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Explore Toller through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like signaller or ringer. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Toller in a sentence

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Toller | Toll | Tolls | Tolling | Tolled | Tolles | Tollerton

Toller meaning

A person who tolls a bell; a bell ringer.

Synonyms of Toller

bell ringer toll agent toll taker toll collector tollgatherer tollman tollkeeper signaller signaler ringer employee

Related words

Other words often associated with Toller or its synonyms:

communicator instrumentalist pretender success clone faker musician employer impostor image player fake

Using Toller

  • The main meaning on this page is: A person who tolls a bell; a bell ringer.
  • Useful related words include: bell ringer, toll agent, toll taker, toll collector.
  • In the example corpus, toller often appears in combinations such as: toller hawke.

Context around Toller

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 4 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 13 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

bosworth 2× asks 1× capitalists 1× reverend 1× follows 1× issue 1× ernst 1×

Often after:

hawke 2× sees 1× labors 1× isn 1× learns 1×

Sentence patterns with Toller

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

and ernst toller were the 1× bosworth toller do not 1× challenge to toller s beliefs 1× film follows toller hawke a 1× good capitalists toller sees his 1× hard as toller labors over 1× impression on toller than the 1× realize that toller isn t 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

as hard as 1× bosworth toller do 1× instead michael s 1× ludwig mies van 1× reverend toller hawke 1× the film follows 1×

Common sentence endings:

a dark turn 1× a good person 1× are practically empty 1× at a church 1× colonial dutch design 1× fall of man 1×

Words around Toller

Just before it in the word index:

tollens 5 tollemache 3 tollefson 3 tolled 25 tolle 5 tollcross 4

Just after it in the word index:

tollerton 2 tolles 3 tollesboro 3 tolleshunt 2 tolleson 7 tolleston 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aanand 16 abcd 16 abdurrahman 16 aberdour 16 abergele 16 abg 16

Corpus analysis for Toller

  • In this selection, "toller" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, bosworth, asks, capitalists, hawke, sees and labors stand out and add context to how "toller" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and ernst toller were the and bosworth toller do not. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "toller" sits close to words such as aanand, abcd and abdurrahman, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with toller

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

Toller was the leading German expressionist playwright of the era. (10 words)

Öl heitir með mönnum, en með Ásum bjór ("bēor" main entry and supplement, Bosworth & Toller). (15 words)

Instead, Michael’s spiel makes more of an impression on Toller than the other way around. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe's Seagram Building in New York City There was a concentrated Expressionist movement in early 20th century German theatre of which Georg Kaiser and Ernst Toller were the most famous playwrights. (36 words)

And with the 200th-something anniversary of First Reformed Church coming up — an event that’s mostly being run by Abundant Life Church and a bunch of no-good capitalists — Toller sees his opportunity. (34 words)

Reverend Toller (Hawke) oversees the small First Reformed Church, which is headed towards a milestone that no one seems to appreciate beyond a marketing attempt and appreciation of its quaint, colonial Dutch design. (33 words)

Example sentences (13)

One of the churchgoers, a pregnant woman named Mary (Amanda Seyfried), asks Toller to counsel her husband, an environmental activist whose outlook has taken a dark turn.

And with the 200th-something anniversary of First Reformed Church coming up — an event that’s mostly being run by Abundant Life Church and a bunch of no-good capitalists — Toller sees his opportunity.

As hard as Toller labors over his sermons and a journal of personal thoughts, the pews in his church are practically empty.

Instead, Michael’s spiel makes more of an impression on Toller than the other way around.

It’s about half-way through the movie when we realize that Toller isn’t necessarily a good person.

Reverend Toller (Hawke) oversees the small First Reformed Church, which is headed towards a milestone that no one seems to appreciate beyond a marketing attempt and appreciation of its quaint, colonial Dutch design.

The film follows Toller (Hawke), a New York minister dealing with questions about faith and morality as he works at a church.

Their discussion is electric: part urgent therapy, part challenge to Toller’s beliefs, part wide-ranging divinity-school bull session, part seminar on carbon danger thresholds and upcoming refugee crises.

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The issue, Toller learns, is that Michael’s politics have driven him to push Mary to get an abortion.

Bosworth-Toller do not record it as describing a person directly; it most often describes decisions and deeds, and once refers to the nature of Satan's deceit (see Fall of Man ).

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe's Seagram Building in New York City There was a concentrated Expressionist movement in early 20th century German theatre of which Georg Kaiser and Ernst Toller were the most famous playwrights.

Öl heitir með mönnum, en með Ásum bjór ("bēor" main entry and supplement, Bosworth & Toller).

Toller was the leading German expressionist playwright of the era.

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Common combinations with toller

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "toller" in a sentence?
An example: "One of the churchgoers, a pregnant woman named Mary (Amanda Seyfried), asks Toller to counsel her husband, an environmental activist whose outlook has taken a dark turn." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "toller" from authentic English texts.
What does "toller" mean?
Toller means: A person who tolls a bell; a bell ringer.
What are synonyms of "toller"?
Common synonyms of "toller" include: bell ringer, toll agent, toll taker, toll collector, tollgatherer, tollman, tollkeeper, signaller. Plus 3 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "toller" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "toller", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.