Get to know Francona better with 10+ real example sentences.
Francona in a sentence
Using Francona
- In the example corpus, francona often appears in combinations such as: terry francona, francona was, francona said.
Context around Francona
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 11 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Francona
- In this selection, "francona" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, terry, game, center, sported, may and looked stand out and add context to how "francona" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include the game francona was able and and center francona sported the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "francona" sits close to words such as aar, aarons and abdulla, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with francona
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Terry Francona has guided the Indians to seven straight winning seasons. (11 words)
Cleveland manager Terry Francona said the outfielder could be available Friday. (11 words)
Francona said he stretched and threw from 150 feet this week. (11 words)
The Indians are playing their final series of the shortened regular season without manager Terry Francona, who was with the club for just 14 games before leaving to address serious medical issues. (32 words)
Francona said before the game that RHP Noah Syndergaard, acquired from the Dodgers on Wednesday, is on track to make his first start with the Guardians on Monday at Houston. (30 words)
Yet Stephen Vogt finally felt like he was officially the manager of the Guardians, a little more than two months after being hired to replace the retired Terry Francona. (29 words)
Example sentences (20)
Francona said before the game that RHP Noah Syndergaard, acquired from the Dodgers on Wednesday, is on track to make his first start with the Guardians on Monday at Houston.
Sitting front and center, Francona sported the navy pullover that has absorbed a season’s worth of sweat, dirt and mangled Dubble Bubble.
Some golfing buddies are planning another trip to Ireland next summer, and Francona may finally join them.
Umpire Bruce Dreckman, left, ejects Cleveland Guardians manager Terry Francona after an argument during the fourth inning against the White Sox on Friday in Cleveland.
Cash couldn’t keep a straight face when asked what it was like to look over at Cleveland’s dugout and not see former manager Terry Francona.
Yet Stephen Vogt finally felt like he was officially the manager of the Guardians, a little more than two months after being hired to replace the retired Terry Francona.
First-base coach Sandy Alomar is filling in for Francona and assistant Kyle Hudson has taken Alomar’s spot.
In the cases mentioned above, only one — Francona’s — was not outwardly based on a personality conflict.
Managing is a uniquely stressful job, especially in Boston, and Francona looked relaxed for the first time since Opening Day.
Mills was Francona’s bench coach with the Red Sox from 2004-2009.
Terry Francona has guided the Indians to seven straight winning seasons.
The Indians are playing their final series of the shortened regular season without manager Terry Francona, who was with the club for just 14 games before leaving to address serious medical issues.
Cleveland manager Terry Francona said the outfielder could be available Friday.
Cleveland signed Manager Terry Francona to a two-year contract extension through the 2022 season.
Francona said he stretched and threw from 150 feet this week.
In his seven years as play by play broadcaster following Jon Miller, Shulman worked with seven different analysts (including Terry Francona and Bobby Valentine for a season each).
Nobody is going to budge Terry Francona, who won two world championships with the Red Sox, or Alex Cora, who won one for the team as recently as 2018.
Since the Indians won the game, Francona was able to find humor in talking about far Buxton's home run traveled.
Since the Indians won the game, Francona was able to find humor in talking about far Buxton’s home run traveled.
He can certainly pitch well enough to give Francona and company a one game advantage in every series they play.
Common combinations with francona
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: