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How do you use Devoto in a sentence? See 7 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Devoto in a sentence

Devoto meaning

A devotee.

Using Devoto

  • The main meaning on this page is: A devotee.
  • In the example corpus, devoto often appears in combinations such as: ollie devoto, howard devoto, and devoto.

Context around Devoto

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 3 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

ollie 2× howard 2× months 1×

Often after:

look 1× left 1× travelled 1×

Sentence patterns with Devoto

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

and ollie devoto look to 1× by howard devoto 1× by howard devoto and pete 1× centre ollie devoto is in 1× few months devoto left the 1× shelley and devoto travelled to 1× shelley and devoto were impressed 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

after a few 1× among the replacements 1× jonathan joseph and 1× shelley and devoto 1× singleton also played 1× track listing all 1×

Common sentence endings:

a tactical shift 1× and pete shelley 1× clean old hat 1× his second cap 1× in february 1976 1× in june 1976 1×

Words around Devoto

Just before it in the word index:

devotions 33 devotional 94 devotion 522 devotio 2 devoting 105 devotes 82

Just after it in the word index:

devou 2 devougas 3 devour 96 devoured 94 devourer 10 devourers 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaba 10 aafc 10 aaib 10 aalbers 10 abbate 10 abbesses 10

Corpus analysis for Devoto

  • In this selection, "devoto" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, ollie, howard, months, look, left and travelled stand out and add context to how "devoto" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and ollie devoto look to and by howard devoto. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "devoto" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with devoto

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

All lyrics by Howard Devoto. (5 words)

Track listing All music written by Howard Devoto and Pete Shelley. (11 words)

Jonathan Joseph and Ollie Devoto look to be competing for that vacant centre slot alongside captain Owen Farrell, unless England decide to deploy a tactical shift. (26 words)

Longer example sentences

Singleton also played in local band Black Cat Bone. citation After reading an NME review of the Sex Pistols' first performance, Shelley and Devoto travelled to London together to see the Sex Pistols in February 1976. (36 words)

After a few months, Devoto left the group, expressing his dissatisfaction at the direction that punk was taking in his statement "what was once unhealthily fresh is now a clean old hat". (32 words)

Shelley and Devoto were impressed by what they saw and arranged for the Sex Pistols to come and perform at the Lesser Free Trade Hall in Manchester, in June 1976. (30 words)

Example sentences (7)

Among the replacements, Bath tight-head Will Stuart is set to make his debut, while Exeter centre Ollie Devoto is in line to win just his second cap.

Jonathan Joseph and Ollie Devoto look to be competing for that vacant centre slot alongside captain Owen Farrell, unless England decide to deploy a tactical shift.

After a few months, Devoto left the group, expressing his dissatisfaction at the direction that punk was taking in his statement "what was once unhealthily fresh is now a clean old hat".

All lyrics by Howard Devoto.

Shelley and Devoto were impressed by what they saw and arranged for the Sex Pistols to come and perform at the Lesser Free Trade Hall in Manchester, in June 1976.

Singleton also played in local band Black Cat Bone. citation After reading an NME review of the Sex Pistols' first performance, Shelley and Devoto travelled to London together to see the Sex Pistols in February 1976.

Track listing All music written by Howard Devoto and Pete Shelley.

Common combinations with devoto

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "devoto" in a sentence?
An example: "Among the replacements, Bath tight-head Will Stuart is set to make his debut, while Exeter centre Ollie Devoto is in line to win just his second cap." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "devoto" from authentic English texts.
What does "devoto" mean?
Devoto means: A devotee.
How many example sentences with "devoto" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "devoto", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.