How do you use Dinkins in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Dinkins in a sentence
Dinkins meaning
A surname.
Using Dinkins
- The main meaning on this page is: A surname.
- In the example corpus, dinkins often appears in combinations such as: david dinkins, dinkins and, dinkins is.
Context around Dinkins
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 11 start, 5 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Dinkins
- In this selection, "dinkins" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, david, georgia, marcia, tenure, sold and mayoralty stand out and add context to how "dinkins" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include archbishop marcia dinkins is the and as david dinkins s was. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "dinkins" sits close to words such as aaj, abn and aboriginals, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with dinkins
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Dinkins is from Davenport, located in the county. (8 words)
Rhianna Dinkins, another of Mrs. Pilgrim’s students, continued. (9 words)
David Dinkins has been the only non-white mayor. (9 words)
Dinkins, who made his first trip to Guyana this past week to better understand the dynamics of the people and passion involved, told Sunday Stabroek that Wabbani is an Arawak word for “platform” and is particularly used by hunters in the forest. (42 words)
The closeness of the race was particularly noteworthy considering the small percentage of New York City residents who are registered Republicans and resulted in Giuliani being the presumptive nominee for a re-match with Dinkins at the next election. (39 words)
I fought four more tough primary races against fellow Democrats David Dinkins and Robert Wagner Jr. as we vied to become Manhattan borough president, and yet another in 1985 against Ken Lipper to become City Council president. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
Dinkins is from Davenport, located in the county.
The Coroner's Office identified the victim as Georgia Dinkins of North Charleston.
Archbishop Marcia Dinkins is the founder and executive director of the Black Appalachian Coalition and Black Women for Change in Ohio.
I fought four more tough primary races against fellow Democrats David Dinkins and Robert Wagner Jr. as we vied to become Manhattan borough president, and yet another in 1985 against Ken Lipper to become City Council president.
Mayor Adams is hoping to persuade his base of Black middle-class and older voters that his re-election bid is being undermined just as David Dinkins’s was in 1993.
Among them were former New York City Mayor David Dinkins and Sgt. Maj. Gilbert “Hashmark” Johnson, one of the first black Marine drill instructors.
Dinkins had been a mentor to the young lawyer, who was worked as a clerk for him while studying law at the Belmont University College of Law.
However, crime actually began to drop under former Mayor David Dinkins and continued to drop under former Mayors Rudy Guiliani, Bloomberg and de Blasio.
Judge Dinkins of the Tennessee Court of Appeals swore in my law school colleague with her baby on his hip, and I’ve honestly never loved him more.
Menchaca said that she has seen Dinkins at Minute Maid Park previously.
While the bombing had taken place during Mayor Dinkins tenure as Mayor, Giuliani was sworn in on Jan.
Also, SVP James L. Dinkins sold 8,754 shares of The Coca-Cola stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 24th.
Dinkins said he was 18 when he received a special deferment in 1944 so he could remain home and help his dad with the family farm in Indiana.
Dinkins, who made his first trip to Guyana this past week to better understand the dynamics of the people and passion involved, told Sunday Stabroek that Wabbani is an Arawak word for “platform” and is particularly used by hunters in the forest.
Rhianna Dinkins, another of Mrs. Pilgrim’s students, continued.
David Dinkins has been the only non-white mayor.
Giuliani pointed out that Dinkins had not filed a tax return for many years and of several other ethical missteps, in particular a stock transfer to his son.
The closeness of the race was particularly noteworthy considering the small percentage of New York City residents who are registered Republicans and resulted in Giuliani being the presumptive nominee for a re-match with Dinkins at the next election.
The number dropped to 4,800 in 1990, during David Dinkins ' mayoralty.
Under Dinkins's Safe Streets, Safe Cities program, crime in New York City decreased more dramatically and more rapidly, both in terms of actual numbers and percentage, than at any time in modern New York City history.
Common combinations with dinkins
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- david dinkins 6×
- dinkins and 3×
- dinkins is 2×
- dinkins of 2×
- dinkins had 2×
- dinkins at 2×