Explore Marples through 4 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Marples meaning
A surname.
Using Marples
- The main meaning on this page is: A surname.
Context around Marples
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Marples
- In this selection, "marples" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 28.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, program, ernest, bought and behaviour stand out and add context to how "marples" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include marples bought the and pm of marples behaviour and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "marples" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with marples
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
During the program, Marples and his wife shared stories about Teddy Roosevelt’s life, and life in America during his administration from 1901-1909. (24 words)
Marples bought the plans for the plane, which consist of about a dozen hand-drawn pages of schematics, from Thatcher Aircraft based in Pensacola, Florida. (25 words)
In other words, Lord Denning could assuage his judicial conscience by informing the PM of Marples’ behaviour and vulnerability to blackmail – but only after the Profumo storm had passed and in secret. (32 words)
The desire for profitability led to a major reduction in the network during the mid-1960s, with ICI manager Dr. Richard Beeching tasked by the government under Ernest Marples with reorganising the railways. (33 words)
In other words, Lord Denning could assuage his judicial conscience by informing the PM of Marples’ behaviour and vulnerability to blackmail – but only after the Profumo storm had passed and in secret. (32 words)
Marples bought the plans for the plane, which consist of about a dozen hand-drawn pages of schematics, from Thatcher Aircraft based in Pensacola, Florida. (25 words)
Example sentences (4)
During the program, Marples and his wife shared stories about Teddy Roosevelt’s life, and life in America during his administration from 1901-1909.
Marples bought the plans for the plane, which consist of about a dozen hand-drawn pages of schematics, from Thatcher Aircraft based in Pensacola, Florida.
In other words, Lord Denning could assuage his judicial conscience by informing the PM of Marples’ behaviour and vulnerability to blackmail – but only after the Profumo storm had passed and in secret.
The desire for profitability led to a major reduction in the network during the mid-1960s, with ICI manager Dr. Richard Beeching tasked by the government under Ernest Marples with reorganising the railways.