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Windhover is an English word. Below you'll find 3 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Windhover meaning

The common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus).

Using Windhover

  • The main meaning on this page is: The common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus).
  • In the example corpus, windhover often appears in combinations such as: the windhover.

Context around Windhover

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

include 1×

Often after:

aims 1×

Sentence patterns with Windhover

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

finished the windhover only a 1× kestrel include windhover and wind 1× like the windhover aims to 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

archaic names for 1× he finished the 1× his poems would 1×

Common sentence endings:

before his ordination 1× hovering in air 1× to the breeze 1×

Words around Windhover

Just before it in the word index:

windhorst 5 windhoek 153 windhill 2 windhaven 2 windham 84 windhager 2

Just after it in the word index:

windia 3 windier 26 windies 70 windiest 10 windigo 5 winding 565

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 5 aaah 5 aacl 5 aak 5 aapke 5 aarav 5

Corpus analysis for Windhover

  • In this selection, "windhover" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, include and aims stand out and add context to how "windhover" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include finished the windhover only a and kestrel include windhover and wind. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "windhover" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with windhover

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

He finished " The Windhover " only a few months before his ordination. (11 words)

Archaic names for the kestrel include windhover and wind-sucker, due to its habit of beating the wind (hovering in air). (21 words)

His poems would then try to present this "inscape" so that a poem like The Windhover aims to depict not the bird in general but instead one instance and its relation to the breeze. (34 words)

Longer example sentences

His poems would then try to present this "inscape" so that a poem like The Windhover aims to depict not the bird in general but instead one instance and its relation to the breeze. (34 words)

Archaic names for the kestrel include windhover and wind-sucker, due to its habit of beating the wind (hovering in air). (21 words)

He finished " The Windhover " only a few months before his ordination. (11 words)

Example sentences (3)

Archaic names for the kestrel include windhover and wind-sucker, due to its habit of beating the wind (hovering in air).

He finished " The Windhover " only a few months before his ordination.

His poems would then try to present this "inscape" so that a poem like The Windhover aims to depict not the bird in general but instead one instance and its relation to the breeze.

Common combinations with windhover

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "windhover" in a sentence?
An example: "Archaic names for the kestrel include windhover and wind-sucker, due to its habit of beating the wind (hovering in air)." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "windhover" from authentic English texts.
What does "windhover" mean?
Windhover means: The common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus).
How many example sentences with "windhover" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "windhover", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.