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Dons in a sentence

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Dons | Don | Doner | Dones | Donskoi | Donside | Donskoy | Doners | Donsker

Dons meaning

  1. plural of don
  2. plural of dom (title of Portuguese and Brazilian nobility)

Using Dons

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of don | plural of dom (title of Portuguese and Brazilian nobility)
  • In the example corpus, dons often appears in combinations such as: the dons, mk dons, dons have.

Context around Dons

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 7 start, 6 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

game 1× clueless 1× konkel 1× former 1×

Often after:

desperately 1× went 1× though 1× fans 1× pegged 1× hotseat 1× biggest 1× contracting 1× hierarchy 1× blagurana 1×

Sentence patterns with Dons

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

for the dons 2× after the dons pegged rangers 1× alongside former dons midfielder hiram 1× ann konkel dons a pink 1× beat mk dons according to 1× competitive game dons have had 1× dons boss barry 1× dons captain anthony 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a late approach 1× a tractor cleared 1× aberdeen manager barry 1× after nearly three 1× al hamadi signed 1× all focus for 1×

Common sentence endings:

for the dons 2× and duk delivered 1× at hjk helsinki 1× bookmakers paddy power 1× clueless dons hierarchy 1× dons on saturday 1×

Words around Dons

Just before it in the word index:

donruss 2 donquixote 4 donoway 2 donovans 2 donovan 451 donoughue 2

Just after it in the word index:

donside 4 donsker 2 donskoi 6 donskoy 4 donsol 2 dont 302

Similar in corpus frequency:

afforded 460 auckland 460 baroque 460 booster 460 coated 460 depleted 460

Corpus analysis for Dons

  • In this selection, "dons" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, game, clueless, konkel, desperately, went and though stand out and add context to how "dons" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include for the dons and after the dons pegged rangers. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "dons" sits close to words such as afforded, auckland and baroque, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with dons

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

Ann Konkel dons a pink birthday hat for her 106th. (10 words)

Colchester are 17/10 to beat MK Dons, according to bookmakers Paddy Power. (13 words)

Dons captain Anthony Stewart returns to the squad following his suspension in midweek. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

Born in London, Kaikai's career began with Crystal Palace where he penned a deal with the Eagles at the age of 15. His taste of EFL football came on loan with Crawley Town in 2014 where he joined alongside former Dons midfielder Hiram Boateng. (45 words)

At full time, some Dons fans complained to police, alleging someone in the Rangers end at Pittodrie had thrown a vodka bottle towards fans in the South Stand seconds after the Dons pegged Rangers back to 1-1. (38 words)

As Lamal will be aged 15 years and 271 days if he dons Blagurana in a professional capacity on Easter Monday, he would take third place in La Liga's all time rankings in this respect. (36 words)

Example sentences (20)

Into stoppage time with Dons desperately seeking the goal to keep them up, substitute Will Grigg found himself two yards out but he couldn't poke it over the line as Dons went down.

All focus for the Dons though will now switch to a relegation battle, continuing with a tantalising trip to face arch rivals MK Dons on Saturday.

At full time, some Dons fans complained to police, alleging someone in the Rangers end at Pittodrie had thrown a vodka bottle towards fans in the South Stand seconds after the Dons pegged Rangers back to 1-1.

Aberdeen manager Barry Robson has had to wait for his chance in the Dons hotseat.

After nearly three weeks without a competitive game, Dons have had plenty of time on the training ground with head coach Williamson breaking down his plan to get the side up the table once more.

A late approach for Miovski would be far from ideal ahead of the Dons’ biggest European match in more than a decade.

Al-Hamadi signed a two and a half year deal with the Dons, contracting him to the club until the summer of 2025.

Among them was a man of 90 who wrote in to berate the clueless Dons’ hierarchy.

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And Dalglish reckons that chasm in freshness could be the difference for the Dons.

And he is willing to be patient in the bid to make sure each player and each deal are “right” for the Dons.

Ann Konkel dons a pink birthday hat for her 106th.

An opportunity to reignite the bid to finish third this clash was massive for the Dons and Duk delivered.

As Lamal will be aged 15 years and 271 days if he dons Blagurana in a professional capacity on Easter Monday, he would take third place in La Liga's all time rankings in this respect.

A tractor cleared snow off the pitch during the Dons’ Conference League game at HJK Helsinki.

Born in London, Kaikai's career began with Crystal Palace where he penned a deal with the Eagles at the age of 15. His taste of EFL football came on loan with Crawley Town in 2014 where he joined alongside former Dons midfielder Hiram Boateng.

But standing in his way is Barry Robson's Dons who are unbeaten against the Ibrox men this campaign.

Colchester are 17/10 to beat MK Dons, according to bookmakers Paddy Power.

Crawley Town boss Scott Lindsay fumed at referee Ross Joyce for his performance in the closing stages of their 2-0 defeat to MK Dons on Friday night.

Dons boss Barry Robson praised his players for their valiant effort, saying: "The players gave me everything, that was clear.

Dons captain Anthony Stewart returns to the squad following his suspension in midweek.

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Common combinations with dons

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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What does "dons" mean?
Dons means: plural of don
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