Explore Colonna through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Colonna meaning
A surname from Italian.
Using Colonna
- The main meaning on this page is: A surname from Italian.
- In the example corpus, colonna often appears in combinations such as: catherine colonna, the colonna, colonna and.
Context around Colonna
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 10 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Colonna
- In this selection, "colonna" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, catherine, jacopo, pietro, urged, demanded and earlier stand out and add context to how "colonna" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include as vittoria colonna and cardinal egidio colonna died at. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "colonna" sits close to words such as abdulkadir, abed and abhay, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with colonna
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A nephew of Prospero Colonna, mentioned above. (7 words)
Colonna said it also ceased production and distribution of all cinnamon. (11 words)
Cardinal Egidio Colonna died at the papal court in Avignon in 1314. (12 words)
Macron’s government had the prospect of autonomy for Corsica in the run-up to France’s presidential election last year, hoping to calm days of violent protests sparked by the death in jail of Corsican nationalist Yvan Colonna. (39 words)
The Planning Board’s John Colonna-Romano urged the town to make it clear that it is voting on “use” of marijuana to mean land use, not personal use, which the town cannot regulate. (34 words)
Jacopo Colonna and his nephew Pietro Colonna had also seriously compromised themselves by maintaining highly questionable relations with the political enemies of the pope, James II of Aragon and Frederick III of Sicily. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
Jacopo Colonna and his nephew Pietro Colonna had also seriously compromised themselves by maintaining highly questionable relations with the political enemies of the pope, James II of Aragon and Frederick III of Sicily.
Colonna also conveyed the goodwill of President Emmanuel Macron and expressed the readiness of France to expand mutually beneficial collaboration with Nigeria across multiple sectors.
FM Dendias on Sunday had a phone conversation with his French counterpart Catherine Colonna with the aim to ensure the Greeks’ safety in Sudan and to evacuate them from the country.
French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna urged all parties including Israel to ‘deescalate’ on the volatile Israel-Lebanon border where tensions have risen amid the Gaza war.
In telephone talks on Wednesday, January 25, Colonna demanded the "immediate release” of the French detainees.
In the wake of the tragic finding, French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna said the nation is in “immense sorrow” over the news of Toledano’s death.
Macron’s government had the prospect of autonomy for Corsica in the run-up to France’s presidential election last year, hoping to calm days of violent protests sparked by the death in jail of Corsican nationalist Yvan Colonna.
The Chinese premier, in his meeting with Colonna earlier, also took an upbeat stance on broader bilateral ties.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna, Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang, Germany’s Annalena Baerbock and British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly also attended the meeting.
Colonna said it also ceased production and distribution of all cinnamon.
Curators argue that we don’t know for certain, just as Michelangelo also wrote letters to female friends, such as Vittoria Colonna.
Prosecutors said Colonna admitted to being intoxicated while being evaluated after the crash, and had a blood alcohol level three times the legal limit.
The Planning Board’s John Colonna-Romano urged the town to make it clear that it is voting on “use” of marijuana to mean land use, not personal use, which the town cannot regulate.
A nephew of Prospero Colonna, mentioned above.
But soon after, Colonna left the siege and went to Naples, not keeping his promises and dismissing the Cardinal from his charge.
By the end of 1298 Landolfo had captured Colonna, Palestrina and other towns and razed them to the ground after it surrendered peacefully under Boniface's assurances that it would be spared.
Cardinal Egidio Colonna died at the papal court in Avignon in 1314.
Carlo's older brother Giovanni was made commander of the papal forces and Duke of Paliano after the pro-Spanish Colonna were deprived of that town in 1556.
He also appointed three cardinal-deacons: Giordano Orsini, brother of Pope Nicholas III, of Rome; Giacomo Colonna of Rome; and Gerardo Cupalates, O.Min., of Piacenza.
He spent most of his brief life working for aristocratic patrons like the Colonna principe di Stigliano, and duca Marzio IV Maddaloni Carafa.
Common combinations with colonna
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: