Explore Plowright through 3 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Plowright in a sentence
Plowright meaning
An English surname originating as an occupation for someone who made plows or ploughs.
Using Plowright
- The main meaning on this page is: An English surname originating as an occupation for someone who made plows or ploughs.
- In the example corpus, plowright often appears in combinations such as: joan plowright.
Context around Plowright
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Plowright
- In this selection, "plowright" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, joan and theatre stand out and add context to how "plowright" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and the plowright theatre making and wife joan plowright as friends. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "plowright" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with plowright
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Dame Maggie counted Olivier and his wife Joan Plowright as friends but found the acting great to be a very competitive performer. (22 words)
Theatregoers in Scunthorpe are set to benefit from reduced booking fees at The Baths Hall and The Plowright Theatre, making live entertainment more affordable. (24 words)
What I felt to be my image was boring me to death.sfn Olivier, with Joan Plowright in The Entertainer on Broadway in 1958. (24 words)
Theatregoers in Scunthorpe are set to benefit from reduced booking fees at The Baths Hall and The Plowright Theatre, making live entertainment more affordable. (24 words)
What I felt to be my image was boring me to death.sfn Olivier, with Joan Plowright in The Entertainer on Broadway in 1958. (24 words)
Dame Maggie counted Olivier and his wife Joan Plowright as friends but found the acting great to be a very competitive performer. (22 words)
Example sentences (3)
Dame Maggie counted Olivier and his wife Joan Plowright as friends but found the acting great to be a very competitive performer.
Theatregoers in Scunthorpe are set to benefit from reduced booking fees at The Baths Hall and The Plowright Theatre, making live entertainment more affordable.
What I felt to be my image was boring me to death.sfn Olivier, with Joan Plowright in The Entertainer on Broadway in 1958.
Common combinations with plowright
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: