Explore Bonnen through 7 example sentences from English. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
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Context around Bonnen
- Average sentence length in these examples: 32.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 5 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Bonnen
- In this selection, "bonnen" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 32.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, session, dennis, tapped, issued and snatched stand out and add context to how "bonnen" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 2019 session bonnen tapped phelan and bonnen was heard. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "bonnen" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with bonnen
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
In late July, audio was released of Bonnen in a June 12 meeting with a high-profile Republican support group CEO. (21 words)
Bonnen was heard –– let’s call it “riffing,” to be kind –– on the flaws of a couple of Texas Democrats and plotting against 10 moderate Republican colleagues. (27 words)
After leading the Texas House of Representatives to one of its least rancorous and most productive sessions in decades, House Speaker Dennis Bonnen snatched defeat from the jaws of victory over the summer. (33 words)
The recording released on Tuesday was made secretly by Michael Quinn Sullivan of Empower Texans, a conservative activist group, during a June 12 conversation he had with Mr. Bonnen and Dustin Burrows, who was then the Republican leader in the House. (41 words)
After being elected speaker for the first time at the start of the 2019 session, Bonnen tapped Phelan to chair the powerful State Affairs Committee, which often oversees some of the state’s most hot-button issues. (37 words)
A few hours before Bonnen issued his July 29 denial, the GOP caucus staff sent out a routine email, inquiring what campaign events were being planned that Republican incumbents could attend to show support. (34 words)
Example sentences (7)
After being elected speaker for the first time at the start of the 2019 session, Bonnen tapped Phelan to chair the powerful State Affairs Committee, which often oversees some of the state’s most hot-button issues.
A few hours before Bonnen issued his July 29 denial, the GOP caucus staff sent out a routine email, inquiring what campaign events were being planned that Republican incumbents could attend to show support.
After leading the Texas House of Representatives to one of its least rancorous and most productive sessions in decades, House Speaker Dennis Bonnen snatched defeat from the jaws of victory over the summer.
Bonnen was heard –– let’s call it “riffing,” to be kind –– on the flaws of a couple of Texas Democrats and plotting against 10 moderate Republican colleagues.
In late July, audio was released of Bonnen in a June 12 meeting with a high-profile Republican support group CEO.
Sullivan hasn't publicly released the recording, but he says it includes a Bonnen offer to give Sullivan's Empower Texans group media credentials if it would attack several Republican lawmakers in the primary.
The recording released on Tuesday was made secretly by Michael Quinn Sullivan of Empower Texans, a conservative activist group, during a June 12 conversation he had with Mr. Bonnen and Dustin Burrows, who was then the Republican leader in the House.