How do you use Illinois in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like algonquian or algonquin, plus the exact meaning.
Illinois meaning
- A state of the United States, named for the people.
- A confederation of Algonquian tribes who lived in the Mississippi River Valley.
- The Algonquian language spoken by these tribes; the Miami-Illinois language.
Synonyms of Illinois
Using Illinois
- The main meaning on this page is: A state of the United States, named for the people. | A confederation of Algonquian tribes who lived in the Mississippi River Valley. | The Algonquian language spoken by these tribes; the Miami-Illinois language.
- Useful related words include: algonquian, algonquin, prairie state, land of lincoln.
- In the example corpus, illinois often appears in combinations such as: the illinois, of illinois, in illinois.
Context around Illinois
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 9 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Illinois
- In this selection, "illinois" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, ameren, northern, bright, nurses, hospital and medical stand out and add context to how "illinois" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 22 illinois illinois st, 4 more illinois bed bath, illinois department, chicago illinois and illinois university. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "illinois" sits close to words such as updates, nba and iron, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with illinois
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
No. 4 Utah, No. 18 Georgia, No. 22 Illinois, Illinois St. (11 words)
Full List: 4 More Illinois Bed, Bath & Beyond Stores Closing, Bringing Illinois Total to 19nbcchicago. (15 words)
Other nearby IEP-designated institutions include Northern Illinois University and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. (17 words)
As tends to happen with young people, they establish roots where they are and this would lead to keeping our bright Illinois educated students in Illinois by keeping them in Illinois in the formative years right after college. (38 words)
The bill had the support of a diverse group of stakeholders, including the Illinois AFL-CIO, Chicago Federation of Labor, Equality Illinois, Planned Parenthood, Citizen Action, Women Employed, Shriver Center on Poverty Law, and Raise the Floor Alliance. (38 words)
Illinois General Assembly Representative Dagmara Avelar joins a small group of activists as they gather near the Hearthside Foods packaging facility to speak out against child labor on March 06, 2023 in Bolingbrook, Illinois. (34 words)
Cicadas emerge every year in Illinois, but the emergence of two, separate massive broods like parts of Illinois are experiencing this Spring hasn't been seen since Thomas Jefferson was President in 1803! (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
Illinois Nurses Association strike signs sit idle under a tent at the University of Illinois Hospital, Wednesday, September 13, 2017, in the Illinois Medical District.
As tends to happen with young people, they establish roots where they are and this would lead to keeping our bright Illinois educated students in Illinois by keeping them in Illinois in the formative years right after college.
According to reports, 34-year-old Korey Deana Miller of Maywood, Illinois was arrested around midnight on an outstanding felony warrant from the Cook County, Illinois Sheriff’s Office for arson.
Forgoing its home opener against Illinois (10-7), Bradley baseball made a late change of plans and traveled to Champaign, Illinois for a midweek clash with the Illini.
Full List: 4 More Illinois Bed, Bath & Beyond Stores Closing, Bringing Illinois Total to 19nbcchicago.
Illinois General Assembly Representative Dagmara Avelar joins a small group of activists as they gather near the Hearthside Foods packaging facility to speak out against child labor on March 06, 2023 in Bolingbrook, Illinois.
It operates through the following segments: Ameren Missouri, Ameren Illinois Electric Distribution, Ameren Illinois Natural Gas, Ameren Transmission, and Other.
Navigator’s planned pipeline would cut through five states — Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Nebraska and — and carry carbon dioxide from ethanol and fertilizer processors to a site in Illinois.
No. 4 Utah, No. 18 Georgia, No. 22 Illinois, Illinois St.
Other nearby IEP-designated institutions include Northern Illinois University and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
The Illinois bills garnered nearly 2,000 opponents, including hundreds of individuals and the Illinois Family Institute.
The Ohio Valley on Friday announced Western Illinois would become the 11th member in a conference with schools in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri and Tennessee.
An Illinois woman recently won $1 million after buying a Lucky Day Lotto ticket for the Oct. 20 drawing, the Illinois Lottery said.
Cicadas emerge every year in Illinois, but the emergence of two, separate massive broods like parts of Illinois are experiencing this Spring hasn't been seen since Thomas Jefferson was President in 1803!
Even though it is the most common cactus in Illinois, the sight of prickly pear brightens my day, it seems such an anomaly for northern Illinois.
Father Paintsil considered bringing the longer walk back to Iowa City after participating in a four-mile procession from Hampton, Illinois to Rapids City, Illinois last year.
Illinois State Board of Education spokesperson Lindsay Record said state officials don’t monitor students when they’re sent to residential schools that Illinois does not approve, like Shrub Oak.
Ollie Idowu, president and CEO of the Illinois Primary Health Care Association, which lobbies on behalf of 54 community health centers in the state, said clinics are financially struggling across Illinois.
The bill had the support of a diverse group of stakeholders, including the Illinois AFL-CIO, Chicago Federation of Labor, Equality Illinois, Planned Parenthood, Citizen Action, Women Employed, Shriver Center on Poverty Law, and Raise the Floor Alliance.
The Illinois attorney general’s office’s is reviewing whether that the Illinois tollway board deviated from the Open Meetings Act during an Aug. 29 session.
Phrases with illinois
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with illinois
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the illinois 68×
- of illinois 33×
- in illinois 32×
- illinois state 18×
- illinois department 15×
- illinois and 13×
- chicago illinois 9×
- illinois university 8×
- an illinois 8×
- illinois is 7×