Explore Maina through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Maina meaning
A surname.
Using Maina
- The main meaning on this page is: A surname.
- In the example corpus, maina often appears in combinations such as: abdulrasheed maina, maina who, that maina.
Context around Maina
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 9 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Maina
- In this selection, "maina" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, abdulrasheed, see, part, today, dilod and jumped stand out and add context to how "maina" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include adamawa ibrahim maina on wednesday and always produce maina in court. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "maina" sits close to words such as abingdon, abrahams and abuzz, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with maina
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Sagay attacks Maina over his request to see. (8 words)
Khushboo then allegedly contacted her accomplice Maina Dilod (39), who stays nearby. (12 words)
Lawyer dumps Maina’s company, withdraws from case over lack of payment. (12 words)
In a quick rejoinder, however, two members of parliament -- Maina Kamanda (nominated) and Ben Momanyi (Borabu) -- dismissed the DP's attacks on the Executive and challenged him to resign instead of undermining President Kenyatta from within. (36 words)
Abang warned that if Maina jumped bail in an unlikely event, the court might either order the remand of Ndume in a correctional centre or for the surety to forfeit the penal sum. (33 words)
Maina then visited Nigeria and resumed at the Ministry of Interior in 2017 where he was promoted to the position of Deputy Director, Human Resources Department, without sitting for the mandatory promotion examination. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
Urging the court to issue a warrant for Maina’s arrest, Ndume said, “Even if I see Maina today, I can’t force him to come to court.
The statement read in part: “Maina was arrested in company of his 20 year old son, Faisal Abdulrasheed Maina, who unsuccessfully tried to resist the arrest.
Dedan Kimathi's son, Simon Maina, had earlier told DW that he would like to bury his father's remains in a dignified manner.
The Controller, Nigeria Immigration Service () in Adamawa, Ibrahim Maina, on Wednesday decorated 62 officers who benefited from recent promotions in the service.
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday ordered the final forfeiture of at least 20 property linked to the convicted former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina.
Khushboo then allegedly contacted her accomplice Maina Dilod (39), who stays nearby.
Abang warned that if Maina jumped bail in an unlikely event, the court might either order the remand of Ndume in a correctional centre or for the surety to forfeit the penal sum.
Abuja – The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, adjourned the hearing on Abdulrasheed Maina, ex-Pension Reform chairman’s application for variation of bail conditions, till Jan.
A prosecutor had questioned the health report brought to the hospital to announce Maina’s ill health.
He argued that Ndume deposed to affidavit of means to always produce Maina in court and that he was much aware of the implication of the deposition.
In a quick rejoinder, however, two members of parliament -- Maina Kamanda (nominated) and Ben Momanyi (Borabu) -- dismissed the DP's attacks on the Executive and challenged him to resign instead of undermining President Kenyatta from within.
In a short ruling, Justice Okon Abang, granted the prayers of the prosecution and ordered Maina’s remand at the Kuje Correctional Centre pending the determination of his case.
In third place was the team of Hesbon Kutwa with amateurs David Ombisi, Francis Mungai and Victor Maina also on 79 points.
Lawyer dumps Maina’s company, withdraws from case over lack of payment.
Maina then visited Nigeria and resumed at the Ministry of Interior in 2017 where he was promoted to the position of Deputy Director, Human Resources Department, without sitting for the mandatory promotion examination.
Maina told local news sites he sliced his finger on the iron roof, broke his arm and suffered injuries to his face when he hit the floor.
Major General Fara died at the Maina Soko Military Hospital today after an illness.
Mba said: “Following the arrest of Maina in Niamey, the Nigeria Police Force is perfecting extradition processes of the fugitive to Nigeria to enable him face trial in pending criminal proceedings against him.
On November 18, the trial judge, Mr Abang, had revoked the bail granted to Mr Maina and ordered his arrest.
Sagay attacks Maina over his request to see.
Common combinations with maina
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- abdulrasheed maina 12×
- maina who 5×
- that maina 5×
- maina was 3×
- maina former 3×
- of maina 3×
- maina is 3×
- maina on 2×
- maina has 2×
- maina in 2×