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Donner is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Donner in a sentence

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Donner | Donned | Donning | Donn | Donnery

Donner meaning

To beat up; clobber; thrash.

Using Donner

  • The main meaning on this page is: To beat up; clobber; thrash.
  • In the example corpus, donner often appears in combinations such as: richard donner, donner and, shuler donner.

Context around Donner

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 11 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

richard 8× ourselves 1× partner 1× peter 1× shuler 1× jason 1× replaced 1×

Often after:

warner 1× felt 1× farber 1× photography 1× meals 1× blitzen 1× summit 1×

Sentence patterns with Donner

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

agency partner donner farber associates 1× as richard donner s was 1× by richard donner 1× curries and donner meals plus 1× director richard donner and producer 1× director richard donner to join 1× director richard donner warner bros 1× exec shuler donner his way 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

adds exec shuler 1× aged 24 he 1× as fate would 1× farber served as 1× fox news jason 1× gad also spoke 1×

Common sentence endings:

before joining acrisure 1× burgers and beyond 1× by richard donner 1× castmate william hurt 1× dancer or dasher 1× director joe dante 1×

Words around Donner

Just before it in the word index:

donnelly 205 donnells 2 donnelley 15 donnelle 2 donnellan 9 donnell 381

Just after it in the word index:

donnery 2 donnghaile 3 donnie 179 donning 250 donnington 6 donnolly 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

abattoir 62 agi 62 agitations 62 agrippa 62 aimlessly 62 airfare 62

Corpus analysis for Donner

  • In this selection, "donner" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, richard, ourselves, partner, warner, felt and farber stand out and add context to how "donner" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include agency partner donner farber associates and as richard donner s was. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "donner" sits close to words such as abattoir, agi and agitations, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with donner

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

Nor was it Donner, Blitzen, Dancer or Dasher. (8 words)

Fox News’ Jason Donner and Lillian LeCroy contributed to this report. (11 words)

You know, Richard Donner, who did the other four, sadly passed away. (12 words)

Longer example sentences

As fate would have it, Donner found the perfect Superman (not to mention Clark Kent) in Christopher Reeve, a then-unknown Juilliard graduate who was urged not to take the gig by no less than his off-Broadway castmate, William Hurt. (41 words)

Aged 24, he had been working in off-Broadway theatre and daytime soap operas when his agent sent his photo to director Richard Donner and producer Ilya Salkind, who had been trying to cast the role for three years. (39 words)

In addition to Spielberg and Universal Pictures, Crichton had offers from Columbia/Tri-Star with "Superman" director Richard Donner, Warner Bros. with "Batman" director Tim Burton, and Twentieth Century Fox with "Gremlins" director Joe Dante. (35 words)

Example sentences (20)

In addition to Spielberg and Universal Pictures, Crichton had offers from Columbia/Tri-Star with "Superman" director Richard Donner, Warner Bros. with "Batman" director Tim Burton, and Twentieth Century Fox with "Gremlins" director Joe Dante.

It's not just about fighting climate change, it’s about making a better future for ourselves,” Donner said.

Now that Gunn's Marvel Cinematic Universe work is done, the director's is bound to bring back what made Donner's movie so special, inspiring a whole new generation.

You'll see that Donner felt right at home leading the future icons through a remarkable feature film.

Aged 24, he had been working in off-Broadway theatre and daytime soap operas when his agent sent his photo to director Richard Donner and producer Ilya Salkind, who had been trying to cast the role for three years.

As fate would have it, Donner found the perfect Superman (not to mention Clark Kent) in Christopher Reeve, a then-unknown Juilliard graduate who was urged not to take the gig by no less than his off-Broadway castmate, William Hurt.

As much a trendsetter as Richard Donner’s was and remains an important entry in the superhero cinema subgenre.

Farber served as president and CEO of Agency Partner Donner-Farber & Associates, Inc., before joining Acrisure.

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In 2023, the film hired Jez Butterworth as the new writer following the passing of original director and writer Richard Donner.

Planning to trade under the name of Peter Donner Photography, he hopes people will take a chance on him while getting to see some of his best qualities shine through.

The menu is expansive with a variety of items available, including classic curries and donner meals, plus other options such as chicken parmesan, burgers and beyond.

You know, Richard Donner, who did the other four, sadly passed away.

Adds exec Shuler Donner, “His way of acting out would be to yell and scream at everybody on the set.

Fox News’ Jason Donner and Lillian LeCroy contributed to this report.

Gad also spoke with writer Chris Columbus and even got the 90-year-old director Richard Donner to join the call, though not without some technical difficulties first.

Nor was it Donner, Blitzen, Dancer or Dasher.

Others are excited about the possible 18 to 24 inches headed to Donner Summit.

Richard Donner is best known as the director with the first halloween night costumes superhero movie, Superman instruction online the late 1970s.

The cult classic originally came out in 1985, directed by Richard Donner ().

The movie was mostly (around 3/4ths) complete but was still lacking critical scenes; director Richard Lester replaced Donner.

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Common combinations with donner

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "donner" in a sentence?
An example: "In addition to Spielberg and Universal Pictures, Crichton had offers from Columbia/Tri-Star with "Superman" director Richard Donner, Warner Bros. with "Batman" director Tim Burton, and Twentieth Century Fox with "Gremlins" director Joe Dante." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "donner" from authentic English texts.
What does "donner" mean?
Donner means: To beat up; clobber; thrash.
How many example sentences with "donner" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "donner", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.