Lehan is an English word. Below you'll find 8 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Lehan meaning
A surname from Irish.
Using Lehan
- The main meaning on this page is: A surname from Irish.
Context around Lehan
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 3 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Lehan
- In this selection, "lehan" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, darren, ganna, 131, 204, flaubert and states stand out and add context to how "lehan" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include brooks 131 lehan 204 perspective and critic richard lehan states that. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "lehan" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with lehan
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Brooks, 27 "What Balzac started", observes Lehan, "Flaubert helped finish". (10 words)
Lehan, 38 Gustave Flaubert was also substantially influenced by Balzac. (10 words)
Lehan, 45 Balzac's use of repeat characters, moving in and out of the Comédie's books, strengthens the realist representation. (21 words)
Literary critic W. H. Helm calls one "the French Dickens" and the other "the English Balzac", Helm, 124 while another critic, Richard Lehan, states that "Balzac was the bridge between the comic realism of Dickens and the naturalism of Zola ". (40 words)
The jury found in favour of Trailfinders and RCL Cruises, which were represented by David Conlan Smyth SC, Darren Lehan SC, Adrianne Fields BL, instructed by Noble Shipping Law. (29 words)
Commending the organisers, Ganna Lehan, a student from Great Esteem Schools, said that the programme was an eye-opener for students with interest in science and technology courses. (28 words)
Example sentences (8)
The jury found in favour of Trailfinders and RCL Cruises, which were represented by David Conlan Smyth SC, Darren Lehan SC, Adrianne Fields BL, instructed by Noble Shipping Law.
Commending the organisers, Ganna Lehan, a student from Great Esteem Schools, said that the programme was an eye-opener for students with interest in science and technology courses.
Brooks, 131 Lehan, 204 Perspective Balzac's literary mood evolved over time from one of despondency and chagrin to that of solidarity and courage—but not optimism.
Brooks, 27 "What Balzac started", observes Lehan, "Flaubert helped finish".
Lehan, 38 Gustave Flaubert was also substantially influenced by Balzac.
Lehan, 45 Balzac's use of repeat characters, moving in and out of the Comédie's books, strengthens the realist representation.
Lehan, 48 Marcel Proust similarly learned from the Realist example; he adored Balzac and studied his works carefully, although he criticised what he perceived as Balzac's "vulgarity".
Literary critic W. H. Helm calls one "the French Dickens" and the other "the English Balzac", Helm, 124 while another critic, Richard Lehan, states that "Balzac was the bridge between the comic realism of Dickens and the naturalism of Zola ".