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Explore Kene through 5 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Kene in a sentence

Related words

Kene | Keneally | Kenedy | Kenema | Kenesaw | Kenei | Keney | Kenenisa | Kenergy

Kene meaning

Obsolete form of keen.

Using Kene

  • The main meaning on this page is: Obsolete form of keen.
  • In the example corpus, kene often appears in combinations such as: arinzé kene, kene and.

Context around Kene

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

tage 1×

Often after:

okafor 1×

Sentence patterns with Kene

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

man arinzé kene and a 1× raymond arinzé kene 1× reporter tage kene okafor reported 1× root is kene with kään 1× west arinzé kene and celia 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

after her friends 1× as indicated kukaan 1× russell tovey steve 1× tc reporter tage 1× their lives become 1×

Common sentence endings:

from not anyone 1× hit 750 million 1× how to survive 1× in love again 1× raymond arinzé kene 1×

Words around Kene

Just before it in the word index:

kendyl 7 kendy 2 kenduskeag 4 kendrys 7 kendriya 10 kendricks 48

Just after it in the word index:

keneally 25 kenealy 2 kenedy 9 kenei 3 keneilwe 2 kenema 9

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadujeevitham 7 aafes 7 aani 7 aapp 7 aarne 7 aaronic 7

Corpus analysis for Kene

  • In this selection, "kene" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, tage and okafor stand out and add context to how "kene" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include man arinzé kene and a and raymond arinzé kene. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "kene" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aafes and aani, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with kene

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

Russell Tovey, Steve Oram, Sofia Barclay, Lydia West, Arinzé Kene and Celia Imrie are also credited with parts in Love Again. (21 words)

As indicated, kukaan is an irregular nominative; the regular root is kene- with -kään, e.g. kukaan "(not) anyone", keneltäkään "from (not) anyone". (23 words)

After her friends and family tell her she's too uptight, she finally agrees to a night out and meets the handsome, complicated Raymond (Arinzé Kene). (26 words)

Longer example sentences

Their lives become intertwined with a man (Arinzé Kene) and a woman (Marsha Stephanie Blake), forming an unlikely partnership that teaches them more than just how to survive. (28 words)

After her friends and family tell her she's too uptight, she finally agrees to a night out and meets the handsome, complicated Raymond (Arinzé Kene). (26 words)

TC reporter Tage Kene-Okafor reported on how Uber led a $100 million investment into African mobility fintech as the startup’s valuation hit $750 million. (26 words)

Example sentences (5)

Russell Tovey, Steve Oram, Sofia Barclay, Lydia West, Arinzé Kene and Celia Imrie are also credited with parts in Love Again.

After her friends and family tell her she's too uptight, she finally agrees to a night out and meets the handsome, complicated Raymond (Arinzé Kene).

TC reporter Tage Kene-Okafor reported on how Uber led a $100 million investment into African mobility fintech as the startup’s valuation hit $750 million.

Their lives become intertwined with a man (Arinzé Kene) and a woman (Marsha Stephanie Blake), forming an unlikely partnership that teaches them more than just how to survive.

As indicated, kukaan is an irregular nominative; the regular root is kene- with -kään, e.g. kukaan "(not) anyone", keneltäkään "from (not) anyone".

Common combinations with kene

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "kene" in a sentence?
An example: "Russell Tovey, Steve Oram, Sofia Barclay, Lydia West, Arinzé Kene and Celia Imrie are also credited with parts in Love Again." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "kene" from authentic English texts.
What does "kene" mean?
Kene means: Obsolete form of keen.
How many example sentences with "kene" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "kene", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.