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Damehood in a sentence

Damehood meaning

The fact or condition of being a dame.

Using Damehood

  • The main meaning on this page is: The fact or condition of being a dame.
  • In the example corpus, damehood often appears in combinations such as: her damehood, damehood from, honorary damehood.

Context around Damehood

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 5 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

honorary 2×

Often after:

bestowed 1× dbe 1×

Sentence patterns with Damehood

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

an honorary damehood and knighthood 1× awarded a damehood in the 1× but her damehood which would 1× down the damehood as she 1× given a damehood 1× having a damehood bestowed on 1× her honorary damehood from the 1× received a damehood 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

adored by a 1× earlier this year 1× her efforts were 1× however a source 1× in 2017 queen 1× last month ardern 1×

Common sentence endings:

and sir yehudi 1× by king charles 1× charity maggie s 1× given a damehood 1× off the table 1× queen in 2014 1×

Words around Damehood

Just before it in the word index:

damed 2 dame 1.391 damdeok 2 damcyan 2 damcho 2 dambuza 2

Just after it in the word index:

damelin 3 damelio 2 damen 16 dameon 3 damer 2 dameron 17

Similar in corpus frequency:

aab 14 aamer 14 aave 14 abadan 14 abdelmadjid 14 abdulkarim 14

Corpus analysis for Damehood

  • In this selection, "damehood" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, honorary, bestowed and dbe stand out and add context to how "damehood" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include an honorary damehood and knighthood and awarded a damehood in the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "damehood" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with damehood

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

Her efforts were recognised in 1936 when she was given a Damehood. (12 words)

Last month, Ardern recieved her damehood from Prince William in a ceremony in the UK. (15 words)

She also enjoyed looking back at a busy year, which has included having a damehood bestowed on her by King Charles. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

Not only has she pulled out of the Paris Olympics, where she was set to become Britain’s most-decorated female Olympian of all time, but her Damehood — which would have been all but guaranteed had she won another medal — has now been taken off the table. (47 words)

There was a damehood for Carolyn Fairbairn, head of the Confederation of British Industry, while others were awarded to MEP Jacqueline Foster and former cancer nurse Laura Lee, who co-founded the cancer charity Maggie’s. (36 words)

Adored by A-list Americans such as Beyonce and Gwyneth Paltrow, Ralph & Russo made the skirt suit that Angelina Jolie wore to accept her honorary damehood from the Queen in 2014. (31 words)

Example sentences (11)

Last month, Ardern recieved her damehood from Prince William in a ceremony in the UK.

Not only has she pulled out of the Paris Olympics, where she was set to become Britain’s most-decorated female Olympian of all time, but her Damehood — which would have been all but guaranteed had she won another medal — has now been taken off the table.

She also enjoyed looking back at a busy year, which has included having a damehood bestowed on her by King Charles.

The Inception director formally received a knighthood on Wednesday and his wife, who has produced all his films, received a damehood.

Her efforts were recognised in 1936 when she was given a Damehood.

In 2017 Queen ‘New year’s Honour list, Elizabeth was honoured with a Damehood (DBE) in her services to nursing and the Mary Seacole Statue Appeal.

There was a damehood for Carolyn Fairbairn, head of the Confederation of British Industry, while others were awarded to MEP Jacqueline Foster and former cancer nurse Laura Lee, who co-founded the cancer charity Maggie’s.

Adored by A-list Americans such as Beyonce and Gwyneth Paltrow, Ralph & Russo made the skirt suit that Angelina Jolie wore to accept her honorary damehood from the Queen in 2014.

Earlier this year, Beard was awarded a damehood in the Queen’s birthday honours, capping off a year which also saw her co-host the BBC’s Civilisations series.

However, a source close to Ariana told The Sun that she turned down the damehood as she felt it was "too soon".

They were granted an honorary damehood and knighthood respectively while still American citizens, and converted them to substantive awards after they assumed British nationality, becoming Dame Marjorie and Sir Yehudi.

Common combinations with damehood

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "damehood" in a sentence?
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What does "damehood" mean?
Damehood means: The fact or condition of being a dame.
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