Get to know Lesley better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning.
Lesley in a sentence
Lesley meaning
- A Scottish surname.
- A female given name transferred from the surname, used since the 18th century. Popular in the U.K. in the mid-20th century.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
Using Lesley
- The main meaning on this page is: A Scottish surname. | A female given name transferred from the surname, used since the 18th century. Popular in the U.K. in the mid-20th century. | A male given name transferred from the surname.
- In the example corpus, lesley often appears in combinations such as: and lesley, lesley manville, lesley and.
Context around Lesley
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 8 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Lesley
- In this selection, "lesley" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, year, multisport, starring, university, mckenna and daughters stand out and add context to how "lesley" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include as lesley hughes says and barber and lesley sharp. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "lesley" sits close to words such as analytica, attic and bauer, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with lesley
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
As Lesley Hughes says (, 6/1), the future has arrived. (10 words)
Financial Services and Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones with Lesley and Brian Smith in Eugowra. (14 words)
During her visit, she received a bouquet from second year electrician Lesley Bode, 17, from Workington. (16 words)
Amy graduated from Matignon High School class of ‘93, she went on to Salvia Regina University and graduated with her Bachelors degree in ‘97, she then went on to Lesley University and Graduated with Masters in Counseling in ‘01. (39 words)
Forward Mason Burstow, midfielder Lesley Ugochukwu and Noni Madueke have all come off the bench in the Premier League this season so could be handed a start, while Diego Moreira and defender Bashir Humphreys may also be involved. (38 words)
Beloved husband of Lesley Jeanne, dearly loved dad of Karen and Amanda, dear father in law of Gary and Michael, treasured grandad of Michael, Katie, Melissa and Daniel, treasured great grandad of Theo, Penny and Milo. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
Coach Developer of the Year - Lesley McKenna (Multisport): Lesley has supported coaches in a wide variety of sports within the High-Performance systems of Scotland and the UK.
Along with his fiancée Lesley, daughters Jacqueline and Vanessa, and after a brief illness, he passed away on Wednesday morning.
Amy graduated from Matignon High School class of ‘93, she went on to Salvia Regina University and graduated with her Bachelors degree in ‘97, she then went on to Lesley University and Graduated with Masters in Counseling in ‘01.
Artists Tom Ewing and Lesley Innes were behind the pieces along with pupils and art department staff from Preston Lodge High School.
As Lesley Hughes says (, 6/1), the future has arrived.
Based on Anthony Horowitz’s novel, this meta murder mystery starring Lesley Manville was available on BritBox last year.
Beloved husband of Lesley Jeanne, dearly loved dad of Karen and Amanda, dear father in law of Gary and Michael, treasured grandad of Michael, Katie, Melissa and Daniel, treasured great grandad of Theo, Penny and Milo.
But LEG has not stopped there, Lesley Hawkins adds: “A library of e-bikes, tools, and accessories can be borrowed for free.
Chris and Lesley married in the coastal village of Coverack in Cornwall, at St Peter’s Church.
Councillors from all parties have united to call on NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde chief executive Jane Grant and chairperson Dr Lesley Thomson to fully restore emergency GP cover in the area to seven days a week.
Co-written by Beaufoy — with Alice Nutter, a screenwriter and former member of the music group — the show reunites the film’s original cast, including Carlyle, Addy, Tom Wilkinson, Paul Barber and Lesley Sharp.
Dave Erlandson, a 1976 graduate of Everett High School who received a degree in electrical engineering from Wentworth Institute of Technology and a master’s degree from Lesley University.
Dearly beloved wife of the late Dougy, a loving Mam to Denise, Sharon, Lesley, Doug and the late Heather and a much loved and special mother in law, nana, great nana and friend.
Dearly loved brother of Hazel and the late Rodney, dearest uncle of Lesley, Jennifer, Graeme, Karen and Colin, great uncle, and great-great uncle.
Dearly loved wife of the late John, dear mum of Elizabeth, Barbara, Lesley, Jacqueline and Anthea, mother-in-law to David, John and Clinton, a loving granny and great granny.
Detective Superintendent Andrew Massingham said foul play cannot be ruled out as the search for 78-year-old retired school teacher Lesley Trotter continues.
During her visit, she received a bouquet from second year electrician Lesley Bode, 17, from Workington.
Explaining more, Lesley said: “It’s aimed at women who may be perimenopausal or in menopause.
Financial Services and Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones with Lesley and Brian Smith in Eugowra.
Forward Mason Burstow, midfielder Lesley Ugochukwu and Noni Madueke have all come off the bench in the Premier League this season so could be handed a start, while Diego Moreira and defender Bashir Humphreys may also be involved.
Common combinations with lesley
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- and lesley 22×
- lesley manville 10×
- lesley and 10×
- lesley said 6×
- lesley griffiths 6×
- by lesley 6×
- lesley ugochukwu 5×
- ann lesley 5×
- lesley smith 5×
- to lesley 4×