Laurier is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Laurier meaning
A surname from French.
Using Laurier
- The main meaning on this page is: A surname from French.
- In the example corpus, laurier often appears in combinations such as: wilfrid laurier, laurier university, the laurier.
Context around Laurier
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 7 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Laurier
- In this selection, "laurier" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, wilfrid, arnold, monsieur, won, university and athlete stand out and add context to how "laurier" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 12 time laurier athlete of and 2023 wilfrid laurier university invited. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "laurier" sits close to words such as absa, absconding and accretion, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with laurier
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Wilfrid Laurier won his fourth straight campaign in 1908. (9 words)
Participants will meet near the Riverdance Building,1 Laurier Drive. (10 words)
Despite this fact Laurier’s answers are fascinating reading even today. (11 words)
Although Laurier had clearly won the election on June 24, Tupper initially refused to cede power, insisting that Laurier would be unable to form a government despite the Liberal Party's having won 55% of the seats in the House of Commons. (42 words)
In preparation for the arrival of the Milton campus’ first class of students at the end of October 2023, Wilfrid Laurier University invited prospective students to get a feel for the new campus during Milton Preview Day. (37 words)
The 1876 Italianate residence of the Lauriers during his years as a lawyer and Member of Parliament, in Victoriaville, Quebec, is designated Wilfrid Laurier House National Historic Site, owned privately and operated as the Laurier Museum. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
Zillah Hunt opens the door to Arnold Laurier's room and walks in, leaving the door open for Monsieur Laurier's relatives to follow her in.
Laurier’s Evan Benwell scored the game-winner with a minute left, beating an outstretched Vyletelka, as Laurier won a back-and-forth thriller 3-2 in overtime.
A 12-time Laurier athlete of the week, Campbell mentioned that one of his biggest memories with the Golden Hawks was the upset playoff victory over McMaster in his penultimate game with Laurier.
Although Laurier had clearly won the election on June 24, Tupper initially refused to cede power, insisting that Laurier would be unable to form a government despite the Liberal Party's having won 55% of the seats in the House of Commons.
Family Lady Zoé Laurier by William James Topley Wilfrid Laurier married Zoé Lafontaine in Montreal on 13 May 1868.
The 1876 Italianate residence of the Lauriers during his years as a lawyer and Member of Parliament, in Victoriaville, Quebec, is designated Wilfrid Laurier House National Historic Site, owned privately and operated as the Laurier Museum.
Carleton Ravens forward Reginald Jean Seraphin (23) attempts to regain possession of the ball during the OUA quarterfinal matchup against the Laurier Golden Hawks at the Ravens Nest in Ottawa, on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023.
Despite this fact Laurier’s answers are fascinating reading even today.
Guard Justin Malnerich scored 11 points in the final three minutes of the second quarter—including a trio of three-pointers—to bring Laurier within eight points by halftime.
It’s part of a pilot project involving more than a dozen businesses on the main road between Sherbrooke Street and Laurier Avenue.
Kaveh Shahrooz, a senior fellow with the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, said Ottawa seems to be dragging its feet.
Robert McLeman, professor of Environmental Studies at Wilfrid Laurier University, wrote in the Globe and Mail recently that unless climate change is seriously addressed there will be no outdoor skating 50 years from now.
Three days later, Laurier faced Western on the Mustangs’ home field in London.
Western’s defence stopped the Golden Hawks a final time and then the Mustangs surrendered a safety as time expired to prevent Laurier from getting the ball back one more time.
Wilfrid Laurier won his fourth straight campaign in 1908.
As head of engineering at the Fairmont Château Laurier, he had personally bolted it in place twenty-five years earlier, using what, at the time, was a state-of-the-art locking mechanism.
In preparation for the arrival of the Milton campus’ first class of students at the end of October 2023, Wilfrid Laurier University invited prospective students to get a feel for the new campus during Milton Preview Day.
Kifle meets weekly with the student success team and staff to make sure she knows what students need help, Matt Bradacs, Laurier's principal, told school board trustees.
Participants will meet near the Riverdance Building,1 Laurier Drive.
Predeceased by her other siblings: Edmond (late Berthe), Beatrice (late Roger), Raymond (late Thérèse), Jacqueline (late Lionel), Laurier and Anita (George).
Common combinations with laurier
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: