On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Holyfield. Discover the meaning, how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Holyfield in a sentence
Holyfield meaning
- A hamlet in Waltham Abbey parish, Epping Forest district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL3803).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Using Holyfield
- The main meaning on this page is: A hamlet in Waltham Abbey parish, Epping Forest district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL3803). | A habitational surname from Old English.
- In the example corpus, holyfield often appears in combinations such as: evander holyfield, holyfield and, and holyfield.
Context around Holyfield
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 11 start, 6 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Holyfield
- In this selection, "holyfield" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 19.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, evander, chris, face, gets, two and perhaps stand out and add context to how "holyfield" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and evander holyfield have spoken and and evander holyfield two of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "holyfield" sits close to words such as abenaki, adria and afn, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with holyfield
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Elijah Holyfield: Stay or go? (5 words)
Lennox Lewis or Evander Holyfield perhaps. (6 words)
Holyfield’s most recent bout was in May of 2011. (10 words)
Mike Tyson was at the centre of one of boxing's most shocking moments in 1997 when he twice bit opponent Evander Holyfield, taking off part of his ear and spitting it out on the ring floor. (37 words)
When Holyfield escaped with a draw from their first fight, which most observers thought Lewis had won comfortably, the furore mushroomed from Madison Square Garden into a US Senate investigation into the state of boxing. (35 words)
Lennox Lewis and Evander Holyfield, two of Mike Tyson’s most famous opponents, were on a panel for the broadcast of Friday night’s boxing match between Tyson and Jake Paul. (31 words)
Elijah Holyfield: Stay or go? (5 words)
Example sentences (20)
Chris Holyfield, 41, from Chepstow was also locked up for failing to provide a specimen when he was suspected of drink-driving in Abergavenny.
Thomas went on to face Holyfield the year after, losing in seven rounds in what was his first fight off drugs.
We’ll see if Holyfield gets another chance in the NFL.
Fury described himself as an “encyclopaedia in boxing” and listed several cruiserweight greats, including Evander Holyfield and David Haye, who were beaten after stepping up to heavyweight.
His rematch with Holyfield was for the undisputed heavyweight title and nobody had been able to claim that since Mike Tyson beat Tony Tucker in 1987 to win all three.
Holyfield is a prolific hit songwriter who penned over 40 Top 10 hits and 14 chart-toppers.
Holyfield was having the better of the fight that night and had once more shown himself to be the superior of the two boxers in the ring.
In between, he bit off a chunk of Evander Holyfield’s ear.
Lennox Lewis and Evander Holyfield, two of Mike Tyson’s most famous opponents, were on a panel for the broadcast of Friday night’s boxing match between Tyson and Jake Paul.
Lennox Lewis or Evander Holyfield perhaps.
The most recent undisputed heavyweight champ was Lewis, who beat Evander Holyfield in late 1999 and enjoyed a five-month reign.
When Holyfield escaped with a draw from their first fight, which most observers thought Lewis had won comfortably, the furore mushroomed from Madison Square Garden into a US Senate investigation into the state of boxing.
Burnett, Juriga, Arnold, Holyfield, Riley, and Killins seem like the safest bets to make the practice squad if they remain available.
Elijah Holyfield: Stay or go?
He was a former heavyweight boxing champion but was best known for biting the ear off of Evander Holyfield.
Holyfield’s most recent bout was in May of 2011.
I am curious to see if Holyfield can become a good role player.
Jennifer Holyfield added she had no idea nominations for Mother of the Year were ongoing.
Mike Tyson was at the centre of one of boxing's most shocking moments in 1997 when he twice bit opponent Evander Holyfield, taking off part of his ear and spitting it out on the ring floor.
The likes of Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield have spoken about a comeback of late.
Common combinations with holyfield
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- evander holyfield 14×
- holyfield and 3×
- and holyfield 3×
- if holyfield 2×
- with holyfield 2×
- holyfield was 2×
- holyfield ear 2×
- holyfield in 2×
- elijah holyfield 2×