Explore Morneau through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Morneau meaning
A surname from French.
Using Morneau
- The main meaning on this page is: A surname from French.
- In the example corpus, morneau often appears in combinations such as: bill morneau, morneau said, morneau will.
Context around Morneau
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 13 start, 5 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Morneau
- In this selection, "morneau" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, bill, calling, looks, strode and apologized stand out and add context to how "morneau" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include bill morneau said he and do with morneau s abrupt. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "morneau" sits close to words such as abatement, abductions and absurdly, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with morneau
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Morneau also issues an apology. (5 words)
Morneau and Trudeau are facing ethics inquiries related to the charity. (11 words)
A few minutes later, Morneau strode into that chamber to hear from senators. (13 words)
Guilbeault says he disagrees with former Liberal Finance Minister Bill Morneau, who told CTV this week that he didn’t think it was the right time for Canada to put caps on greenhouse gas emissions from the oil and gas sector. (41 words)
Morneau didn't say what kind of stimulus measures the Liberals may have to use, particularly if companies reopen and consumers don't return to normal spending levels, leaving a dearth of demand expected by the Bank of Canada. (39 words)
Both he and Trudeau are under investigation by the federal ethics commissioner, which may have had something to do with Morneau’s abrupt decision in early August to resign from cabinet and from politics altogether. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
In July 2022, that program was scrapped because of a lack of funding and Morneau said that has left many people with nowhere to go for support.
In this file photo, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shakes hands with then-finance minister Bill Morneau during a ceremony at Rideau Hall on Nov. 20, 2019.
Then-Finance Minister Bill Morneau looks at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during a press conference in Ottawa, March 11, 2020.
Guilbeault says he disagrees with former Liberal Finance Minister Bill Morneau, who told CTV this week that he didn’t think it was the right time for Canada to put caps on greenhouse gas emissions from the oil and gas sector.
Late in the third, Paladins defenceman dashed Bacovksy’s hopes of a shutout, but the Ravens held on to take the two points helped by Morneau’s empty net goal for insurance.
Morneau had also come under fire for his ties to a charity tapped to run a student grant program.
A few minutes later, Morneau strode into that chamber to hear from senators.
Bill Morneau said he had considered leaving his role as finance minister for some time, adding that he never intended to run for a third term as an MP.
Both he and Trudeau are under investigation by the federal ethics commissioner, which may have had something to do with Morneau’s abrupt decision in early August to resign from cabinet and from politics altogether.
Both Trudeau and Morneau apologized last month for the affair, saying they erred in not recusing themselves from discussions about awarding the roughly Can$500 million contract to WE Charity to distribute student scholarship funds.
Finance Bill Morneau gets ready to speak at a news conference in Toronto, Friday, July 17, 2020.
Finance Minister Bill Morneau, who is meeting with the mayors this afternoon, has billed the budget as one with an environmental focus.
It's not clear that Finance Minister Bill Morneau will be there either.
I wrote a letter to the Editor, not expecting it would make it to the magazine’s letter page, calling Morneau a “mental Midget”.
Morneau also issues an apology.
Morneau also spent two seasons with the Colorado Rockies before ending his career as a member of the Chicago White Sox in 2016.
Morneau and Trudeau are facing ethics inquiries related to the charity.
Morneau didn't say what kind of stimulus measures the Liberals may have to use, particularly if companies reopen and consumers don't return to normal spending levels, leaving a dearth of demand expected by the Bank of Canada.
Morneau said that officials are having to develop programs in a matter of weeks that might otherwise have taken a year or two to create.
Morneau said the scale of the crisis started to become clear to him during a meeting of the G20's finance ministers in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in late February.
Common combinations with morneau
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: