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How do you use Hearkened in a sentence? See 8 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Hearkened | Hearkens | Hearken | Hearkening

Hearkened meaning

simple past and past participle of hearken

Using Hearkened

  • The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of hearken
  • In the example corpus, hearkened often appears in combinations such as: hearkened back, hearkened to, he hearkened.

Context around Hearkened

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 3 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations

Often before:

appreciated 1× court 1× beard 1×

Sentence patterns with Hearkened

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

apex court hearkened to the 1× he hearkened to a 1× his beard hearkened back to 1× institutions that hearkened back to 1× it also hearkened back to 1× passage he hearkened back to 1× this hearkened back to 1× under appreciated hearkened back to 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

as daniel spoke 1× he hearkened to 1× his 2012 convention 1× his beard hearkened 1× in his reaction 1× in some cases 1×

Common sentence endings:

academia driven leftism 1× alienating to others 1× currently available hardware 1× grandfather king nebuchadnezzar 1× illinois earlier economies 1× makes a joke 1×

Words around Hearkened

Just before it in the word index:

hearken 11 hearings 1.257 hearing 8.790 hearin 2 hearers 15 hearer 16

Just after it in the word index:

hearkening 8 hearkens 12 hearl 2 hearlihy 2 hearn 169 hearnden 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 11 abacos 11 abboud 11 abbreviate 11 abdelkader 11 abdomens 11

Corpus analysis for Hearkened

  • In this selection, "hearkened" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, appreciated, court and beard stand out and add context to how "hearkened" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include apex court hearkened to the and he hearkened to a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "hearkened" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with hearkened

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

This piece involved many new ideas, although it also hearkened back to earlier pieces. (14 words)

In some cases, these services clustered around institutions that hearkened back to Illinois' earlier economies. (15 words)

As Daniel spoke to king Belshazzar in first passage, he hearkened back to Belshazzar’s grandfather, king Nebuchadnezzar. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

In his reaction to the development on Tuesday in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Levinus Nwabwugiogu, Kalu applauded the Supreme Court for obliging the request, saying that the apex court hearkened to the voice of reasoning. (39 words)

His 2012 convention speech, largely under-appreciated, hearkened back to those populist impulses and party identity -- even as Obama himself shifted the party toward big corporate interests and Academia-driven Leftism. (31 words)

This hearkened back to the earlier tradition of OpenGL setting an ambitious, forward-looking target for 3D accelerators rather than merely tracking the state of currently available hardware. (28 words)

Exclamation examples

He hearkened to a particular scene involving Sarandon, revealing, “When she is on her death bed, she makes a joke! (20 words)

Example sentences (8)

His 2012 convention speech, largely under-appreciated, hearkened back to those populist impulses and party identity -- even as Obama himself shifted the party toward big corporate interests and Academia-driven Leftism.

In his reaction to the development on Tuesday in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Levinus Nwabwugiogu, Kalu applauded the Supreme Court for obliging the request, saying that the apex court hearkened to the voice of reasoning.

As Daniel spoke to king Belshazzar in first passage, he hearkened back to Belshazzar’s grandfather, king Nebuchadnezzar.

He hearkened to a particular scene involving Sarandon, revealing, “When she is on her death bed, she makes a joke!

His beard hearkened back to the likeness of tsars of old, contributing to an aura of brusque authority, awe-inspiring to some, alienating to others.

In some cases, these services clustered around institutions that hearkened back to Illinois' earlier economies.

This hearkened back to the earlier tradition of OpenGL setting an ambitious, forward-looking target for 3D accelerators rather than merely tracking the state of currently available hardware.

This piece involved many new ideas, although it also hearkened back to earlier pieces.

Common combinations with hearkened

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "hearkened" in a sentence?
An example: "His 2012 convention speech, largely under-appreciated, hearkened back to those populist impulses and party identity -- even as Obama himself shifted the party toward big corporate interests and Academia-driven Leftism." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "hearkened" from authentic English texts.
What does "hearkened" mean?
Hearkened means: simple past and past participle of hearken
How many example sentences with "hearkened" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "hearkened", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.