Wondering how to use Alumna in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as alumnus or alum.
Alumna meaning
- A female pupil or student (especially of a university or college).
- A female graduate.
Using Alumna
- The main meaning on this page is: A female pupil or student (especially of a university or college). | A female graduate.
- Useful related words include: alumnus, alum, graduate, grad.
- In the example corpus, alumna often appears in combinations such as: alumna of, an alumna, alumna and.
Context around Alumna
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 8 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Alumna
- In this selection, "alumna" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, school, soccer, 2007, kristie, mandy and liz stand out and add context to how "alumna" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 2024 howard alumna who graduated and a 2007 alumna from the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "alumna" sits close to words such as advani, afi and allred, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with alumna
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
She is a 2007 alumna from the University of Wisconsin – Whitewater. (11 words)
Both had an interest in oral history and preserving the stories of Drake alumna. (14 words)
During the first ceremony, UM alumna Mandy Smoker Broaddus will receive an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters. (17 words)
Los Angeles-based jazz vocalist Amber Weekes, an alumna of Mount Saint Mary’s University, will take center stage at the Moss Theater in Santa Monica on Friday, March 1, at 7 p.m. for the “Women in Jazz” event. (40 words)
The involvement of the 12-member board, which includes Gillian Lester, the law school dean; Gillian Metzger, a constitutional law scholar at Columbia; and Ginger Anders, an alumna and former assistant to the U.S. solicitor general, was also unusual. (40 words)
Brie Mercedes, a 2024 Howard alumna who graduated with a bachelor’s degree in political science, from Voorhees, New Jersey expressed excitement about how the Howard community has rallied to support Harris in her campaign for United States president. (39 words)
Example sentences (20)
After a lengthy professional career, Boston College women’s soccer alumna Kristie Mewis will finally be making her Women’s World Cup debut this yea, after being named to Team USA.
During the first ceremony, UM alumna Mandy Smoker Broaddus will receive an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters.
For the Glenmuir High School alumna, the journey to higher education has been a winding road with many bumps.
She is a 2007 alumna from the University of Wisconsin – Whitewater.
The first event hosted LSU alumna E.M. Tran to discuss her debut novel Daughters of the New Year on Oct. 21 of last year.
The play is the University of Alberta Studio Theatre’s season opener, and is directed by alumna Liz Hobbs.
Venus Senjam, a senior project manager and returnship alumna at Schneider Electric, says hers became like family.
Weisberg, a University of Michigan alumna, has been a pioneer for women in art and art education at every step of her accomplished career.
A Dowling Catholic High School alumna from the class of 2010, she is honored to join the work at Hoyt Sherman Place as the Development Associate.
An alumna of Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group offers a Southern-inflected menu that subtly sings.
Both had an interest in oral history and preserving the stories of Drake alumna.
Brie Mercedes, a 2024 Howard alumna who graduated with a bachelor’s degree in political science, from Voorhees, New Jersey expressed excitement about how the Howard community has rallied to support Harris in her campaign for United States president.
His daughter, a Springwood alumna, took over during a guided tour on a family trip this month to the Eagle Interpretive Center in Rockport.
In September of 2022, the organization named Caroline Crowder, a South Carolina native and USC alumna, as its executive director.
Kay Reyes, an alumna of the University, discussed meeting Kennedy’s father, Robert F. Kennedy, when he visited campus during his 1968 presidential campaign.
Kenzie James ECB Publishing, Inc. An Aucilla Christian Academy (ACA) alumna was named earlier this summer the assistant softball coach at a division one university.
Los Angeles-based jazz vocalist Amber Weekes, an alumna of Mount Saint Mary’s University, will take center stage at the Moss Theater in Santa Monica on Friday, March 1, at 7 p.m. for the “Women in Jazz” event.
One UK alumna and one current UK assistant coach will serve as national team assistant coaches at the Games.
On the other hand, that difference may have something to do with the fact that the school’s most famous alumna (at least right now) could soon become arguably the most powerful person in the world.
The involvement of the 12-member board, which includes Gillian Lester, the law school dean; Gillian Metzger, a constitutional law scholar at Columbia; and Ginger Anders, an alumna and former assistant to the U.S. solicitor general, was also unusual.
Common combinations with alumna
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- alumna of 17×
- an alumna 14×
- alumna and 10×
- school alumna 4×
- university alumna 4×
- by alumna 3×
- alumna has 3×
- proud alumna 3×
- alumna from 2×
- alumna at 2×