Below you will find example sentences with "foreign secretary". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Foreign Secretary in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: foreign
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 13
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 29.9 words

Words in this phrase

foreign secretary

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • foreign can mean: Located outside a country or place, especially one's own. Common word
  • secretary can mean: A person who keeps records, takes notes and handles general clerical work. Common word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 9 start, 7 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

amber rudd foreign secretary boris johnson 1× and british foreign secretary james cleverly 1× and former foreign secretary boris johnson 1× been appointed foreign secretary at the 1× bhutan s foreign secretary 1× blinken uk foreign secretary david lammy 1× britain s foreign secretary jeremy hunt 1× british foreign secretary david lammy 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

attendees included secretary 1× britain s foreign 1× british foreign secretary 1× downing street confirmed 1× former minister of 1× he has served 1×

Common sentence endings:

ali bagheri kani 1× and economic cooperation 1× and transport secretary 1× attended the meeting 1× claimant s evidence 1× in kyiv ukraine 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

minister 7× david 7× affairs 5× antony 5× blinken 5× home 5× johnson 5× meeting 4× former 4× boris 4× department 3× trade 3×

Related phrases

foreign affairs foreign minister foreign policy foreign aid chief secretary foreign relations foreign exchange press secretary principal secretary home secretary

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around foreign:

foreign affairs 20× foreign exchange 20× foreign ministry 15× foreign currency 12× foreign ministers 10×

Just before it in the phrase index:

foreign relations foreign policy foreign ministry foreign ministers foreign minister foreign interference

Just after it in the phrase index:

forensic examination forest city forest cover forest department forest fires forest land

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

foreign affairs foreign minister foreign policy foreign aid foreign relations foreign exchange

Same ending:

chief secretary press secretary principal secretary home secretary defense secretary general secretary

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "foreign secretary" has 2 words and usually appears near the start in these examples. The average sentence has 29.9 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as amber rudd foreign secretary boris johnson, and british foreign secretary james cleverly, minister, david and affairs stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with foreign affairs, foreign minister, foreign policy, foreign affairs, foreign exchange and foreign ministry, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with foreign secretary

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

He was foreign secretary under David Cameron from 2014 to 2016, having previously served as defence secretary and transport secretary. (20 words)

Home Secretary Amber Rudd, Chancellor Philip Hammond, Brexit Secretary David Davis and Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson are staying in their jobs. (21 words)

Indian Foreign Secretary is on an official visit to Bhutan from January 18 to 20 at the invitation of Bhutan’s foreign secretary. (23 words)

Longer example sentences

Britain's Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt, Britain's Home Secretary Sajid Javid, former leader of the House of Commons Angela Leadsom, and former foreign secretary Boris Johnson have all thrown their hats in the ring for the Tory leadership. (39 words)

Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carl Greenidge has been appointed Foreign Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with responsibility for the Department of Frontiers and Territorial Integrity and the Department of Trade and Economic Cooperation. (36 words)

Watch live as US secretary of state Antony Blinken, UK foreign secretary David Lammy and Ukraine’s foreign minister Andrii Sybiha speak at a press conference on Wednesday 11 September, following their meeting in Kyiv. (35 words)

Example sentences (20)

The meeting was co-chaired by Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla; Secretary-General, French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, François Delattre; and Secretary, Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Frances Adamson.

Secretary Antony J. Blinken holds a joint press availability with Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, Philippine Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo, and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro in Manila, Philippines, July 30, 2024.

Britain's Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt, Britain's Home Secretary Sajid Javid, former leader of the House of Commons Angela Leadsom, and former foreign secretary Boris Johnson have all thrown their hats in the ring for the Tory leadership.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna, Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang, Germany’s Annalena Baerbock and British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly also attended the meeting.

Prime minister Rishi Sunak – along with the home secretary, defence secretary and foreign secretary – was facing multiple legal challenges from Afghans left in limbo over the government’s failure to relocate them.

Downing Street confirmed Chancellor Philip Hammond, Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, Home Secretary Amber Rudd and Brexit Secretary David Davis are all keeping their current jobs.

Her four “big beasts”, Chancellor Philip Hammond, Home Secretary Amber Rudd, Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and Brexit Secretary David Davis have all remained in the same as position.

He was foreign secretary under David Cameron from 2014 to 2016, having previously served as defence secretary and transport secretary.

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Home Secretary Amber Rudd, Chancellor Philip Hammond, Brexit Secretary David Davis and Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson are staying in their jobs.

Indian Foreign Secretary is on an official visit to Bhutan from January 18 to 20 at the invitation of Bhutan’s foreign secretary.

U.S. State Secretary Antony Blinken on Saturday discussed Hamas’ attack on Israel with the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Turkey, the UK Foreign Secretary and Qatari Prime Minister.

Watch live as US secretary of state Antony Blinken, UK foreign secretary David Lammy and Ukraine’s foreign minister Andrii Sybiha speak at a press conference on Wednesday 11 September, following their meeting in Kyiv.

The foreign secretary was in Tehran to co-chair a meeting of India-Iran Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) along with Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Ali Bagheri Kani.

Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carl Greenidge has been appointed Foreign Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with responsibility for the Department of Frontiers and Territorial Integrity and the Department of Trade and Economic Cooperation.

Attendees included Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Michael Gove – one of the strongest advocates for the ‘Leave’ campaign – and Labour’s shadow foreign secretary David Lammy, who was staunchly pro-Remain.

He has been appointed as the new Foreign Secretary and will be taking a seat in the House of Lords, while Louth and Horncastle MP Victoria Atkins is the new Health Secretary.

He has served as the MP for Braintree in Essex since 2015, and has served in a number of roles in government, including Tory chair, education secretary, and most recently foreign secretary.

He threw his weight behind Mr Johnson after his elimination from the contest, and was rewarded with an elevation to foreign secretary and first secretary of state.

The defendants in the case are Foreign Secretary, James Cleverly, and Business and Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch, along with more than 20 senior former and current Whitehall officials named in the claimant's evidence.

British Foreign Secretary David Lammy and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrive at Kyiv train station Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024 in Kyiv, Ukraine.

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