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How do you use Cockayne in a sentence? See 6 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Cockayne in a sentence

Cockayne meaning

  1. Alternative spelling of Cockaigne.
  2. A surname from Middle English.

Using Cockayne

  • The main meaning on this page is: Alternative spelling of Cockaigne. | A surname from Middle English.

Context around Cockayne

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 30.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 2 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

michelle 1× firm 1× leonard 1×

Often after:

added 1× admitted 1× generally 1×

Sentence patterns with Cockayne

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

cockayne admitted driving 1× dr leonard cockayne generally recognised 1× industry firm cockayne added when 1× range but cockayne was tipped 1× romance of cockayne 1× wife michelle cockayne and the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

born in 1855 1× cockayne admitted driving 1× jonty was gary 1× the manager sensed 1× the managing director 1× the visitors thought 1×

Common sentence endings:

and fined 200 1× effort was disallowed 1× his four children 1× notable botanical texts 1× romance of cockayne 1× the right thing 1×

Words around Cockayne

Just before it in the word index:

cockatoos 17 cockatoo 26 cockatiel 7 cockapoos 4 cockapoo 7 cockamamie 8

Just after it in the word index:

cockbain 2 cockburn 38 cockburnspath 2 cockcroft 10 cocke 2 cocked 51

Similar in corpus frequency:

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

Corpus analysis for Cockayne

  • In this selection, "cockayne" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 30.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, michelle, firm, leonard, added, admitted and generally stand out and add context to how "cockayne" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include cockayne admitted driving and dr leonard cockayne generally recognised. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "cockayne" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with cockayne

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

Cockayne admitted driving with excess alcohol and was banned from driving for 14 months and fined £200. (17 words)

Jonty was Gary's nephew from his first wife Michelle Cockayne, and the mother of his four children. (18 words)

The manager sensed potential in Chaplin, who was promptly given his first role as a newsboy in H. A. Saintsbury 's Jim, a Romance of Cockayne. (26 words)

Longer example sentences

The managing director of whisky-industry firm Cockayne added: “When I signed up for Brave, I don’t think I really knew what I was walking into and through the process there was a couple of times I didn’t know if I had done the right thing. (48 words)

The visitors thought they had scored a third when Maud Muir fired home from close range, but Cockayne was tipped over for an illegal clearance by Evie Gallagher early in the attack and the effort was disallowed. (37 words)

Born in 1855, Dr Leonard Cockayne (generally recognised as the greatest botanist who has lived, worked, and died in New Zealand) worked extensively on native plants throughout New Zealand and wrote many notable botanical texts. (35 words)

Example sentences (6)

Jonty was Gary's nephew from his first wife Michelle Cockayne, and the mother of his four children.

The managing director of whisky-industry firm Cockayne added: “When I signed up for Brave, I don’t think I really knew what I was walking into and through the process there was a couple of times I didn’t know if I had done the right thing.

The visitors thought they had scored a third when Maud Muir fired home from close range, but Cockayne was tipped over for an illegal clearance by Evie Gallagher early in the attack and the effort was disallowed.

Cockayne admitted driving with excess alcohol and was banned from driving for 14 months and fined £200.

Born in 1855, Dr Leonard Cockayne (generally recognised as the greatest botanist who has lived, worked, and died in New Zealand) worked extensively on native plants throughout New Zealand and wrote many notable botanical texts.

The manager sensed potential in Chaplin, who was promptly given his first role as a newsboy in H. A. Saintsbury 's Jim, a Romance of Cockayne.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "cockayne" in a sentence?
An example: "Jonty was Gary's nephew from his first wife Michelle Cockayne, and the mother of his four children." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "cockayne" from authentic English texts.
What does "cockayne" mean?
Cockayne means: Alternative spelling of Cockaigne.
How many example sentences with "cockayne" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "cockayne", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.