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How do you use Lillee in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts.

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Lillee in a sentence

Using Lillee

  • In the example corpus, lillee often appears in combinations such as: dennis lillee.

Context around Lillee

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 5 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations

Often before:

dennis 5× debate 1× century 1× off 1× fearsome 1×

Often after:

sam 1× thommo 1× took 1× wreaked 1× reached 1× bouncers 1×

Sentence patterns with Lillee

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

a century lillee took 11 1× about dennis lillee sam kerr 1× and dennis lillee 1× and dennis lillee wreaked havoc 1× changed since lillee thommo writes 1× dennis lillee s combat 1× interesting debate lillee and mcgrath 1× only dennis lillee reached the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

damian edgar is 1× dennis lillee s 1× england s derek 1× he hit six 1× in the 1974 1× only dennis lillee 1×

Common sentence endings:

and dennis lillee 1× being from perth 1× best bowler ever 1× greig s bowling 1× his 56th test 1× lillee wreaked havoc 1×

Words around Lillee

Just before it in the word index:

lilleberg 2 lille 191 lillard 112 lilla 11 lill 12 liljenquist 3

Just after it in the word index:

lillehammer 13 lilleholt 2 lillengreen 3 lillestrom 2 lillet 3 lillete 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aanholt 13 aardwolf 13 abati 13 abbeville 13 abcc 13 abdulwahab 13

Corpus analysis for Lillee

  • In this selection, "lillee" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, dennis, debate, century, sam, thommo and took stand out and add context to how "lillee" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a century lillee took 11 and about dennis lillee sam kerr. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "lillee" sits close to words such as aanholt, aardwolf and abati, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with lillee

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

Dennis Lillee’s ComBat aluminium bat was before its time! (10 words)

Only Dennis Lillee reached the milestone faster, in his 56th test. (11 words)

That starts an interesting debate: Lillee and McGrath, but Warne’s got to be our best bowler ever. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

Our self-esteem gets a boost when we can boast about our connections to an elite footy team — it’s like gloating about your kids’ accomplishments or talking about Dennis Lillee, Sam Kerr or Daniel Ricciardo being from Perth. (39 words)

England’s Derek Randall scored 174, Australia’s Rod Marsh also got a century, Lillee took 11 wickets, and David Hookes, in his first test, smacked five fours in a row off England captain Tony Greig’s bowling. (38 words)

The four all-time greats ahead of him in the overall tally of Australian Test wicket-takers are the only other members of the 200 Club Down Under – Shane Warne, Glenn McGrath, Lyon and Dennis Lillee. (36 words)

Exclamation examples

Dennis Lillee’s ComBat aluminium bat was before its time! (10 words)

Example sentences (10)

Dennis Lillee’s ComBat aluminium bat was before its time!

Our self-esteem gets a boost when we can boast about our connections to an elite footy team — it’s like gloating about your kids’ accomplishments or talking about Dennis Lillee, Sam Kerr or Daniel Ricciardo being from Perth.

That starts an interesting debate: Lillee and McGrath, but Warne’s got to be our best bowler ever.

The four all-time greats ahead of him in the overall tally of Australian Test wicket-takers are the only other members of the 200 Club Down Under – Shane Warne, Glenn McGrath, Lyon and Dennis Lillee.

Damian Edgar is right that the world has changed since Lillee & Thommo writes Timothy SandersBut expecting the emotional development of a young fast bowler to have changed with the times seems unfair.

England’s Derek Randall scored 174, Australia’s Rod Marsh also got a century, Lillee took 11 wickets, and David Hookes, in his first test, smacked five fours in a row off England captain Tony Greig’s bowling.

He hit six sixes in this innings, three off Lillee's bowling, two of them in the same over.

In the 1974–75 series, with the England team breaking up and their best batsman Geoff Boycott refusing to play, Australian pace bowlers Jeff Thomson and Dennis Lillee wreaked havoc.

Only Dennis Lillee reached the milestone faster, in his 56th test.

Remarkably, even though he seemed to take his eye off the ball while hooking some fearsome Lillee bouncers, his sheer power and strength carried the ball over the boundary rope.

Common combinations with lillee

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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