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Hugh in a sentence

Related words

Hugh | Hughes | Hughie | Hughton | Hughley | Hughesnet | Hughson | Hughestown | Hughesy

Hugh meaning

  1. A male given name from the Germanic languages.
  2. A surname originating as a patronymic.

Using Hugh

  • The main meaning on this page is: A male given name from the Germanic languages. | A surname originating as a patronymic.
  • In the example corpus, hugh often appears in combinations such as: hugh jackman, hugh grant, and hugh.

Context around Hugh

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 9 start, 9 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

actor 1× caractor 1× past 1× hearing 1× making 1× son 1× father 1× rev 1× life 1× nicknamed 1×

Often after:

grant 4× binning 2× discovers 1× begins 1× speak 1× unsuccessfully 1× iii 1× lupus 1× stevenson 1× macdonald 1×

Sentence patterns with Hugh

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

actor hugh grant appeals 1× after hearing hugh speak the 1× after hugh s store 1× also insider hugh s cummins 1× avranches nicknamed hugh lupus or 1× children by hugh x their 1× copyrights on hugh s writings 1× eldest son hugh xi of 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a fellow volunteer 1× a much loved 1× about 60 people 1× according to journalist 1× actor hugh grant 1× adira and tal 1×

Common sentence endings:

18 years old 1× a gram tam 1× and his granddaughters 1× and hugh grant 1× angoulême in 1249 1× councillor angela caputo 1×

Words around Hugh

Just before it in the word index:

huggs 3 huggins 80 huggingface 2 hugging 306 huggies 7 huggett 8

Just after it in the word index:

hughes 1.430 hughesnet 8 hughestown 3 hughesville 2 hughesy 3 hughett 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

gp 838 oversee 838 pact 838 vulnerability 838 anticipation 837 civilization 837

Corpus analysis for Hugh

  • In this selection, "hugh" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, actor, caractor, past, grant, binning and discovers stand out and add context to how "hugh" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include actor hugh grant appeals and after hearing hugh speak the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "hugh" sits close to words such as gp, oversee and pact, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with hugh

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

A fellow volunteer, Hugh McGregor, shares his experience with Signal Film & Media. (12 words)

About 60 people were in attendance, including police chief Hugh Stevenson, Social Services CEO Mike Nadeau and councillor Angela Caputo. (20 words)

Also, insider Hugh S. Cummins III sold 35,229 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 27th. (22 words)

Longer example sentences

There has been several editions of the Complete "Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning", one of the latest (Classic Reprint) was published by Forgotten Books in 2012 Personal life Hugh Binning was the son of John Binning and Margaret M'Kell. (41 words)

Actor Hugh Grant appeals on Twitter for return of script stolen from his carActor Hugh Grant took to social media on Monday to appeal for the return of a script he lost when thieves broke into his car. (38 words)

In the past, Hugh discovers the body of William Hill walled up in the basement as the Dudleys explain their own history with the house and Hugh begins to realize the magnitude of Olivia's haunting. (36 words)

Example sentences (20)

Actor Hugh Grant appeals on Twitter for return of script stolen from his carActor Hugh Grant took to social media on Monday to appeal for the return of a script he lost when thieves broke into his car.

In the past, Hugh discovers the body of William Hill walled up in the basement as the Dudleys explain their own history with the house and Hugh begins to realize the magnitude of Olivia's haunting.

After hearing Hugh speak, the other candidates withdrew, making Hugh a regent and professor of philosophy, while he was still 18 years old.

After Hugh's store failed, the family moved to Hay Bay (south of Napanee, Ontario ), west of Kingston, where Hugh unsuccessfully ran another shop.

Hugh III of Burgundy was expected to come to Jerusalem and marry Sibylla, but Hugh was unable to leave France due to the political unrest there in 1179–1180 following the death of Louis VII.

Isabella had nine more children by Hugh X. Their eldest son Hugh XI of Lusignan succeeded his father as Count of La Marche and Count of Angoulême in 1249.

John received a small income from royalties on his father Hugh’s works after parliament extended copyrights on Hugh’s writings to him.

St Hugh of Lincoln with swan A swan is one of the attributes of St Hugh of Lincoln based on the story of a swan who was devoted to him.

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The group struggles to stay alive by reverting to the ways of the American pioneers, with Hugh as the leader—despite friction between Hugh and Duke.

There has been several editions of the Complete "Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning", one of the latest (Classic Reprint) was published by Forgotten Books in 2012 Personal life Hugh Binning was the son of John Binning and Margaret M'Kell.

When Gerbod returned to Normandy in about 1070, the king used his absence to declare the earldom forfeit and gave the title to Hugh d'Avranches (nicknamed Hugh Lupus, or "wolf").

About 60 people were in attendance, including police chief Hugh Stevenson, Social Services CEO Mike Nadeau and councillor Angela Caputo.

According to journalist Hugh MacDonald – a regular guest on our Sunday show – there was a drugs dealer from Easterhouse in Glasgow in the 70s who was known as “Sell-a-gram Tam”.

Adira and Tal, who are lovers, were essentially adopted by Paul Stamets and Hugh Culber, forming a beautiful progressive family aboard the USS Discovery.

A fellow volunteer, Hugh McGregor, shares his experience with Signal Film & Media.

After being betrayed by their former friend, Forge Fitzwilliam (Hugh Grant), Edgin and Holga escape prison and plot to reunite with Edgin’s daughter, Kira (Chloe Coleman).

Also, insider Hugh S. Cummins III sold 35,229 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 27th.

A much loved husband to the late Irene Nicholls, father to Peter, Hugh and Margaret, he will also be sorely missed by his daughter in law, son in law and his granddaughters.

Ang Lee's gorgeous adaptation of the Jane Austen classic romance novel features Kate Winslet, Alan Rickman, Emma Thompson and Hugh Grant.

Anita, former Commonwealth and Olympic gold medallist, 81, said: “I and Hugh were having a bit of a sort out when we came across these nice bits of old memorabilia.

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Common combinations with hugh

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "hugh" in a sentence?
An example: "Actor Hugh Grant appeals on Twitter for return of script stolen from his carActor Hugh Grant took to social media on Monday to appeal for the return of a script he lost when thieves broke into his car." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "hugh" from authentic English texts.
What does "hugh" mean?
Hugh means: A male given name from the Germanic languages.
How many example sentences with "hugh" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "hugh", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.