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

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Raven | Ravens | Ravenna | Ravenous | Ravenclaw | Ravenel | Ravenswood | Ravenscroft | Ravenwood

Raven meaning

  1. Any of several, generally large, species of birds in the genus Corvus with lustrous black plumage; especially the common raven (Corvus corax).
  2. A jet-black, often glossy, colour, like that of the plumage of a raven (etymology 1 sense 1).

Synonyms of Raven

eat pig guttle devour forage predate prey seize corvine bird corvus corax feed

Related words

Other words often associated with Raven or its synonyms:

take provender consume down have food enclose search postdate beast clutch conquer

Raven vertaling naar Nederlands

raaf

Using Raven

  • The main meaning on this page is: Any of several, generally large, species of birds in the genus Corvus with lustrous black plumage; especially the common raven (Corvus corax). | Any of several, generally large, species of birds in the genus Corvus with lustrous black plumage; especially the common raven (Corvus corax). | A jet-black, often glossy, colour, like that of the plumage of a raven (etymology 1 sense 1).
  • Useful related words include: eat, pig, guttle, devour.
  • Possible Dutch translations are: raaf.
  • In the example corpus, raven often appears in combinations such as: the raven, raven and, and raven.

Context around Raven

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 8 start, 9 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

non 5× black 5× particularly 1× dupree 1× anyway 1× callsign 1× jonathan 1× guard 1× blue 1× chen 1×

Often after:

provides 3× bowens 1× software 1× wasn 1× johnson 1× jackson 1×

Sentence patterns with Raven

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

a black raven 3× a black raven could be 1× a black raven does not 1× according to raven software resurgence 1× anyway raven wasn t 1× attorney jonathan raven said he 1× black non raven 1× black non raven provides exactly 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

although talia was 1× anyway raven wasn 1× armored core 6 1× based on character 1× blue raven was 1× by the end 1×

Common sentence endings:

a black raven 3× a distinct brand 1× amount of evidence 1× armored core unit 1× black non raven 1× cry was about 1×

Words around Raven

Just before it in the word index:

ravelston 5 ravelstein 2 ravelry 2 raveling 2 raveled 2 ravelas 2

Just after it in the word index:

ravena 5 ravenclaw 26 ravenclaws 6 ravencoin 2 raveneau 2 raveneck 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

annexation 395 anticipating 395 bombed 395 centralized 395 declares 395 deflected 395

Corpus analysis for Raven

  • In this selection, "raven" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, non, black, particularly, provides, bowens and software stand out and add context to how "raven" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a black raven and a black raven could be. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "raven" sits close to words such as annexation, anticipating and bombed, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with raven

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

Enjoy a full moon celebration concert honoring Native American culture and music with Raven. (14 words)

Note: Good used "crow" instead of "raven", but "raven" has been used here throughout for consistency. (16 words)

Blue Raven was purchased by SunPower in 2021, but it still operates as a distinct brand. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

Although Talia was a victim of Colin’s emotional abuse, some fans still couldn’t get past her involvement in his scheme and what she did to Chanel Dupree (Raven Bowens) as well as Paulina Price (Jackée Harry). (38 words)

The Raven was not released in the US; instead a compilation album The Stranglers IV was released in 1980, containing a selection of tracks from The Raven and a mix of earlier and later non-album tracks. (37 words)

Surprisingly, Maher shows that, for a large class of possible configurations of background knowledge, the observation of a non-black non-raven provides exactly the same amount of confirmation as the observation of a black raven. (36 words)

Example sentences (20)

The Raven and the First MenWhat comes across strongly in is what Raven’s cry was about.

While such incidents seem to solidify the hypothesis that Raven-Symoné underwent her first surgery for That’s So Raven, the Georgia-born TV star has yet to respond to these theories.

Based on character descriptions (particularly Raven’s) it seems likely that the first season will have the Titans facing off against Raven’s demon father Trigon.

Fitelson, 2006 examined the conditions under which the observation of a non-black non-raven provides less evidence than the observation of a black raven.

Maher's proof appears to contradict the result of the Bayesian argument, which was that the observation of a non-black non-raven provides much less evidence than the observation of a black raven.

Note: Good used "crow" instead of "raven", but "raven" has been used here throughout for consistency.

Observing a black raven could be considered a finite amount of confirmatory evidence, but observing a non-black non-raven would be an infinitesimal amount of evidence.

Surprisingly, Maher shows that, for a large class of possible configurations of background knowledge, the observation of a non-black non-raven provides exactly the same amount of confirmation as the observation of a black raven.

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The Raven was not released in the US; instead a compilation album The Stranglers IV was released in 1980, containing a selection of tracks from The Raven and a mix of earlier and later non-album tracks.

Thus, it may appear that a single instance of a black raven does not yield much more support than would a non-black non-raven.

Although Talia was a victim of Colin’s emotional abuse, some fans still couldn’t get past her involvement in his scheme and what she did to Chanel Dupree (Raven Bowens) as well as Paulina Price (Jackée Harry).

And according to Raven Software, Resurgence is just the start of new and returning modes heading to over the next few months, with one of those being the fan-favorite mode Plunder.

Anyway, Raven wasn’t at these tapings, so somehow they’ll have to get by without him standing at ringside and smirking no matter what’s happening around him.

Armored Core 6 places you in the shoes of an independent mercenary called '621' who adopts the callsign Raven from a crashed Armored Core unit.

As for the competency issue: Yolo County District Attorney Jonathan Raven said he disagreed with the psychologist’s assessment, prompting the judge to set a jury trial on the competency matter.

At one point, Clark literally waved off South Carolina guard Raven Johnson as Johnson stood undefended with the ball on the perimeter.

Blue Raven was purchased by SunPower in 2021, but it still operates as a distinct brand.

By the end of 2003, Punk turned on Raven in TNA, but Punk soon left TNA due to the issues between ROH/TNA regarding the RF controversy.

Enjoy a full moon celebration concert honoring Native American culture and music with Raven.

Film Independent has named Law Chen, Raven Jackson, Erin Li, Miguel Nuñez, Victoria Rivera and Claudia Sparrow as the filmmakers set for its second annual Episodic Directing Intensive.

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Common combinations with raven

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "raven" in a sentence?
An example: "The Raven and the First MenWhat comes across strongly in is what Raven’s cry was about." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "raven" from authentic English texts.
What does "raven" mean?
Raven means: Any of several, generally large, species of birds in the genus Corvus with lustrous black plumage; especially the common raven (Corvus corax).
What are synonyms of "raven"?
Common synonyms of "raven" include: eat, pig, guttle, devour, forage, predate, prey, seize. Plus 3 more synonyms.
What is "raven" in Dutch?
"raven" translates to Dutch as: raaf.
How many example sentences with "raven" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "raven", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.