Below you will find example sentences with "george floyd". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.
George Floyd in a sentence
Corpus data
- Displayed example sentences: 20
- Discovered as a combination around: george
- Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 10
- Phrase length: 2 words
- Average sentence length: 31.3 words
Sentence profile
- Phrase position: 7 start, 10 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis
- The phrase "george floyd" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 31.3 words and is mostly made up of statements.
- Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as charged with george floyd s death, death of george floyd, police, killing and death stand out.
- In the phrase index, this combination connects with george bush, prince george, king george, george bush, king george and president george, linking the page to nearby combinations.
Example types with george floyd
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She cited Derek Chauvin, the Minneapolis Police officer who knelt on George Floyd’s neck for more than eight minutes, killing Floyd. (22 words)
Nearly 2 weeks ago, George Floyd died from a Minneapolis police officer pressing his knee into Floyd's neck for almost 9 minutes. (23 words)
It took 23 days for the protests that started after the killing of George Floyd to make their way to the statue of George Washington. (25 words)
George Floyd killing: Donald Trump faces backlash for starting election rally on key slavery dayBlack community enraged by the custodial killing of George Floyd and political leaders are calling on President Donald Trump to at least change the date of an. (41 words)
George Floyd was killed on May 25. Chauvin the cop had his knee on Floyd’s neck in full knowledge that, even without that, Floyd couldn’t get up because two other cops were kneeling on him as well. (39 words)
Philonese Floyd, sitting next to his brother Rodney Floyd, said that George Floyd had a giving spirit that has shown up on streets around our nation” as Americans have protested systemic racism and police brutality in recent months. (38 words)
Example sentences (20)
George Floyd was killed on May 25. Chauvin the cop had his knee on Floyd’s neck in full knowledge that, even without that, Floyd couldn’t get up because two other cops were kneeling on him as well.
Philonese Floyd, sitting next to his brother Rodney Floyd, said that George Floyd had a giving spirit that has shown up on streets around our nation” as Americans have protested systemic racism and police brutality in recent months.
George Floyd killing: Donald Trump faces backlash for starting election rally on key slavery dayBlack community enraged by the custodial killing of George Floyd and political leaders are calling on President Donald Trump to at least change the date of an.
John Boyega: Star Wars actor rails against racism after George Floyd deathThe Star Wars actor delivers an uncompromising message after the death of George Floyd in the US.
Officer charged with George Floyd's death as protests flareThe white Minneapolis police officer who pressed his knee into George Floyd's neck as he begged for air was arrested on Friday and charged with murder, and.
The defense continued a line of questioning based on whether George Floyd’s reported drug use caused his demise and if the crowd restricted Chauvin’s ability to render Floyd aid.
The family is being represented by Ben Crump, a prominent civil rights attorney who also represented the family of George Floyd and has said Otieno’s treatment has parallels to Floyd’s killing by Minneapolis police in 2020.
Today a scholarship in honor of George Floyd at North Central University benefits the young man who now deeply regrets his role in bringing the police to the scene where Floyd was murdered.
Biden was flanked by Harris and Philonise Floyd, the brother of the late George Floyd, during the event ahead of next week’s national holiday commemorating the end of slavery.
The Floyd Family Center for Social Equity, a nonprofit started by George Floyd’s family members in North Carolina, did not immediately respond to an email from the AP seeking comment.
George Floyd's family spoke to both U.S. President Donald Trump and former vice-president Joe Biden this week following Floyd's death in Minneapolis, Minn.
In the wake of George Floyd’s death and on the eve of a momentous election, the four officers involved in the death of Floyd await trial due to the mobilization of local grassroots activism in Minneapolis.
Nearly 2 weeks ago, George Floyd died from a Minneapolis police officer pressing his knee into Floyd's neck for almost 9 minutes.
On May 25, an unarmed black man named George Floyd died after a white police officer pinned Floyd to the ground with a knee on his neck.
She cited Derek Chauvin, the Minneapolis Police officer who knelt on George Floyd’s neck for more than eight minutes, killing Floyd.
Then came more terrible news: About a week later, a Minneapolis police officer snuffed out the life of George Floyd, in an arrest stop, by planting his knee on Floyd’s neck for more than eight minutes.
Twitter disables Trump video tribute to Floyd over copyright complaintTwitter Inc has disabled U.S. President Donald Trump's campaign tribute video to George Floyd on its.
Eagles' Carson Wentz Condemns 'Institutional Racism In This Country' After Death Of George FloydEagles' quarterback Carson Wentz is using his platform to condemn the death of George Floyd.
It took 23 days for the protests that started after the killing of George Floyd to make their way to the statue of George Washington.
The Killing Of Pakistan’s George FloydThe murder of a Christian in Peshawar is being compared to the killing of a George Floyd in the US.