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Villanelle is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Villanelle in a sentence

Villanelle meaning

A type of poem, consisting of five tercets and one quatrain, with only two rhymes.

Using Villanelle

  • The main meaning on this page is: A type of poem, consisting of five tercets and one quatrain, with only two rhymes.
  • In the example corpus, villanelle often appears in combinations such as: and villanelle, villanelle is, the villanelle.

Context around Villanelle

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 14 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

sonnet 1× capture 1× woman 1×

Often after:

jodie 2× comer 2× obsession 1× ghazal 1× marries 1× reminding 1× everything 1×

Sentence patterns with Villanelle

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

ahead and villanelle is one 1× eve and villanelle 1× eve and villanelle are going 1× eve and villanelle both feeling 1× eve and villanelle were united 1× for villanelle comer the 1× have made villanelle everything that 1× him with villanelle reminding him 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a source told 1× as the series 1× before fans become 1× fans who wished 1× for villanelle comer 1× in fact that 1×

Common sentence endings:

villanelle jodie comer 2× and dolly lore 1× are pretty good 1× at the moment 1× eve and villanelle 1× have leaked online 1×

Words around Villanelle

Just before it in the word index:

villamor 10 villamizar 2 villamin 2 villamarin 3 villamar 3 villalta 2

Just after it in the word index:

villaneuva 5 villani 16 villano 3 villanos 3 villanova 163 villans 5

Similar in corpus frequency:

acrimony 58 aerosmith 58 albus 58 amphibian 58 amyloid 58 analogies 58

Corpus analysis for Villanelle

  • In this selection, "villanelle" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, sonnet, capture, woman, jodie, comer and obsession stand out and add context to how "villanelle" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include ahead and villanelle is one and eve and villanelle. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "villanelle" sits close to words such as acrimony, aerosmith and albus, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with villanelle

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

For Villanelle (Comer), the assassin without a job, Eve (Oh) is dead. (12 words)

Before fans become too excited, no, that woman Villanelle marries is not Eve. (13 words)

Judging from her role as Villanelle and her history, Comer’s instincts are pretty good. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

The fifth episode, which aired in the US on Sunday night and was released on BBC iPlayer this morning for UK viewers, focused solely on Villanelle as she returned to Russia and reconnected with her mother and brother Pyotr (Rob Feldman). (41 words)

Season two of the hit series delves deeper into the very complicated relationship between British Intelligence investigator Eve (Sandra Oh), and the incredibly lethal assassin she's been assigned to capture, Villanelle (Jodie Comer). (34 words)

Though the series follows a globe-trotting trajectory, where characters are constantly on the move and in pursuit of one another, the real thrill comes from the tension between Eve and Villanelle. (32 words)

Example sentences (20)

Villanelle is clearly taking the “breakup” worse than Eve, whose early episode baggage is not directly related to her Villanelle obsession.

It’s a masterfully written will-they, won’t-they, and you’re never fully sure whether Eve and Villanelle are going to kiss or kill each other.

Like Dolly, the poems turn and surprise, taking the reader on a jaunt via sonnet, villanelle, ghazal, pop culture, personal identity, geography, and Dolly lore.

Season two of the hit series delves deeper into the very complicated relationship between British Intelligence investigator Eve (Sandra Oh), and the incredibly lethal assassin she's been assigned to capture, Villanelle (Jodie Comer).

Though the series follows a globe-trotting trajectory, where characters are constantly on the move and in pursuit of one another, the real thrill comes from the tension between Eve and Villanelle.

The title character, Eve Polastri (Sandra Oh), is an ex-MI5 analyst who is recruited to MI6 to help them track down an assassin known as Villanelle (Jodie Comer).

A source told The Mirror that Villanelle will marry a Spanish woman, which eagle-eyed fans know because shots of their wedding have leaked online.

As the series progresses, it also becomes evident that this Villanelle’s way of life and her morals, if you will, shift.

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Before fans become too excited, no, that woman Villanelle marries is not Eve.

Fans who wished for a team-up between Villanelle and Eve in season 3 are out of luck.

For Villanelle (Comer), the assassin without a job, Eve (Oh) is dead.

In fact, that last episode both Eve and Villanelle were-united, on a bus no less, and the results were typically frenetic.

It’s six months after the bloody events in Rome with Eve and Villanelle both feeling that they have restarted their lives, but both fooling themselves horribly,” Gentle said.

Judging from her role as Villanelle and her history, Comer’s instincts are pretty good.

Obviously, she has a bright career ahead and Villanelle is one of the most vibrant characters on TV at the moment.

Pyorta doesn’t remember him, with Villanelle reminding him that he was “funny, strong, taught me how to fight.

Season 3 continues to follow the lives of Villanelle (Comer), the assassin without a job, and Eve (Oh), Eve, the ex-MI6 operative hiding in plain sight.

The fifth episode, which aired in the US on Sunday night and was released on BBC iPlayer this morning for UK viewers, focused solely on Villanelle as she returned to Russia and reconnected with her mother and brother Pyotr (Rob Feldman).

The upcoming season finds Eve alive and well in Rome after being shot by Villanelle in the Season 2 finale.

This makes sense, considering that she claims to have made Villanelle everything that she is.

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Common combinations with villanelle

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "villanelle" in a sentence?
An example: "Villanelle is clearly taking the “breakup” worse than Eve, whose early episode baggage is not directly related to her Villanelle obsession." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "villanelle" from authentic English texts.
What does "villanelle" mean?
Villanelle means: A type of poem, consisting of five tercets and one quatrain, with only two rhymes.
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