Explore Dryden through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like poet or dramatist. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Dryden in a sentence
Dryden meaning
- An English and Scottish habitational surname from Old English.
- A city in Ontario, Canada; named for Canadian farmer and politician John Dryden.
- A number of places in the United States.
Synonyms of Dryden
Using Dryden
- The main meaning on this page is: An English and Scottish habitational surname from Old English. | A city in Ontario, Canada; named for Canadian farmer and politician John Dryden. | A number of places in the United States.
- Useful related words include: john dryden, poet, dramatist, playwright.
- In the example corpus, dryden often appears in combinations such as: john dryden, the dryden, dryden and.
Context around Dryden
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 10 start, 5 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Dryden
- In this selection, "dryden" 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, stuart, services, john, reaches, ontario and yacht stand out and add context to how "dryden" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 1988 john dryden is believed and 2012 from dryden ontario where. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "dryden" sits close to words such as alphabets, anarchism and andersson, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with dryden
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Dryden, for example, loves cream cheese and bagels. (8 words)
Mr Dryden said that the pair had another argument. (9 words)
The water even ketch me at my waist,” Dryden bemoaned. (10 words)
Robert M. Adams, "The Case for Dryden", New York Review of Books 17 March 1988 John Dryden is believed to be the first person to posit that English sentences should not end in prepositions because Latin sentences cannot end in prepositions. (41 words)
Police noted that Dryden was wearing a blonde wig.A couple of weeks later working with several other police services Dryden was tracked down to an address in Brantford where he was arrested after an all-day standoff. (38 words)
He is departing his 12th District seat in the Washington State Senate and Rep. Keith Goehner (R-12th, Dryden) stepped aside from his House seat and won election to the enate seat held by Hawkins. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
Stuart Dryden reaches for an item at a grocery store on Wednesday in Arlington, Va. Dryden is aware of big price disparities between branded products and their store-label competitors, which he now favors.
Police noted that Dryden was wearing a blonde wig.A couple of weeks later working with several other police services Dryden was tracked down to an address in Brantford where he was arrested after an all-day standoff.
Miller moved to Gabriola in 2012 from Dryden, Ontario, where he offered sailing lessons for many years at the Dryden Yacht Club.
Alexander Pope was heavily influenced by Dryden and often borrowed from him; other writers were equally influenced by Dryden and Pope.
Besides, Wordsworth did admire many of Dryden's poems, and his famous "Intimations of Immortality" ode owes something stylistically to Dryden's " Alexander's Feast ".
Robert M. Adams, "The Case for Dryden", New York Review of Books 17 March 1988 John Dryden is believed to be the first person to posit that English sentences should not end in prepositions because Latin sentences cannot end in prepositions.
About 20 people participate in a rally outside Patricia Gardens in Dryden, Ont., on July 21 to push for answers about vacant units in the seniors' building.
Daniel Degener, an eighth grader at Floyd Dryden Middle School in Juneau, said the state competition was definitely harder than the school competition.
Jerry S. Dryden, 82, of Clayton, passed away Friday, November 17, 2023 at his residence.
Mr Dryden said that the pair had another argument.
Summarising her account, Mr Dryden said: "She says she no longer lives the life she wants to lead because she's scared of the defendant and he could be anywhere.
The latter found Adamson on the right and he made no mistake, squeezing a sizzling right-footed drive between Dryden and the post.
The stained-glass windows were imported from Toulouse, France and the interior carvings were undertaken by William Dryden.
And, if I did, the Dryden Theatre at the George Eastman Museum is the ideal place to risk life and limb, all in the name of cinema.
Dryden, for example, loves cream cheese and bagels.
During the closure, we are encouraging them to use the Wenatchee Transfer Station if they are a regular user of the Dryden Transfer Station.
He is departing his 12th District seat in the Washington State Senate and Rep. Keith Goehner (R-12th, Dryden) stepped aside from his House seat and won election to the enate seat held by Hawkins.
Shaun Dryden, prosecuting, said that police recognised Bacon from the footage and knew where he lived.
The rebranded company that holds the Goliath Gold Complex expects to start construction of an open-pit mine in the Dryden area by 2026.
The water even ketch me at my waist,” Dryden bemoaned.
Common combinations with dryden
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- john dryden 11×
- the dryden 8×
- dryden and 8×
- dryden was 7×
- dryden is 5×
- dryden said 5×
- dryden in 4×
- by dryden 3×
- in dryden 3×
- that dryden 2×