Wondering how to use Knighted in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning .
Knighted meaning
simple past and past participle of knight
Using Knighted
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of knight
- In the example corpus, knighted often appears in combinations such as: was knighted, knighted in, knighted by.
Context around Knighted
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 8 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Knighted
- In this selection, "knighted" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, eventually, moorenewly, recently, 400, feted and captain stand out and add context to how "knighted" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 1974 and knighted in 1986 and a recently knighted jedi only. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "knighted" sits close to words such as abdi, absa and absconding, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with knighted
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He should be knighted. (4 words)
In 2016, Stewart was even knighted for his contributions to music. (11 words)
In 1994, Professor Jeffreys – as he became – was knighted for his work. (12 words)
Evans, who will be knighted in May by the French Ministry of Culture for his contribution to arts and letters, has just signed a long-term lease on Deep Vellum’s building and already has big ideas for the expanded space, which also includes a bookstore. (46 words)
Gavin Barwell - who succeeded Mr Timothy and Ms Hill as her chief of staff - becomes a life peer while David Lidington, seen as her de facto deputy, and ex-Number 10 communications chief Robbie Gibb are knighted. (37 words)
On the day Sir William Borlase was knighted 400 years before, students walked between 8km and 12km with mid-route treats of Haribo’s and ice pops and only a few accidental detours. (33 words)
What would it be like to be a Jedi who was literally, straight minutes away after being knighted, thrown into this situation? (22 words)
Example sentences (20)
Sir Tom was knighted and honoured with an RAF Flypast before his death in February 2021, after being admitted to hospital with coronavirus.
This rock and blues icon, guitarist and member of Cream, Yardbirds and other bands was knighted on Nov. 3, 2004.
Also knighted was Philip Davies, one of the governing-party presenters on that aforementioned anti-establishment channel GB News.
Evans, who will be knighted in May by the French Ministry of Culture for his contribution to arts and letters, has just signed a long-term lease on Deep Vellum’s building and already has big ideas for the expanded space, which also includes a bookstore.
He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2010 for his services to higher education.
Ian Livingstone left Games Workshop in 1991 but has gone on to be knighted for his services to online gaming, in 2022.
In 2016, Stewart was even knighted for his contributions to music.
On the day Sir William Borlase was knighted 400 years before, students walked between 8km and 12km with mid-route treats of Haribo’s and ice pops and only a few accidental detours.
Sir Roy's work saw him elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1974 and knighted in 1986.
Had he been English saluting the Germans, say, Maradona would have been knighted, feted and hailed a living legend.
In 2017 the comedian Ken Dodd was knighted at Buckingham Palace and for the celebration that followed I was privileged to be a guest with a seat at Roy Hudd’s table.
In Griffith often behaves chivalrously and is eventually knighted for his deeds, while he even engages in the practice of courtly love as part of his affair with Princess Charlotte.
Knighthood from the Queen ‘something very special’, says Captain Sir Tom MooreNewly knighted Captain Sir Tom Moore has said being presented with the honour by the Queen was “something very special”.
Sit Tom was knighted after raising money by walking laps of his garden in April.
The house was full of the owners’ furniture, while they, knighted by the Queen, had gone to live in London for a time.
There, they meet a woman named Tohno, a recently knighted Jedi only slightly older than Skywalker.
What would it be like to be a Jedi who was literally, straight minutes away after being knighted, thrown into this situation?
Gavin Barwell - who succeeded Mr Timothy and Ms Hill as her chief of staff - becomes a life peer while David Lidington, seen as her de facto deputy, and ex-Number 10 communications chief Robbie Gibb are knighted.
He should be knighted.
In 1994, Professor Jeffreys – as he became – was knighted for his work.
Common combinations with knighted
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- was knighted 34×
- knighted in 13×
- knighted by 11×
- knighted for 10×
- be knighted 8×
- knighted and 6×
- and knighted 3×
- been knighted 3×
- also knighted 2×
- knighted years 2×