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Explore Trelawney through 4 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Trelawney in a sentence

Trelawney meaning

A surname from Cornish.

Using Trelawney

  • The main meaning on this page is: A surname from Cornish.
  • In the example corpus, trelawney often appears in combinations such as: professor trelawney.

Context around Trelawney

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

professor 2× met 1×

Often after:

hotel 1×

Sentence patterns with Trelawney

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

balls professor trelawney only seemed 1× he met trelawney 1× professor trelawney might often 1× road the trelawney hotel was 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

mcgonagall has no 1× professor trelawney might 1× tucked away in 1×

Common sentence endings:

he met trelawney 1× her inner eye 1× in the 1870s 1× one true prediction 1×

Words around Trelawney

Just before it in the word index:

trelawne 2 trel 2 treks 47 trekkopje 2 trekking 94 trekkies 8

Just after it in the word index:

trelawny 32 trelise 2 treliske 3 trelissick 2 treliving 9 trelka 5

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 6 aaah 6 aaargh 6 aacl 6 aadhi 6 aak 6

Corpus analysis for Trelawney

  • In this selection, "trelawney" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, professor, met and hotel stand out and add context to how "trelawney" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include balls professor trelawney only seemed and he met trelawney. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "trelawney" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with trelawney

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

In all her years of staring into tea leaves and crystal balls, Professor Trelawney only seemed to make one true prediction. (21 words)

McGonagall has no time to for the subject and Dumbledore even admits he was going to remove from the school curriculum before he met Trelawney. (25 words)

Tucked away in Rodwell on 1 Old Castle Road, the Trelawney Hotel was a Victorian villa believed to have been built some time in the 1870s. (26 words)

Longer example sentences

Professor Trelawney might often be mistaken for a fraud as a result of her eccentric personality, but she was actually capable of receiving legitimate visions of future events with the help of her inner eye. (35 words)

Tucked away in Rodwell on 1 Old Castle Road, the Trelawney Hotel was a Victorian villa believed to have been built some time in the 1870s. (26 words)

McGonagall has no time to for the subject and Dumbledore even admits he was going to remove from the school curriculum before he met Trelawney. (25 words)

Example sentences (4)

Professor Trelawney might often be mistaken for a fraud as a result of her eccentric personality, but she was actually capable of receiving legitimate visions of future events with the help of her inner eye.

Tucked away in Rodwell on 1 Old Castle Road, the Trelawney Hotel was a Victorian villa believed to have been built some time in the 1870s.

In all her years of staring into tea leaves and crystal balls, Professor Trelawney only seemed to make one true prediction.

McGonagall has no time to for the subject and Dumbledore even admits he was going to remove from the school curriculum before he met Trelawney.

Common combinations with trelawney

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "trelawney" in a sentence?
An example: "Professor Trelawney might often be mistaken for a fraud as a result of her eccentric personality, but she was actually capable of receiving legitimate visions of future events with the help of her inner eye." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "trelawney" from authentic English texts.
What does "trelawney" mean?
Trelawney means: A surname from Cornish.
How many example sentences with "trelawney" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "trelawney", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.