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Namesakes is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Namesakes in a sentence

Related words

Namesakes | Namesake

Namesakes meaning

plural of namesake

Using Namesakes

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of namesake
  • In the example corpus, namesakes often appears in combinations such as: the namesakes, namesakes of, namesakes at.

Context around Namesakes

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 30.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 5 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

american 1× free 1× mythic 1× baseball 1× known 1×

Often after:

lorenzo 1×

Sentence patterns with Namesakes

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

alcohol free namesakes so anyone 1× are the namesakes of the 1× embody their namesakes at the 1× less known namesakes lorenzo duke 1× namesakes the islands 1× reexamining the namesakes of their 1× several more namesakes at the 1× their american namesakes 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

aside from sticking 1× brothers corporal edley 1× car buyers in 1× i wanted our 1× likewise schools such 1× namesakes the islands 1×

Common sentence endings:

an alumni group 1× duke of nemours 1× enjoy without compromise 1× in new zealand 1× in this media 1× namesakes for schools 1×

Words around Namesakes

Just before it in the word index:

namesake 263 names 8.054 namer 4 nameplates 12 nameplate 46 namenda 2

Just after it in the word index:

namescon 5 nameserver 4 namespace 53 namespaces 34 namestnikov 13 namesys 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadi 14 aayush 14 abbottabad 14 aberdonian 14 abhi 14 aborting 14

Corpus analysis for Namesakes

  • In this selection, "namesakes" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 30.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, american, free, mythic and lorenzo stand out and add context to how "namesakes" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include alcohol free namesakes so anyone and are the namesakes of the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "namesakes" sits close to words such as aadi, aayush and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with namesakes

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

I wanted our characters to be able to embody their namesakes at the end of the film. (17 words)

This chapel holds the two monumental tombs of Lorenzo and Giulano's less known namesakes, Lorenzo, Duke of Urbino, and Giuliano, Duke of Nemours. (24 words)

Brothers Corporal Edley and Private James Simmonds were killed minutes apart in Papua New Guinea, and are the namesakes of the DRA's Operation Simmonds. (25 words)

Longer example sentences

Likewise, schools such as the State University of New York at New Paltz are reexamining the namesakes of their facilities and contemplating cutting any ties with those that may have owned slaves or contributed to slavery’s continued existence. (39 words)

He has several more namesakes at the Department of Surgery at the University of Wisconsin: the Layton F. Rikkers Surgery Education Retreat, Layton F. Rikkers Chair in Surgical Leadership, and Layton F. Rikkers Surgical Society, an alumni group. (38 words)

Trustee Michael Janz, who brought forward the motion, said that while changing the schools’ names is a symbolic move, symbolism is powerful and it’s important to consider who is being celebrated and venerated as namesakes for schools. (38 words)

Example sentences (11)

Brothers Corporal Edley and Private James Simmonds were killed minutes apart in Papua New Guinea, and are the namesakes of the DRA's Operation Simmonds.

Car buyers in Canada tended to prefer smaller and more economical cars than their American cousins, and Canadian versions of Dodges and Pontiacs were smaller than their American namesakes.

I wanted our characters to be able to embody their namesakes at the end of the film.

He has several more namesakes at the Department of Surgery at the University of Wisconsin: the Layton F. Rikkers Surgery Education Retreat, Layton F. Rikkers Chair in Surgical Leadership, and Layton F. Rikkers Surgical Society, an alumni group.

Together with an award-winning beverage developer, Avnish turned his cocktail crafting passion into a mission to reinvent their alcohol-free namesakes, so anyone choosing to moderate or abstain can enjoy without compromise.

Trustee Michael Janz, who brought forward the motion, said that while changing the schools’ names is a symbolic move, symbolism is powerful and it’s important to consider who is being celebrated and venerated as namesakes for schools.

Likewise, schools such as the State University of New York at New Paltz are reexamining the namesakes of their facilities and contemplating cutting any ties with those that may have owned slaves or contributed to slavery’s continued existence.

Aside from sticking loosely to the theme of Belldandy representing the present, Urd the past and Skuld the future, they are only loosely related to their mythic namesakes in this media.

Namesakes The islands of New Zealand were discovered for the western world by Dutch navigator Abel Tasman in 1642, although he did not land in New Zealand.

The New York Giants played side-by-side with their baseball namesakes from the time they entered the National Football League in 1925, until crossing over to Yankee Stadium in 1956.

This chapel holds the two monumental tombs of Lorenzo and Giulano's less known namesakes, Lorenzo, Duke of Urbino, and Giuliano, Duke of Nemours.

Common combinations with namesakes

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "namesakes" in a sentence?
An example: "Brothers Corporal Edley and Private James Simmonds were killed minutes apart in Papua New Guinea, and are the namesakes of the DRA's Operation Simmonds." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "namesakes" from authentic English texts.
What does "namesakes" mean?
Namesakes means: plural of namesake
How many example sentences with "namesakes" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "namesakes", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.