Explore Klerk through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Klerk meaning
A surname from Dutch or Afrikaans.
Using Klerk
- The main meaning on this page is: A surname from Dutch or Afrikaans.
- In the example corpus, klerk often appears in combinations such as: de klerk, klerk was, klerk and.
Context around Klerk
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 9 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Klerk
- In this selection, "klerk" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, marike, provided and resuming stand out and add context to how "klerk" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include but de klerk came up and de klerk on the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "klerk" sits close to words such as abdicated, acme and afcfta, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with klerk
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
FW de Klerk, the then president of South Africa, oversaw the referendum vote to end apartheid. (16 words)
De Klerk on the other hand came out smelling of roses for having righteously renounced power. (16 words)
Flyhalf Manie Libbok also starts again, with Faf de Klerk resuming at scrumhalf in a new halfback pairing. (18 words)
France had possession with the clock in the red, but De Klerk came up with a crucial rip of the ball from the grasp of Reda Wardi, Kurt-Lee Arendse booting the ball out to end French dreams of a first World Cup triumph. (44 words)
After losing the toss, Sri Lanka made a steady start with an opening partnership of 28 before Nadine de Klerk provided the breakthrough for South Africa with the wicket of Harshitha Samarawickrama, who spooned one up to Tazmin Brits at short mid-wicket. (43 words)
The awarding of the prize to de Klerk was controversial, especially in the light of de Klerk's reported admission that he ordered a massacre of supposed Azanian Peoples' Liberation Army fighters, including teenagers, shortly before going to Oslo in 1993. (41 words)
Example sentences (20)
The former wife of the late former South African president FW de Klerk, Marike de Klerk, was found with several wounds to her head.
Jan de Klerk, the son of former apartheid-era president and Nobel Peace prize winner FW de Klerk, has passed away.
The awarding of the prize to de Klerk was controversial, especially in the light of de Klerk's reported admission that he ordered a massacre of supposed Azanian Peoples' Liberation Army fighters, including teenagers, shortly before going to Oslo in 1993.
After losing the toss, Sri Lanka made a steady start with an opening partnership of 28 before Nadine de Klerk provided the breakthrough for South Africa with the wicket of Harshitha Samarawickrama, who spooned one up to Tazmin Brits at short mid-wicket.
But Nienaber rang the changes for the final at the Stade de France, recalling Faf de Klerk and Handre Pollard, the architects of the 2019 World Cup-winning team in Japan.
Fifa volunteer Mark Williams receives his volunteer uniform from volunteer Leisa de Klerk, at Forsyth Barr Stadium on Saturday.
Flyhalf Manie Libbok also starts again, with Faf de Klerk resuming at scrumhalf in a new halfback pairing.
France had possession with the clock in the red, but De Klerk came up with a crucial rip of the ball from the grasp of Reda Wardi, Kurt-Lee Arendse booting the ball out to end French dreams of a first World Cup triumph.
FW de Klerk, the then president of South Africa, oversaw the referendum vote to end apartheid.
Proteas Women’s all-rounder Nadine de Klerk believes their play had positive aspects despite the team slipping to a 17-run defeat to England in their first ICC Women’s World Cup warm-up match on Monday.
SA will play their own game and not make plans around the potential of France captain Antoine Dupont starting in their Rugby World Cup quarterfinal in Paris on Sunday, says Springbok scrumhalf Faf de Klerk.
Scrum-half Faf de Klerk scooped up the ball and fed Libbok, who motored 80 metres to give South Africa enough of a cushion at 22-9 -- but only just.
The Boks faced a similar early setback against the All Blacks in Mbombela last year when De Klerk suffered similar misfortune.
Even though this meant there was competition for places on the wing, De Klerk said he still learned when he played from the bench.
The last time the country had a coalition government was under late president Nelson Mandela in 1994, when he appointed FW de Klerk as a deputy president and 10 ministers from the National Party and Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP).
A protest is planned for Wednesday in Cape Town against former president FW de Klerk and his foundation.
De Klerk on the other hand came out smelling of roses for having righteously renounced power.
De Klerk presided over a regime that murdered men, women and children to preserve the most evil political system designed to dehumanise people of colour and destroy the human spirit.
De Klerk was a guest at Sona in his capacity as a former deputy president in the Government of National Unity formed after the first democratic election of 1994.
It's not the first time EFF has said De Klerk was not deserving of the Nobel Peace Prize.
Common combinations with klerk
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- de klerk 57×
- klerk was 7×
- klerk and 5×
- klerk the 2×
- klerk has 2×
- klerk at 2×
- klerk on 2×