Hickie is an English word. Below you'll find 6 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Hickie in a sentence
Hickie meaning
Alternative form of hickey (“bruise-like mark of mouth on skin”).
Using Hickie
- The main meaning on this page is: Alternative form of hickey (“bruise-like mark of mouth on skin”).
Context around Hickie
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 3 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Hickie
- In this selection, "hickie" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 29.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, david, gavin, denis, left and headlined stand out and add context to how "hickie" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and david hickie headlined askin and by david hickie s book. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "hickie" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with hickie
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Coach Gavin Hickie was understandably emotional after the hard-fought win. (11 words)
It took a sensational trackback tackle from left wing Denis Hickie, with O’Driscoll following up, to prevent dal Maso from scoring on a scything French counter-attack. (28 words)
Four months later, on April 17, 1979, 18-year-old Robyn Hickie left her home just south of Newcastle and went to meet a friend at a local hotel. (29 words)
The most notable of these was the article appeared in the National Times co-written by David Marr and David Hickie, headlined "Askin: friend of organised crime", which was famously published on the day of Askin's funeral in 1981. (40 words)
This was followed by David Hickie's book "The Prince and The Premier", which detailed Askin's long involvement in illegal bookmaking and allegations that he had received substantial and long-running payoffs from organised crime figures. (37 words)
Professor Hickie and researchers from the University of Sydney's Brain and Mind Centre have detailed a new model for treating youth mental health in a supplement published by the Medical Journal of Australia. (34 words)
Example sentences (6)
Coach Gavin Hickie was understandably emotional after the hard-fought win.
It took a sensational trackback tackle from left wing Denis Hickie, with O’Driscoll following up, to prevent dal Maso from scoring on a scything French counter-attack.
Four months later, on April 17, 1979, 18-year-old Robyn Hickie left her home just south of Newcastle and went to meet a friend at a local hotel.
Professor Hickie and researchers from the University of Sydney's Brain and Mind Centre have detailed a new model for treating youth mental health in a supplement published by the Medical Journal of Australia.
The most notable of these was the article appeared in the National Times co-written by David Marr and David Hickie, headlined "Askin: friend of organised crime", which was famously published on the day of Askin's funeral in 1981.
This was followed by David Hickie's book "The Prince and The Premier", which detailed Askin's long involvement in illegal bookmaking and allegations that he had received substantial and long-running payoffs from organised crime figures.