Explore Clerke through 4 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Clerke meaning
Obsolete spelling of clerk.
Using Clerke
- The main meaning on this page is: Obsolete spelling of clerk.
Context around Clerke
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 1 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Clerke
- In this selection, "clerke" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, charles, clement and family stand out and add context to how "clerke" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include clerke had taken and sir clement clerke and others. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "clerke" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with clerke
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The Clerke family (pronounced Clarke) has run this shop in the County Cork market town of Skibbereen since 1951. (19 words)
Initially the Admiralty had wanted Charles Clerke to lead the expedition, with Cook (in retirement following his exploits in the Pacific) acting as a consultant. (25 words)
Use of coal in smelting started somewhat before the Industrial Revolution, based on innovations by Sir Clement Clerke and others from 1678, using coal reverberatory furnaces known as cupolas. (29 words)
Clerke had taken command of the ship after Capt. Cook was killed at Kealakekua Bay ( island of Hawai i ) on February 14, and was leaving the islands for the North Pacific. (31 words)
Use of coal in smelting started somewhat before the Industrial Revolution, based on innovations by Sir Clement Clerke and others from 1678, using coal reverberatory furnaces known as cupolas. (29 words)
Initially the Admiralty had wanted Charles Clerke to lead the expedition, with Cook (in retirement following his exploits in the Pacific) acting as a consultant. (25 words)
Example sentences (4)
The Clerke family (pronounced Clarke) has run this shop in the County Cork market town of Skibbereen since 1951.
Clerke had taken command of the ship after Capt. Cook was killed at Kealakekua Bay ( island of Hawai i ) on February 14, and was leaving the islands for the North Pacific.
Initially the Admiralty had wanted Charles Clerke to lead the expedition, with Cook (in retirement following his exploits in the Pacific) acting as a consultant.
Use of coal in smelting started somewhat before the Industrial Revolution, based on innovations by Sir Clement Clerke and others from 1678, using coal reverberatory furnaces known as cupolas.