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Crippen is an English word. Below you'll find 8 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Crippen in a sentence

Crippen meaning

A surname.

Using Crippen

  • The main meaning on this page is: A surname.
  • In the example corpus, crippen often appears in combinations such as: crippen was.

Context around Crippen

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 4 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

across 1× patrick 1× harvey 1×

Often after:

section 1×

Sentence patterns with Crippen

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

came across crippen s name 1× crippen was a 1× has a crippen section with 1× hawley harvey crippen was apprehended 1× james patrick crippen from dayton 1× killer dr crippen who gained 1× lodger and crippen had begun 1× with mr crippen as the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

bev boro 53 1× crippen was a 1× hawley harvey crippen 1× however distant cousin 1× in april 1981 1× the cemetery has 1×

Common sentence endings:

available grave spots 1× by wireless telegraphy 1× he was born 1× his secretary ethel 1× immediately recognized it 1× of shipboard radio 1×

Words around Crippen

Just before it in the word index:

cripes 5 cripe 2 crip 9 criollos 8 criollo 10 criolla 7

Just after it in the word index:

crippin 2 cripple 137 crippled 238 cripplegate 4 crippler 3 cripples 9

Similar in corpus frequency:

aakash 12 aanholt 12 aardwolf 12 abadan 12 abati 12 abcc 12

Corpus analysis for Crippen

  • In this selection, "crippen" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, across, patrick, harvey and section stand out and add context to how "crippen" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include came across crippen s name and crippen was a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "crippen" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with crippen

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

The cemetery has a "Crippen" section with three available grave spots. (11 words)

Crippen was a murderer whose Transatlantic escape was foiled by the new invention of shipboard radio. (16 words)

Hawley Harvey Crippen ) was apprehended with the assistance of a transatlantic message sent by wireless telegraphy. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

However distant cousin James Patrick Crippen, from Dayton Ohio, disagrees and has now written to the government for the third time to ask for his relative’s body to be returned to Michigan for burial on the family plot. (39 words)

The family of 20th Century killer Dr Crippen - who gained a reputation as one of the most notorious murderers in British history - want his body to be returned to the United States where he was born. (36 words)

Bev Boro, 53, has been a medication aide at Dunklau Gardens in Fremont for 22 years and when she came across Crippen’s name on a patient board she immediately recognized it. (32 words)

Example sentences (8)

At the time the couple were sleeping in separate bedrooms, after Cora had a fling with a lodger, and Crippen had begun a passionate affair with his secretary, Ethel.

Bev Boro, 53, has been a medication aide at Dunklau Gardens in Fremont for 22 years and when she came across Crippen’s name on a patient board she immediately recognized it.

However distant cousin James Patrick Crippen, from Dayton Ohio, disagrees and has now written to the government for the third time to ask for his relative’s body to be returned to Michigan for burial on the family plot.

The cemetery has a "Crippen" section with three available grave spots.

The family of 20th Century killer Dr Crippen - who gained a reputation as one of the most notorious murderers in British history - want his body to be returned to the United States where he was born.

In April 1981, Mr. Young commanded the Columbia space shuttle, with Mr. Crippen as the pilot, in the first flight of a reusable winged spacecraft.

Crippen was a murderer whose Transatlantic escape was foiled by the new invention of shipboard radio.

Hawley Harvey Crippen ) was apprehended with the assistance of a transatlantic message sent by wireless telegraphy.

Common combinations with crippen

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "crippen" in a sentence?
An example: "At the time the couple were sleeping in separate bedrooms, after Cora had a fling with a lodger, and Crippen had begun a passionate affair with his secretary, Ethel." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "crippen" from authentic English texts.
What does "crippen" mean?
Crippen means: A surname.
How many example sentences with "crippen" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "crippen", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.