How do you use Hansberry in a sentence? See 8 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Hansberry in a sentence
Hansberry meaning
A surname.
Using Hansberry
- The main meaning on this page is: A surname.
- In the example corpus, hansberry often appears in combinations such as: lorraine hansberry.
Context around Hansberry
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 4 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Hansberry
- In this selection, "hansberry" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 21 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, lorraine, compare, two, plays, added and leans stand out and add context to how "hansberry" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and compare hansberry s writing and her school hansberry college prep. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "hansberry" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with hansberry
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Gossett reprised the role in the 1961 film version of Lorraine Hansberry's story about segregation. (16 words)
One of only two Hansberry plays staged during the writer’s short life, premiered on Broadway in 1964. (18 words)
While walking toward her school, Hansberry College Prep, a man in a car called out to her, she said. (19 words)
Drew has the keen and trained ears to hear and compare Hansberry's writing and notes that offer a developmental vision of where she is going. (26 words)
Three students tell us how Lorraine Hansberry’s 1969 call to action still rings true — and inspires them to get out the vote today. (24 words)
DeVries followed with nine, Hansberry added seven and freshman swingman Jonathan Powell came off the bench and drained a pair of threes. (22 words)
Example sentences (8)
Drew has the keen and trained ears to hear and compare Hansberry's writing and notes that offer a developmental vision of where she is going.
One of only two Hansberry plays staged during the writer’s short life, premiered on Broadway in 1964.
DeVries followed with nine, Hansberry added seven and freshman swingman Jonathan Powell came off the bench and drained a pair of threes.
Gossett reprised the role in the 1961 film version of Lorraine Hansberry's story about segregation.
Three students tell us how Lorraine Hansberry’s 1969 call to action still rings true — and inspires them to get out the vote today.
Pablo Neruda, Lorraine Hansberry and James Baldwin: three geniuses with sensuality, humor, a sense of play and deep commitments to humanity.
Lorraine Hansberry leans over her typewriter at her Greenwich Village apartment on Bleecker Street during a April 1959 photo shoot for Vogue.
While walking toward her school, Hansberry College Prep, a man in a car called out to her, she said.
Common combinations with hansberry
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: