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Hemings in a sentence

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Hemings | Heming | Heminger | Heminges

Hemings meaning

A surname.

Using Hemings

  • The main meaning on this page is: A surname.
  • In the example corpus, hemings often appears in combinations such as: hemings and, sally hemings.

Context around Hemings

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 9 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

sally 3× free 1× says 1× father 1× agnes 1× james 1× john 1× male 1×

Often after:

children 1× furniture 1× slaves 1×

Sentence patterns with Hemings

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

and john hemings furniture attributed 1× and sally hemings an american 1× and sally hemings other scholars 1× authors free hemings and the 1× five male hemings slaves in 1× including james hemings whom he 1× law agnes hemings and two 1× plays both hemings s older 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

but white says 1× by doing so 1× foster et al 1× he brought some 1× in 1997 her 1× in fact each 1×

Common sentence endings:

and joseph labeef 1× father hemings children 1× history of slavery 1× in french cuisine 1× jefferson s biography 1× jefferson until now 1×

Words around Hemings

Just before it in the word index:

hemingford 11 heminges 2 heminger 3 heming 13 hemin 2 hemimethylated 2

Just after it in the word index:

hemington 2 hemingway 177 hemingways 2 hemiola 2 hemiparesis 10 hemiplegia 8

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadi 15 aakash 15 aayush 15 abcs 15 aberdonian 15 abhi 15

Corpus analysis for Hemings

  • In this selection, "hemings" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, sally, free, says, children, furniture and slaves stand out and add context to how "hemings" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and john hemings furniture attributed and and sally hemings an american. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "hemings" sits close to words such as aadi, aakash and aayush, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with hemings

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

But White says Hemings has always been just “an appendage” to Jefferson until now. (14 words)

The Collaboration of Thomas Jefferson and John Hemings: Furniture Attributed to the Monticello Joinery. (14 words)

Upon his death in 1826, Jefferson freed five male Hemings slaves in his will. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

In fact, each cast member plays two parts: Luce’s partner, Mike (Gabriel Ebert), is playing Tom in the production, and Alano Miller plays both Hemings’s older brother, James, and Kwame, a Hollywood actor who has returned to his old theater company. (43 words)

The exhibit has divided the white descendants of Jefferson’s acknowledged family, and stoked outrage among a small but determined group of Jefferson enthusiasts who insist that he didn’t father Hemings’ children. (33 words)

Most historians now believe that after the death of his wife in 1782, he had a relationship with his slave Sally Hemings and fathered at least one of her children. (30 words)

Example sentences (12)

By doing so, these authors free Hemings and the other enslaved members of her family from being mere footnotes in Jefferson’s biography.

In 1997, her debut book, “Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings: An American Controversy,” marked a pivotal moment in America’s reckoning with its history of slavery.

In fact, each cast member plays two parts: Luce’s partner, Mike (Gabriel Ebert), is playing Tom in the production, and Alano Miller plays both Hemings’s older brother, James, and Kwame, a Hollywood actor who has returned to his old theater company.

But White says Hemings has always been just “an appendage” to Jefferson until now.

The exhibit has divided the white descendants of Jefferson’s acknowledged family, and stoked outrage among a small but determined group of Jefferson enthusiasts who insist that he didn’t father Hemings’ children.

Tod was predeceased by a sister, Judy Wilkins; two brothers, Steven and Allen Gibson; sister-in-law, Agnes Hemings; and two brothers-in-law, Steven and Joseph LaBeef.

Foster et al., 1998 According to the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, since the results of the DNA tests were made public, most historians believe Jefferson had a relationship with Hemings.

He brought some of his slaves, including James Hemings whom he had trained in French cuisine.

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Most historians now believe that after the death of his wife in 1782, he had a relationship with his slave Sally Hemings and fathered at least one of her children.

The Collaboration of Thomas Jefferson and John Hemings: Furniture Attributed to the Monticello Joinery.

TJF: Minority Report of the Monticello Research Committee on Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings Other scholars maintain the evidence is insufficient to prove Jefferson's paternity conclusively.

Upon his death in 1826, Jefferson freed five male Hemings slaves in his will.

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Common combinations with hemings

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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What does "hemings" mean?
Hemings means: A surname.
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