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Porgy is an English word with synonyms like bream. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Porgy in a sentence

Porgy meaning

  1. Any of several fish of the family Sparidae of seabreams.
  2. In particular, the scup (paugie, Stenotomus chrysops).

Synonyms of Porgy

scup saltwater fish sea bream bream

Related words

Other words often associated with Porgy or its synonyms:

seafood sunfish clean

Using Porgy

  • The main meaning on this page is: Any of several fish of the family Sparidae of seabreams. | Any of several fish of the family Sparidae of seabreams. | In particular, the scup (paugie, Stenotomus chrysops).
  • Useful related words include: scup, saltwater fish, sea bream, bream.
  • In the example corpus, porgy often appears in combinations such as: porgy and, from porgy, while porgy.

Context around Porgy

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 9 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

oklahoma 1× include 1× lady 1× gershwins 1× orgy 1× failure 1× record 1×

Often after:

bess 1×

Sentence patterns with Porgy

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

1935 as porgy and bess 1× commercial failure porgy and bess 1× composition was porgy and bess 1× excerpts from porgy and bess 1× fair lady porgy and bess 1× from oklahoma porgy bess strike 1× gershwin s porgy and bess 1× highlights from porgy and bess 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

autobiography lady sings 1× carmen jones 1954 1× distinct selections from 1× gershwin recorded excerpts 1× gershwin s most 1× her early recordings 1×

Common sentence endings:

the opera repertory 2× american classic 1991 1× amphitheater in vail 1× and bess 1935 1× few years earlier 1× forward and showstopper 1×

Words around Porgy

Just before it in the word index:

porgs 5 porgies 4 porges 7 porgera 5 porg 3 porfirio 20

Just after it in the word index:

pori 6 porin 4 poring 42 porirua 2 porisms 2 porites 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

abad 23 abovementioned 23 abr 23 abrdn 23 accompanist 23 accumulators 23

Corpus analysis for Porgy

  • In this selection, "porgy" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, oklahoma, include, lady and bess stand out and add context to how "porgy" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 1935 as porgy and bess and commercial failure porgy and bess. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "porgy" sits close to words such as abad, abovementioned and abr, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with porgy

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

Gershwin's most ambitious composition was Porgy and Bess (1935). (10 words)

The Life and Times of Porgy and Bess: The Story of an American Classic (1991). (15 words)

While Porgy was launched on Broadway, it has become a standard part of the opera repertory. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

Distinct selections from “Porgy and Bess” showed the deep love connection that can be between a man and woman and included “I Got Plenty of Nothin’”, a song of gratitude, cheerfully expressing “Got my gal/Got my love/Got my song”. (41 words)

The Dallas Symphony Orchestra plays Broadway classics on June 29 featuring repertoire from "Oklahoma," "Porgy & Bess," "Strike Up The Band" and many more fan favorites to a full house at the Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater in Vail. (37 words)

Even before the play had been fully written, Heyward was in discussions with George Gershwin for an operatic version of his novel, which appeared in 1935 as Porgy and Bess (renamed to distinguish it from the play). (37 words)

Example sentences (19)

The Dallas Symphony Orchestra plays Broadway classics on June 29 featuring repertoire from "Oklahoma," "Porgy & Bess," "Strike Up The Band" and many more fan favorites to a full house at the Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater in Vail.

Her early recordings include “Porgy and Bess” with the Andre Previn Trio, “Diahann Carroll Sings Harold Arlen,” “Best Beat Forward” and “Showstopper”.

Previn earned four Academy Awards for his scoring of musical adaptations ("My Fair Lady," "Porgy and Bess" and "Irma la Douce") and original movie musicals ("Gigi").

Distinct selections from “Porgy and Bess” showed the deep love connection that can be between a man and woman and included “I Got Plenty of Nothin’”, a song of gratitude, cheerfully expressing “Got my gal/Got my love/Got my song”.

The season opens Aug. 11 with the lush, celebrated American classic, “The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess,” which comes to Seattle from The Glimmerglass Festval in Cooperstown, N.Y. and under the direction of Francesca Zambello.

Autobiography "Lady Sings the Blues" p. 175. Holiday recorded Gershwin's " I Loves You, Porgy " in 1948.

Carmen Jones (1954) is a reworking of the Bizet opera Carmen to a wartime African-American setting while Porgy and Bess (1959) is based on the George Gershwin opera.

Even before the play had been fully written, Heyward was in discussions with George Gershwin for an operatic version of his novel, which appeared in 1935 as Porgy and Bess (renamed to distinguish it from the play).

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Gershwin recorded excerpts from Porgy and Bess with members of the original cast, conducting the orchestra from the keyboard; he even announced the selections and the names of the performers.

Gershwin's most ambitious composition was Porgy and Bess (1935).

Her tunes included "I Must Have That Man", "Travelin' All Alone", "I Can't Get Started", and " Summertime ", a hit for Holiday in 1936, originating in George Gershwin 's Porgy and Bess a few years earlier.

Huxley feared we would become a trivial culture, preoccupied with some equivalent of the feelies, the orgy porgy, and the centrifugal bumblepuppy.

In 1935 RCA Victor asked him to supervise recordings of highlights from Porgy and Bess; these were his last recordings.

In 1976 Oscar Peterson played (with Joe Pass on acoustic guitar) songs from Porgy And Bess on the clavichord.

Initially a commercial failure, Porgy and Bess is now considered one of the most important American operas of the twentieth century.

Norman Granz then had the vision for Ella and Louis to record Porgy and Bess which is the most famous and critically acclaimed version of the Gershwin brothers' work.

Porgy and Bess (1935), influenced by jazz styles, and Candide (1956), with its sweeping, lyrical passages and farcical parodies of opera, both opened on Broadway but became accepted as part of the opera repertory.

The Life and Times of Porgy and Bess: The Story of an American Classic (1991).

While Porgy was launched on Broadway, it has become a standard part of the opera repertory.

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Common combinations with porgy

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "porgy" in a sentence?
An example: "The Dallas Symphony Orchestra plays Broadway classics on June 29 featuring repertoire from "Oklahoma," "Porgy & Bess," "Strike Up The Band" and many more fan favorites to a full house at the Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater in Vail." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "porgy" from authentic English texts.
What does "porgy" mean?
Porgy means: Any of several fish of the family Sparidae of seabreams.
What are synonyms of "porgy"?
Common synonyms of "porgy" include: scup, saltwater fish, sea bream, bream.
How many example sentences with "porgy" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "porgy", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.