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How do you use Queequeg in a sentence? See 9 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Queequeg in a sentence

Queequeg meaning

A person, fictional character, or other foil who literally or symbolically fulfills one or more of the roles Queequeg played in Moby-Dick such as the noble savage, Entwicklungsroman guru or exemplar, or racially-inflected spear carrier role.

Using Queequeg

  • The main meaning on this page is: A person, fictional character, or other foil who literally or symbolically fulfills one or more of the roles Queequeg played in Moby-Dick such as the noble savage, Entwicklungsroman guru or exemplar, or racially-inflected spear carrier role.

Context around Queequeg

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 17.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 5 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

sidekick 1× now 1× hire 1×

Often after:

tashtego 1× proposes 1× dives 1× person 1× barely 1×

Sentence patterns with Queequeg

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

blood from queequeg tashtego and 1× his sidekick queequeg are served 1× ishmael and queequeg s sensual 1× male a queequeg person who 1× now queequeg proposes that 1× queequeg dives after 1× queequeg s coffin 1× sinks and queequeg barely manages 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

ahab tempers the 1× ishmael and queequeg 1× melville s narrator 1× now queequeg proposes 1× queequeg dives after 1× queequeg s coffin 1×

Common sentence endings:

forecastle ch 40 1× manages to escape 1× new life buoy 1× on another planet 1× tashtego and daggoo 1× the following morning 1×

Words around Queequeg

Just before it in the word index:

queeny 3 queensway 31 queenstown 87 queenston 2 queenslie 2 queenslayer 2

Just after it in the word index:

queer 844 queercore 3 queerest 2 queering 4 queerness 47 queers 24

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 12 abacos 12 abboud 12 abdelkader 12 abdomens 12 abdou 12

Corpus analysis for Queequeg

  • In this selection, "queequeg" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 17.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, sidekick, now, hire, tashtego, proposes and dives stand out and add context to how "queequeg" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include blood from queequeg tashtego and and his sidekick queequeg are served. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "queequeg" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with queequeg

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

They hire Queequeg the following morning. (6 words)

The carcass sinks, and Queequeg barely manages to escape. (9 words)

Ahab tempers the barb in blood from Queequeg, Tashtego, and Daggoo. (11 words)

Longer example sentences

Taylor's notes from the early production in July 1993 describe the character as "First Officer – a human native American male, a ' Queequeg ' person who has renounced Earth and lives as an expatriate on another planet. (36 words)

Ishmael and Queequeg's sensual friendship initiates a kind of racial harmony that is shattered when the crew's dancing erupts into racial conflict in "Midnight, Forecastle" (Ch. 40). (29 words)

Melville’s narrator, Ishmael, and his sidekick, Queequeg, are served chowder in Mrs. Hussey’s inn before they sail off on the Pequod with Captain Ahab. (26 words)

Example sentences (9)

Melville’s narrator, Ishmael, and his sidekick, Queequeg, are served chowder in Mrs. Hussey’s inn before they sail off on the Pequod with Captain Ahab.

Ahab tempers the barb in blood from Queequeg, Tashtego, and Daggoo.

Ishmael and Queequeg's sensual friendship initiates a kind of racial harmony that is shattered when the crew's dancing erupts into racial conflict in "Midnight, Forecastle" (Ch. 40).

Now Queequeg proposes that his superfluous coffin be used as a new life buoy.

Queequeg dives after him and frees his mate with his sword.

Queequeg's coffin comes to the surface, the only thing to escape the vortex when Pequod sank.

Taylor's notes from the early production in July 1993 describe the character as "First Officer – a human native American male, a ' Queequeg ' person who has renounced Earth and lives as an expatriate on another planet.

The carcass sinks, and Queequeg barely manages to escape.

They hire Queequeg the following morning.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "queequeg" in a sentence?
An example: "Melville’s narrator, Ishmael, and his sidekick, Queequeg, are served chowder in Mrs. Hussey’s inn before they sail off on the Pequod with Captain Ahab." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "queequeg" from authentic English texts.
What does "queequeg" mean?
Queequeg means: A person, fictional character, or other foil who literally or symbolically fulfills one or more of the roles Queequeg played in Moby-Dick such as the noble savage, Entwicklungsroman guru or exemplar, or racially-inflected spear carrier role.
How many example sentences with "queequeg" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 9 example sentences with "queequeg", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.