Wondering how to use Sparrow in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as passerine.
Sparrow meaning
- The house sparrow, Passer domesticus; a small bird with a short bill, and brown, white and gray feathers.
- A member of the family Passeridae, comprising small Old World songbirds.
- A member of the family Passerellidae (or Emberizidae, under classification systems that subsume the New World sparrows under Emberizidae), comprising small New World songbirds.
Synonyms of Sparrow
Using Sparrow
- The main meaning on this page is: The house sparrow, Passer domesticus; a small bird with a short bill, and brown, white and gray feathers. | A member of the family Passeridae, comprising small Old World songbirds. | A member of the family Passerellidae (or Emberizidae, under classification systems that subsume the New World sparrows under Emberizidae), comprising small New World songbirds.
- Useful related words include: true sparrow, passerine, passeriform bird, hedge sparrow.
- In the example corpus, sparrow often appears in combinations such as: the sparrow, jack sparrow, sparrow and.
Context around Sparrow
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 12 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Sparrow
- In this selection, "sparrow" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, jack, black, song, grass, academy and timeline stand out and add context to how "sparrow" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 1791 that sparrow grass is and a song sparrow and a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "sparrow" sits close to words such as acutely, advisable and afield, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with sparrow
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Photo at top: A song sparrow and a white-throated sparrow. (11 words)
He was like a tiny sparrow with his little hands and legs,” she remembers. (14 words)
As someone who was gifted in storytelling, I could easily relate to Sparrow’s predicament. (15 words)
Depp, a film star known for his role as Captain Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, as well as his many collaborations with director Tim Burton, met Heard on the set of 2011 film in which they both starred. (42 words)
Although known for dancehall/pop anthems like Boombastic and It Wasn’t Me, Shaggy said he grew up in the Rae Town community of Kingston admiring the music of The Mighty Sparrow, the legendary Trinidadian considered calypso/soca’s greatest exponent. (41 words)
Asparagus was also corrupted in some places to "sparrow grass"; indeed, the Oxford English Dictionary quotes John Walker as having written in 1791 that "Sparrow-grass is so general that asparagus has an air of stiffness and pedantry". (38 words)
Example sentences (20)
Johnny Depp is totally phoning it in as Jack Sparrow by this point, and Sparrow himself is written as a disappointing, drunken buffoon.
Photo at top: A song sparrow and a white-throated sparrow.
Instead, he created the Sparrow Academy, which is made up of different individuals except for Ben (Min) who's alive in this timeline and is the leader of the Sparrow Academy as Number One.
Garcia has been involved in a contract dispute over the last week after his scheduled bout against Avery Sparrow was cancelled at the last minute as Sparrow was arrested on the day of the fight weigh-in.
Asparagus was also corrupted in some places to "sparrow grass"; indeed, the Oxford English Dictionary quotes John Walker as having written in 1791 that "Sparrow-grass is so general that asparagus has an air of stiffness and pedantry".
Black Sparrow years In 1969 Bukowski accepted an offer from Black Sparrow Press legendary publisher John Martin and quit his post office job to dedicate himself to full-time writing.
In the same sentence, she states that peasants often called it "sparrow grass", and further on mentions a 1667 diary in which Samuel Pepys bought a bundle of "sparrow grass" in Fenchurch Street, London.
According to Amazon, Sparrow has the ability to identify, select and then pick up products, while the bright green Proteus can transport heavy carts.
Although known for dancehall/pop anthems like Boombastic and It Wasn’t Me, Shaggy said he grew up in the Rae Town community of Kingston admiring the music of The Mighty Sparrow, the legendary Trinidadian considered calypso/soca’s greatest exponent.
Among them is, of course, Captain Jack Sparrow (), a very cherished character by fans of the saga.
As someone who was gifted in storytelling, I could easily relate to Sparrow’s predicament.
Depp, a film star known for his role as Captain Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, as well as his many collaborations with director Tim Burton, met Heard on the set of 2011 film in which they both starred.
Fans continue to recreate Jack Sparrow's iconic run and his carefree attitude towards responsibilities, which is often shared as a reaction or a way of avoiding problems.
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.
Her name was Efa and in the alternate Sparrow timeline, she is a victim of the psychic massacre committed by Harlan Cooper.
He was like a tiny sparrow with his little hands and legs,” she remembers.
In Episode 4, the jury members finally get to visit the Cinnamon & Sparrow factory and look at the shirts Trevor allegedly ruined.
It's wholly possible, as the Umbrella Academy siblings weren't born in the Sparrow timeline, and it's unclear what this could mean for the space-time continuum.
Johnny Depp’s performance as Jack Sparrow was particularly well-received, and he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor.
Just because Jack Sparrow would be unlikely to lead a new Pirates of the Caribbean series doesn't mean another familiar character couldn't.
Common combinations with sparrow
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the sparrow 24×
- jack sparrow 18×
- sparrow and 8×
- sparrow was 6×
- sparrow in 6×
- sparrow which 6×
- high sparrow 6×
- to sparrow 5×
- sparrow said 5×
- house sparrow 5×