Explore Mary through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like madonna or jewess. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Mary in a sentence
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Mary meaning
- A female given name from Aramaic or Hebrew.
- The mother of Jesus; believed in Christianity and Islam to have been a virgin, and believed by most Christians to have been born herself without sin, to have been assumed into Heaven without death, and to act as a sympathetic intercessor for believers.
- Any of several other women in the New Testament, notably:
Using Mary
- The main meaning on this page is: A female given name from Aramaic or Hebrew. | The mother of Jesus; believed in Christianity and Islam to have been a virgin, and believed by most Christians to have been born herself without sin, to have been assumed into Heaven without death, and to act as a sympathetic intercessor for believers. | Any of several other women in the New Testament, notably:
- Useful related words include: virgin mary, the virgin, blessed virgin, madonna.
- In the example corpus, mary often appears in combinations such as: st mary, and mary, mary and.
Context around Mary
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 12 start, 8 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Mary
- In this selection, "mary" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, saint, queen, gallagher, malone, magdalene and parish stand out and add context to how "mary" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include of saint mary magdalene at, 2017 film mary shelley in, mary magdalene, virgin mary and saint mary. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "mary" sits close to words such as seemed, covered and queen, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with mary
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Mary from Sweet Mary Sweets speaking about coming to make her life in Australia. (14 words)
Daughter to Myles and Mary, she grew up alongside her brothers Jerry, Colin and Roderick and sister, Mary. (18 words)
Former presidents Mary McAleese (left) and Mary Robinson (right) join President Michael D Higgins at Aras An Uachtarain. (18 words)
In 1935, two years after its launch, it was renamed Queen Mary II at the request of Cunard White Star Line to release the Queen Mary name for the much larger liner that was being built at the John Brown shipyard in Clydebank. (43 words)
Luke's portrait of Mary It is in a context attributed to the 5th century that the first mention of an image of Mary painted from life appears, though earlier paintings on catacomb walls bear resemblance to modern icons of Mary. (41 words)
In addition to teaching at St. Mary School, Turk is also a St. Mary Parish School of Religion (PSR) teacher, helps with sacramental preparation for Confirmation, and heads up the St. Mary Home and School Association. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
The numbers drawn were 3,20,8,12 The five winners of €30 were Mary T Gallagher, Mary McTernan, Ann McTernan, Mary Conlon and Connor Banks.
Mary Malone, obviously, and the journey that Mary Malone goes on, which is kind of incredibly exciting and the experience that Mary Malone has.
In addition to teaching at St. Mary School, Turk is also a St. Mary Parish School of Religion (PSR) teacher, helps with sacramental preparation for Confirmation, and heads up the St. Mary Home and School Association.
While Mary recognizes Dean, John doesn’t, so over Mary’s objections, Dean introduces himself and Sam as Mary’s cousins.
Church of Saint Mary Magdalene at Campsall St. Mary Magdalene's church, Campsall The historian John Paul Davis wrote of Robin's connection to the Church of Saint Mary Magdalene at Campsall.
Luke's portrait of Mary It is in a context attributed to the 5th century that the first mention of an image of Mary painted from life appears, though earlier paintings on catacomb walls bear resemblance to modern icons of Mary.
These four women, who were the first to enter as full students, were Mary Kellogg (Fairchild), Mary Caroline Rudd, Mary Hosford, and Elizabeth Prall.
Barbara was preceded in death by her parents, brother John Loyal Guy, Jr., and her sisters Mary Lou May and Mary Blanche Pilkerton.
Both Mary and Peter also swam in 1200m event with Mary and her daughter Toni side by side for the 1200m.
Daughter to Myles and Mary, she grew up alongside her brothers Jerry, Colin and Roderick and sister, Mary.
Father Wilkening served at Sacred Heart Parish-Clinton, St. Mary Parish-Iowa City, St. Mary Magdalen Parish-Bloomfield, and St. Aloysius Parish-Eldon.
Former presidents Mary McAleese (left) and Mary Robinson (right) join President Michael D Higgins at Aras An Uachtarain.
In 1935, two years after its launch, it was renamed Queen Mary II at the request of Cunard White Star Line to release the Queen Mary name for the much larger liner that was being built at the John Brown shipyard in Clydebank.
Longford Glen neighbors, from left, Sargon Merza, Alan Gredell, Mary Ann Solida, Mary Beth Stillmaker and Alouise Gredell complain of odors in the area caused by a Mount Prospect plant.
Mary from Sweet Mary Sweets speaking about coming to make her life in Australia.
Mary Josephine Kemp, “Mary Jo”, 87, of Avenue, MD, passed away on August 29, 2023 at her home.
Mary Margaret O'Kane passed away peacefully on July 17, aged 91. Mary was a Paediatric Nurse, formerly of Glasgow Southern General Hospital, Griffiths Ward in Gulson Road Hospital Coventry and B5 in Walsgrave Hospital, Coventry.
Mary Wright is the owner and operator of Love, Mary – a one stop shop for homemade self care products.
The couple met on the set of the 2017 film Mary Shelley, in which Booth played Percy Shelley and Powley played Claire Clairmont, Mary’s stepsister.
The diocese plans to open St. Mary’s House in fall 2024 at the former friary at St. Mary’s Basilica in downtown Phoenix.
Phrases with mary
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with mary
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- st mary 43×
- and mary 32×
- mary and 18×
- mary magdalene 17×
- of mary 15×
- mary mary 12×
- virgin mary 11×
- mary was 10×
- queen mary 9×
- that mary 8×