How do you use Hibernian in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Hibernian meaning
Of or pertaining to Ireland; Irish.
Using Hibernian
- The main meaning on this page is: Of or pertaining to Ireland; Irish.
- In the example corpus, hibernian often appears in combinations such as: hibernian in, against hibernian, and hibernian.
Context around Hibernian
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 8 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Hibernian
- In this selection, "hibernian" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, become, side, gaa, assistant, coming and training stand out and add context to how "hibernian" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include at the hibernian training centre and audience at hibernian hall in. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "hibernian" sits close to words such as abnormality, absenteeism and absorbent, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with hibernian
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Nouble was his usual enigmatic self against Hibernian. (8 words)
Sen. Elizabeth Warren talking to the audience at Hibernian Hall in Roxbury. (12 words)
Keith Watson insists Ross County will be prepared for anything that comes their way against Hibernian tonight. (17 words)
Having won the Scottish Premiership title a few weeks earlier, Celtic’s form after during the spilt was patchy to say the least, with defeats to Rangers and Hibernian coming before trophy day last weekend when they thrashed Aberdeen 5-0. (41 words)
Although he left to become Hibernian assistant only a few months later, Adams returned the following year and went on to lead the Dingwall outfit to promotion to the top-flight for the first time in their history in 2012. (40 words)
A CV boasting a senior role at a club of Hibernian’s stature might persuade another unwitting club to place him in a position where he was allowed to work, side by side, with vulnerable young players. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
Although he left to become Hibernian assistant only a few months later, Adams returned the following year and went on to lead the Dingwall outfit to promotion to the top-flight for the first time in their history in 2012.
By contrast, their opponents Villa beat Everton convincingly 4-0 before thrashing Scottish side Hibernian 5-0 in the first leg of their Europa Conference League qualifier.
Having won the Scottish Premiership title a few weeks earlier, Celtic’s form after during the spilt was patchy to say the least, with defeats to Rangers and Hibernian coming before trophy day last weekend when they thrashed Aberdeen 5-0.
Hibernian have made a terrible start to their Premiership campaign, and their opening ninety minutes in Europe was even worse, losing in Andorra.
Hibernian’s best chance came just after the interval when Jordan Obita curled in a perfect cross for Boyle, but the forward could not keep his volley down from six yards.
Hibs chief executive Ben Kensell with Ian and Kit Gordon during the inaugural 24-Hour Football Charity match in honour of the late Ron Gordon, at the Hibernian Training Centre.
Keith Watson insists Ross County will be prepared for anything that comes their way against Hibernian tonight.
Much was said about the club’s pre-season trip to Portugal last summer with Hartlepool low on numbers throughout the camp and for their friendly with Hibernian – a fixture they lost 2-0.
Nouble was his usual enigmatic self against Hibernian.
Ross was sacked by Dundee United at the start of the current season following dismal results in both the league and Europe, but he also had successful spells at Hibernian and St Mirren.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren talking to the audience at Hibernian Hall in Roxbury.
Social media reports over the weekend suggested that the undefeated boxing star could face Teofimo Lopez at Hibernian’s home ground this summer.
Take a look through our photo gallery to be transported back to Hibernian's famous Scottish Cup final victory in 2016.
The Addicks allowed Joe Wollacott to make a permanent exit earlier this summer, with the Ghana international penning a deal with Hibernian.
The bruising nature of defeats against Darvel, Hearts and Hibernian in particular led to the departure of previous boss Jim Goodwin.
The controversy comes as the News Letter created a line graph to illustrate police records of attacks on GAA/Hibernian halls and OrangeApprentice Boys Halls since 2007/08.
Todd Cantwell looks forward to the next test in his Rangers career knowing the Light Blues will be well backed at Hibernian on Wednesday night.
With 87,600 followers, the Hibernian FC player that is the most influential on Instagram is the loanee from Manchester United Will Fish.
A CV boasting a senior role at a club of Hibernian’s stature might persuade another unwitting club to place him in a position where he was allowed to work, side by side, with vulnerable young players.
A former media officer and company secretary at Livingston, the 24-year-old landed a move to Hibernian as head of football operations in May 2022.
Common combinations with hibernian
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- hibernian in 7×
- against hibernian 7×
- and hibernian 5×
- with hibernian 5×
- at hibernian 5×
- hibernian fc 5×
- the hibernian 4×
- hibernian and 3×
- hibernian at 3×
- become hibernian 2×