Explore Donovan through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Donovan meaning
- A surname from Irish.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
- The Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan.
Using Donovan
- The main meaning on this page is: A surname from Irish. | A male given name transferred from the surname. | The Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan.
- In the example corpus, donovan often appears in combinations such as: donovan mitchell, donovan and, billy donovan.
Context around Donovan
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 10 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Donovan
- In this selection, "donovan" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, billy, guard, maeve, mitchell, biddeford and lived stand out and add context to how "donovan" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include cavaliers guard donovan mitchell on, cavaliers guard donovan mitchell will and donovan mitchell. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "donovan" sits close to words such as auxiliary, clayton and commentator, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with donovan
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
At times this season, the Cavs have been overreliant on Darius Garland and Donovan Mitchell. (15 words)
Bugsy McGraw comes out to rescue Donovan, but then that brings out the Gibson brothers for the rescue. (18 words)
Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis blocks the shot of Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell on Thursday at the TD Garden. (20 words)
As we stay up for Donovan Mitchell and the Knicks’ first spherical opener towards the Cavs on Saturday, let’s atone for a former All-Star who was dumped by the Jazz in a hearth sale final summer time. (39 words)
Absolutely not, but even with Beverley having just two days of practice under his belt and one morning shootaround, coach Billy Donovan thought enough of him to change the starting lineup and rotation. (33 words)
Stepping in for Anderson was Brooks, who paired with Donovan in season 22. Donovan's character was described as a "tough-as-nails detective that seeks justice by whatever means necessary. (31 words)
Example sentences (20)
Maeve Donovan, Biddeford junior outside hitter: Donovan lived up to her reputation as one of the best players in the state, collecting 189 kills with a 43.8 kill percentage.
Stepping in for Anderson was Brooks, who paired with Donovan in season 22. Donovan's character was described as a "tough-as-nails detective that seeks justice by whatever means necessary.
Donovan has his dad’s smile and his mom’s humor, but when Rick Donovan saw his son smiling after the game, it looked a lot like, “I made one, Dad.
The shot of Donovan's death was created over three months by morphing together three puppets of Donovan in separate stages of decay, a technique ILM mastered on Willow (1988).
Absolutely not, but even with Beverley having just two days of practice under his belt and one morning shootaround, coach Billy Donovan thought enough of him to change the starting lineup and rotation.
After that the South African team were pushed further back as Jadeja snapped up Proteas captain Aiden Markram while Yadav picked Donovan Ferreira.
Amesbury should be among the top teams in the Cape Ann League as star linemen Aiden Donovan and Will Arsenault are back.
A minute into the fourth quarter Cougars Titus Donovan ran in for a touchdown from the one-yard line on a sweep play to the left to extend the lead.
As we stay up for Donovan Mitchell and the Knicks’ first spherical opener towards the Cavs on Saturday, let’s atone for a former All-Star who was dumped by the Jazz in a hearth sale final summer time.
At the Salem PD on Friday’s Days episode, Andrew Donovan (Colton Little) greeted Shawn Brady (Brandon Beemer) and transferred custody of Megan Hathaway (Miranda Wilson) pending her incarceration at Statesville.
At times this season, the Cavs have been overreliant on Darius Garland and Donovan Mitchell.
Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis blocks the shot of Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell on Thursday at the TD Garden.
Bugsy McGraw comes out to rescue Donovan, but then that brings out the Gibson brothers for the rescue.
Bulls coach Billy Donovan took note of the start of the regular season as soon as the schedule was announced, and knows his players can’t ease into things.
Bundle up because the NBA All-Star Game tips off tonight from Salt Lake City and Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell will be back on his old court.
But there’s another side to the equation; a small section of the community thinks that Donovan has capitulated to traditional beauty standards by losing weight.
But the Twins never advanced another baserunner as far as second base until the fifth inning, when Christian Vázquez and Donovan Solano each doubled, giving the Twins a 2-1 lead.
Carter Lance, Naytel Mitchell, Tajuan Bandy, Darrell Banks, Donovan Burnett and Cam Thomas were all chosen as first-team all-defense.
Coach Billy Donovan had a simple focus for his team heading into this matchup — try not to let the Kings get on the run too early or too often.
Darius Garland, Donovan Mitchell, Caris LeVert, Max Strus, Ricky Rubio, and now Ty Jerome are all guys who deserve minutes on this roster.
Phrases with donovan
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Common combinations with donovan
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