How do you use Maccabee in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Maccabee meaning
A member of the Maccabees (a liberation movement in Israel who established Jewish independence in the Land of Israel in the second and first centuries BCE).
Using Maccabee
- The main meaning on this page is: A member of the Maccabees (a liberation movement in Israel who established Jewish independence in the Land of Israel in the second and first centuries BCE).
- In the example corpus, maccabee often appears in combinations such as: judah maccabee, the maccabee, maccabee the.
Context around Maccabee
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 2 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Maccabee
- In this selection, "maccabee" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 20.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, judah, jewish, natalie, 86tvs, netanya and temple stand out and add context to how "maccabee" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include as natalie maccabee america s and for the maccabee netanya soccer. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "maccabee" sits close to words such as aanholt, aardwolf and abati, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with maccabee
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
His model is Judah Maccabee, since Pierce is proud of being Jewish. (12 words)
Saba made his first breakthrough while playing for the Maccabee Netanya soccer club. (13 words)
Hard-won control of Coele-Syria was threatened by the Jewish Maccabee rebels. (13 words)
Also known as the Festival of Lights, Hanukkah commemorates the 2nd century BC victory of Judah Maccabee and his followers in a revolt in Judea against armies of the Seleucid Empire. (31 words)
Named for the Jewish warrior Judah Maccabee, the games were born out of various sports clubs that existed in Eastern European countries in the late 1800s. (26 words)
First meetings are in the Typographical Temple, then move to Grand Army Hall on October 12, 1898, then to the Maccabee Temple the following June. (25 words)
Example sentences (10)
The Maccabee, 86TVs member and podcaster talks Liam Gallagher and growing up with Jessie Ware on DIY’s new podcast episode.
The street honors Judah Maccabee, the fearless leader of the Jewish army that triumphed over the mighty Greek forces and purified the Temple.
Saba made his first breakthrough while playing for the Maccabee Netanya soccer club.
Mr Maccabee said: 'We believe Virgin Australia has been negligent in their duty of care towards Bruno.
Named for the Jewish warrior Judah Maccabee, the games were born out of various sports clubs that existed in Eastern European countries in the late 1800s.
Also known as the Festival of Lights, Hanukkah commemorates the 2nd century BC victory of Judah Maccabee and his followers in a revolt in Judea against armies of the Seleucid Empire.
His model is Judah Maccabee, since Pierce is proud of being Jewish.
First meetings are in the Typographical Temple, then move to Grand Army Hall on October 12, 1898, then to the Maccabee Temple the following June.
Hard-won control of Coele-Syria was threatened by the Jewish Maccabee rebels.
She will star as Natalie Maccabee, America's first female Vice President who takes the office after the death of her Senator husband.
Common combinations with maccabee
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: