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Henie in a sentence

Context around Henie

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 10 start, 5 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 15 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

theatre 1× sonja 1× brought 1× wilhelm 1× 1940s 1× girl 1×

Often after:

broke 1× ice 1× greeted 1× went 1× won 1× demanded 1×

Sentence patterns with Henie

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

a girl henie had decided 1× a million henie s position 1× acted as henie s financial 1× activities brought henie as much 1× chinese theatre henie broke off 1× colledge and henie were virtually 1× first when henie greeted hitler 1× henie also insisted 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

after the success 1× at the height 1× controversy appeared first 1× henie also insisted 1× henie s handprint 1× henie s popularity 1×

Common sentence endings:

a few points 1× consecutive world champion 1× dealings with zanuck 1× henie ice revue 1× her acting ambitions 1× ladies figure skater 1×

Words around Henie

Just before it in the word index:

henick 2 henichesk 2 henhouse 4 henham 2 hengyi 2 hengyang 2

Just after it in the word index:

henifin 2 henig 4 henigan 3 henika 2 henin 5 heninger 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaronson 19 abai 19 abass 19 abatements 19 abdulfatah 19 abebe 19

Corpus analysis for Henie

  • In this selection, "henie" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, theatre, sonja, brought, broke, ice and greeted stand out and add context to how "henie" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a girl henie had decided and a million henie s position. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "henie" sits close to words such as aaronson, abai and abass, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with henie

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

Wirtz also acted as Henie's financial advisor. (8 words)

Henie won more Olympic and World titles than any other ladies' figure skater. (13 words)

Henie went on to win first of her three Olympic gold medals the following year. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

Henie's handprint/signature in front of the Grauman's Chinese Theatre Henie broke off her arrangement with Wirtz in 1950 and for the next three seasons produced her own tours under the name "Sonja Henie Ice Revue". (38 words)

While still a girl, Henie had decided that she wanted to move to Hollywood and become a movie star when her competitive days were over, without considering that her thick accent might hinder her acting ambitions. (36 words)

Controversy appeared first when Henie greeted Hitler with a Nazi salute during an exhibition in Berlin some time before the 1936 Winter Olympics ; she was strongly denounced by the Norwegian press. (31 words)

Example sentences (15)

Henie's handprint/signature in front of the Grauman's Chinese Theatre Henie broke off her arrangement with Wirtz in 1950 and for the next three seasons produced her own tours under the name "Sonja Henie Ice Revue".

After the success of her first film, One in a Million, Henie's position was assured and she became increasingly demanding in her business dealings with Zanuck.

At the height of her fame, her shows and touring activities brought Henie as much as $2 million per year.

Controversy appeared first when Henie greeted Hitler with a Nazi salute during an exhibition in Berlin some time before the 1936 Winter Olympics ; she was strongly denounced by the Norwegian press.

Henie also insisted on having total control of the skating numbers in her films such as Second Fiddle (1939).

Henie's popularity as a film actress attracted many new fans and instituted skating shows as a popular new entertainment.

Henie's unprecedented three Olympic gold medals haven't been matched by any ladies' single skater since; neither are her achievements as ten-time consecutive World Champion.

Henie was drinking heavily at that time and could no longer keep up with the demands of touring, and this marked her retirement from skating.

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Henie went on to win first of her three Olympic gold medals the following year.

Henie won more Olympic and World titles than any other ladies' figure skater.

Indeed, after the school figures section at the 1936 Olympic competition, Colledge and Henie were virtually neck and neck with Colledge trailing by just a few points.

It was an open secret that, in spite of the strict amateurism requirements of the time, Wilhelm Henie demanded "expense money" for his daughter's skating appearances.

Throughout the 1940s, Henie and Wirtz produced lavish musical ice skating extravaganzas at Rockefeller Center 's Center Theatre attracting millions of ticket buyers.

While still a girl, Henie had decided that she wanted to move to Hollywood and become a movie star when her competitive days were over, without considering that her thick accent might hinder her acting ambitions.

Wirtz also acted as Henie's financial advisor.

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