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Breakspear is an English word starting with the letter B. With 5 example sentences you'll see exactly how it works in context.

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Breakspear in a sentence

Context around Breakspear

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 29.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Breakspear

  • In this selection, "breakspear" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 29.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, revealed, michael, nikolaus and though stand out and add context to how "breakspear" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include board revealed breakspear was to and michael breakspear of david. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "breakspear" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with breakspear

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

That’s Breakspear though, that’s the referee for you. (10 words)

County got a boost when the board revealed Breakspear was to add seven minutes but it took desperate defending by Cameron Norman to deny Barry in the third of those. (30 words)

Michael Breakspear, of David Issac Close, Landore, Swansea, had previously pleaded guilty to engaging in coercive and controlling behaviour and to intentional non-fatal suffocation when he appeared in the dock for sentencing. (33 words)

After the Christianization of Norway in 1030, Hamar began to gain influence as a centre for trade and religion, until the episcopal representative Nikolaus Breakspear in 1152 founded Hamar Kaupangen as one of five dioceses in medieval Norway. (38 words)

A late example of Nicholas Breakspear's influence is Scandinavia's most creative and forceful Counter-Reformation figure, the Jesuit Laurentius Nicolai Norvegicus (born Laurids Nielsen; c. 1539–1622), who attended Oslo Cathedral School in his youth. (37 words)

Michael Breakspear, of David Issac Close, Landore, Swansea, had previously pleaded guilty to engaging in coercive and controlling behaviour and to intentional non-fatal suffocation when he appeared in the dock for sentencing. (33 words)

Example sentences (5)

County got a boost when the board revealed Breakspear was to add seven minutes but it took desperate defending by Cameron Norman to deny Barry in the third of those.

Michael Breakspear, of David Issac Close, Landore, Swansea, had previously pleaded guilty to engaging in coercive and controlling behaviour and to intentional non-fatal suffocation when he appeared in the dock for sentencing.

That’s Breakspear though, that’s the referee for you.

After the Christianization of Norway in 1030, Hamar began to gain influence as a centre for trade and religion, until the episcopal representative Nikolaus Breakspear in 1152 founded Hamar Kaupangen as one of five dioceses in medieval Norway.

A late example of Nicholas Breakspear's influence is Scandinavia's most creative and forceful Counter-Reformation figure, the Jesuit Laurentius Nicolai Norvegicus (born Laurids Nielsen; c. 1539–1622), who attended Oslo Cathedral School in his youth.

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