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How do you use Hobsbawm in a sentence? See 4 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Hobsbawm in a sentence

Hobsbawm meaning

A surname.

Using Hobsbawm

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

Context around Hobsbawm

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

eric 3×

Often after:

saw 1× identifies 1×

Sentence patterns with Hobsbawm

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

critic eric hobsbawm saw adorno 1× historian eric hobsbawm to describe 1× hobsbawm identifies three 1× reinvented eric hobsbawm s invention 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

among other things 1× even a fellow 1× hobsbawm identifies three 1× these disruptions in 1×

Common sentence endings:

invention of tradition 1× reasons for this 1× to the populace 1× written about jazz 1×

Words around Hobsbawm

Just before it in the word index:

hobs 2 hobro 3 hobos 8 hobonickels 2 hoboken 74 hobo 33

Just after it in the word index:

hobson 74 hobsons 8 hobt 2 hoburg 2 hoby 9 hobyo 5

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 6 aaah 6 aaargh 6 aacl 6 aadhi 6 aak 6

Corpus analysis for Hobsbawm

  • In this selection, "hobsbawm" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, eric, saw and identifies stand out and add context to how "hobsbawm" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include critic eric hobsbawm saw adorno and historian eric hobsbawm to describe. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "hobsbawm" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with hobsbawm

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

Hobsbawm identifies three reasons for this. (6 words)

These disruptions in time undermine traditions which are either discarded, marginalized or reinvented (Eric Hobsbawm’s Invention of Tradition). (19 words)

Even a fellow Marxist such as the historian and jazz critic Eric Hobsbawm saw Adorno's writings as containing 'some of the stupidest pages ever written about jazz'. (28 words)

Longer example sentences

Among other things, Shaw studies a term coined by the late British historian Eric Hobsbawm to describe someone who is considered an outlaw by legitimate authorities while remaining a hero to the populace. (33 words)

Even a fellow Marxist such as the historian and jazz critic Eric Hobsbawm saw Adorno's writings as containing 'some of the stupidest pages ever written about jazz'. (28 words)

These disruptions in time undermine traditions which are either discarded, marginalized or reinvented (Eric Hobsbawm’s Invention of Tradition). (19 words)

Example sentences (4)

Among other things, Shaw studies a term coined by the late British historian Eric Hobsbawm to describe someone who is considered an outlaw by legitimate authorities while remaining a hero to the populace.

These disruptions in time undermine traditions which are either discarded, marginalized or reinvented (Eric Hobsbawm’s Invention of Tradition).

Even a fellow Marxist such as the historian and jazz critic Eric Hobsbawm saw Adorno's writings as containing 'some of the stupidest pages ever written about jazz'.

Hobsbawm identifies three reasons for this.

Common combinations with hobsbawm

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "hobsbawm" in a sentence?
An example: "Among other things, Shaw studies a term coined by the late British historian Eric Hobsbawm to describe someone who is considered an outlaw by legitimate authorities while remaining a hero to the populace." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "hobsbawm" from authentic English texts.
What does "hobsbawm" mean?
Hobsbawm means: A surname.
How many example sentences with "hobsbawm" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "hobsbawm", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.