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Explore Kees through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Kees in a sentence

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Kees | Kee | Keely | Keeshond | Keeshan | Keeshonden | Keesha | Keesler | Keese

Kees meaning

A surname.

Using Kees

  • The main meaning on this page is: A surname.
  • In the example corpus, kees often appears in combinations such as: and kees, kees van.

Context around Kees

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 7 start, 4 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 13 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

2003 1× artist 1× champions 1× hengeveld 1× word 1× jan 1×

Often after:

van 2× bosua 1× prins 1× retired 1× vos 1× houtman 1× claire 1× verkerk 1× mackenzie 1× verkade 1×

Sentence patterns with Kees

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

are from kees bosua birds 1× assassinations of kees houtman and 1× champions kees verkerk and 1× compound word kees is a 1× derrick and kees vos came 1× for the kees claire hut 1× french artist kees van dongen 1× from jan kees a personal 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

as executive producer 1× champions kees verkerk 1× he was convicted 1× hengeveld kees mackenzie 1× if kees van 1× in 2003 kees 1×

Common sentence endings:

a criminal organization 1× a different career 1× and kees prins 1× at christie s 1× famous figo line 1× in new amsterdam 1×

Words around Kees

Just before it in the word index:

keery 10 keerthy 19 keerthi 4 keertana 2 keersmaeker 3 keeravani 7

Just after it in the word index:

keese 5 keesean 3 keeseekoowenin 2 keesha 9 keeshan 16 keeshond 18

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaon 19 abbv 19 abdalla 19 abdirahman 19 abdulmalik 19 abhimanyu 19

Corpus analysis for Kees

  • In this selection, "kees" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, 2003, artist, champions, van, bosua and prins stand out and add context to how "kees" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include are from kees bosua birds and assassinations of kees houtman and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "kees" sits close to words such as aaon, abbv and abdalla, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with kees

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

In 2003, Kees retired, and they moved to Salt Spring Island. (11 words)

Torin Derrick and Kees Vos came in third with only four points more than second place. (16 words)

Hengeveld, Kees & Mackenzie, J. Lachlan (2008), Functional Discourse Grammar: A typologically-based theory of language structure. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

Online records show the oil-on-canvas portrait, “Femme Fatale,” was created around 1905 by Dutch-French artist Kees van Dongen and was most recently purchased by an unidentified bidder during a November 2004 auction at Christie’s. (38 words)

There are also a number of statues of famous city inhabitants, such as Jan van Hooff (by Auke Hettema, 1992) and Frits Philips (by Kees Verkade ) on the Market Square. (30 words)

Yankee : from Jan Kees, a personal name, originally used mockingly to describe pro-French revolutionary citizens, with allusion to the small keeshond dog, then for "colonials" in New Amsterdam. (29 words)

Example sentences (13)

The Section D winning birds are from Kees Bosua birds and A&H Reynaert world famous ‘Figo’ Line.

As executive producer, Tina Turner was key to the musical’s development, alongside Pulitzer Prize book writer Katori Hall, with Frank Ketelaar and Kees Prins.

If Kees van der Spek and Anna Gemberer had not had the talent for meticulous work, they would have had a different career.

In 2003, Kees retired, and they moved to Salt Spring Island.

Torin Derrick and Kees Vos came in third with only four points more than second place.

He was convicted for complicity in the assassinations of Kees Houtman and Thomas van der Bijl and participating in a criminal organization.

Online records show the oil-on-canvas portrait, “Femme Fatale,” was created around 1905 by Dutch-French artist Kees van Dongen and was most recently purchased by an unidentified bidder during a November 2004 auction at Christie’s.

Online reservations for the Kees & Claire Hut have been open since July, and already about 10 per cent of the spots are booked for the next year.

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Champions Kees Verkerk and Ard Schenk were immensely popular, causing a real speed skating hype in the country.

Hengeveld, Kees & Mackenzie, J. Lachlan (2008), Functional Discourse Grammar: A typologically-based theory of language structure.

There are also a number of statues of famous city inhabitants, such as Jan van Hooff (by Auke Hettema, 1992) and Frits Philips (by Kees Verkade ) on the Market Square.

The word 'keeshond' is a compound word: 'Kees' is a nickname for Cornelius (de Gyselaer), and 'hond' is the Dutch word for dog.

Yankee : from Jan Kees, a personal name, originally used mockingly to describe pro-French revolutionary citizens, with allusion to the small keeshond dog, then for "colonials" in New Amsterdam.

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Common combinations with kees

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "kees" in a sentence?
An example: "The Section D winning birds are from Kees Bosua birds and A&H Reynaert world famous ‘Figo’ Line." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "kees" from authentic English texts.
What does "kees" mean?
Kees means: A surname.
How many example sentences with "kees" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "kees", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.