Explore Giffen through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Giffen in a sentence
Giffen meaning
A surname.
Using Giffen
- The main meaning on this page is: A surname.
- In the example corpus, giffen often appears in combinations such as: keith giffen, giffen and.
Context around Giffen
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 7 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 13 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Giffen
- In this selection, "giffen" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, keith, amco, aran, returned, faces and run stand out and add context to how "giffen" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include at the giffen mack funeral and be amco giffen. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "giffen" sits close to words such as aat, abenomics and abraxas, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with giffen
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Rachel Giffen faces arson charges. (5 words)
Network Rail’s contractor for Flint will be Amco Giffen. (10 words)
Film writer Brian Lynch wrote: ‘Keith Giffen was a vital part of my favorite run of comics ever. (18 words)
The story also serves as a magnum opus for the classic Levitz/Giffen run on the Legion of Superheroes title and stands as potentially the most important Legion of Superheroes story of all time. (34 words)
When you think you've worked hard and long in comics and created a few things along the way, you look up at the accomplishments of Keith Giffen and feel dwarfed. (31 words)
During his time there, he began tapping into the Oakville market and met Aran Giffen, a friend from school who quickly became a business partner after observing Shaidle's work ethic. (31 words)
Example sentences (13)
Film writer Brian Lynch wrote: ‘Keith Giffen was a vital part of my favorite run of comics ever.
Jaime Reyes co-creator Keith Giffen returned to Blue Beetle in 2016 with an update: turns out we were all wrong again, the scarab really is magic.
Network Rail’s contractor for Flint will be Amco Giffen.
When you think you've worked hard and long in comics and created a few things along the way, you look up at the accomplishments of Keith Giffen and feel dwarfed.
During his time there, he began tapping into the Oakville market and met Aran Giffen, a friend from school who quickly became a business partner after observing Shaidle's work ethic.
Rachel Giffen faces arson charges.
The story also serves as a magnum opus for the classic Levitz/Giffen run on the Legion of Superheroes title and stands as potentially the most important Legion of Superheroes story of all time.
This take was so revolutionary Giffen would remain the driving force on the book for half a decade and ongoings, and it all started here.
With issue six, Keith Giffen’s name is gone from the book, and Joe Orlando has stepped in as a guest artist.
Justin was laid to rest at the Giffen-Mack Funeral Home & Cremation Centre on Danforth Ave., on Oct. 30. Hundreds of mourners packed two rooms.
Society board member Edna Davis Giffen said she couldn’t believe her eyes as construction crews began the repair.
Standalone graphic adaptation by Keith Giffen and Robert Loren Fleming, based on Bloch's story from Weird Tales (1942).
Two different hypothetical types of goods with upward-sloping demand curves are Giffen goods (an inferior but staple good) and Veblen goods (goods made more fashionable by a higher price).
Common combinations with giffen
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: