How do you use Nisbet in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Nisbet meaning
- A surname.
- A hamlet in Roxburghshire, Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT6725).
- An unincorporated community in Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States.
Using Nisbet
- The main meaning on this page is: A surname. | A hamlet in Roxburghshire, Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT6725). | An unincorporated community in Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States.
- In the example corpus, nisbet often appears in combinations such as: kevin nisbet, nisbet and, nisbet to.
Context around Nisbet
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 10 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Nisbet
- In this selection, "nisbet" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, kevin, robert, authority, twilight, robert and 1969 stand out and add context to how "nisbet" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a kevin nisbet strike to and after kevin nisbet had given. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "nisbet" sits close to words such as abrasion, abscess and aced, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with nisbet
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Nisbet said: "Delighted finally to get to Millwall. (8 words)
New York: Collier Books Nisbet, 1969; Nisbet, R. A. The Quest for Community. (13 words)
And Nisbet is fully aware of what it would mean to Clarke’s squad. (14 words)
The club previously turned down a £3m offer from Birmingham City for Nisbet in January 2021 and don’t want to run the risk of having an unhappy player on their hands by denying him a career-changing move again. (40 words)
Foul by Ballard on Leonard near the halfway line but the referee plays a good advantage as the ball comes to Norton-Cuffy on the right, he crosses for the unmarked Nisbet to volley home at the far post. (39 words)
However, Nisbet has fallen way down the pecking order at the New Den after suffering from injury issues last season, as well as a public fallout with manager Neil Harris back in May. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
Among those who raised these issues were Robert Nisbet (Twilight of Authority), Nisbet, Robert, Twilight of Authority.
New York: Collier Books Nisbet, 1969; Nisbet, R. A. The Quest for Community.
And Nisbet is fully aware of what it would mean to Clarke’s squad.
Duncan Watmore looks set to start behind Kevin Nisbet and Tom Bradshaw as Gary Rowett starts with a back three for the fourth friendly in succession.
Fate, however, conspired to keep Nisbet in Edinburgh and the late arrivals which accompanied that unexpected development look increasingly positive.
Foul by Ballard on Leonard near the halfway line but the referee plays a good advantage as the ball comes to Norton-Cuffy on the right, he crosses for the unmarked Nisbet to volley home at the far post.
In apportioning due praise to Nisbet for his clinical display of finishing, it has to be said that he will rarely come up against a defence quite so accommodating as Motherwell’s.
In the years that followed Mr Nisbet's company Albany Assets carried out a £24m restoration of the Albany Building into luxury apartments and commercial space.
McGeady doesn’t want to make excuses, but pointed out Hibs have also been without the likes of Kevin Nisbet, Kyle Magennis and now, Martin Boyle, for extended periods.
Millwall were given neither decision and replays showed Ayling seemed to be in the clear while the clash between Piroe and Nisbet was more subjective.
Nisbet said: "Delighted finally to get to Millwall.
The club previously turned down a £3m offer from Birmingham City for Nisbet in January 2021 and don’t want to run the risk of having an unhappy player on their hands by denying him a career-changing move again.
The French winger did bamboozle Tavernier with some twisting trickery before crossing for Nisbet to send a downward header wide.
Aberdeen loan striker Kevin Nisbet will be confident he can smash Bojan Miovski’s highest goal return for a season, says defender Nicky Devlin.
However, Nisbet has fallen way down the pecking order at the New Den after suffering from injury issues last season, as well as a public fallout with manager Neil Harris back in May.
However the never-say-die Dons scored a dramatic winner via a Kevin Nisbet strike to secure a 1-0 victory.
In the opening period, after Kevin Nisbet had given Aberdeen the lead, Topi Keskinen doubled the Dons’ advantage.
Nisbet has not appeared since January’s 1-1 draw with Preston North End due to a hamstring injury.
Strikers Ester Sokler and Kevin Nisbet are both strong players, but they are not delivering the rate of goals the departed Bojan Miovski did.
Thelin moved swiftly with the capture of Nisbet to bolster his attack following the sale of goal hero Bojan Miovski to Girona for a club record fee.
Common combinations with nisbet
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- kevin nisbet 8×
- nisbet and 5×
- nisbet to 3×
- nisbet has 3×
- nisbet horace 3×
- nisbet nisbet 2×
- and nisbet 2×
- nisbet is 2×
- nisbet in 2×
- nisbet said 2×