Get to know Macaulay better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like historian.
Macaulay in a sentence
Macaulay meaning
- A surname from Scottish Gaelic of Gaelic origin.
- A male given name transferred from the surname
Synonyms of Macaulay
Using Macaulay
- The main meaning on this page is: A surname from Scottish Gaelic of Gaelic origin. | A male given name transferred from the surname
- Useful related words include: thomas babington macaulay, first baron macaulay, lord macaulay, historian.
- In the example corpus, macaulay often appears in combinations such as: macaulay culkin, lawrence macaulay, and macaulay.
Context around Macaulay
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 12 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Macaulay
- In this selection, "macaulay" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, omobolanle, beth, grace, culkin, beth and couture stand out and add context to how "macaulay" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and wants macaulay to join and brenda and macaulay out and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "macaulay" sits close to words such as albemarle, ald and allister, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with macaulay
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Brenda and Macaulay out and about. (6 words)
Polly says that Bruce was “the Macaulay Culkin of Hong Kong”. (11 words)
Conor Masterson, Macaulay Bonne, Jayden Clarke and Glenn Morris were all in action. (13 words)
As Kieran Culkin appeared with his elder brother Macaulay in Home Alone as the bedwetter Fuller, Rory also appeared with Mac in the 1990s classic Richie Rich, where he played Richie as a young boy. (35 words)
This would include our compere Fred MacAulay, the bands that entertained the crowds throughout the night Torridon, Mànran and Tweed – who had the crowds bouncing from the very start to the very end. (33 words)
Highlighting how the culture has changed is that Armstrong isn't the first child nominated, with 11-year-old Jake Lloyd and 14-year-old Macaulay Culkin having also been previously nominated. (32 words)
Example sentences (20)
Founded by fashion designer Elizabeth Omobolanle Macaulay, Beth Macaulay Couture calls on women to embrace their individuality and express themselves through fashion that speaks to their lifestyle.
According to Camden County Prosecutor Grace MacAulay, Disanto shot at two police officers and hit one of them.
As Kieran Culkin appeared with his elder brother Macaulay in Home Alone as the bedwetter Fuller, Rory also appeared with Mac in the 1990s classic Richie Rich, where he played Richie as a young boy.
Brenda and Macaulay out and about.
Conor Masterson, Macaulay Bonne, Jayden Clarke and Glenn Morris were all in action.
Court of Appeal president Justice Karin Emerton dismissed the appeal alongside Justices Cameron Macaulay and Stephen Kaye, and ordered VicForests to pay court costs.
Education cabinet member, depute council leader Shaun Macaulay, agreed with the need to tackle the issue.
For example, the MacIvors were originally the sons of Ivar, Macaulay the songs of Olaf, MacAskill the sons of Asgeir and MacSween the sons of Swein.
Highlighting how the culture has changed is that Armstrong isn't the first child nominated, with 11-year-old Jake Lloyd and 14-year-old Macaulay Culkin having also been previously nominated.
Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne and Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay were copied on the letter.
Macaulay, the judge who jailed Preston over the shootings, said his criminal history suggested “a near-impenetrable barrier to acceptance of the idea that you might be rehabilitated from violent crime”.
Polly says that Bruce was “the Macaulay Culkin of Hong Kong”.
Still following the colonial era’s common law, all Pakistan’s statutes are medieval: was enacted by British Lord Macaulay in 1860 and its Code of Criminal Procedures dates back to 1898.
The LNG fuel system on the boat is an older technology, and MacAulay said the diesel-electric system will be more environmentally friendly.
This would include our compere Fred MacAulay, the bands that entertained the crowds throughout the night Torridon, Mànran and Tweed – who had the crowds bouncing from the very start to the very end.
To paraphrase the 19th-century Whig MP and historian Thomas Babington Macaulay: There is no spectacle more ridiculous as the British political class in one of its periodic fits of morality.
Ashworth views him as a ‘key appointment’ and wants Macaulay to join him in Manchester.
Billed as “A Nostalgic Night With Macaulay Culkin,” it played last week in Rosemont, Ill., just outside Chicago, and that proved a big draw for “Home Alone” stans.
Daquina reported her finding to her supervisors, and soon afterward, Macaulay came looking for it.
Iain Macaulay, Director and Head of Project Finance, Africa for BII, said: “BII is demonstrating global leadership in unlocking private capital for climate finance.
Common combinations with macaulay
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: