Briton is an English word with synonyms like celt or kelt. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Briton meaning
- An inhabitant of Great Britain, particularly (historical) a Celt from the area of Roman Britain or (obsolete) a Welshman; a British person.
- A citizen of the United Kingdom or (historical, obsolete) its overseas empire.
Using Briton
- The main meaning on this page is: An inhabitant of Great Britain, particularly (historical) a Celt from the area of Roman Britain or (obsolete) a Welshman; a British person. | A citizen of the United Kingdom or (historical, obsolete) its overseas empire.
- Useful related words include: celt, kelt, britisher, brit.
- In the example corpus, briton often appears in combinations such as: the briton, briton who, -year-old briton.
Context around Briton
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27 words
- Position in the sentence: 10 start, 7 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Briton
- In this selection, "briton" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, old, past, face, kyle, dan and kidnapped stand out and add context to how "briton" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and the briton was again and briton has been. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "briton" sits close to words such as abuser, acquires and agarwal, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with briton
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The Briton left the court in tears. (7 words)
The Briton finished the Singapore Grand Prix in second behind Carlos Sainz. (12 words)
Lewis Hamilton: The Briton kept his jewellery but removed some pieces for Monaco. (13 words)
Joshua and Wilder appear to be on a collision course for a fight in 2024, but first the Briton and the “Bronze Bomber” must triumph in Riyadh, where Daniel Dubois, Dmitry Bivol, Filip Hrgovic and other top names are in action. (41 words)
Olympic champion Bencic has now racked up nine straight wins, including the Adelaide International ‘2’ title, in a near-perfect start to the season, a few months after linking up with Briton Emma Raducanu’s former coach Dmitry Tursunov. (39 words)
He will next face Briton Dan Evans, who beat Jeremy Chardy 6-4 6-4 6-1 after the Frenchman also fell out with the chair official when a ball dropped from his pocket during a rally. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
After Joshua’s most recent loss to Usyk, the Briton was briefly linked with compatriot Fury, but the pair could not agree terms for a winter clash.
Briton has been unstoppable on the local cycling spectrum, and his victory yesterday came just about a week after his convincing win in the Beacon Cafe 35-lap inside the National Park.
But the Briton is facing more concerns over their pace after opening up about his struggles that no other team is facing.
Continuing with his impressive record at the Madrid Open, Dominic Thiem moved past Briton Kyle Edmund 6-4, 6-1 to set up a second-round clash against Stefanos Tsitsipas, here on Thursday.
He will next face Briton Dan Evans, who beat Jeremy Chardy 6-4 6-4 6-1 after the Frenchman also fell out with the chair official when a ball dropped from his pocket during a rally.
His face and his story correspond in every way to that of the Briton kidnapped in 2017.
If he wishes to keep improving, the 35‑year‑old Briton has to be far more efficient.
Joshua and Wilder appear to be on a collision course for a fight in 2024, but first the Briton and the “Bronze Bomber” must triumph in Riyadh, where Daniel Dubois, Dmitry Bivol, Filip Hrgovic and other top names are in action.
Joshua lost the unified world heavyweight titles to Usyk via decision in 2021, and the Briton was again beaten by the southpaw on points last summer.
Letitia Murphy said she began to worry when she lost contact with her ex-husband and father of her two children, 59-year-old Briton Neil Marshall, who was in Acapulco when Otis hit.
Lewis Hamilton: The Briton kept his jewellery but removed some pieces for Monaco.
Martin Griffiths, a Briton who now runs the United Nations’ humanitarian work, co-founded and advises a private conflict resolution company that “works closely” with MI6.
McRae, an actor in his own right and a member of the band More*, last year that he wrote an original song for Taylor-Joy, “Really Want to See You Again,” two days after meeting the Briton.
Olympic champion Bencic has now racked up nine straight wins, including the Adelaide International ‘2’ title, in a near-perfect start to the season, a few months after linking up with Briton Emma Raducanu’s former coach Dmitry Tursunov.
The Briton, 24, finished second ahead of Oscar Piastri to close the gap on Aston Martin, whose early season momentum has dropped off alarmingly.
The Briton also said having dominated domestic football for the past five years, Bullets have created a winning mentality, “which plays a big part in football”.
The Briton finished the Singapore Grand Prix in second behind Carlos Sainz.
The Briton led into the first corner but pitted on lap eight during the second safety car period just before a red flag, dropping to seventh while Hamilton took over at the front.
The Briton left the court in tears.
The result is expected to count towards Fury’s professional boxing record – which is 33-0-1, and Ngannou’s, which is 0-0 – but the Briton’s WBC title will not be on the line.
Common combinations with briton
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the briton 69×
- briton who 10×
- -year-old briton 9×
- briton was 6×
- briton to 6×
- briton has 4×
- briton is 4×
- by briton 4×
- fellow briton 4×
- first briton 4×