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Houlahan meaning

A surname from Irish.

Using Houlahan

  • The main meaning on this page is: A surname from Irish.
  • In the example corpus, houlahan often appears in combinations such as: stephen houlahan.

Context around Houlahan

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 35 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

stephen 2×

Often after:

elected 1×

Sentence patterns with Houlahan

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

councilman stephen houlahan elected as 1× councilman stephen houlahan said staying 1× houlahan who served 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

councilman stephen houlahan 1× houlahan who served 1× well aware of 1×

Common sentence endings:

about six years 1× of the sites 1× to the country 1×

Words around Houlahan

Just before it in the word index:

houla 4 houk 9 houilles 2 hougue 3 hougoumont 11 houghton 182

Just after it in the word index:

houlden 5 houlder 2 houlding 2 houle 30 houli 6 houlihan 38

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 5 aacr 5 aacsb 5 aadar 5 aadk 5 aadvantage 5

Corpus analysis for Houlahan

  • In this selection, "houlahan" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 35 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, stephen and elected stand out and add context to how "houlahan" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include councilman stephen houlahan elected as and councilman stephen houlahan said staying. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "houlahan" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with houlahan

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

Houlahan, who served in the Air Force, and Spanberger, who was a CIA officer, each said that their experiences will help them as they enter a new kind of service to the country. (33 words)

Councilman Stephen Houlahan said staying with the current model of buying energy from SDG&E is “a death spiral,” mainly because the company has signaled it’s exiting this business in about six years. (34 words)

Well aware of this number and of the apparent need to increase its housing stock, even Councilman Stephen Houlahan, elected as a slow growth candidate, said he was open to considering new housing on several of the sites. (38 words)

Longer example sentences

Well aware of this number and of the apparent need to increase its housing stock, even Councilman Stephen Houlahan, elected as a slow growth candidate, said he was open to considering new housing on several of the sites. (38 words)

Councilman Stephen Houlahan said staying with the current model of buying energy from SDG&E is “a death spiral,” mainly because the company has signaled it’s exiting this business in about six years. (34 words)

Houlahan, who served in the Air Force, and Spanberger, who was a CIA officer, each said that their experiences will help them as they enter a new kind of service to the country. (33 words)

Example sentences (3)

Well aware of this number and of the apparent need to increase its housing stock, even Councilman Stephen Houlahan, elected as a slow growth candidate, said he was open to considering new housing on several of the sites.

Councilman Stephen Houlahan said staying with the current model of buying energy from SDG&E is “a death spiral,” mainly because the company has signaled it’s exiting this business in about six years.

Houlahan, who served in the Air Force, and Spanberger, who was a CIA officer, each said that their experiences will help them as they enter a new kind of service to the country.

Common combinations with houlahan

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "houlahan" in a sentence?
An example: "Well aware of this number and of the apparent need to increase its housing stock, even Councilman Stephen Houlahan, elected as a slow growth candidate, said he was open to considering new housing on several of the sites." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "houlahan" from authentic English texts.
What does "houlahan" mean?
Houlahan means: A surname from Irish.
How many example sentences with "houlahan" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "houlahan", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.