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Crikey in a sentence

Crikey meaning

An exclamation of astonishment.

Using Crikey

  • The main meaning on this page is: An exclamation of astonishment.
  • In the example corpus, crikey often appears in combinations such as: the crikey, to crikey.

Context around Crikey

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 18.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 7 start, 5 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 14 statements, 3 questions, 2 exclamations

Often before:

mumbrella 1× thinking 1× show 1×

Often after:

investigation 1× publishes 1× masthead 1× bunker 1× managing 1× comments 1× readers 1× bernard 1× seems 1×

Sentence patterns with Crikey

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

after a crikey investigation into 1× be thinking crikey if karen 1× behind the crikey masthead over 1× crikey an often 1× crikey comments is 1× crikey has enlisted 1× crikey managing editor 1× crikey readers weigh 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

anton nilsson is 1× crikey an often 1× crikey comments is 1× crikey has enlisted 1× crikey managing editor 1× crikey readers weigh 1×

Common sentence endings:

at abc life 1× broken to fix 1× diaries and crikey 1× federal political reporter 1× for ugly people 1× in force today 1×

Words around Crikey

Just before it in the word index:

crighton 12 crig 3 criftins 2 crifasi 2 crif 6 cries 389

Just after it in the word index:

crile 3 crillon 4 crilly 5 crim 10 crime 10.074 crimea 334

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaditya 23 aardman 23 abbo 23 aberg 23 aboitiz 23 abovementioned 23

Corpus analysis for Crikey

  • In this selection, "crikey" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 18.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, mumbrella, thinking, show, investigation, publishes and masthead stand out and add context to how "crikey" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include after a crikey investigation into and be thinking crikey if karen. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "crikey" sits close to words such as aaditya, aardman and abbo, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with crikey

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

This is why I subscribe to Crikey. (7 words)

Anton Nilsson is Crikey's federal political reporter. (8 words)

What’s with the dumb headlines today at Crikey? (9 words)

Longer example sentences

The son of Rupert Murdoch has sued the organisation behind the Crikey masthead over an allegedly defamatory June 29 opinion piece by political editor Bernard Keane, that was taken down and then posted back online on August 15. (38 words)

While Crikey seems to be more ‘out there’ in the mainstream (even gets a mention on Media Watch these days…), it still remains, unfortunately, but a squeek to the public at large. (32 words)

Crikey, an often pugilistic left-leaning news site, had repeatedly dared Murdoch to sue them over the articles and launched fundraising and subscription drives off the back of the legal action. (31 words)

Question examples

And like them, she must also be thinking, crikey if Karen Matthews can get a fiancé, why can’t I? (20 words)

What’s with the dumb headlines today at Crikey? (9 words)

Crikey Comments: is the aged care sector too broken to fix? (11 words)

Exclamation examples

Terri Irwin is the owner of Australia Zoo and you’ve probably seen her in ‘The Crocodile Hunter,’ ‘Croc Files,’ ‘The Crocodile Hunter Diaries’ and ‘Crikey! (26 words)

The 21-year-old daughter of late Crocodile Hunter and her future husband are keen on sharing footage of the wedding on their reality television show, "Crikey! (27 words)

Example sentences (19)

Anton Nilsson is Crikey's federal political reporter.

Crikey, an often pugilistic left-leaning news site, had repeatedly dared Murdoch to sue them over the articles and launched fundraising and subscription drives off the back of the legal action.

Greens digital rights spokesperson Senator David Shoebridge's comments come after a Crikey investigation into 'crime intelligence' platform Auror.

Private Media CEO, Will Hayward told Mumbrella: “Crikey publishes what the powerful hide and other media avoids.

Terri Irwin is the owner of Australia Zoo and you’ve probably seen her in ‘The Crocodile Hunter,’ ‘Croc Files,’ ‘The Crocodile Hunter Diaries’ and ‘Crikey!

The son of Rupert Murdoch has sued the organisation behind the Crikey masthead over an allegedly defamatory June 29 opinion piece by political editor Bernard Keane, that was taken down and then posted back online on August 15.

Crikey has enlisted Twitter's viral menswear guy to judge the outfits at the Midwinter Ball, aka 'the Oscars for ugly people'.

And like them, she must also be thinking, crikey if Karen Matthews can get a fiancé, why can’t I?

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Read the latest tips and murmurs from the Crikey bunker.

Crikey managing editor Bhakthi Puvanenthiran is leaving the title to take up the helm as editor at ABC Life.

Puvanenthiran announced her new role on Twitter, saying she was keen to start working on some ‘relevant’ and ‘inclusive’ content at ABC Life after some ‘wild and wonderful’ years with Crikey.

The 21-year-old daughter of late Crocodile Hunter and her future husband are keen on sharing footage of the wedding on their reality television show, "Crikey!

What’s with the dumb headlines today at Crikey?

Crikey Comments: is the aged care sector too broken to fix?

Crikey readers weigh in on tax, News Ltd and Naplan.

Crikey, the religious nutters are out in force today.

Getting a bit sick of having to make this point to Crikey, Bernard.

This is why I subscribe to Crikey.

While Crikey seems to be more ‘out there’ in the mainstream (even gets a mention on Media Watch these days…), it still remains, unfortunately, but a squeek to the public at large.

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Common combinations with crikey

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "crikey" in a sentence?
An example: "Anton Nilsson is Crikey's federal political reporter." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "crikey" from authentic English texts.
What does "crikey" mean?
Crikey means: An exclamation of astonishment.
How many example sentences with "crikey" are there?
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