How do you use Dávila in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Dávila in a sentence
Dávila meaning
A surname from Spanish, of Spanish or Galician origin
Using Dávila
- The main meaning on this page is: A surname from Spanish, of Spanish or Galician origin
- In the example corpus, dávila often appears in combinations such as: ernesto dávila, dávila resign, against dávila.
Context around Dávila
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 5 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 15 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Dávila
- In this selection, "dávila" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 22.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, ernesto, pedrarias, arias, resign, pedrarias and pictured stand out and add context to how "dávila" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include juan ernesto dávila resign and 1911 against dávila interrupted efforts. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "dávila" sits close to words such as abominable, abstracts and aceh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with dávila
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He assigned Pedro Arias Dávila (Pedrarias Davila) as Royal Governor. (10 words)
By this time, a new governor was to arrive and succeed Dávila. (12 words)
Zemurray supplied weapons and transportation for Bonilla to launch a coup against Dávila. (13 words)
Career Panama In 1513, Pizarro accompanied Vasco Núñez de Balboa in his crossing of the Isthmus of Panama to the Pacific coast. citation The following year, Pedrarias Dávila became the newly appointed governor of Castilla de Oro and succeeded Balboa. (40 words)
Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno and members of the community joined board members, faculty, staff, and Executive Director Will Dávila (pictured at podium) for the unveiling at the Merriam-Webster building in Springfield. (32 words)
Arrival in America Diego de Almagro arrived in the New World on June 30, 1514, under the expedition that Ferdinand II of Aragon had sent under the guidance of Pedrarias Dávila. (31 words)
Example sentences (15)
He assigned Pedro Arias Dávila (Pedrarias Davila) as Royal Governor.
Maria Dávila said she was watching a movie on her phone in her home when the shooting happened.
Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno and members of the community joined board members, faculty, staff, and Executive Director Will Dávila (pictured at podium) for the unveiling at the Merriam-Webster building in Springfield.
It was a shattering moment for Cancar, and the Jets, who absorbed a lot of pressure from Ulises Dávila, Germain and Jake Hollman in a frenetic second half.
The island’s two main parties have demanded that elections commission president Juan Ernesto Dávila resign.
The two main parties also have demanded that elections commission president Juan Ernesto Dávila resign.
Dávila created this large-scale public sculpture at the behest of L.A.N.D. (Los Angeles Nomadic Division), a nonprofit organization supporting site-specific public art exhibitions.
Zemurray supplied weapons and transportation for Bonilla to launch a coup against Dávila.
An uprising in 1911 against Dávila interrupted efforts to deal with the debt problem.
Arrival in America Diego de Almagro arrived in the New World on June 30, 1514, under the expedition that Ferdinand II of Aragon had sent under the guidance of Pedrarias Dávila.
A treaty incorporating the key provisions of this agreement with J.P. Morgan was finally signed in January 1911 and submitted to the Honduran legislature by Dávila.
By this time, a new governor was to arrive and succeed Dávila.
Career Panama In 1513, Pizarro accompanied Vasco Núñez de Balboa in his crossing of the Isthmus of Panama to the Pacific coast. citation The following year, Pedrarias Dávila became the newly appointed governor of Castilla de Oro and succeeded Balboa.
For his loyalty to Dávila, Pizarro was rewarded with the positions of mayor ( Alcalde ) and magistrate of the then recently founded Panama City from 1519 to 1523.
Governor Pedrarias sent Gil González Dávila to explore northward, and in 1524 Francisco Hernández de Córdoba to settle that region (present day Nicaragua ).
Common combinations with dávila
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: