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Kirkus is an English word starting with the letter K. With 7 example sentences you'll see exactly how it works in context.

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Kirkus in a sentence

Using Kirkus

  • In the example corpus, kirkus often appears in combinations such as: kirkus reviews, the kirkus.

Context around Kirkus

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 3 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

nice 1× argued 1×

Often after:

reviews 5× calls 1× prize 1×

Sentence patterns with Kirkus

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

a nice kirkus reviews piece 1× kirkus reviews compared 1× kirkus reviews said 1× memoir which kirkus calls a 1× reviews from kirkus reviews on 1× well argued kirkus reviews said 1× won the kirkus prize and 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a memoir by 1× euphoria won the 1× kirkus reviews compared 1× kirkus reviews said 1× lorri horn has 1× she wrote a 1×

Common sentence endings:

a lauded poet 1× and the media 1× arthur c clarke 1× maker kirk kerkorian 1× of his life 1× teacher problem solver 1×

Words around Kirkus

Just before it in the word index:

kirkup 4 kirkuk 19 kirkton 10 kirksville 24 kirkstone 2 kirkstall 8

Just after it in the word index:

kirkwall 30 kirkwood 80 kirkyard 5 kirkyards 2 kirlew 2 kirli 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 11 abacos 11 abboud 11 abbreviate 11 abdelkader 11 abdomens 11

Corpus analysis for Kirkus

  • In this selection, "kirkus" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, nice, argued, reviews, calls and prize stand out and add context to how "kirkus" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a nice kirkus reviews piece and kirkus reviews compared. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "kirkus" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with kirkus

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

Kirkus Reviews compared me favorably with Kurt Vonnegut and Arthur C. Clarke. (12 words)

Kirkus Reviews said: “The noted film actor and notorious bad boy hunkers down and tells a few tales of his life. (21 words)

Lorri Horn has received starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews on her newly released children’s book, Dewey Fairchild, Teacher Problem Solver. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

She wrote a 2015 book on politics and race, “Fracture: Barack Obama, the Clintons and the Racial Divide” — “provocative and well-argued,” Kirkus Reviews said — and teaches a class at Syracuse University exploring race, gender and the media. (38 words)

A memoir by Hughes' brother Gerald was published late in 2014, Ted and I: A Brother's Memoir, which Kirkus calls "a warm recollection of a lauded poet". (28 words)

Here's a nice Kirkus Reviews piece for Paul Simon: The Life is "The Gambler," his deep dive into the secretive world of deal maker Kirk Kerkorian. (27 words)

Example sentences (7)

Kirkus Reviews said: “The noted film actor and notorious bad boy hunkers down and tells a few tales of his life.

Here's a nice Kirkus Reviews piece for Paul Simon: The Life is "The Gambler," his deep dive into the secretive world of deal maker Kirk Kerkorian.

Kirkus Reviews compared me favorably with Kurt Vonnegut and Arthur C. Clarke.

Lorri Horn has received starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews on her newly released children’s book, Dewey Fairchild, Teacher Problem Solver.

She wrote a 2015 book on politics and race, “Fracture: Barack Obama, the Clintons and the Racial Divide” — “provocative and well-argued,” Kirkus Reviews said — and teaches a class at Syracuse University exploring race, gender and the media.

A memoir by Hughes' brother Gerald was published late in 2014, Ted and I: A Brother's Memoir, which Kirkus calls "a warm recollection of a lauded poet".

Euphoria won the Kirkus Prize, and was selected as 'One of the 10 Best Books of the Year' by the New York Times Book Review.

Common combinations with kirkus

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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