How do you use Slughorn in a sentence? See 8 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Slughorn in a sentence
Slughorn meaning
- A certain fictional wind instrument.
- Obsolete spelling of slogan (“a battle cry among the ancient Irish or highlanders of Scotland”).
Using Slughorn
- The main meaning on this page is: A certain fictional wind instrument. | Obsolete spelling of slogan (“a battle cry among the ancient Irish or highlanders of Scotland”).
- In the example corpus, slughorn often appears in combinations such as: horace slughorn.
Context around Slughorn
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Slughorn
- In this selection, "slughorn" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 22.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, horace, professor, umbridge, explained, lavender and starts stand out and add context to how "slughorn" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include as professor slughorn explained liquid and dolores umbridge slughorn lavender brown. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "slughorn" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with slughorn
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Slughorn starts cultivating stars early by inviting students of note to participate in his Slug Club. (16 words)
The notes greatly bolster Harry's performance in Potions, so much so that he impresses Slughorn. (16 words)
As Professor Slughorn explained, Liquid Luck can be deadly if used too much and can lead a user to become dangerously overconfident. (22 words)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince In the sixth book, Dumbledore fetches Harry from Privet Drive and takes him to persuade Horace Slughorn to rejoin the Hogwarts staff. (29 words)
This set has 253 pieces and includes minifigures for Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, Dolores Umbridge, Slughorn, Lavender Brown, Draco Malfoy, Neville Longbottom, and Luna Lovegood minifigures. (28 words)
With Snape no longer teaching Potions, Harry enrolls in Slughorn's class and is lent an old textbook until his new one arrives. (23 words)
Example sentences (8)
As Professor Slughorn explained, Liquid Luck can be deadly if used too much and can lead a user to become dangerously overconfident.
Advanced Potion-Making is already an incredible important purchase for any student looking to better themselves in one of Slughorn's classes.
This set has 253 pieces and includes minifigures for Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, Dolores Umbridge, Slughorn, Lavender Brown, Draco Malfoy, Neville Longbottom, and Luna Lovegood minifigures.
Even the Slytherins who get some degree of redemption are still bullies (Draco Malfoy,) sleazebags (Horace Slughorn,) and vindictive creeps (Severus Snape).
Slughorn starts cultivating stars early by inviting students of note to participate in his Slug Club.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince In the sixth book, Dumbledore fetches Harry from Privet Drive and takes him to persuade Horace Slughorn to rejoin the Hogwarts staff.
The notes greatly bolster Harry's performance in Potions, so much so that he impresses Slughorn.
With Snape no longer teaching Potions, Harry enrolls in Slughorn's class and is lent an old textbook until his new one arrives.
Common combinations with slughorn
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: