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Defay is an English word starting with the letter D. With 6 example sentences you'll see exactly how it works in context.

Rare word

Defay in a sentence

Using Defay

  • In the example corpus, defay often appears in combinations such as: johanne defay.

Context around Defay

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 29.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

johanne 2× john 1× prigogine 1×

Often after:

finished 1× wasted 1×

Sentence patterns with Defay

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

defay had a 1× johanne defay wasted no 1× john defay jr also 1× marks and defay finished with 1× process prigogine defay p 38 1× s johanne defay in her 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

defay had a 1× earlier the women 1× johanne defay wasted 1× john defay jr 1× moore who earlier 1×

Common sentence endings:

down her face 1× local molecular milieu 1× opening round heat 1× scoring single wave 1× sentence imposed friday 1×

Words around Defay

Just before it in the word index:

defaults 115 defaulting 76 defaulters 49 defaulter 15 defaulted 115 default 1.459

Just after it in the word index:

defazio 14 defcon 11 defeasible 2 defeat 5.508 defeated 3.690 defeating 1.068

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 8 aage 8 aardvarks 8 abaca 8 abaji 8 abascal 8

Corpus analysis for Defay

  • In this selection, "defay" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 29.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, johanne, john, prigogine, finished and wasted stand out and add context to how "defay" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include defay had a and johanne defay wasted no. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "defay" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with defay

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

John DeFay Jr. also must register as a sex offender under the sentence imposed Friday. (15 words)

Johanne Defay wasted no time, taking a swell for a long ride all the way into the dry reef to take an early lead with a 5.83. (28 words)

Moore, who earlier this year announced an indefinite break from full-time competition, defeated fellow local product Bettylou Sakura Johnson and France’s Johanne Defay in her opening-round heat. (30 words)

Longer example sentences

Defay had a very different experience on Day 1, getting rag-dolled by a wave and crashing down onto the shallow reef below, banging her head and paddling back out to the takeoff zone with blood dripping down her face. (40 words)

For each and every physically independent process (Prigogine & Defay, p. 38; Prigogine, p. 24) :: This is a remarkable result since the chemical potentials are intensive system variables, depending only on the local molecular milieu. (34 words)

Earlier, the women's semi-finals were filled with drama as Marks and Defay finished with their two-wave totals tied, the American squeaking through courtesy of the highest scoring single wave. (32 words)

Example sentences (6)

Defay had a very different experience on Day 1, getting rag-dolled by a wave and crashing down onto the shallow reef below, banging her head and paddling back out to the takeoff zone with blood dripping down her face.

Earlier, the women's semi-finals were filled with drama as Marks and Defay finished with their two-wave totals tied, the American squeaking through courtesy of the highest scoring single wave.

Johanne Defay wasted no time, taking a swell for a long ride all the way into the dry reef to take an early lead with a 5.83.

Moore, who earlier this year announced an indefinite break from full-time competition, defeated fellow local product Bettylou Sakura Johnson and France’s Johanne Defay in her opening-round heat.

John DeFay Jr. also must register as a sex offender under the sentence imposed Friday.

For each and every physically independent process (Prigogine & Defay, p. 38; Prigogine, p. 24) :: This is a remarkable result since the chemical potentials are intensive system variables, depending only on the local molecular milieu.

Common combinations with defay

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "defay" in a sentence?
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