Explore Liston through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like prizefighter or gladiator. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Liston in a sentence
Liston meaning
- A surname.
- A small village and civil parish (served by Foxearth and Liston Parish Council) in Braintree district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL8544).
- A small village in Tenterfield Shire, New South Wales, Australia.
Synonyms of Liston
Using Liston
- The main meaning on this page is: A surname. | A small village and civil parish (served by Foxearth and Liston Parish Council) in Braintree district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL8544). | A small village in Tenterfield Shire, New South Wales, Australia.
- Useful related words include: sonny liston, charles liston, prizefighter, gladiator.
- In the example corpus, liston often appears in combinations such as: liston was, sonny liston.
Context around Liston
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 2 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 16 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Liston
- In this selection, "liston" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, sonny, laura, clay, died, agrees and colaco stand out and add context to how "liston" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a clay liston fight and aldred and liston colaco scoring. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "liston" sits close to words such as aaaa, abductees and abdulahi, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with liston
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Liston says with public money should come public accountability. (9 words)
Now Liston was a dishonorable man, as I’ve said. (10 words)
The Beatles were driven in a limousine to be photographed with Liston, the overwhelming favorite. (15 words)
In a little more than eight years, Sonny Liston went from capturing the heavyweight title to allegedly selling heroin on Las Vegas’ Westside and dying of a presumed overdose — one that’s still believed by many to have been a murder. (41 words)
The interpreter with the party, which arrived later and stayed in Cuba a few days, was called Vadim Kotchergin although he was at the time using what he subsequently claimed was his mother's name of Liston (?). (37 words)
Liston agrees, adding that whatever position floats your boat works, whether it's putting a foot up on the side of the tub or laying down a mirror on the floor of your shower. (34 words)
Example sentences (16)
Laura Liston died after giving birth to her first child in June 2022 following a homebirth.
Liston was the best oatmeal raisin cookie maker, and it was a welcomed addition to the many birthday presents sent to all grandchildren.
The Beatles were driven in a limousine to be photographed with Liston, the overwhelming favorite.
Liston agrees, adding that whatever position floats your boat works, whether it's putting a foot up on the side of the tub or laying down a mirror on the floor of your shower.
Mohun Bagan led 2-0 at the break after seeing Tom Aldred and Liston Colaco scoring once each.
Raven Chapman faces Colombian Yohana Sarabia, while there’s a number of prospects in action including Royston Barney-Smith, Sean Noakes and Sonny Liston Ali.
About seven years ago, writer Kemp Powers read that Sam Cooke, Malcolm X, Cassius Clay and Jim Brown once spent a long night together, after a Clay-Liston fight.
In a little more than eight years, Sonny Liston went from capturing the heavyweight title to allegedly selling heroin on Las Vegas’ Westside and dying of a presumed overdose — one that’s still believed by many to have been a murder.
It was a shocking result, not only because Liston was favored in the match, but because hardly anybody saw the punch that took him down.
Liston says with public money should come public accountability.
His book “The Murder of Sonny Liston: Las Vegas, Heroin and Heavyweights” serves as the basis for the twisty documentary that plays out like a piece of pulp fiction.
Some boxing historians have alleged that Liston refused to throw his final fight with Chuck Wepner, which he won just months before his death.
Now Liston was a dishonorable man, as I’ve said.
Stagecoach North Scotland managing director David Liston said: “We are proud to once again be supporting the armed forces communities in north Scotland by providing free travel to military personnel.
Still, Liston remains confident the two parties will be able to work together to pass the bill.
The interpreter with the party, which arrived later and stayed in Cuba a few days, was called Vadim Kotchergin although he was at the time using what he subsequently claimed was his mother's name of Liston (?).
Common combinations with liston
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: