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Empson in a sentence

Empson meaning

A surname transferred from the given name.

Using Empson

  • The main meaning on this page is: A surname transferred from the given name.
  • In the example corpus, empson often appears in combinations such as: william empson.

Context around Empson

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 13 start, 5 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

william 2× abby 1× chris 1× gemma 1× neil 1× buffoon 1× vicky 1× professor 1× paul 1× tameka 1×

Often after:

chris 1× met 1× general 1× first 1× died 1× consistently 1×

Sentence patterns with Empson

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

and neil empson met on 1× cambridge but empson consistently denied 1× critical focus empson s critical 1× daniel empson was reaching 1× donald l empson s the 1× eccentric william empson also finds 1× empson chris empson s daughter 1× empson first discovered 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

christopher ricks judges 1× critical focus empson 1× daniel empson was 1× donald l empson 1× empson first discovered 1× empson s bluntness 1×

Common sentence endings:

died in 1984 1× english literary canon 1× force and eccentricity 1× fox diane parish 1× his critical practice 1× his critical work 1×

Words around Empson

Just before it in the word index:

empsall 2 emps 3 empresses 20 empress 349 empresas 4 empresarial 2

Just after it in the word index:

empt 43 empted 19 emptied 205 emptier 17 emptiers 2 empties 65

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaditya 23 aardman 23 abbo 23 aberg 23 aboitiz 23 abovementioned 23

Corpus analysis for Empson

  • In this selection, "empson" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, william, abby, chris, chris, met and general stand out and add context to how "empson" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and neil empson met on and cambridge but empson consistently denied. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "empson" sits close to words such as aaditya, aardman and abbo, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with empson

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

Empson's view is more complex. (6 words)

Professor Sir William Empson died in 1984. (7 words)

Empson first discovered his great skill and interest in mathematics at his preparatory school. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

Donald L. Empson’s “The Street Where You Live” does not reveal Kinney to us, but John Farrington arrived from Ireland in 1850 when he was 23, built the first brick store in the city, engaged in the fur trade and sold real estate. (44 words)

Empson's study of "Sonnet 94" goes some way towards explaining the high esteem in which the sonnet is now held (often being reckoned as among the finest sonnets), as well as the technique of criticism and interpretation that has thus reckoned it. (43 words)

Christopher Ricks judges that, as critic, Bentley was both acute and wrong-headed, and "incorrigibly eccentric"; William Empson also finds Pearce to be more sympathetic to Bentley's underlying line of thought than is warranted. (35 words)

Example sentences (19)

William Scott (East Lothian) won the junior section with 55cm and second was Abby Empson, Chris Empson’s daughter, who had 18cm of fish to her name.

Her parents, Maria Gemma Empson and Neil Empson, met on a blind date in New York City.

Empson's bluntness led to controversy both during his life and after his death, and a reputation in part also as a "licensed buffoon" (Empson's own phrase).

Donald L. Empson’s “The Street Where You Live” does not reveal Kinney to us, but John Farrington arrived from Ireland in 1850 when he was 23, built the first brick store in the city, engaged in the fur trade and sold real estate.

Vicky Empson said: "I've stopped buying a lot of things as I'm not justifying the prices.

In addition to this, a large reduction in partner numbers would threaten the social embeddedness of the partnership as a whole," said Professor Empson.

Paul Empson, General Manager of Bakers Basco, said: 'Most people see recycling as a benefit to society: but sometimes, the exact opposite is the case.

We’re also poised to see the (Tameka Empson) very soon, as she has some words of wisdom to impart on her sister Denise Fox (Diane Parish).

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Daniel Empson was reaching into that car for a jacket at the time and suffered multiple injuries.

Christopher Ricks judges that, as critic, Bentley was both acute and wrong-headed, and "incorrigibly eccentric"; William Empson also finds Pearce to be more sympathetic to Bentley's underlying line of thought than is warranted.

Critical focus Empson's critical work focuses largely on early and pre-modern works in the English literary canon.

Empson first discovered his great skill and interest in mathematics at his preparatory school.

Empson's study of "Sonnet 94" goes some way towards explaining the high esteem in which the sonnet is now held (often being reckoned as among the finest sonnets), as well as the technique of criticism and interpretation that has thus reckoned it.

Empson's technique of teasing a rich variety of interpretations from poetic literature does not, however, exhaustively characterize his critical practice.

Empson's view is more complex.

Harold Bloom has stated that Empson is among a handful of critics who matter most to him because of their force and eccentricity.

Professor Sir William Empson died in 1984.

The philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein was an acquaintance at Cambridge, but Empson consistently denied any previous or direct influence on his work.

Verse Empson's poems are clever, learned, dry, aethereal and technically virtuosic, not wholly dissimilar to his critical work.

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Common combinations with empson

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "empson" in a sentence?
An example: "William Scott (East Lothian) won the junior section with 55cm and second was Abby Empson, Chris Empson’s daughter, who had 18cm of fish to her name." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "empson" from authentic English texts.
What does "empson" mean?
Empson means: A surname transferred from the given name.
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