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Get to know Dirk better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like dagger or sticker.

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Dirk in a sentence

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Dirk | Dirksen | Dirks | Dirkjan | Dirkx

Dirk meaning

  1. A long Scottish dagger with a straight blade.
  2. A ceremonial dagger worn by naval or air force officers in some nations' militaries; formerly, a fighting dagger used by sailors as a boarding weapon.

Synonyms of Dirk

dagger sticker

Related words

Other words often associated with Dirk or its synonyms:

knife character prickle stumper paster obelisk spikelet problem thorn poser grapheme spine

Using Dirk

  • The main meaning on this page is: A long Scottish dagger with a straight blade. | A ceremonial dagger worn by naval or air force officers in some nations' militaries; formerly, a fighting dagger used by sailors as a boarding weapon.
  • Useful related words include: dagger, sticker.
  • In the example corpus, dirk often appears in combinations such as: by dirk, and dirk, dirk nowitzki.

Context around Dirk

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 9 start, 5 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

celebrate 1× director 1× chairperson 1× lloris 1× dutchman 1× killer 1× neal 1× executive 1× players 1× star 1×

Often after:

nowitzki 2× kotze 1× won 1× kuyt 1× powell 1× miller 1× locascio 1× hartog 1× howell 1× hahn 1×

Sentence patterns with Dirk

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

also director dirk j debbink 1× and celebrate dirk s life 1× basketball players dirk nowitzki from 1× before dutchman dirk hartog landed 1× celebration of dirk s life 1× chief executive dirk hahn cited 1× deputy chairperson dirk kotze said 1× dirk werner nowitzki 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a celebration of 1× alfie s grandmother 1× also director dirk 1× amrany s works 1× chief executive dirk 1× democratic alliance da 1×

Common sentence endings:

among many others 1× anyone ever has 1× by dirk powell 1× chief financial officer 1× dirk s life 1× first professional trophy 1×

Words around Dirk

Just before it in the word index:

diriye 2 diriyai 2 diriyah 12 dirisu 2 dirigo 5 dirigibles 6

Just after it in the word index:

dirkjan 3 dirks 18 dirksen 37 dirkx 2 dirleton 7 dirlewanger 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

allspring 138 aloft 138 asparagus 138 bandwagon 138 blinds 138 blouse 138

Corpus analysis for Dirk

  • In this selection, "dirk" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, celebrate, director, chairperson, nowitzki, kotze and won stand out and add context to how "dirk" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include also director dirk j debbink and and celebrate dirk s life. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "dirk" sits close to words such as allspring, aloft and asparagus, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with dirk

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

So, Kelly, this is Dirk again. (6 words)

Leonardo DiCaprio as prolific porn star Dirk Diggler? (8 words)

Low Lily's new album is called Angels in the Wreckage, produced by Dirk Powell. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

The suspect, named only as Dirk P in court papers, was discovered by armed police hiding in a hayloft at his farm in Lotte, Germany, as they targeted a gang alleged to be running the migrant flotilla from the French coast. (41 words)

Loris’ Dirk Martin put an exclamation point on the victory when he intercepted a pass from Georgetown quarterback Zach Krause and returned it 51 yards for a touchdown to put Loris up 52-0 with 8:44 remaining in the game. (41 words)

Dirk won an MVP award in 2007 and a championship in 2011, but Jokić now has two MVPs and has matched the ring while putting together some of the most impressive statistical seasons anyone ever has. (36 words)

Question examples

Leonardo DiCaprio as prolific porn star Dirk Diggler? (8 words)

Example sentences (20)

A celebration of Dirk’s life will be held later in the summer, when it will be safe to gather together, remember and celebrate Dirk’s life.

Also, Director Dirk J. Debbink acquired 1,000 shares of Cincinnati Financial stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 25th.

Democratic Alliance (DA) caucus deputy chairperson Dirk Kotze said his party will decide at a meeting set for Thursday evening.

Dirk, who was a teacher, said: “Every single human being is valuable and deserves to be protected – period” to applause from the crowd.

Dirk won an MVP award in 2007 and a championship in 2011, but Jokić now has two MVPs and has matched the ring while putting together some of the most impressive statistical seasons anyone ever has.

I got to interview some top footballers in Steven Gerrard, Michael Owen, Hugo Lloris, Dirk Kuyt, Diogo Jota, Jordan Pickford, Aymeric Laporte, Rodri and others.

Low Lily's new album is called Angels in the Wreckage, produced by Dirk Powell.

Opening for BoDeans are Michael Glabicki of Rusted Root with Dirk Miller at 7 p.m. The pair will play Rusted Root favorites along with new material.

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So, Kelly, this is Dirk again.

Speaking on the call today, we have Dave Flitman, Chief Executive Officer; and Dirk Locascio, Chief Financial Officer.

The suspect, named only as Dirk P in court papers, was discovered by armed police hiding in a hayloft at his farm in Lotte, Germany, as they targeted a gang alleged to be running the migrant flotilla from the French coast.

This could mean the Chinese visited the region almost 200 years before Dutchman Dirk Hartog landed in 1616.

Alfie's grandmother Alaina Scott said people had spoken up despite aggression and threats by her grandson's killer Dirk Howell.

Amrany’s works of retired NBA stars include the iconic ‘Michael Jordan Spirit’ in Chicago, as well as statues of Shaquille O’Neal, Dirk Nowitzki and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar among many others.

Chief executive Dirk Hahn cited 'low levels of confidence' and said quarterly group fees would be down 15 per cent on last year.

Dirk Werner Nowitzki is a German former professional basketball player who is a special advisor for the Dallas Mavericks of the NBA.

I bought a couple of cool looking Pikachu cards, and also a special card of one my favourite basketball players – Dirk Nowitzki – from his last season playing in the NBA.

Leonardo DiCaprio as prolific porn star Dirk Diggler?

Littler cruised through his opening match against Dirk van Duijvenbode, winning 6-2 on Friday night having lifted the Bahrain Masters crown earlier this month - his first professional trophy.

Loris’ Dirk Martin put an exclamation point on the victory when he intercepted a pass from Georgetown quarterback Zach Krause and returned it 51 yards for a touchdown to put Loris up 52-0 with 8:44 remaining in the game.

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Common combinations with dirk

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "dirk" in a sentence?
An example: "A celebration of Dirk’s life will be held later in the summer, when it will be safe to gather together, remember and celebrate Dirk’s life." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "dirk" from authentic English texts.
What does "dirk" mean?
Dirk means: A long Scottish dagger with a straight blade.
What are synonyms of "dirk"?
Common synonyms of "dirk" include: dagger, sticker.
How many example sentences with "dirk" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "dirk", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.