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Berrigan is an English word. Below you'll find 8 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Berrigan in a sentence

Berrigan meaning

  1. An Irish surname.
  2. A town and local government area (Berrigan Shire) in southern New South Wales, Australia, on the border with Victoria.

Using Berrigan

  • The main meaning on this page is: An Irish surname. | A town and local government area (Berrigan Shire) in southern New South Wales, Australia, on the border with Victoria.
  • In the example corpus, berrigan often appears in combinations such as: daniel berrigan.

Context around Berrigan

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 19.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 3 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations

Often before:

daniel 3× philip 1× legalization 1× johanna 1× lucas 1× matt 1×

Often after:

stood 1× once 1× noted 1× says 1× project 1×

Sentence patterns with Berrigan

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

berrigan noted that 1× brother philip berrigan 1× daniel berrigan once said 1× johanna berrigan is a 1× lucas berrigan says bird 1× matt berrigan project manager 1× priests daniel berrigan and his 1× rev daniel berrigan stood by 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

berrigan noted that 1× daniel berrigan once 1× in the two 1× johanna berrigan is 1× lucas berrigan says 1× matt berrigan project 1×

Common sentence endings:

a global crisis 1× affecting bird migration 1× an aging population 1× brother philip berrigan 1× cannabis and growing 1× look on wood 1×

Words around Berrigan

Just before it in the word index:

berriew 4 berries 297 berrier 4 berrien 16 berriedale 4 berried 2

Just after it in the word index:

berrill 3 berrima 3 berriman 4 berrington 4 berrio 5 berrios 57

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 11 abacos 11 abboud 11 abbreviate 11 abdelkader 11 abdomens 11

Corpus analysis for Berrigan

  • In this selection, "berrigan" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 19.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, daniel, philip, legalization, stood, once and noted stand out and add context to how "berrigan" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include berrigan noted that and brother philip berrigan. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "berrigan" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with berrigan

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

Lucas Berrigan says bird population declines are a global crisis. (10 words)

Berrigan noted that another recently published paper spoke about how neonicotinoid — a pesticide — is affecting bird migration. (17 words)

The group was started by the peace activists and Jesuit priests Daniel Berrigan and his brother Philip Berrigan. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

But, to his eternal credit, Rev. Daniel Berrigan stood by Roger to the end and beyond, and in my mind rightly interpreted Roger’s act, motivation and witness. (28 words)

Johanna Berrigan is a co-founder of the House of Grace Catholic Worker and Catholic Worker Free Clinic in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia. (24 words)

Daniel Berrigan once said: Before you get serious about Jesus, think carefully about how good you are going to look on wood! (22 words)

Exclamation examples

Daniel Berrigan once said: Before you get serious about Jesus, think carefully about how good you are going to look on wood! (22 words)

Example sentences (8)

The group was started by the peace activists and Jesuit priests Daniel Berrigan and his brother Philip Berrigan.

But, to his eternal credit, Rev. Daniel Berrigan stood by Roger to the end and beyond, and in my mind rightly interpreted Roger’s act, motivation and witness.

Daniel Berrigan once said: Before you get serious about Jesus, think carefully about how good you are going to look on wood!

In the two years since legalization, Berrigan said he has seen a slow shift in perception around cannabis and growing.

Berrigan noted that another recently published paper spoke about how neonicotinoid — a pesticide — is affecting bird migration.

Johanna Berrigan is a co-founder of the House of Grace Catholic Worker and Catholic Worker Free Clinic in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia.

Lucas Berrigan says bird population declines are a global crisis.

Matt Berrigan, project manager said the program is extremely important, especially for our economy with an aging population.

Common combinations with berrigan

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "berrigan" in a sentence?
An example: "The group was started by the peace activists and Jesuit priests Daniel Berrigan and his brother Philip Berrigan." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "berrigan" from authentic English texts.
What does "berrigan" mean?
Berrigan means: An Irish surname.
How many example sentences with "berrigan" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "berrigan", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.