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Hoffa is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Hoffa in a sentence

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Hoffa meaning

A surname.

Synonyms of Hoffa

jimmy hoffa james riddle hoffa labor leader

Using Hoffa

  • The main meaning on this page is: A surname.
  • Useful related words include: jimmy hoffa, james riddle hoffa, labor leader.
  • In the example corpus, hoffa often appears in combinations such as: jimmy hoffa, hoffa and, james hoffa.

Context around Hoffa

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 9 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Hoffa

  • In this selection, "hoffa" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, jimmy, james, becomes, jennie, treatment and disappeared stand out and add context to how "hoffa" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 2008 interview hoffa s son and betrayal of hoffa. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "hoffa" sits close to words such as abadi, acidification and acker, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with hoffa

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

He and his family lived on McMaster’s farm the summer Hoffa disappeared. (13 words)

Hoffa had an enemy of his own: fellow rising Teamster Anthony Provenzano, a.k.a. Tony Pro. (17 words)

In the movie, the character of Sheeran, played by Robert De Niro, confesses to the murder of Hoffa. (18 words)

Granted, some of De Niro's co-stars might stand out more (Al Pacino's Jimmy Hoffa, for example), but likely doesn't work as well as it does if De Niro isn't doing some of his best work in years. (42 words)

As the article makes clear, it was “the Irishman,” Frank Sheeran—not the book’s author, Charles Brandt—who told tales of killing Hoffa and Gallo, a claim dozens of mob experts I spoke to rejected. (36 words)

UPS workers represent the largest share of members of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, whose president, James Hoffa, is the son of the legendary Teamsters president Jimmy Hoffa, whose 1975 disappearance is an enduring mystery. (35 words)

Example sentences (20)

Frank occasionally "paints houses" for Hoffa, the Teamsters president, when there are union disputes, but more than anything, he becomes Hoffa's close friend, fending off growing tensions between Hoffa and the Mafia.

In a 2008 interview, Hoffa’s son, James Hoffa Jr., told the Times Leader that Sheeran’s story couldn’t be ruled out.

UPS workers represent the largest share of members of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, whose president, James Hoffa, is the son of the legendary Teamsters president Jimmy Hoffa, whose 1975 disappearance is an enduring mystery.

A labor organizer and former president of the Teamsters Union, Jimmy Hoffa had various connections to organized crime throughout his career and faced multiple prosecutions for fraud, jury tampering, and conspiracy.

After two years as a D.A.R.E. officer, Hoffa said it’s important people see a softer side of police work.

De Niro plays Frank Sheeran, a truck driver in Philadelphia who gets involved with the mob only to work his way up to becoming legendary gangster Jimmy Hoffa’s (Pacino) right-hand man.

When Lakeville North High School counselors Bryce Hoffa, Jennie Peitz and Isaac McClosky open up their daily schedules to speak with students, the online forms quickly fill up.

In 1964, Teamsters union president Jimmy Hoffa was sentenced in Chicago to five years in federal prison for defrauding his union’s pension fund.

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It is a thrilling crime-drama that allows you to sympathize with every character while simultaneously satisfying your true-crime cravings with the real story of Jimmy Hoffa.

The film chronicles his friendship with mob hitman Frank Sheeran (Robert De Niro), and Sheeran's tragic betrayal of Hoffa.

The media and their bros in Silicon Valley set to work burying the facts like mobsters in the woods, but true stories cannot be given the Jimmy Hoffa treatment.

As the article makes clear, it was “the Irishman,” Frank Sheeran—not the book’s author, Charles Brandt—who told tales of killing Hoffa and Gallo, a claim dozens of mob experts I spoke to rejected.

Despite that setback, Hoffa’s hold on the Teamsters’ presidency remained firm even after he entered federal prison in 1967.

Granted, some of De Niro's co-stars might stand out more (Al Pacino's Jimmy Hoffa, for example), but likely doesn't work as well as it does if De Niro isn't doing some of his best work in years.

He and his family lived on McMaster’s farm the summer Hoffa disappeared.

Hoffa had an enemy of his own: fellow rising Teamster Anthony Provenzano, a.k.a. Tony Pro.

In Hoffa, it is Armand Assante’s fictional mob boss Carol D’Allesandro, who likely gets him killed (it is implied, and not made explicit).

Inspired by the disappearance and probable murder of ex-Teamsters president Jimmy Hoffa in July 1975, “The Irishman” reunites Scorsese with Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci.

In the movie, the character of Sheeran, played by Robert De Niro, confesses to the murder of Hoffa.

It chronicles the disappearance of union boss Jimmy Hoffa and examines the mob's inner workings and connections to mainstream politics.

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Common combinations with hoffa

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "hoffa" in a sentence?
An example: "Frank occasionally "paints houses" for Hoffa, the Teamsters president, when there are union disputes, but more than anything, he becomes Hoffa's close friend, fending off growing tensions between Hoffa and the Mafia." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "hoffa" from authentic English texts.
What does "hoffa" mean?
Hoffa means: A surname.
What are synonyms of "hoffa"?
Common synonyms of "hoffa" include: jimmy hoffa, james riddle hoffa, labor leader.
How many example sentences with "hoffa" are there?
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