Get to know Tintin better with 10+ real example sentences.
Using Tintin
- In the example corpus, tintin often appears in combinations such as: of tintin, tintin in, tintin is.
Context around Tintin
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 8 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Tintin
- In this selection, "tintin" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, successful, first, featuring, les, main and television stand out and add context to how "tintin" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 1979 featuring tintin and snowy and accidentally discharges tintin s rifle. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "tintin" sits close to words such as acapulco, adrenal and alignments, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with tintin
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A 1972 photo of the creator of Tintin, Herge. (9 words)
Educated Syldavians are shown speaking Tintin's language (French in the original). (12 words)
The interview was published as Tintin et moi ("Tintin and I") in 1975. (13 words)
A page of Tintin killing a rhinoceros by drilling a hole in its back and inserting a stick of dynamite was deemed excessive; Hergé replaced the page with one in which the rhino accidentally discharges Tintin's rifle while he sleeps under a tree. (44 words)
The first Tintin postage stamp was an eight-franc stamp issued by Belgian Post for the 50th anniversary of the publication of Tintin's first adventure on 29 September 1979, featuring Tintin and Snowy looking through a magnifying glass at several stamps. (42 words)
Most stories in the series varied widely from the original books, often changing whole plots.sfn The Adventures of Tintin ( Les aventures de Tintin main) (1991–92) was the more successful Tintin television series. (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
Most stories in the series varied widely from the original books, often changing whole plots.sfn The Adventures of Tintin ( Les aventures de Tintin main) (1991–92) was the more successful Tintin television series.
The first Tintin postage stamp was an eight-franc stamp issued by Belgian Post for the 50th anniversary of the publication of Tintin's first adventure on 29 September 1979, featuring Tintin and Snowy looking through a magnifying glass at several stamps.
A page of Tintin killing a rhinoceros by drilling a hole in its back and inserting a stick of dynamite was deemed excessive; Hergé replaced the page with one in which the rhino accidentally discharges Tintin's rifle while he sleeps under a tree.
In 1936, they also began production of Tintin merchandise, something Hergé supported, having ideas of an entire shop devoted to The Adventures of Tintin, something that would come to fruition 50 years later.
The first major Tintin exhibition in London was Tintin: 60 years of Adventure, held in 1989 at the Town Hall in Chelsea.
The interview was published as Tintin et moi ("Tintin and I") in 1975.
Tintin in the Indies: The Mystery of the Blue Diamond (1941) covers much of the second half of Cigars of the Pharaoh as Tintin attempts to rescue a stolen blue diamond.
A 1972 photo of the creator of Tintin, Herge.
Former Real Madrid and Portugal coach Queiroz took over following the departure of Felix Sanchez, but in early December the Portuguese was sacked and replaced by Tintin Marquez.
A white wire fox terrier dog, Snowy accompanies Tintin on all his adventures from the first comic book in the series.
Coincidentally, Tintin is also a nickname for Kristina in the Philippines, she said.
She draws from styles that influenced her as a kid — anime and manga, superhero comics, Archie comics and, of course, Tintin.
We’ll do the same in future with Tintin: The Art of Hergé, a weighty celebration of ninety years of the character.
After he and Tintin find Red Rackham's treasure, Captain Haddock lives in the luxurious mansion Marlinspike Hall (Le château de Moulinsart in the original French).
Belgian Post issued a sheet of 25 stamps depicting the album covers of all 24 Adventures of Tintin (in 24 languages) plus Hergé's portrait in the center.
Book reviewed: Hergé: The Man Who Created Tintin, by Pierre Assouline; translated by Charles Ruas, 276 pages.
Cartoonist Joost Swarte first used the term in 1977.sfn drawing style he had developed so that they visually fitted in with the new Tintin stories being created.
Cinema Five feature-length Tintin films were made before Hergé's death in 1983.
Educated Syldavians are shown speaking Tintin's language (French in the original).
Exhibitions After Hergé's death in 1983, his art began to be honoured at exhibitions around the world, keeping Tintin awareness at a high level.
Common combinations with tintin
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of tintin 12×
- tintin in 5×
- tintin is 4×
- tintin and 3×
- first tintin 2×
- as tintin 2×
- with tintin 2×
- and tintin 2×
- to tintin 2×
- tintin magazine 2×