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Humphries in a sentence
Humphries meaning
A surname originating as a patronymic.
Using Humphries
- The main meaning on this page is: A surname originating as a patronymic.
- In the example corpus, humphries often appears in combinations such as: luke humphries, barry humphries, humphries and.
Context around Humphries
- Average sentence length in these examples: 18.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 7 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 2 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Humphries
- In this selection, "humphries" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 18.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, barry, sydney, described, family, remembers and appeared stand out and add context to how "humphries" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include but humphries who died and by luke humphries and dave. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "humphries" sits close to words such as abstain, acrylic and adc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with humphries
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Did Barry Humphries have children? (5 words)
Humphries is reappointed to the Jacksonville office. (7 words)
Humphries is survived by his fourth wife Lizzie Spender. (9 words)
But Humphries, who died on Saturday aged 89, once said that none of his characters gave him quite as much pleasure as Australian ambassador Sir Les Patterson, with his alcoholic red cheeks, embarrassing trousers and formidable frothing. (37 words)
Minister Heather Humphries visited as part of the ‘Our Rural Future Roadshow’ in 2021, and expressed her delighted at returning again last September to officially open the multipurpose performance space and auditorium. (32 words)
It certainly worked and their effort, energy and desperation was dramatically improved against Perth, but so was the execution and a focus on getting Isaac Humphries more involved inside. (29 words)
Did Barry Humphries have children? (5 words)
How closely was Barry Humphries’s least domineering character based on ex–second world war servicemen? (16 words)
Example sentences (20)
Comic Barry Humphries remembers attending Elton John’s wedding to Renate Blauel “a beautiful old church in Sydney,” Humphries said of the Valentine’s Day affair.
Another British comedian, Matt Lucas, described Humphries as “the greatest”.
A State Memorial for Australian entertainer Barry Humphries will be held at the Sydney Opera House on December 15.
But Humphries, who died on Saturday aged 89, once said that none of his characters gave him quite as much pleasure as Australian ambassador Sir Les Patterson, with his alcoholic red cheeks, embarrassing trousers and formidable frothing.
Did Barry Humphries have children?
Gai Hudson was a shy 21-year-old hairdresser from Newcastle when she met Barry Humphries and his alias Dame Edna Everage.
How closely was Barry Humphries’s least domineering character based on ex–second world war servicemen?
Humphries appeared in many films, from The Getting of Wisdom, where he voiced Bruce the shark, and the telemovie.
Humphries hits treble 20, he hits 20, he hits double 10. That’s the match.
Humphries is reappointed to the Jacksonville office.
Humphries is survived by his fourth wife Lizzie Spender.
I hope this means they’re going to shop DJ Humphries then.
In a purple wig, garish outfits and outrageous spectacles, Barry Humphries was instantly recognisable as Dame Edna Everage.
It certainly worked and their effort, energy and desperation was dramatically improved against Perth, but so was the execution and a focus on getting Isaac Humphries more involved inside.
It is understood the Victorian government is speaking with the Humphries family.
John Howard, former Prime Minister of Australia and his wife Janette Howard attend the State Memorial for Barry Humphries.
King Charles, who had been subjected to the Dame Edna treatment, passed on his personal condolences to the Humphries family.
Minister Heather Humphries visited as part of the ‘Our Rural Future Roadshow’ in 2021, and expressed her delighted at returning again last September to officially open the multipurpose performance space and auditorium.
Monday night's quarter-finals will be between Michael van Gerwen and Scott Williams at 7.15pm followed by Luke Humphries and Dave Chisnall at approximately 9pm.
Oh, how I will miss the great Barry Humphries (April 22, age 89).
Common combinations with humphries
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: