Barrie is an English word with synonyms like dramatist or playwright. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Barrie in a sentence
Related words
Barrie meaning
- A surname.
- A male given name.
- An independent city in Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.
Synonyms of Barrie
Using Barrie
- The main meaning on this page is: A surname. | A male given name. | An independent city in Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.
- Useful related words include: james barrie, j. m. barrie, james matthew barrie, dramatist.
- In the example corpus, barrie often appears in combinations such as: the barrie, barrie and, in barrie.
Context around Barrie
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 17 start, 3 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Barrie
- In this selection, "barrie" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, old, downtown, editor, ont, police and clarke stand out and add context to how "barrie" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include barrie also says and barrie and ex. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "barrie" sits close to words such as affirmation, ailment and alerting, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with barrie
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Defenseman Tyson Barrie and forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins registered assists. (10 words)
Beloved wife of the late Barrie, dearly loved mum to Susan, Peter, Nick & their families. (15 words)
Judge Barrie agreed and fixed a trial date, lasting seven days, for February 21, 2024. (15 words)
Cr Barrie was critiquing the look or vibe of the inner-city when she said "it's just feral" and that civic pride is at an "all time low" for residents near the Hunter Street Mall and in the city. (40 words)
A 26-year-old Barrie man is facing deportation after being found guilty of a violent robbery that occurred in downtown Barrie more than a year ago along with a string of other thefts, a Barrie court has heard. (39 words)
J.M. Barrie’s classic childhood tale of the mischievous boy who defies age and, thanks to his ability to fly, gravity, had already entertained audiences as a play and, in 1911, a novel titled Peter and Wendy. (38 words)
Example sentences (20)
A 26-year-old Barrie man is facing deportation after being found guilty of a violent robbery that occurred in downtown Barrie more than a year ago along with a string of other thefts, a Barrie court has heard.
Barrie and Tony have since split and Barrie's partner Scott is set to become the new general manager of the football club.
BARRIE, Ont. – Lirim Amidovski scored twice as the visiting North Bay Battalion defeated the Barrie Colts 4-1.
Barrie police arrested and charged an individual after he shattered the windows of two different businesses in Barrie.
People like sub-editor Barrie Clarke whose tea was one of 12 cups John had to brew on the hour, every hour: “Barrie Clarke took eight (yes!) spoons of sugar in his black tea.
A civilian judge in Barrie, Ont., heard the case of an alleged sexual assault that took place on a military base, charging Cpl.
An Ontario Provincial Police logo is shown during a press conference in Barrie, Ont., on April 3, 2019.
Barrie also says Hook worked for Blackbeard and was the only man Long John Silver was afraid of.
Barrie and ex-husband Tony, 56, became the first gay men in the UK to father children through surrogacy.
Barrie police communications co-ordinator Peter Leon told that officers went to the home and discovered the caller was wearing a dog collar.
Barrie scored his second goal of the game and seventh of the season after Hyman tipped a shot that trickled behind the Blackhawks goalie, allowing him to sweep in and whack it into an empty net.
Barrie's Jacob Frasca scored on a power play at 3:16 with the game winning goal.
Beloved wife of the late Barrie, dearly loved mum to Susan, Peter, Nick & their families.
Cr Barrie was critiquing the look or vibe of the inner-city when she said "it's just feral" and that civic pride is at an "all time low" for residents near the Hunter Street Mall and in the city.
Defenseman Tyson Barrie and forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins registered assists.
First-time parents Danielle Doyle and Simon Hall welcome their son and Barrie's first baby of 2023, Wesley, born Jan.
In a series of assaults Barrie, formerly of Glenburn Avenue, pushed her against a door and threw a dog at her when she was pregnant, with the animal hitting her on the stomach.
J.M. Barrie’s classic childhood tale of the mischievous boy who defies age and, thanks to his ability to fly, gravity, had already entertained audiences as a play and, in 1911, a novel titled Peter and Wendy.
Judge Barrie agreed and fixed a trial date, lasting seven days, for February 21, 2024.
Meant as the next chapter in J.M. Barrie’s beloved classictells the story of Peter Banning (), a corporate lawyer in San Francisco whose relationship with his wife Moira () and their children Jack () is strained by his workaholism.
Common combinations with barrie
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the barrie 15×
- barrie and 14×
- in barrie 14×
- tyson barrie 9×
- barrie ont 8×
- barrie was 8×
- barrie colts 7×
- of barrie 7×
- and barrie 5×
- barrie police 4×