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Tenniel is an English word starting with the letter T, with synonyms like cartoonist. With 10+ example sentences you'll see exactly how it works in context.

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Tenniel in a sentence

Synonyms of Tenniel

sir john tenniel cartoonist

Related words

Other words often associated with Tenniel or its synonyms:

draftsman drawer

Using Tenniel

  • Useful related words include: sir john tenniel, cartoonist.
  • In the example corpus, tenniel often appears in combinations such as: john tenniel, of tenniel, tenniel to.

Context around Tenniel

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 8 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

john 5× grotesque 1× wanted 1× years 1× eye 1× finished 1× increasing 1× approach 1× 1865 1× art 1×

Often after:

gradually 1× disliked 1× largely 1× provided 1×

Sentence patterns with Tenniel

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

illustrations of tenniel 2× alaska john tenniel s illustration 1× and features tenniel s illustrations 1× approached john tenniel to illustrate 1× carroll wanted tenniel as his 1× credit to tenniel s illustrations 1× glass on tenniel s recommendation 1× grotesque tenniel s grotesqueness 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

artist of wonderland 2× a new edition 1× after 1872 when 1× an illustration from 1× carroll did later 1× culture walrus ivory 1×

Common sentence endings:

illustrations of tenniel 2× abandoned literary illustration 1× adventures in wonderland 1× carroll s story 1× for scholarly caricature 1× gladstone and disraeli 1×

Words around Tenniel

Just before it in the word index:

tennie 2 tenney 23 tennet 3 tennessen 3 tennessee 2.330 tennesseans 18

Just after it in the word index:

tennies 2 tennille 3 tennis 2.396 tenniscore 2 tennislink 2 tennison 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

abbe 37 abeyance 37 abp 37 achiever 37 acker 37 acquiescence 37

Corpus analysis for Tenniel

  • In this selection, "tenniel" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, john, grotesque, wanted, gradually, disliked and largely stand out and add context to how "tenniel" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include illustrations of tenniel and alaska john tenniel s illustration. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "tenniel" sits close to words such as abbe, abeyance and abp, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with tenniel

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

Artist of Wonderland: The Life, Political Cartoons and Illustrations of Tenniel. (11 words)

Artist of Wonderland: The Life, Political Cartoons, and Illustrations of Tenniel. (11 words)

Carroll did later approach Tenniel to undertake another project for him. (11 words)

Longer example sentences

Culture Walrus ivory masks made by Yupik in Alaska John Tenniel 's illustration for Lewis Carroll 's poem " The Walrus and the Carpenter The walrus plays an important role in the religion and folklore of many Arctic peoples. (38 words)

An illustration from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Despite the thousands of political cartoons and hundreds of illustrative works attributed to him, much of Tenniel's fame stems from his illustrations for Alice. (33 words)

In spite of his tendency towards high art, Tenniel was already known and appreciated as a humorist and his early companionship with Charles Keene fostered and developed his talent for scholarly caricature. (32 words)

Example sentences (20)

Grotesque Tenniel's "grotesqueness" was one of the main reasons why Lewis Carroll wanted Tenniel as his illustrator for the Alice books.

Over the years Tenniel gradually lost sight in his right eye; "Tenniel, at the age of twenty, lost the sight of one eye in a fencing bout with his father.

But only 2,000 copies of the 1865 edition were printed as illustrator John Tenniel disliked the print quality.

John Tenniel’s illustrations for Alice Through The Looking Glass are credited with giving rise to the term Alice band.

After 1872, when the Carroll projects were finished, Tenniel largely abandoned literary illustration.

A new edition was released in December 1865, carrying an 1866 date, and became an instant best-seller, increasing Tenniel's fame.

An illustration from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Despite the thousands of political cartoons and hundreds of illustrative works attributed to him, much of Tenniel's fame stems from his illustrations for Alice.

Artist of Wonderland: The Life, Political Cartoons and Illustrations of Tenniel.

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Artist of Wonderland: The Life, Political Cartoons, and Illustrations of Tenniel.

Carroll did later approach Tenniel to undertake another project for him.

Culture Walrus ivory masks made by Yupik in Alaska John Tenniel 's illustration for Lewis Carroll 's poem " The Walrus and the Carpenter The walrus plays an important role in the religion and folklore of many Arctic peoples.

Gardner, p. 172 *The illustrations of the Lion and the Unicorn (also in Looking-Glass) bear a striking resemblance to Tenniel's Punch illustrations of Gladstone and Disraeli.

Generally, it received poor reviews, with reviewers giving more credit to Tenniel's illustrations than to Carroll's story.

He added his own illustrations but approached John Tenniel to illustrate the book for publication, telling him that the story had been well liked by children.

Image and Text Relationship in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland One of the most unusual elements of the Alice books is the placement of Tenniel's illustrations on the pages.

In 1865 Tenniel, after long talks with Carroll, illustrated the first edition of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

In spite of his tendency towards high art, Tenniel was already known and appreciated as a humorist and his early companionship with Charles Keene fostered and developed his talent for scholarly caricature.

It also contains the "suppressed" chapter "The Wasp in a Wig", which Carroll omitted from the text of Through the Looking-Glass on Tenniel's recommendation.

It combines the notes from both works and features Tenniel's illustrations in improved quality.

John Tenniel provided 42 wood engraved illustrations for the published version of the book.

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Common combinations with tenniel

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "tenniel" in a sentence?
An example: "Grotesque Tenniel's "grotesqueness" was one of the main reasons why Lewis Carroll wanted Tenniel as his illustrator for the Alice books." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "tenniel" from authentic English texts.
What are synonyms of "tenniel"?
Common synonyms of "tenniel" include: sir john tenniel, cartoonist.
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