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Knightley is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Knightley in a sentence

Knightley meaning

  1. A surname
  2. A hamlet in Gnosall parish, Stafford borough, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8125).

Using Knightley

  • The main meaning on this page is: A surname | A hamlet in Gnosall parish, Stafford borough, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8125).
  • In the example corpus, knightley often appears in combinations such as: keira knightley, mr knightley, knightley and.

Context around Knightley

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 10 start, 5 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

keira 11× george 1× informed 1×

Often after:

understated 1× strips 1× james 1× reprising 1×

Sentence patterns with Knightley

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

and keira knightley 39 years 1× bloom and knightley who co 1× featuring keira knightley as a 1× holland keira knightley and other 1× joining keira knightley and ben 1× keira knightley is looking 1× keira knightley james mcavoy 1× keira knightley said she 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

at the age 1× based on ian 1× directed by gurinder 1× henry holland keira 1× in the new 1× keira knightley is 1×

Common sentence endings:

a deadly lie 1× actress denise gough 1× and saoirse ronan 1× becomes a decoy 1× county of essex 1× governor weatherby swann 1×

Words around Knightley

Just before it in the word index:

knighting 13 knighthoods 12 knighthood 98 knighthawks 2 knightfall 6 knighten 5

Just after it in the word index:

knightly 30 knightmare 3 knighton 32 knights 1.732 knightsbridge 17 knightswood 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

abbasid 69 acrobatics 69 admissible 69 affective 69 agassi 69 aitken 69

Corpus analysis for Knightley

  • In this selection, "knightley" 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, keira, george, informed, understated, strips and james stand out and add context to how "knightley" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and keira knightley 39 years and bloom and knightley who co. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "knightley" sits close to words such as abbasid, acrobatics and admissible, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with knightley

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

Keira Knightley is looking back on Bend It Like Beckham. (10 words)

Henry Holland, Keira Knightley and other fashion regulars turn out to be customers. (13 words)

Directed by Gurinder Chadha, stars Parminder Nagra, Keira Knightley and Jonathan Rhys Meyers. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

The aspiring Austenites’ hard work paid off come ball night, with attendees dressed to the Regency-nines in custom-made dresses with high empire waists, white gloves, and tendrils so perfectly curled, they’d bring a tear to Keira Knightley’s eye. (42 words)

Knightley's Colette has affairs with women, including a long relationship with Mathilde De Morny, a French trans man and aristocrat referred to as Max and Missy throughout history (though played here by cis actress Denise Gough). (37 words)

Set in 1893, the story revolves around a newly widowed woman Cora, played by Knightley, who, having being released from an abusive marriage, moves from Victorian London to a small village in the county of Essex. (36 words)

Question examples

Star Wars expanding into television, including at least one female-fronted series, is there any possibility of Knightley reprising her role as Sabé? (23 words)

Example sentences (20)

At the age of 12, Knightley was hired due to her close resemblance to Natalie Portman, who had secured the role of Queen Amidala's in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace.

Henry Holland, Keira Knightley and other fashion regulars turn out to be customers.

Keira Knightley is looking back on Bend It Like Beckham.

Keira Knightley said she felt “caged”, “constrained” and “very stuck” after being in blockbuster film series Pirates Of The Caribbean.

Knightley, understated and determined, is at her best here, as is Coon as the more experienced investigative reporter she is forced to team up with.

Nagra and Knightley were hired shortly after, with the rest of the cast rounded out by May that year.

That honor went to Bloom and Knightley, who co-starred as the star-crossed lovers Will Turner, a humble blacksmith's apprentice, and Elizabeth Swann, the adventure-seeking daughter of Governor Weatherby Swann.

The aspiring Austenites’ hard work paid off come ball night, with attendees dressed to the Regency-nines in custom-made dresses with high empire waists, white gloves, and tendrils so perfectly curled, they’d bring a tear to Keira Knightley’s eye.

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TV favourite Sarah Lancashire is joining Keira Knightley and Ben Wishaw for a new Netflix spy thriller.

Based on Ian McEwan’s novel, 2007's Atonement is a romantic drama starring James McAvoy, Keira Knightley and Saoirse Ronan.

Directed by Gurinder Chadha, stars Parminder Nagra, Keira Knightley and Jonathan Rhys Meyers.

Knightley's Colette has affairs with women, including a long relationship with Mathilde De Morny, a French trans man and aristocrat referred to as Max and Missy throughout history (though played here by cis actress Denise Gough).

Now streaming on Netflix, the series centers on Helen Webb (Keira Knightley), a woman living the life of a loving wife and mother.

The letter was signed by Cara Delevingne (31 years old), Naomie Harris (47 years old), and Keira Knightley (39 years old), among others.

In the new, big-screen adaption of Emma, which will be in cinemas from this Friday, the main protagonist's love-interest, Mr George Knightley, strips naked early on.

Keira Knightley, James McAvoy and Saoirse Ronan suffer the consequences of a deadly lie.

Set in 1893, the story revolves around a newly widowed woman Cora, played by Knightley, who, having being released from an abusive marriage, moves from Victorian London to a small village in the county of Essex.

Star Wars expanding into television, including at least one female-fronted series, is there any possibility of Knightley reprising her role as Sabé?

The interviewer then informed Knightley that she had in fact played Sabe, one of Queen Amidala’s (Natalie Portman) most important handmaidens, who later becomes a decoy.

Those qualities are on full display in this dramatic comedy from 2014 featuring Keira Knightley as a young woman on the verge of responsible adulthood who takes a quick detour into arrested development.

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Common combinations with knightley

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "knightley" in a sentence?
An example: "At the age of 12, Knightley was hired due to her close resemblance to Natalie Portman, who had secured the role of Queen Amidala's in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "knightley" from authentic English texts.
What does "knightley" mean?
Knightley means: A surname
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