Zorba is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Zorba meaning
A form of nonferrous scrap metal consisting mainly of aluminum, especially that which is left behind after an automobile is shredded and the iron and steel is removed.
Using Zorba
- The main meaning on this page is: A form of nonferrous scrap metal consisting mainly of aluminum, especially that which is left behind after an automobile is shredded and the iron and steel is removed.
- In the example corpus, zorba often appears in combinations such as: zorba the, and zorba, myrsini zorba.
Context around Zorba
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25 words
- Position in the sentence: 11 start, 6 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Zorba
- In this selection, "zorba" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, myrsini, performing, audacious, tries, seizes and beautiful stand out and add context to how "zorba" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include angered by zorba s apparent and basil and zorba sit by. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "zorba" sits close to words such as acadiana, adjoint and affixes, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with zorba
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The Zorba character is full of contradictions. (7 words)
His masterpiece «Zorba the Greek» is admired for its portrayal of Mediterranean life. (13 words)
Basil and Zorba sit by the shore to eat roasted lamb for lunch. (13 words)
Angered by Zorba's apparent irresponsibility and the squandering of his money, Basil untruthfully tells Madame Hortense that Zorba has declared his love to her and intends to marry her upon his return – to which she is ecstatic to the point of tears. (43 words)
When Robbins, the sergeant, strolled by the luminous desk in the dark office, which naturally served to conceal things, Zorba’s instinct was to crouch over the screen where the photos and documents pertinent to the Wilcox case flowed. (39 words)
Titled “Zorba, beautiful green stone” – a nod to one of the novel’s most emblematic phrases – the was presented to the public at a special launch event hosted at the Benaki Museum in Athens on November 13, 2023. (38 words)
Example sentences (20)
Angered by Zorba's apparent irresponsibility and the squandering of his money, Basil untruthfully tells Madame Hortense that Zorba has declared his love to her and intends to marry her upon his return – to which she is ecstatic to the point of tears.
A web browser flash game akin to Dance Dance Revolution was created by Pippin Barr, wherein the player competes with Zorba by taking turns performing Zorba's dance, trying to out-dance each other.
The audacious Zorba tries to persuade Basil into making a move on the much older Madame Hortense, but when he is understandably reluctant, Zorba seizes the opportunity, and they form a relationship.
Titled “Zorba, beautiful green stone” – a nod to one of the novel’s most emblematic phrases – the was presented to the public at a special launch event hosted at the Benaki Museum in Athens on November 13, 2023.
Zorba was тАЬsubdued by congregantsтАЭ by the time police arrived at the Omar Mosque after 5:30 a.m., according to a news release from the Passaic County ProsecutorтАЩs Office.
His masterpiece «Zorba the Greek» is admired for its portrayal of Mediterranean life.
The Zorba character is full of contradictions.
Today, Chris Zorba owns the Liverpool Olympia after his family bought it from Mecca Leisure.
Detective Zorba was piqued by a blurry and unofficial photo of the Leader not in overalls, but brocaded papal robes and lips smeared with hot-red lipstick.
We need love, spades of it, in the weeks and months to follow as we struggle and rebuild our lives in the face of “The Full Catastrophe (Zorba The Greek)”.
When Robbins, the sergeant, strolled by the luminous desk in the dark office, which naturally served to conceal things, Zorba’s instinct was to crouch over the screen where the photos and documents pertinent to the Wilcox case flowed.
Myrsini Zorba, the Greek culture minister, issued a statement on Saturday condemning Fischer’s “legitimate owner” comments as exhibiting “a narrow and cynical managerial mindset”.
The opposition’s statement is signed by former Culture Ministers and Deputy Ministers Nikos Xydakis, Aristidis Baltas, Lydia Koniordou, Myrsini Zorba, Costas Stratis as well as General Secretary of Culture Maria Vlazaki.
Williamson was born in 1952 in Houston, Texas to a father she described as “a cross between William Kunstler and Zorba the Greek” and a stay-at-home mom.
Myrsini Zorba’s inaugural speech as culture minister was as bland and anodyne as anything that the spin doctors in any government department could concoct.
After a blessing from the priests, Zorba signals the start by firing a rifle in the air.
As two old ladies enter her room and gaze expectantly at her, other women try to enter, but Zorba manages to fight them off.
Basil and Zorba sit by the shore to eat roasted lamb for lunch.
Basil proclaims his inability to intervene whereupon Zorba laments the futility of death.
But Leia and Ken are rescued and Trioculus is frozen in carbonate by Zorba.
Common combinations with zorba
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- zorba the 6×
- and zorba 4×
- myrsini zorba 3×
- zorba was 2×
- by zorba 2×