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Lish is an English word of 4 letters. Below you'll find 2 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

Rare word

Lish in a sentence

Related words

Lish | Lishman | Lisha

Lish meaning

A surname.

Using Lish

  • The main meaning on this page is: A surname.
  • In the example corpus, lish often appears in combinations such as: gordon lish.

Context around Lish

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 29 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 0 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

gordon 2×

Sentence patterns with Lish

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

who gordon lish was the 1× with gordon lish at the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

the inspiration for 1×

Common sentence endings:

and cynthia ozick 1× park veterans hospital 1×

Words around Lish

Just before it in the word index:

lisgar 3 lisfranc 6 lisey 3 lisette 14 lisec 2 lise 26

Just after it in the word index:

lisha 2 lishman 4 lisi 7 lisia 2 lisieux 6 lisimba 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaai 6 aani 6 aarne 6 aarya 6 aasb 6 aasen 6

Corpus analysis for Lish

  • In this selection, "lish" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 29 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, gordon stand out and add context to how "lish" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include who gordon lish was the and with gordon lish at the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "lish" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with lish

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

The inspiration for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest came while working on the night shift with Gordon Lish at the Menlo Park Veterans' Hospital. (26 words)

I also had no idea who Gordon Lish was: the pre-eminent fiction editor of the day, the man who invented Raymond Carver and discovered Richard Ford, Don DeLillo, and Cynthia Ozick. (32 words)

Longer example sentences

I also had no idea who Gordon Lish was: the pre-eminent fiction editor of the day, the man who invented Raymond Carver and discovered Richard Ford, Don DeLillo, and Cynthia Ozick. (32 words)

The inspiration for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest came while working on the night shift with Gordon Lish at the Menlo Park Veterans' Hospital. (26 words)

Example sentences (2)

I also had no idea who Gordon Lish was: the pre-eminent fiction editor of the day, the man who invented Raymond Carver and discovered Richard Ford, Don DeLillo, and Cynthia Ozick.

The inspiration for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest came while working on the night shift with Gordon Lish at the Menlo Park Veterans' Hospital.

Common combinations with lish

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "lish" in a sentence?
An example: "I also had no idea who Gordon Lish was: the pre-eminent fiction editor of the day, the man who invented Raymond Carver and discovered Richard Ford, Don DeLillo, and Cynthia Ozick." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "lish" from authentic English texts.
What does "lish" mean?
Lish means: A surname.
How many example sentences with "lish" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "lish", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.