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Smaug in a sentence

Using Smaug

  • In the example corpus, smaug often appears in combinations such as: smaug is, dragon smaug, smaug was.

Context around Smaug

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 9 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

dragon 2× letteri 1× performed 1× citation 1× played 1× stronghold 1× portraying 1×

Often after:

based 1× occupied 1× attacked 1×

Sentence patterns with Smaug

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

and when smaug attacked erebor 1× artwork portraying smaug 1× back from smaug but was 1× citation citation smaug was considered 1× conversation with smaug 1× conversation with smaug has been 1× cumberbatch performed smaug while moving 1× cumberbatch s smaug is the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

actor richard armitage 1× after driving the 1× back in 2000 1× concept and creation 1× cumberbatch s smaug 1× hammond scull image 1×

Common sentence endings:

all four limbs 1× and pretty hideous 1× artwork portraying smaug 1× been used extensively 1× book the hobbit 1× cause great devastation 1×

Words around Smaug

Just before it in the word index:

smatterings 2 smattering 57 smattered 2 smathers 8 smashville 4 smashmouth 2

Just after it in the word index:

smaw 5 smb 39 smbc 8 smbg 2 smblf 2 smbs 33

Similar in corpus frequency:

abbeys 42 abundances 42 aced 42 ackman 42 actinides 42 adeboye 42

Corpus analysis for Smaug

  • In this selection, "smaug" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, dragon, letteri, performed, based, occupied and attacked stand out and add context to how "smaug" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and when smaug attacked erebor and artwork portraying smaug. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "smaug" sits close to words such as abbeys, abundances and aced, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with smaug

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

If Rivendell were to be attacked, the dragon Smaug could cause great devastation. (13 words)

Jane Johnson in the Bonus material from The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. (13 words)

Smaug is the name of the dragon from the classic fantasy book The Hobbit. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

It is later revealed that Smaug's attack on Erebor was all part of Sauron's design. citation citation Smaug was considered one of the highlights of the second film of the series, with several critics hailing him as cinema's greatest dragon. (43 words)

Actor Richard Armitage attends the premiere of "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug," based on a novel by J.R.R. Tolkien, at TCL Chinese Theatre in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on December 2, 2013. (37 words)

Hammond & Scull, image No. 137 While neither of these appeared in the original printing of The Hobbit due to cost constraints, both have been included in subsequent editions and Conversation with Smaug has been used extensively. (36 words)

Example sentences (20)

However, a thrush speaks to Bard, showing him the weak spot in the dragon's armour in the hollow under Smaug's left breast, which Bilbo had discovered in his conversation with Smaug.

In an interview with Joe Letteri, Smaug's design was changed to this form after the crew saw how Benedict Cumberbatch performed Smaug while moving around on all four limbs.

It is later revealed that Smaug's attack on Erebor was all part of Sauron's design. citation citation Smaug was considered one of the highlights of the second film of the series, with several critics hailing him as cinema's greatest dragon.

Cumberbatch's Smaug is the best thing about the "Hobbit" trilogy, and his Martin Freeman as Bilbo is the second.

Smaug is the name of the dragon from the classic fantasy book The Hobbit.

The Hobbit, an animated movie released in 1977, follows the adventure of Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit recruited by the wizard Gandalf and a group of dwarves to help reclaim their homeland from the dragon Smaug.

Actor Richard Armitage attends the premiere of "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug," based on a novel by J.R.R. Tolkien, at TCL Chinese Theatre in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on December 2, 2013.

Lastly, the decision to make Smaug a cat-like dragon is memorable, but the design itself is goofy and pretty hideous.

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Back in 2000, I played Smaug the Dragon in the Banff production of The Hobbit.

This is another quote from The Desolation of Smaug, but this line is said by elven King Thranduil.

After driving the dwarves out of their stronghold, Smaug occupied the interior of the mountain for the next 150 years, guarding a vast hoard of treasure.

As he was by right of birth the king of Erebor following the death of his father Thráin, he was King under the Mountain in exile until Smaug was destroyed.

Concept and creation Tolkien created numerous pencil sketches and two pieces of more detailed artwork portraying Smaug.

Hammond & Scull, image No. 137 While neither of these appeared in the original printing of The Hobbit due to cost constraints, both have been included in subsequent editions and Conversation with Smaug has been used extensively.

He led the expedition recounted in The Hobbit to win the Lonely Mountain back from Smaug, but was killed in the Battle of Five Armies described at the end of that book.

He persuaded Thorin that he could help him regain his lost territory of Erebor from Smaug, and so the quest was born.

He was born in TA 2746, and when Smaug attacked Erebor in 2770, Thorin was driven into exile with the other surviving dwarves.

If Rivendell were to be attacked, the dragon Smaug could cause great devastation.

In TA 2941, Gandalf arranged (and frequently accompanied) a band of 13 dwarves and the hobbit Bilbo Baggins to reclaim from Smaug the Dwarves' lost treasure in Erebor.

Jane Johnson in the Bonus material from The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.

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Common combinations with smaug

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

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