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On this page you'll find 9 example sentences with Hankey. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as handkerchief or hankie and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.

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Hankey in a sentence

Hankey meaning

  1. A surname.
  2. A town in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa, named after the Rev. William Alers Hankey.

Synonyms of Hankey

handkerchief hankie hanky piece of cloth piece of material

Related words

Other words often associated with Hankey or its synonyms:

fabric material piece cloth textile

Using Hankey

  • The main meaning on this page is: A surname. | A town in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa, named after the Rev. William Alers Hankey.
  • Useful related words include: handkerchief, hankie, hanky, piece of cloth.
  • In the example corpus, hankey often appears in combinations such as: mike hankey, the hankey.

Context around Hankey

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 7 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

mike 1× hillary 1× fact 1×

Often after:

committee 2× agreed 1× informed 1× business 1×

Sentence patterns with Hankey

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

1943 the hankey committee was 1× bond and hankey agreed 1× days later hankey said they 1× hankey 21 october 1× hillary hankey who lives 1× in fact hankey s diary 1× like mr hankey the christmas 1× mumbai mike hankey informed reporters 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

but several days 1× characters like mr 1× during a recent 1× hankey 21 october 1× hillary hankey who 1× in 1943 the 1×

Common sentence endings:

after the war 1× and hankey agreed 1× nearly 48 hours 1× of postwar reconstruction 1× of the topic 1× offensives in 1918 1×

Words around Hankey

Just before it in the word index:

hankerson 9 hankering 29 hanker 8 hanken 2 hankel 7 hanke 17

Just after it in the word index:

hankie 3 hankies 3 hankin 4 hankins 22 hankinson 5 hankison 14

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadi 14 aayush 14 abbottabad 14 aberdonian 14 abhi 14 aborting 14

Corpus analysis for Hankey

  • In this selection, "hankey" 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, mike, hillary, fact, committee, agreed and informed stand out and add context to how "hankey" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 1943 the hankey committee was and bond and hankey agreed. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "hankey" sits close to words such as aadi, aayush and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with hankey

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

Hillary Hankey, who lives near Lake Wohlford, says her power was off nearly 48 hours. (15 words)

The Hankey Committee's plan lost all momentum partly due to the challenges of postwar reconstruction. (16 words)

In 1943, the Hankey Committee was appointed to oversee the resumption of television broadcasts after the war. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

Hankey (21 October) claimed in his diary that Lloyd George had deliberately allowed Passchendaele to continue in order to discredit Haig and Robertson and make it easier for him to forbid similar offensives in 1918. (35 words)

During a recent visit to Aurangabad, US Consul General in Mumbai Mike Hankey informed reporters that the country is looking at increasing visa appointments by 30 percent in 2023. (29 words)

In fact Hankey's diary shows that Lloyd George's interest in the matter was intermittent, whilst Frances Stevenson's diaries contain no mention of the topic. (27 words)

Example sentences (9)

But several days later, Hankey said, they called back, hoping to make a deal for the reduced bond, and Hankey agreed.

During a recent visit to Aurangabad, US Consul General in Mumbai Mike Hankey informed reporters that the country is looking at increasing visa appointments by 30 percent in 2023.

Characters like Mr. Hankey the Christmas Poo and Jimbo are heavily featured in a five-hour story about the kids’ snow day hijinks.

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Hillary Hankey, who lives near Lake Wohlford, says her power was off nearly 48 hours.

Hankey (21 October) claimed in his diary that Lloyd George had deliberately allowed Passchendaele to continue in order to discredit Haig and Robertson and make it easier for him to forbid similar offensives in 1918.

In 1943, the Hankey Committee was appointed to oversee the resumption of television broadcasts after the war.

In fact Hankey's diary shows that Lloyd George's interest in the matter was intermittent, whilst Frances Stevenson's diaries contain no mention of the topic.

The Hankey Committee's plan lost all momentum partly due to the challenges of postwar reconstruction.

Common combinations with hankey

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "hankey" in a sentence?
An example: "But several days later, Hankey said, they called back, hoping to make a deal for the reduced bond, and Hankey agreed." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "hankey" from authentic English texts.
What does "hankey" mean?
Hankey means: A surname.
What are synonyms of "hankey"?
Common synonyms of "hankey" include: handkerchief, hankie, hanky, piece of cloth, piece of material.
How many example sentences with "hankey" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 9 example sentences with "hankey", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.