How do you use Poppies in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Poppies meaning
plural of poppy
Using Poppies
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of poppy
- In the example corpus, poppies often appears in combinations such as: of poppies, poppies in, the poppies.
Context around Poppies
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 6 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Poppies
- In this selection, "poppies" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 26.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, paper, yellow, mentions, falling, recognises and boss stand out and add context to how "poppies" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and the poppies boss was and and yellow poppies orange cosmos. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "poppies" sits close to words such as acuity, admiralty and albertsons, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with poppies
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
And, in between, thousands of poppies, for they bloom in uprooted soil. (12 words)
Sow seeds that require a cold period for germination, i.e., poppies. (12 words)
All students observed the commemorative silence with the utmost respect and wore their poppies with pride. (16 words)
Or maybe Dan greeted you when you dropped off coins for the Salvation Army at Christmastime, donations for Buddy Poppies in support of Veterans the week before Memorial Day or gently-used items for coat collections in the box provided at Casey’s Foods. (44 words)
It was behind a ten-foot wall that enclosed the entire block on which it sat, but the building itself was magnificent, towering over the gardens in which they stood the way that Oz towered over the fields of poppies. (40 words)
They also form an impressive part of a display recognising the Royal Air, with a cascade of poppies falling from a model aeroplane, while an anchor and cross covered in paper poppies recognises the Royal Navy. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
They also form an impressive part of a display recognising the Royal Air, with a cascade of poppies falling from a model aeroplane, while an anchor and cross covered in paper poppies recognises the Royal Navy.
All students observed the commemorative silence with the utmost respect and wore their poppies with pride.
And, in between, thousands of poppies, for they bloom in uprooted soil.
And the Poppies boss was delighted to secure the services of 38-year-old Langmead, who was with Banbury United last season, who brings a wealth of experience with him.
Andy Jones (second left) presents a cheque to the Royal British Legion in 2021 after an initiative to decorate the Ashfields estate in Sutton with poppies.
As for why the Royals wear their poppies on their left-hand side, it's commonly thought to be because this positions them closer to the heart.
Critchell considered the point a good night’s work, with the Blues already having made an improvement on last season when a 2-1 defeat to Poppies clouded their first game.
Fentanyl production is simpler than heroin because it is entirely synthetic and doesn’t require cultivating the poppies needed for heroin.
First the baby’s breath came in Spring 2021, flowering in beautiful white, then came the array of colors – red and yellow poppies, orange cosmos, and purple foxglove, among others.
Homer mentions poppies in the Iliad, comparing the head of a dying warrior to that of a hanging poppy flower.
In Burunda, Bushman has a guy making a film about him, and reveals that he’s razed some villages to clear land to grow cocaine and poppies (in a desert?).
It was behind a ten-foot wall that enclosed the entire block on which it sat, but the building itself was magnificent, towering over the gardens in which they stood the way that Oz towered over the fields of poppies.
Jim Henderson, 78, was selling poppies in the station ahead of Remembrance Day when he decided to leave because of the large crowds.
One of the four said Royal British Legion, the charity behind the iconic poppies, were collecting 'incidents' and suggested reporters contact its press office.
Or maybe Dan greeted you when you dropped off coins for the Salvation Army at Christmastime, donations for Buddy Poppies in support of Veterans the week before Memorial Day or gently-used items for coat collections in the box provided at Casey’s Foods.
People laid poppies at the top of the shrine following the service, ahead of an expected crowd of 10,000 marching back towards the monument from the Princes Bridge.
Sow seeds that require a cold period for germination, i.e., poppies.
The Black Poppy Rose organisation, who recently redesigned the poppies, shared the meaning behind their new logo on their website.
The Poppies will also be heading to Desborough Town for a friendly next Tuesday night on what will be a significant evening for Ar Tarn.
As ever, it’s an inventive mix of prowling, heady bangers such as the near-eight-minute Denver Luna and sonic experiments such as the gentle opener, Black Poppies.
Common combinations with poppies
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of poppies 15×
- poppies in 9×
- the poppies 8×
- poppies on 6×
- poppies are 6×
- poppies and 6×
- opium poppies 6×
- poppies were 5×
- poppies to 5×
- with poppies 4×