Wondering how to use Maugham in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as writer or author.
Maugham in a sentence
Maugham meaning
A surname.
Using Maugham
- The main meaning on this page is: A surname.
- Useful related words include: somerset maugham, w. somerset maugham, william somerset maugham, writer.
- In the example corpus, maugham often appears in combinations such as: somerset maugham, jolyon maugham, maugham qc.
Context around Maugham
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 10 start, 6 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Maugham
- In this selection, "maugham" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, somerset, jolyon, years, spent, felt and gave stand out and add context to how "maugham" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 189 after maugham s return and a month maugham gave it. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "maugham" sits close to words such as aas, abaco and abramovich, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with maugham
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A third collection of Maugham short stories. (7 words)
Among Fleming’s friends were Noel Coward, William Plomer and Maugham. (11 words)
Mr Maugham is indulging in some hypocritical virtue signalling I fear. (11 words)
Maugham, The Partial View (Heineman 1954), p. 8. The writer's life allowed Maugham to travel and to live in places such as Spain and Capri for the next decade, but his next ten works never came close to rivalling the success of Liza. (44 words)
Brought by the SNP’s Joanna Cherry QC, and Good Law Project director Jolyon Maugham QC, it will make the court consider what happens if the PM pursues a ‘no-deal’ Brexit against Parliament’s will. (36 words)
Maugham replied: "It must be a fault in me that I am not gravely shocked at the sins of others unless they personally affect me." citation Maugham's public view of his abilities remained modest. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
Career Early works W. Somerset Maugham Some critics have assumed that the years Maugham spent studying medicine were a creative dead end, but Maugham felt otherwise.
Epstein, 1991, p. 189. After Maugham's return to Britain his uncle found him a position in an accountant's office, but after a month Maugham gave it up and returned to Whitstable.
Maugham replied: "It must be a fault in me that I am not gravely shocked at the sins of others unless they personally affect me." citation Maugham's public view of his abilities remained modest.
Maugham, The Partial View (Heineman 1954), p. 8. The writer's life allowed Maugham to travel and to live in places such as Spain and Capri for the next decade, but his next ten works never came close to rivalling the success of Liza.
The Secret Lives of Somerset Maugham, 2010 She had Maugham several years after the last of his three older brothers; they were already enrolled in boarding school by the time he was three.
Carol Broom (The Crime of Brexit, Guardian 13 July, 2023) praises Jolyon Maugham KC for his persistent and successful efforts to expose the murkier aspects of English law.
Ever since he announced on Boxing Day that he had clubbed a fox to death wearing his wife’s kimono, the formerly prominent Remain barrister Jolyon Maugham QC has been quiet on Twitter.
It’s a maxim that has kicked around for years, but may have been best said by the English novelist W. Somerset Maugham.
Prosecutor Simon Maugham recounted how on July 18, 2018, Nelson screamed down the phone at Labour grandee Dame Margaret's assistant.
Among Fleming’s friends were Noel Coward, William Plomer and Maugham.
Brought by the SNP’s Joanna Cherry QC, and Good Law Project director Jolyon Maugham QC, it will make the court consider what happens if the PM pursues a ‘no-deal’ Brexit against Parliament’s will.
Jolyon Maugham QC says he expects the court to say the prime minister cannot cancel parliament.
Mr Maugham added: "We do not understand how the Government might have come to negotiate a Withdrawal Agreement in terms that breach amendments tabled by its own European Research Group.
Mr Maugham is indulging in some hypocritical virtue signalling I fear.
The case is being led by SNP MP Joanna Cherry QC and Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson, aided by Jo Maugham of the Good Law Project.
Yes there are shades of The Good Life’s snobby suburbanite in Keith’s realisation of Mrs St Maugham, a widow living by the sea in Sussex in Enid Bagnold’s The Chalk Garden.
After his companion Gerald Haxton died in 1944, Maugham moved back to England.
A third collection of Maugham short stories.
At sixteen Maugham refused to continue at The King's School.
Crowley's Vanity Fair review is reprinted in Anthony Curtis and John Whitehead, eds., W. Somerset Maugham The Critical Heritage (Routledge Kegan & Paul, 1987), pp. 44–56.
Common combinations with maugham
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- somerset maugham 7×
- jolyon maugham 4×
- maugham qc 3×
- maugham had 3×
- maugham the 2×
- mr maugham 2×
- maugham is 2×
- in maugham 2×
- maugham and 2×
- maugham developed 2×