Shrove is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Shrove meaning
simple past of shrive
Using Shrove
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past of shrive
- In the example corpus, shrove often appears in combinations such as: shrove tuesday, on shrove, as shrove.
Context around Shrove
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 9 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Shrove
- In this selection, "shrove" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, celebrating, estomihi, tuesday and sunday stand out and add context to how "shrove" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include shrove tuesday is and away on shrove tuesday. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "shrove" sits close to words such as aare, aarti and abl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with shrove
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
What does Shrove Tuesday mean? (5 words)
Shrove Tuesday is tomorrow, February 21. (6 words)
Shrove Tuesday also became a day for pre-fasting indulgence. (10 words)
With traditional favourites such as lemon and sugar, maple syrup and Nutella are sure to be used as pancake toppings across the UK on Shrove Tuesday, others are much more adventurous with their selection. (34 words)
Several images of wanted suspects have been created on pancakes by a police force which is asking the public for help to "whisk them away" on Shrove Tuesday. (28 words)
The day is known differently amongst different countries and is commonly referred to as Shrove Tuesday in the UK, Martedì Grasso in Italy and Carnival in Brasil. (27 words)
What does Shrove Tuesday mean? (5 words)
Example sentences (20)
If you’re already feeling flipping excited for mountains of pancakes on Shrove Tuesday, complete your arsenal with this non-stick pan.
Shrove Tuesday is tomorrow, February 21.
The ancient tradition, which sees players compete to move a ball to opposite ends of Ashbourne, is played on Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday.
The head chef from a pub in Stourbridge has revealed his secret ingredient for successful pancakes this Shrove Tuesday.
The price of Shrove Tuesday buns (vastlakuklid) has not risen, retailers claim, but demand is rising every year.
With traditional favourites such as lemon and sugar, maple syrup and Nutella are sure to be used as pancake toppings across the UK on Shrove Tuesday, others are much more adventurous with their selection.
People will be getting their frying pans at the ready in the heart of on Shrove Tuesday, for the traditional pancake flipping race.
Several images of wanted suspects have been created on pancakes by a police force which is asking the public for help to "whisk them away" on Shrove Tuesday.
Shrove Tuesday also became a day for pre-fasting indulgence.
Shrove Tuesday enthusiasts have been sharing their pancake adventures on social media - including less-than-conventional toppings, tossing fails and some masterpieces in batter.
Teenagers pictured on Shrove Tuesday at the beach in Scarborough, as boys catch girls and throw them into the sea, 1970's.
The day is known differently amongst different countries and is commonly referred to as Shrove Tuesday in the UK, Martedì Grasso in Italy and Carnival in Brasil.
However, celebrating Shrove Tuesday (or Pancake Tuesday as it’s sometimes called) on the same day as Valentine’s Day actually works out rather well.
Mardi Gras, French for Shrove Tuesday, was Feb. 13 this year.
The New London United Methodist Men are serving a Shrove Tuesday all-you-can-eat pancake and sausage dinner on Tuesday, Feb. 13.
What does Shrove Tuesday mean?
His first job, at Posen, was endangered after Carnival on Shrove Tuesday 1802, when caricatures of military officers were distributed at a ball.
In the United Kingdom and Ireland, the week before Ash Wednesday is called " shrovetide ", ending on Shrove Tuesday.
It is also called Quinquagesima Sunday, Quinquagesimae, Estomihi, Shrove Sunday, or the Sunday next before Lent.
Shrove Tuesday is celebrated in some cities, but Germany has no special name for that day.
Common combinations with shrove
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- shrove tuesday 22×
- on shrove 9×
- as shrove 2×