Explore Mbe through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Mbe in a sentence
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Mbe meaning
- Initialism of Member of the Order of the British Empire, a British honour originally intended for non-combatants in World War One.
- Initialism of molecular-beam epitaxy.
- Initialism of Master of Bioscience Enterprise.
Using Mbe
- The main meaning on this page is: Initialism of Member of the Order of the British Empire, a British honour originally intended for non-combatants in World War One. | Initialism of molecular-beam epitaxy. | Initialism of Master of Bioscience Enterprise.
- In the example corpus, mbe often appears in combinations such as: an mbe, mbe for, mbe in.
Context around Mbe
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 10 start, 5 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Mbe
- In this selection, "mbe" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, grady, brookes, waterfall, obe, ceremony and campaign stand out and add context to how "mbe" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include an mbe has also and attended the mbe ceremony. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "mbe" sits close to words such as aberration, aditya and af, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with mbe
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Peter Duffy with his MBE last year. (7 words)
Meanwhile, Olympic medallist in sailing, Peter Allam, has received an MBE for his work in the sport. (17 words)
Dr Mark Brookes MBE, campaign advisor at Dimensions, has a learning disability and has also experienced hate crime. (18 words)
Chief executive Peter Laurie said: "Over the coming weeks and months, Battersea will be finding the best way to pay tribute to our wonderful friend and ambassador, the late, great Paul O'Grady MBE. (34 words)
An MBE has also been awarded to Delyth Eirian Done of Abergavenny, head of the School of Materials and Design at Hereford College of Arts, for services to blacksmithing and heritage crafts. (32 words)
Keep Britain Tidy's Green Flag Award scheme manager Paul Todd MBE said: "I would like to congratulate everyone involved at Port Sunlight Village Trust in achieving a Green Flag Award. (31 words)
Example sentences (20)
A Black Country MP has hailed Rachel Riley for her "political courage" after she given an MBE for services to Holocaust education.
And receiving the MBE in King Charles’ first Birthday Honours list comes at the end of a busy week for the family.
An MBE has also been awarded to Delyth Eirian Done of Abergavenny, head of the School of Materials and Design at Hereford College of Arts, for services to blacksmithing and heritage crafts.
As well as being awarded an MBE, OBE and CBE, he became the first non-international player to be inducted into the International Rugby Hall of Fame.
Away from the business world, Ben got married in 2021 to Canadian fitness influencer Robin Gallant, who also attended the MBE ceremony.
Chief executive Peter Laurie said: "Over the coming weeks and months, Battersea will be finding the best way to pay tribute to our wonderful friend and ambassador, the late, great Paul O'Grady MBE.
Dr Mark Brookes MBE, campaign advisor at Dimensions, has a learning disability and has also experienced hate crime.
Elsie Martlew has been awarded an MBE for political and public service, saying her work over the years ‘stems from a love’ for Carlisle.
Enid Waterfall MBE, 88, volunteers with the charity Teenage Cancer Trust and has been crowned a Coronation Champion.
Gillespie received the MBE for services to hockey in the 1977 New Year's honours list and was a popular after-dinner speaker.
His MBE medal remained in the vault of the Chancery Department of the Royal Household, but his title remained until his tragic death in 1980.
In 2020, he was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for his services to UK cancer patients.
Joan Burney Keatings MBE, Chief Executive said: “We are delighted to deliver the important message around and spark debate on climate change among young people with this production.
Keep Britain Tidy's Green Flag Award scheme manager Paul Todd MBE said: "I would like to congratulate everyone involved at Port Sunlight Village Trust in achieving a Green Flag Award.
Ken is founding officer of the National Down Syndrome Policy Group along with his wife Rachael Ross MBE.
Meanwhile, Olympic medallist in sailing, Peter Allam, has received an MBE for his work in the sport.
Mr MacLean MBE said: “Her talent was prodigious, as I think this exhibition demonstrates, ranging from portraiture and still life, to landscape and abstract painting.
Paralympic Gold medalist Richard Whitehead MBE added: “Being part of a team has been really important for me in reaching my sporting and professional goals.
Peter Duffy with his MBE last year.
She said: “She just handled it with such dignity and very few people knew what she’d been through until the MBE.
Common combinations with mbe
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- an mbe 41×
- mbe for 24×
- mbe in 14×
- the mbe 11×
- empire mbe 6×
- his mbe 5×
- mbe and 5×
- mbe said 4×
- mbe will 4×
- her mbe 4×