How do you use Peirse in a sentence? See 3 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Peirse in a sentence
Peirse meaning
A surname transferred from the given name.
Using Peirse
- The main meaning on this page is: A surname transferred from the given name.
- In the example corpus, peirse often appears in combinations such as: peirse was.
Context around Peirse
- Average sentence length in these examples: 15.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Peirse
- In this selection, "peirse" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 15.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Recognizable usage signals include 1944 and peirse was neglecting and peirse and auchinleck. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "peirse" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with peirse
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The affair was common knowledge by September 1944, and Peirse was neglecting his duties. (14 words)
Peirse was now Allied Air Commander-in-Chief, South-East Asia, and also based in India. (16 words)
Peirse and Auchinleck had been students together at the Imperial Defence College, but that was long before. (17 words)
Peirse and Auchinleck had been students together at the Imperial Defence College, but that was long before. (17 words)
Peirse was now Allied Air Commander-in-Chief, South-East Asia, and also based in India. (16 words)
The affair was common knowledge by September 1944, and Peirse was neglecting his duties. (14 words)
Example sentences (3)
Peirse and Auchinleck had been students together at the Imperial Defence College, but that was long before.
Peirse was now Allied Air Commander-in-Chief, South-East Asia, and also based in India.
The affair was common knowledge by September 1944, and Peirse was neglecting his duties.
Common combinations with peirse
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: