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

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Perkins in a sentence

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Perkins | Perkin | Perkinson | Perkinsville

Perkins meaning

  1. An English and Welsh surname originating as a patronymic from Perkin, a medieval diminutive of Peter.
  2. A number of places in the United States:
  3. A census-designated place and unincorporated community in Jenkins County, Georgia.

Using Perkins

  • The main meaning on this page is: An English and Welsh surname originating as a patronymic from Perkin, a medieval diminutive of Peter. | A number of places in the United States: | A census-designated place and unincorporated community in Jenkins County, Georgia.
  • In the example corpus, perkins often appears in combinations such as: perkins and, perkins said, perkins was.

Context around Perkins

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 9 start, 10 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

pat 1× sonny 1× elaine 1× todd 1× carrie 1× simon 1× nick 1× willie 1× hilda 1× street 1×

Often after:

down 1× legs 1× joining 1× left 1× work 1× police 1× officer 1× public 1× claimed 1× credits 1×

Sentence patterns with Perkins

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

15am from perkins street moving 1× after perkins police officer 1× allen harry perkins and marshall 1× and hilda perkins have paved 1× and managed perkins and ruby 1× and respect perkins has developed 1× and simon perkins work together 1× back as perkins continues ranting 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a march will 1× a phoenix secretary 1× according to oliver 1× after perkins police 1× all other assoicated 1× as he approaches 1×

Common sentence endings:

a successful business 1× an alley oop 1× and marshall cowette 1× at civic park 1× created years ago 1× criminal mitch laurence 1×

Words around Perkins

Just before it in the word index:

perking 4 perkiness 2 perkinelmer 8 perkin 18 perkier 2 perked 23

Just after it in the word index:

perkinson 5 perkinsville 2 perkiomen 4 perkovic 3 perks 479 perky 37

Similar in corpus frequency:

aap 501 abolished 501 constellation 501 cried 501 extinct 501 kolkata 501

Corpus analysis for Perkins

  • In this selection, "perkins" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, pat, sonny, elaine, down, legs and joining stand out and add context to how "perkins" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 15am from perkins street moving and after perkins police officer. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "perkins" sits close to words such as aap, abolished and constellation, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with perkins

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

Vanessa Perkins, daughter-in-law of dealer principal Geoff Perkins took up the challenge. (14 words)

Right out of college, I started working at Perkins, and managed Perkins and Ruby Tuesday’s. (16 words)

He was predeceased by his sisters Ethelyn Perkins and Leona Cowette; brothers-in-law Roger Allen, Harry Perkins, and Marshall Cowette. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

The “mastered by Justin Perkins” credits strewn across recent Wisconsin music history reflect how much bands rely on word of mouth in finding people to master their work, and the trust and respect Perkins has developed with musicians over the years. (41 words)

As he approaches, an activist in a pink and rainbow-colored outfit leaps forward, blocking the official and repeatedly pushing back as Perkins continues ranting — shouting her final words even after the mic is cut. (35 words)

Perkins said in a live video Friday that he has given the council three dates to discuss the budget, but he said they have not gotten back with Perkins as of midday Friday. (33 words)

Example sentences (20)

In the moments following the shooting, the officers appear to pat Perkins down, with one officer moving from Perkins' right side over to Perkins' legs.

Perkins said in a live video Friday that he has given the council three dates to discuss the budget, but he said they have not gotten back with Perkins as of midday Friday.

Should the deal go through, Gyabi will follow Sonny Perkins out of the Elland Road exit door on loan, with Perkins joining League One side Leyton Orient for the season.

Sylvia is survived by her beloved husband, Claude Cyr; her children, Mark Cyr and his wife Roxanne Cyr, Elaine Perkins and her husband Todd Perkins, and Karen Cummings and her husband Scott Cummings.

Carrie Perkins (left) and Simon Perkins work together to complete a swinging door on a fence as members of the Oak Cliff Gardeners Facebook forum renovate the backyard of the Legacy Founders Cottage.

Things got chippy in the third quarter between big men Nick Perkins and Mitchell Robinson when Perkins was called for a foul on Robinson trying to score an alley-oop.

Willie Perkins Sr. and Hilda Perkins have paved the way for many Black business owners in the city of Milwaukee by showing the community how to run a successful business.

After Perkins Police Officer Charles Danker arrived, he watched Farthing “while I retraced my steps to look for my lost cell phone,” the Perkins officer wrote in his affidavit.

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Farewell Reception – for Lisa Doyle on Friday, May 25 from 2 pm until 4 pm at the City of Perkins, Public Library 101 East Thomas Street, Perkins.

He was predeceased by his sisters Ethelyn Perkins and Leona Cowette; brothers-in-law Roger Allen, Harry Perkins, and Marshall Cowette.

Perkins claimed a hazier memory of such conduct (the record does show Perkins as having been charged with a single personal foul in the game).

Right out of college, I started working at Perkins, and managed Perkins and Ruby Tuesday’s.

The “mastered by Justin Perkins” credits strewn across recent Wisconsin music history reflect how much bands rely on word of mouth in finding people to master their work, and the trust and respect Perkins has developed with musicians over the years.

Vanessa Perkins, daughter-in-law of dealer principal Geoff Perkins took up the challenge.

During the 1980s, she played Ruth Perkins, the mother of Allison Perkins, who had kidnapped the newborn baby of heroine Vicky Lord Buchanan under orders from phony evangelist and mastermind criminal Mitch Laurence.

According to Oliver, her and Perkins's screenplay for "The Blackening" began as a funny short film the latter created years ago.

All other assoicated applications for the former Travis Perkins site in Newtown had been dealt with by officers under delegated powers.

A march will step off at 9.15am from Perkins Street, moving along King Street and will finish at Civic Park.

A Phoenix secretary on the run (Janet Leigh) checks into a shady motel run by the mysterious Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins) and his overbearing mother.

As he approaches, an activist in a pink and rainbow-colored outfit leaps forward, blocking the official and repeatedly pushing back as Perkins continues ranting — shouting her final words even after the mic is cut.

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Common combinations with perkins

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "perkins" in a sentence?
An example: "In the moments following the shooting, the officers appear to pat Perkins down, with one officer moving from Perkins' right side over to Perkins' legs." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "perkins" from authentic English texts.
What does "perkins" mean?
Perkins means: An English and Welsh surname originating as a patronymic from Perkin, a medieval diminutive of Peter.
How many example sentences with "perkins" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "perkins", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.