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Holbrooke is an English word starting with the letter H. With 4 example sentences you'll see exactly how it works in context.

Rare word

Holbrooke in a sentence

Using Holbrooke

  • In the example corpus, holbrooke often appears in combinations such as: richard holbrooke.

Context around Holbrooke

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 0 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

richard 2×

Often after:

seems 1× announced 1×

Sentence patterns with Holbrooke

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

after richard holbrooke announced that 1× holbrooke said that 1× holbrooke seems to 1× un richard holbrooke 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

holbrooke said that 1× holbrooke seems to 1× in fact the 1×

Common sentence endings:

europe from 1994 1× themselves from nam 1× un richard holbrooke 1× would take place 1×

Words around Holbrooke

Just before it in the word index:

holbrook 63 holbox 2 holborow 2 holborn 22 holberton 3 holbert 5

Just after it in the word index:

holbrooks 2 holburn 14 holby 13 holc 9 holch 4 holcim 7

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 7 aacc 7 aacs 7 aafes 7 aah 7 aankh 7

Corpus analysis for Holbrooke

  • In this selection, "holbrooke" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, richard, seems and announced stand out and add context to how "holbrooke" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include after richard holbrooke announced that and holbrooke said that. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "holbrooke" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with holbrooke

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

Holbrooke said that African nations “should consider distancing themselves from NAM”. (11 words)

In fact, the only meeting between Milošević and Ibrahim Rugova happened on 15 May in Belgrade, two days after Richard Holbrooke announced that it would take place. (27 words)

The UN was greeted to the unusual spectacle of a Congressman addressing the UN Security Council, an event engineered by then US ambassador to the UN, Richard Holbrooke. (28 words)

Longer example sentences

Holbrooke seems to have been created out of some petri dish to be a diplomat, the only person ever to have been assistant secretary of state for two different hemispheres, Asia from 1977and Europe from 1994. (36 words)

The UN was greeted to the unusual spectacle of a Congressman addressing the UN Security Council, an event engineered by then US ambassador to the UN, Richard Holbrooke. (28 words)

In fact, the only meeting between Milošević and Ibrahim Rugova happened on 15 May in Belgrade, two days after Richard Holbrooke announced that it would take place. (27 words)

Example sentences (4)

Holbrooke said that African nations “should consider distancing themselves from NAM”.

Holbrooke seems to have been created out of some petri dish to be a diplomat, the only person ever to have been assistant secretary of state for two different hemispheres, Asia from 1977and Europe from 1994.

The UN was greeted to the unusual spectacle of a Congressman addressing the UN Security Council, an event engineered by then US ambassador to the UN, Richard Holbrooke.

In fact, the only meeting between Milošević and Ibrahim Rugova happened on 15 May in Belgrade, two days after Richard Holbrooke announced that it would take place.

Common combinations with holbrooke

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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