Explore Coonan through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Coonan in a sentence
Coonan meaning
A surname from Irish.
Using Coonan
- The main meaning on this page is: A surname from Irish.
- In the example corpus, coonan often appears in combinations such as: helen coonan, peter coonan, birdie coonan.
Context around Coonan
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 7 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Coonan
- In this selection, "coonan" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, helen, peter, birdie, estimated, related and chair stand out and add context to how "coonan" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include as birdie coonan and stefan and as coonan was the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "coonan" sits close to words such as aanholt, aardwolf and abati, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with coonan
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
In another session, Father Matthew Coonan related sports training to the spiritual life. (13 words)
The second executive under fire was former cabinet minister Helen Coonan, chair of Crown Resorts. (15 words)
Written in a looping hand, he would sign his letters Peter Coonan, adopting his mother’s maiden name. (18 words)
As Coonan was the only one immediately suspicious of Eve Harrington, he was confident Ritter would contribute a shrewd characterisation casting doubt on Eve and providing a counterpoint to the more "theatrical" personalities of the other characters. (37 words)
The cast also featured Alan Hewitt as Addison DeWitt (who narrated), Beatrice Pearson as Eve Harrington, Don Briggs as Lloyd Richards, Kevin McCarthy as Bill Samson, Florence Robinson as Birdie Coonan, and Stefan Schnabel as Max Fabian. (37 words)
Mirranatwa residents, Robin Adams and Iris Field, met with Senator Helen Coonan (then Minister for Communications) at parliament house following the fi res, under the then Mobile Connect Program. (29 words)
Example sentences (10)
Fine Gael Cllr Noel Coonan estimated that Roscrea had accepted “with open arms” around 800 people from the international protection process and from Ukraine.
In another session, Father Matthew Coonan related sports training to the spiritual life.
The second executive under fire was former cabinet minister Helen Coonan, chair of Crown Resorts.
Written in a looping hand, he would sign his letters Peter Coonan, adopting his mother’s maiden name.
But her first love is his estranged son, Doggy Mannion (Peter Coonan), a criminal recluse that's living in the woods outside the town.
Mirranatwa residents, Robin Adams and Iris Field, met with Senator Helen Coonan (then Minister for Communications) at parliament house following the fi res, under the then Mobile Connect Program.
The new body, chaired by former Liberal senator Helen Coonan, expects to deal with 55,000 complaints in its first year, which begins on Thursday.
As Coonan was the only one immediately suspicious of Eve Harrington, he was confident Ritter would contribute a shrewd characterisation casting doubt on Eve and providing a counterpoint to the more "theatrical" personalities of the other characters.
Mankiewicz greatly admired Thelma Ritter and wrote the character of Birdie Coonan for her after working with her on A Letter to Three Wives in 1949.
The cast also featured Alan Hewitt as Addison DeWitt (who narrated), Beatrice Pearson as Eve Harrington, Don Briggs as Lloyd Richards, Kevin McCarthy as Bill Samson, Florence Robinson as Birdie Coonan, and Stefan Schnabel as Max Fabian.
Common combinations with coonan
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: