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Pillion in a sentence

Pillion meaning

  1. A pad behind the saddle of a horse for a second rider.
  2. A similar second saddle on a motorcycle for a passenger.
  3. The person riding in the pillion.

Synonyms of Pillion

seat

Related words

Other words often associated with Pillion or its synonyms:

backside posterior nates hindquarters place buns butt keister buttocks fundament bum arse

Using Pillion

  • The main meaning on this page is: A pad behind the saddle of a horse for a second rider. | A similar second saddle on a motorcycle for a passenger. | The person riding in the pillion.
  • Useful related words include: seat.
  • In the example corpus, pillion often appears in combinations such as: pillion rider, the pillion, pillion passenger.

Context around Pillion

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 7 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

riding 3× male 1× rode 1×

Often after:

rider 9× passenger 4× snatched 1×

Sentence patterns with Pillion

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

and the pillion rider snatched 1× and the pillion were taken 1× as a pillion passenger 1× as a pillion rider 1× darko the pillion rider and 1× dead is pillion rider parishram 1× grabbed the pillion rider s 1× motorcyclist and pillion rider were 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a 25 year 1× at the scene 1× campbell and the 1× dead is pillion 1× eugene darko the 1× he was riding 1×

Common sentence endings:

a pillion passenger 1× a pillion rider 1× a yahama motorbike 1× aberdeen royal infirmary 1× child s hand 1× dead on arrival 1×

Words around Pillion

Just before it in the word index:

pilling 20 pilley 3 pillette 2 piller 8 pillen 6 pillemer 3

Just after it in the word index:

pillman 31 pillon 2 pilloried 31 pillory 14 pillow 375 pillowcase 33

Similar in corpus frequency:

aberrant 31 abloh 31 absurdities 31 acceptor 31 acetaminophen 31 achaemenid 31

Corpus analysis for Pillion

  • In this selection, "pillion" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, riding, male, rode, rider, passenger and snatched stand out and add context to how "pillion" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and the pillion rider snatched and and the pillion were taken. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "pillion" sits close to words such as aberrant, abloh and absurdities, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with pillion

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

Campbell and the pillion were taken to hospital. (8 words)

The motorcyclist and pillion rider were pronounced dead on arrival. (10 words)

At the time of the incident, Verrapen was the pillion rider. (11 words)

Longer example sentences

Later, when Ramzy was requested to help a multi-ethnic team brainstorm to work together to promote harmony and inter-ethnic dialogue, he rode over on the pillion of a bike to Digana discounting his discomfort. (36 words)

They pulled up beside the victim's car in on Saturday afternoon, when the pillion rider brandished the gruesome knife and held it to the boy's throat, as they demanded the man's possessions. (35 words)

Then there's the pathetic, like Matthew Richard Woods, who faces up to seven years behind bars for allegedly snatching a purse from a Canadian tourist while riding pillion on a motorbike. (32 words)

Example sentences (20)

A 25-year-old woman, who was the pillion passenger from the motorcycle, was taken by ambulance to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.

Dead is pillion rider Parishram Sancharrie, a 29-year-old resident of Hope West, Enmore.

The motorcyclist and pillion rider were pronounced dead on arrival.

While Karthik rode the bike, Arfaz who was a pillion snatched the cell phones.

At the scene, they found a 23-year-old woman with a head injury who was a pillion passenger on a Yahama motorbike.

At the time of the incident, Verrapen was the pillion rider.

Campbell and the pillion were taken to hospital.

Eugene Darko, the pillion rider, and Kumessa admitted the offences and they were sentenced accordingly.

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Police reports are that at about 9:35 p.m Sinclair was driving a motorcycle along the roadway with Forbes as a pillion rider.

Sunila’s husband Sanjay was driving a two-wheeler, with Sunila riding as a pillion passenger.

Later, when Ramzy was requested to help a multi-ethnic team brainstorm to work together to promote harmony and inter-ethnic dialogue, he rode over on the pillion of a bike to Digana discounting his discomfort.

Ms Belsner suffered cuts and bruises after being knocked off a moped by a car while riding pillion back in February 2016.

She then grabbed the pillion rider’s T-shirt causing both motorcycles to lost control and crash at the side of the road,” said Awang Din.

The juvenile who was the pillion rider on the motorcycle being driven by deceased attacked him while they were going home near Siraspur Phatak which led to death of Rohit.

They pulled up beside the victim's car in on Saturday afternoon, when the pillion rider brandished the gruesome knife and held it to the boy's throat, as they demanded the man's possessions.

While searching in front of her house, two bike-borne men came and the pillion rider snatched away the victim’s gold chain.

He said the motorcyclist was riding from Chezi trading centre towards Mvera roadblock with one male pillion passenger known as Mr. Lowani, full particulars not advised.

He was riding pillion, while his friend, identified as Shubham Jondhale (21), was riding the two-wheeler.

Then there's the pathetic, like Matthew Richard Woods, who faces up to seven years behind bars for allegedly snatching a purse from a Canadian tourist while riding pillion on a motorbike.

Nath and his wife rode pillion with their daughter, with the wife holding the IV fluid bottle connected to the child’s hand.

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Common combinations with pillion

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "pillion" in a sentence?
An example: "A 25-year-old woman, who was the pillion passenger from the motorcycle, was taken by ambulance to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "pillion" from authentic English texts.
What does "pillion" mean?
Pillion means: A pad behind the saddle of a horse for a second rider.
What are synonyms of "pillion"?
Common synonyms of "pillion" include: seat.
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