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Civitan is an English word. Below you'll find 6 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Civitan in a sentence

Civitan meaning

A member of Civitan International, an association of community service clubs founded in 1917 and based in Birmingham, Alabama.

Using Civitan

  • The main meaning on this page is: A member of Civitan International, an association of community service clubs founded in 1917 and based in Birmingham, Alabama.
  • In the example corpus, civitan often appears in combinations such as: civitan club, almonte civitan.

Context around Civitan

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

almonte 2× hanceville 1× softball 1× past 1× christi 1×

Often after:

club 3× president 1× jamboree 1× open 1×

Sentence patterns with Civitan

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

and past civitan club district 1× by hanceville civitan president rev 1× corpus christi civitan open where 1× ponytail softball civitan jamboree brought 1× the almonte civitan club 1× the almonte civitan club has 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a written statement 1× robertson nominated sheeks 1× the 2023 hap 1× the almonte civitan 1× the longest was 1×

Common sentence endings:

a better world 1× almonte civitan club 1× and kathy whitworth 1× governor woody weddington 1× in our community 1× the regular season 1×

Words around Civitan

Just before it in the word index:

civita 5 civista 7 civis 4 civiqs 3 civils 7 civilly 23

Just after it in the word index:

civitas 32 civitate 2 civitates 2 civitatis 3 civitavecchia 6 civitella 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 8 aacc 8 aacs 8 aafes 8 aankh 8 aapp 8

Corpus analysis for Civitan

  • In this selection, "civitan" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, almonte, hanceville, softball, club, president and jamboree stand out and add context to how "civitan" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and past civitan club district and by hanceville civitan president rev. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "civitan" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with civitan

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

I am a member of the Almonte Civitan Club. (9 words)

The Almonte Civitan Club has very big and exciting news that we would like to share with everyone in our community. (21 words)

The longest was 10 holes at the 1972 Corpus Christi Civitan Open, where Jo Ann Prentice beat Hall of Famers Sandra Palmer and Kathy Whitworth. (25 words)

Longer example sentences

Robertson nominated Sheeks, and the request was supported by letters of recommendation from Faircloth, Happy’s Farm Director and Founder Rhonda Stirewalt Roseman and past Civitan Club District Governor Woody Weddington. (31 words)

A written statement submitted by Hanceville Civitan President Rev. James C. Fields, Jr. read, “Among us are people who dedicate a lifetime to bringing about a better world. (28 words)

The 2023 Hap Minor Baseball and Ponytail Softball Civitan Jamboree brought together hundreds of youth Saturday at George Izay Park, marking the end of the regular season. (27 words)

Example sentences (6)

A written statement submitted by Hanceville Civitan President Rev. James C. Fields, Jr. read, “Among us are people who dedicate a lifetime to bringing about a better world.

I am a member of the Almonte Civitan Club.

The 2023 Hap Minor Baseball and Ponytail Softball Civitan Jamboree brought together hundreds of youth Saturday at George Izay Park, marking the end of the regular season.

Robertson nominated Sheeks, and the request was supported by letters of recommendation from Faircloth, Happy’s Farm Director and Founder Rhonda Stirewalt Roseman and past Civitan Club District Governor Woody Weddington.

The Almonte Civitan Club has very big and exciting news that we would like to share with everyone in our community.

The longest was 10 holes at the 1972 Corpus Christi Civitan Open, where Jo Ann Prentice beat Hall of Famers Sandra Palmer and Kathy Whitworth.

Common combinations with civitan

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "civitan" in a sentence?
An example: "A written statement submitted by Hanceville Civitan President Rev. James C. Fields, Jr. read, “Among us are people who dedicate a lifetime to bringing about a better world." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "civitan" from authentic English texts.
What does "civitan" mean?
Civitan means: A member of Civitan International, an association of community service clubs founded in 1917 and based in Birmingham, Alabama.
How many example sentences with "civitan" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "civitan", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.