Wondering how to use Affray in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as altercation or combat.
Affray in a sentence
Affray meaning
- To startle from quiet; to alarm.
- To frighten; to scare; to frighten away.
Synonyms of Affray
Using Affray
- The main meaning on this page is: To startle from quiet; to alarm. | To frighten; to scare; to frighten away.
- Useful related words include: altercation, combat, fighting, fight.
- In the example corpus, affray often appears in combinations such as: affray and, of affray, and affray.
Context around Affray
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 6 middle, 13 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Affray
- In this selection, "affray" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 26.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, bel, burglary, assault, following, common and matter stand out and add context to how "affray" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include suspicion of affray and possession and article and affray. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "affray" sits close to words such as albemarle, ald and allister, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with affray
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He has been charged with manslaughter, second-degree assault, affray, and disorderly conduct. (13 words)
David Clark pleaded guilty to one count of ABH and one count of affray. (14 words)
Seven men were arrested and one man aged 22 was charged with affray, NSW Police said tonight. (17 words)
Kurt Toole, of Sunbright Road, Kelso, was sentenced to four years in jail, with a non-parole period of two years, after he pleaded guilty on October 5, 2022 to two counts of supplying prohibited drugs and affray. (38 words)
A 28-year-old man was being held on suspicion of wounding with intent, while a 34-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of affray and possession of class A drugs. (32 words)
He had been jailed for one year in 2010 for assault causing actual bodily harm and also locked up for one year in 2021 for assault causing actual bodily harm and affray. (32 words)
Example sentences (20)
A 28-year-old man was being held on suspicion of wounding with intent, while a 34-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of affray and possession of class A drugs.
A 29-year-old Belconnen man will face the ACT Magistrates Court on Saturday charged with multiple counts of Assault Occasioning Actual Bodily Harm and Affray following an incident last month.
Another 19-year-old was charged with assault person intend criminal activity of criminal group, and affray, was also denied bail, and is also due in the same court on Saturday.
Bel Affray had one daughter who died the day his head was split open four fingers bright and they haled him down the hill da Praha on a Walloon’s horse.
David Clark pleaded guilty to one count of ABH and one count of affray.
Glendenning admitted possessing a sawn-off shotgun, burglary, affray, common assault and aggravated vehicle-taking and was jailed at the court in Newcastle.
He had been jailed for one year in 2010 for assault causing actual bodily harm and also locked up for one year in 2021 for assault causing actual bodily harm and affray.
He has been charged with manslaughter, second-degree assault, affray, and disorderly conduct.
Hosseini was initially charged with assault with intent to commit robbery which he denied but that charge was downscaled to a less serious one of affray which he pleaded guilty to.
Jewson, of Elliott Street, Hartlepool, pleaded guilty to a racially aggravated public order offence, affray, and criminal damage, following the attack on March 20 last year.
Keith Hines, 21, of Matthews Avenue, fronted on February 23 facing three separate charges of riot, affray and throw missile at police officer.
King, of Warwick Street, Sunderland, admitted attempting to cause GBH with intent, four counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and affray and was jailed for 62 months.
Kurt Toole, of Sunbright Road, Kelso, was sentenced to four years in jail, with a non-parole period of two years, after he pleaded guilty on October 5, 2022 to two counts of supplying prohibited drugs and affray.
Marriott pleaded guilty to charges of arson being reckless as to whether life would be endangered and affray.
Mr Dillon said in failing to attend court, Mirza had been in breach of a suspended sentence which was handed to him for an affray matter in March 2019.
Officers attended and a 20-year-old man from the area in Hampshire and a 27-year-old man from the Dorchester area were arrested on suspicion of affray.
Officers have since arrested a 30-year-old man and a 51-year-old man from on suspicion of affray and possession of an offensive weapon in a public place.
On Monday night (September 11), officers in conducted stop searches and arrested three men for offences which included possession of a bladed article and affray.
Police arrested two other boys, 19, on suspicion of affray, in relation to an altercation ‘with a number of males’ reported at 12:05 am today.
Seven men were arrested and one man aged 22 was charged with affray, NSW Police said tonight.
Common combinations with affray
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- affray and 24×
- of affray 23×
- and affray 17×
- with affray 8×
- an affray 5×
- to affray 5×
- affray in 4×
- for affray 4×
- affray on 4×
- affray after 4×