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Headhunted meaning

simple past and past participle of headhunt

Using Headhunted

  • The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of headhunt
  • In the example corpus, headhunted often appears in combinations such as: was headhunted, headhunted to, headhunted by.

Context around Headhunted

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 29.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 4 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

dogs 1×

Often after:

brendon 1×

Sentence patterns with Headhunted

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

and was headhunted by neville 1× and was headhunted to her 1× ibm were headhunted by state 1× she was headhunted 1× she was headhunted by the 1× she was headhunted to serve 1× the dogs headhunted brendon lade 1× who was headhunted to oversee 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

for example an 1× more than 100 1× ms levitt has 1× ryan returned to 1× she then went 1× the dogs headhunted 1×

Common sentence endings:

2021 grand final 1× commission in 2014 1× football alongside him 1× has no experience 1× ibm mainframe systems 1× mishcon de reya 1×

Words around Headhunted

Just before it in the word index:

headhra 2 headhouse 2 headgum 2 headguards 2 headgirl 2 headgears 2

Just after it in the word index:

headhunter 5 headhunters 9 headhunting 14 headie 2 headies 21 heading 4.176

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 11 aaba 11 aafc 11 aaib 11 aalbers 11 aardvarks 11

Corpus analysis for Headhunted

  • In this selection, "headhunted" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 29.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, dogs and brendon stand out and add context to how "headhunted" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and was headhunted by neville and and was headhunted to her. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "headhunted" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with headhunted

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

More than 100 top staff from IBM were headhunted by State Street as it set about implementing IBM mainframe systems. (20 words)

She said she was headhunted by the club for the Marketing and Communications Manager Post after she left Star FM Radio. (21 words)

Ms Levitt has not been shy about criticising the Crown Prosecution Service and was headhunted to her subsequent role with Mishcon de Reya. (23 words)

Longer example sentences

The Dogs headhunted Brendon Lade from St Kilda last year chiefly as a midfield coach, ostensibly to fix up the stoppage issues that had seen teams score repeatedly on them since that famous flurry from Melbourne in the 2021 grand final. (41 words)

The former centre-back won 130 international caps and was headhunted by Neville when he was appointed England manager earlier this year, as he wanted someone with vast experience of women’s football alongside him. (35 words)

She then went to work for Express Gifts as a print buyer, a role which gave her the opportunity to travel the world and resulted in a move to California when she was headhunted. (34 words)

Example sentences (8)

The Dogs headhunted Brendon Lade from St Kilda last year chiefly as a midfield coach, ostensibly to fix up the stoppage issues that had seen teams score repeatedly on them since that famous flurry from Melbourne in the 2021 grand final.

For example, an officer who was headhunted to oversee cyber security issues, one Mr Moima, has been redeployed to do field work for which he has no experience.

She then went to work for Express Gifts as a print buyer, a role which gave her the opportunity to travel the world and resulted in a move to California when she was headhunted.

Ms Levitt has not been shy about criticising the Crown Prosecution Service and was headhunted to her subsequent role with Mishcon de Reya.

Ryan returned to public life in 2011 when she was headhunted to serve as the age discrimination commissioner, and then added disability discrimination to her roles at the Human Rights Commission in 2014.

She said she was headhunted by the club for the Marketing and Communications Manager Post after she left Star FM Radio.

The former centre-back won 130 international caps and was headhunted by Neville when he was appointed England manager earlier this year, as he wanted someone with vast experience of women’s football alongside him.

More than 100 top staff from IBM were headhunted by State Street as it set about implementing IBM mainframe systems.

Common combinations with headhunted

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "headhunted" in a sentence?
An example: "The Dogs headhunted Brendon Lade from St Kilda last year chiefly as a midfield coach, ostensibly to fix up the stoppage issues that had seen teams score repeatedly on them since that famous flurry from Melbourne in the 2021 grand final." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "headhunted" from authentic English texts.
What does "headhunted" mean?
Headhunted means: simple past and past participle of headhunt
How many example sentences with "headhunted" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "headhunted", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.