Get to know Coretta better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning.
Coretta in a sentence
Coretta meaning
A female given name.
Using Coretta
- The main meaning on this page is: A female given name.
- In the example corpus, coretta often appears in combinations such as: coretta scott, and coretta, secretary coretta.
Context around Coretta
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 10 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Coretta
- In this selection, "coretta" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, wife, helped, courted, scott and mcdonald stand out and add context to how "coretta" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include jr and coretta scott king and his wife coretta scott king. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "coretta" sits close to words such as aberrant, abloh and absurdities, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with coretta
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The president also paid tribute to the wife of Martin Luther King Jr., Coretta Scott King. (16 words)
King was a ladies’ man who fell in love with a white woman before meeting Coretta Scott. (17 words)
Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife Coretta Scott King work in his office in Atlanta in July 1962. (19 words)
The interview also included an audio clip played in court in which Majors described himself as a “great man” while accusing Jabbari of not living up to the standards set by spouses of famous Black men, such as Coretta Scott King and Michelle Obama. (44 words)
Dexter Scott King, the late son of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King, was remembered Saturday as the protector of his family’s legacy and the keeper of his father's dream during a memorial service in Atlanta. (41 words)
Just ahead of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, “The Embrace” – the long-awaited memorial to the civil rights leader and his wife, Coretta Scott King – was unveiled during a ceremony on Friday, Jan. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
Farris helped Coretta Scott King build The King Center and helped to teach Martin Luther King Jr.'s philosophy of nonviolent resistance.
It was also the place where King first met and courted Coretta Scott, who was earning her master’s degree at the New England Conservatory of Music.
I wanted to meet and hear from Benjamin Mays, Julian Bond, Dorothy Height, Jesse Jackson, Ben Chavis, Andrew Young, Coretta Scott King, and others.
Just ahead of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, “The Embrace” – the long-awaited memorial to the civil rights leader and his wife, Coretta Scott King – was unveiled during a ceremony on Friday, Jan.
Just last week, Opposition Member of Parliament Coretta McDonald and Georgetown Mayor Ubraj Narine met and held brief discussions with US Congress Minority Leader, Congressman Hackeem Jeffries during a visit to New York.
King was a ladies’ man who fell in love with a white woman before meeting Coretta Scott.
Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife Coretta Scott King work in his office in Atlanta in July 1962.
Seneca Scott, a cousin of Coretta Scott King, to the structure as “a grotesque symbol of postmodernism,” “an atrocity,” and, well, a few more graphic descriptions.
The president also paid tribute to the wife of Martin Luther King Jr., Coretta Scott King.
Among the other awards announced at the Youth Media awards by the ALA were the Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, Newbery and Printz awards.
Dexter Scott King, the late son of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King, was remembered Saturday as the protector of his family’s legacy and the keeper of his father's dream during a memorial service in Atlanta.
I am playing Coretta Scott King in a one woman show about her life with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. I am also directing it for the stage.
In fact, he reiterated his earlier position that GTU’s General Secretary Coretta McDonald was politically motivated to thwarting the negotiations.
Led by GTU’s President Dr Mark Lyte, General Secretary of the GTU, Opposition Parliamentarian Coretta McDonald, the striking teachers are demanding salary increases and more benefits, including duty-free concessions.
On Monday, the King Center announced that Dexter Scott King, the youngest son of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, died at age 62 after a battle with prostate cancer.
Passers-by walk near the 20-foot-high bronze sculpture "The Embrace," a memorial to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, in the Boston Common, Tuesday, Jan.
The interview also included an audio clip played in court in which Majors described himself as a “great man” while accusing Jabbari of not living up to the standards set by spouses of famous Black men, such as Coretta Scott King and Michelle Obama.
With telling details, Duncan describes the likely sources of Coretta Scott King’s fortitude: her remarkable parents, her religious faith and a willingness to defend herself.
Lewis is comforted by Coretta Scott King after the unveiling of a commemorative granite engraving in honor of slain civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in August 2003.
Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King led thousands of protesters during the Selma to Montgomery March in March 1965.
Common combinations with coretta
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- coretta scott 20×
- and coretta 5×
- secretary coretta 3×
- coretta mcdonald 3×
- of coretta 3×
- coretta mc 2×
- wife coretta 2×