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Snicket in a sentence

Snicket meaning

A narrow passage or alley.

Using Snicket

  • The main meaning on this page is: A narrow passage or alley.
  • In the example corpus, snicket often appears in combinations such as: lemony snicket.

Context around Snicket

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 31 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

lemony 4×

Often after:

himself 1×

Sentence patterns with Snicket

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

in lemony snicket s a 1× lemony snicket the books 1× letters from snicket himself to 1× pseudonym lemony snicket to present 1× reads lemony snicket s a 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

daniel handler used 1× lemony snicket the 1× maeve piasecki left 1×

Common sentence endings:

in the series 1× s mom amy 1× the main characters 1×

Words around Snicket

Just before it in the word index:

snickers 37 snickering 6 snickered 2 snickerdoodles 3 snickerdoodle 5 snicker 7

Just after it in the word index:

snide 31 snidely 2 snider 81 sniders 2 snidget 6 snidow 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 5 aaah 5 aacl 5 aak 5 aapke 5 aarav 5

Corpus analysis for Snicket

  • In this selection, "snicket" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 31 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, lemony and himself stand out and add context to how "snicket" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include in lemony snicket s a and lemony snicket the books. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "snicket" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with snicket

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

Daniel Handler used the pseudonym Lemony Snicket to present his A Series of Unfortunate Events books as memoirs by an acquaintance of the main characters. (25 words)

Maeve Piasecki, left, 11, of Clarks Summit, reads Lemony Snicket’s ‘A Series of Unfortunate Events’ to a cat named Catillac, who sits on the lap of Maeve’s mom Amy. (31 words)

Lemony Snicket * The books in Lemony Snicket 's A Series of Unfortunate Events conclude with supposed letters from Snicket himself to his editor, containing a summary of his submitted manuscript for the following book in the series. (37 words)

Longer example sentences

Lemony Snicket * The books in Lemony Snicket 's A Series of Unfortunate Events conclude with supposed letters from Snicket himself to his editor, containing a summary of his submitted manuscript for the following book in the series. (37 words)

Maeve Piasecki, left, 11, of Clarks Summit, reads Lemony Snicket’s ‘A Series of Unfortunate Events’ to a cat named Catillac, who sits on the lap of Maeve’s mom Amy. (31 words)

Daniel Handler used the pseudonym Lemony Snicket to present his A Series of Unfortunate Events books as memoirs by an acquaintance of the main characters. (25 words)

Example sentences (3)

Lemony Snicket * The books in Lemony Snicket 's A Series of Unfortunate Events conclude with supposed letters from Snicket himself to his editor, containing a summary of his submitted manuscript for the following book in the series.

Maeve Piasecki, left, 11, of Clarks Summit, reads Lemony Snicket’s ‘A Series of Unfortunate Events’ to a cat named Catillac, who sits on the lap of Maeve’s mom Amy.

Daniel Handler used the pseudonym Lemony Snicket to present his A Series of Unfortunate Events books as memoirs by an acquaintance of the main characters.

Common combinations with snicket

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "snicket" in a sentence?
An example: "Lemony Snicket * The books in Lemony Snicket 's A Series of Unfortunate Events conclude with supposed letters from Snicket himself to his editor, containing a summary of his submitted manuscript for the following book in the series." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "snicket" from authentic English texts.
What does "snicket" mean?
Snicket means: A narrow passage or alley.
How many example sentences with "snicket" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "snicket", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.