggledy
- In this selection, "piggledy" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 29 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, higgledy and village stand out and add context to how "piggledy" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include bit higgledy piggledy from the and standing higgledy piggledy and packed. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "piggledy" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with piggledy
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
If you think Ye Olde Thirsty Pig looks a bit higgledy-piggledy from the outside, the inside won't disappoint. (20 words)
Cruise along Lake Windermere and then head to the higgledy-piggledy village of Hawkshead, which is full of picturesque medieval cottages. (21 words)
The original plan was to strip it back to expose the brickwork but it was higgledy-piggledy, so instead the walls have been clad to create a driftwood look with blue and green rag-washing. (35 words)
Fifteen years later, the nearly 17,000 shanties are all pucca homes, most with an upper storey that may be sub-let; the homes and shops standing higgledy-piggledy and packed closely together along the narrow streets are all electrified. (40 words)
The original plan was to strip it back to expose the brickwork but it was higgledy-piggledy, so instead the walls have been clad to create a driftwood look with blue and green rag-washing. (35 words)
Cruise along Lake Windermere and then head to the higgledy-piggledy village of Hawkshead, which is full of picturesque medieval cottages. (21 words)
Example sentences (4)
If you think Ye Olde Thirsty Pig looks a bit higgledy-piggledy from the outside, the inside won't disappoint.
The original plan was to strip it back to expose the brickwork but it was higgledy-piggledy, so instead the walls have been clad to create a driftwood look with blue and green rag-washing.
Cruise along Lake Windermere and then head to the higgledy-piggledy village of Hawkshead, which is full of picturesque medieval cottages.
Fifteen years later, the nearly 17,000 shanties are all pucca homes, most with an upper storey that may be sub-let; the homes and shops standing higgledy-piggledy and packed closely together along the narrow streets are all electrified.