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Defoe in a sentence
Defoe meaning
- An English surname originating as a patronymic.
- Daniel Defoe (c. 1659 to 1661 – 1731), English trader, writer, journalist and pamphleteer best known for writing Robinson Crusoe
Using Defoe
- The main meaning on this page is: An English surname originating as a patronymic. | An English surname originating as a patronymic. | Daniel Defoe (c. 1659 to 1661 – 1731), English trader, writer, journalist and pamphleteer best known for writing Robinson Crusoe
- Useful related words include: daniel defoe, writer, author.
- In the example corpus, defoe often appears in combinations such as: jermain defoe, daniel defoe, defoe who.
Context around Defoe
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 13 start, 4 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Defoe
- In this selection, "defoe" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, jermain, daniel, willem, seems, may and spoke stand out and add context to how "defoe" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 1726 daniel defoe hailed it and and since defoe was a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "defoe" sits close to words such as abatement, abductions and absurdly, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with defoe
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Representatives for Defoe have been approached for comment. (8 words)
Defoe has also played for the England national team. (9 words)
Jermain Defoe also announced he had pulled out of his punditry role on the programme. (15 words)
Severin argues that since Pitman appears to have lived in the lodgings above the father's publishing house and since Defoe was a mercer in the area at the time, Defoe may have met Pitman and learned of his experiences as a castaway. (43 words)
Speakman rolled the dice back in League One with Jermain Defoe's signing, which didn't work out and injury to Nathan Broadhead meant Stewart was the only fit striker heading into the League One play-off final - a gamble which paid off. (43 words)
The writer and journalist Daniel Defoe wrote in the 17th century that the town was "dying with age," and a mayor wrote to the Secretary of State at the time, "It has been a rich place, but now is quite the contrary. (42 words)
Example sentences (20)
Moll Flanders and Defoe's final novel, Roxana: The Fortunate Mistress (1724), are examples of the remarkable way in which Defoe seems to inhabit his fictional characters (yet "drawn from life"), not least in that they are women.
Severin argues that since Pitman appears to have lived in the lodgings above the father's publishing house and since Defoe was a mercer in the area at the time, Defoe may have met Pitman and learned of his experiences as a castaway.
Defoe has also played for the England national team.
Defoe spoke out about the incident at Hillsborough, telling : "I'm appalled and saddened by the actions of the individual in question.
Defoe - who played for a string of clubs during a 22-year career including Bournemouth, Portsmouth, Sunderland and Rangers - was pictured on holiday without his wedding ring while Donna had gone back to using her maiden name.
Ex-West Ham star Jermain Defoe believes the players will not find it too difficult to park their club futures while part of Gareth Southgate's Three Lions' setup.
Jermain Defoe also announced he had pulled out of his punditry role on the programme.
Jermain Defoe pulled one back almost immediately before Ljungberg and Ledley King traded goals and, although Robert Pires added Arsenal’s fifth nine minutes from time, Freddie Kanoute’s goal made for a frantic finish.
Opposite the statue is a bright yellow, limewashed cottage, which is believed to be the original home of Alexander Selkirk, a Scottish privateer and Royal Navy officer, who inspired the Robinson Crusoe classic by Daniel Defoe.
Representatives for Defoe have been approached for comment.
Speakman rolled the dice back in League One with Jermain Defoe's signing, which didn't work out and injury to Nathan Broadhead meant Stewart was the only fit striker heading into the League One play-off final - a gamble which paid off.
The writer and journalist Daniel Defoe wrote in the 17th century that the town was "dying with age," and a mayor wrote to the Secretary of State at the time, "It has been a rich place, but now is quite the contrary.
A5272 Park Hall Road in both directions re-opened, accident cleared between B5039 Anchor Road and Defoe Drive.
Defoe argued that, while Ms. Murphy might have good intentions to promote Wexford, the must prioritise fairness to all members in the Dáil, without using the platform for regional interests.
In 1726, Daniel Defoe hailed it as being "without question, the greatest in the world", but by the 1800s the combination of live animals in a rapidly growing city was proving objectionable to some Londoners.
She is slated to star in the short film "Arrive Alive" opposite Willem Defoe from television director Jeremiah S. Chechik.
The senior carer at Defoe Court Care Home plans to use her winnings to buy a new kitchen and a holiday in the New Year.
Able to engage with the present and speak to the future, Defoe is the ideal writer.
Bradley was a regular Sunderland mascot and he held the hand of his idol Defoe.
DeFoe, who was 13 weeks pregnant, had been stabbed several dozen times, while Kevin died from blunt force injuries, an autopsy found.
Common combinations with defoe
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