Explore Dury through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Dury meaning
- A surname from French.
- A commune in Aisne department, Hauts-de-France, France.
- A commune in Pas-de-Calais department, Hauts-de-France, France.
Using Dury
- The main meaning on this page is: A surname from French. | A commune in Aisne department, Hauts-de-France, France. | A commune in Pas-de-Calais department, Hauts-de-France, France.
- In the example corpus, dury often appears in combinations such as: dury was, ian dury, dury and.
Context around Dury
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 12 start, 5 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Dury
- In this selection, "dury" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, ian, gus, person, became, died and laid stand out and add context to how "dury" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 1999 ian dury laid down and but gus dury never one. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "dury" sits close to words such as abdulai, abhinandan and abhor, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with dury
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Dury died six weeks later on 27 March 2000. (9 words)
It was to be Dury's last recording before his death. (11 words)
Dury was a disabled person himself, having been left crippled by childhood polio. (13 words)
The Life & Rhymes of Ian Dury, was premiered and ran at the Leicester Square Theatre in London. citation A biopic entitled Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll starring Andy Serkis as Dury was released on 8 January 2010, and was nominated for several awards. (42 words)
But Tony, who has penned more than 20 books, garnered eight Crime Writer Association (CWA) shortlistings and a runner-up award in the Not the Booker Prize, says he is unsure if Gus Dury will return after Wrecked. (38 words)
The band was formed after Dury began writing songs with pianist and guitarist Chaz Jankel (the brother of noted music video, TV, commercial and film director Annabel Jankel ). (28 words)
Example sentences (20)
The Life & Rhymes of Ian Dury, was premiered and ran at the Leicester Square Theatre in London. citation A biopic entitled Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll starring Andy Serkis as Dury was released on 8 January 2010, and was nominated for several awards.
But Tony, who has penned more than 20 books, garnered eight Crime Writer Association (CWA) shortlistings and a runner-up award in the Not the Booker Prize, says he is unsure if Gus Dury will return after Wrecked.
It’s been 10 years since his last outing but Gus Dury, never one to be backwards at coming forwards, is back and on ranting good form.
Bubbles also maintained his freelance output, producing designs for Peter Jenner (Ian Dury and Billy Bragg 's manager), and others.
Chailey was a school and hospital for disabled children, and believed in toughening them up, contributing to the observant and determined person Dury became.
Derek The Draw (who was Dury's friend and minder) is now writing songs with Jankel as well as singing.
Dury and Curve singer Toni Halliday shared vocals on a cover of the Blockheads' track "What a Waste".
Dury died six weeks later on 27 March 2000.
Dury's album New Boots & Panties had raced up the charts and its sales kept the label in business over the following months.
Dury was a disabled person himself, having been left crippled by childhood polio.
Dury was noticeably ill and again had to be helped on and off stage.
For Wonderful in 1999, Ian Dury laid down vocals on the track " Drip Fed Fred " which was released as the last single from the album.
In March 1996 Dury was diagnosed with cancer and, after recovering from an operation, he set about writing another album.
It was to be Dury's last recording before his death.
Johnson never achieved any great success outside of the band, apart from a brief spell with Ian Dury and The Blockheads from 1980.
Roger Daltrey In 1984, Dury was featured in the music video to the Who 's Roger Daltrey 's minor hit single " Walking in My Sleep ".
The band was formed after Dury began writing songs with pianist and guitarist Chaz Jankel (the brother of noted music video, TV, commercial and film director Annabel Jankel ).
The Blockheads have continued after Dury's death, contributing to the tribute album Brand New Boots And Panties, then Where's The Party.
The Ian Dury website opened an online book of condolence shortly after his death, which was signed by hundreds of fans.
The original idea was that the running order would rotate each night, but Dury and Costello were clearly the strongest acts.
Common combinations with dury
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: