Below you will find example sentences with "greatest hits". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.
Greatest Hits in a sentence
Corpus data
- Displayed example sentences: 20
- Discovered as a combination around: greatest
- Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 5
- Phrase length: 2 words
- Average sentence length: 30.2 words
Sentence profile
- Phrase position: 4 start, 8 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis
- The phrase "greatest hits" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 30.2 words and is mostly made up of statements.
- Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as brought his greatest hits to life, company s greatest hits by legends, radio, album and performed stand out.
- In the phrase index, this combination connects with two hits, six hits, five hits, world greatest, greatest challenge and greatest player, linking the page to nearby combinations.
Example types with greatest hits
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Disc one contained a greatest hits package, very similar to " The Latest and Greatest ", with additional tracks. (17 words)
Ahead of accepting the special Moon Person trophy, the Colombian superstar performed a medley of her greatest hits. (18 words)
This dramatic duet from Reba McEntire and became the first single from McEntire's Greatest Hits Volume 2 in 1993. (20 words)
Scottish broadcaster Bruce left Radio 2 on March 3, having presented his mid-morning programme for more than three decades, and began a new show on Greatest Hits Radio in April – taking with him his popular music radio quiz PopMaster. (40 words)
There are three spots at the counter, but the plan is to serve this quick-and-easy fare along with the greatest hits of Nonos in the interior courtyard with a view over the underground swimming pool come warmer weather. (40 words)
The Yamaha baby grand piano that Mercury wrote some of Queen’s greatest hits on was one of the few items that sold for less than its estimated price tag, though it still sold for the most amount of money. (40 words)
In addition to their greatest hits at the time, the group shed light on some of their lesser known songs, such as “Do You Think It’s Alright? (28 words)
Example sentences (20)
Disc one contained a greatest hits package, very similar to " The Latest and Greatest ", with additional tracks.
The film sounds almost like the "greatest hits" of Tarantinoisms, as it hits every beat, such as the 70s time period, the Los Angeles location, and a female protagonist.
With another five Top 10 hits to their credit, JLS also impacted the album charts with their self-titled number one debut and three more Top three records before saying goodbye with their 2013 ‘Greatest Hits’ album.
Ahead of accepting the special Moon Person trophy, the Colombian superstar performed a medley of her greatest hits.
Aiming to contribute to a musical culture that embodies positivity, Wright is looking forward to seeing audience members tap their feet and sing along to the legend's greatest hits.
A Motown Celebration offers audiences a musical revue of some of the record company’s greatest hits by legends Michael Jackson, Smokey Robinson, The Temptations, Marvin Gaye, and Stevie Wonder.
Chesterfield Symphony Orchestra is celebrating its 40th anniversary by performing a greatest hits concert, drawing on favourite compositions from more than 400 works played over four decades.
Gastronomes were in for a musical treat as Mozaik performed their own rendition of songs from international bands and artists such as Coldplay and Keane; while Sarawak’s own At Adau had performed their greatest hits.
He reported that in northern Gaza, Hamas had set up a large screen to present a film of Hamas’s “greatest hits” last week to approximately 1,000 Gazans who turned out — so evidently there is sufficient electricity.
In addition to their greatest hits at the time, the group shed light on some of their lesser known songs, such as “Do You Think It’s Alright?
Ken Bruce said he is “struggling” with how his working hours will change as he prepares to launch a new show on Greatest Hits Radio after exiting the BBC.
Perhaps in a move to shake off some of that bad will, or maybe just to finally give the fans what they’ve clamored for, Madonna announced her first-ever greatest hits tour last month.
Rumours have circulated that the likes of Dua Lipa, Ed Sheeran, Eminem and Harry Styles could join the star to perform his greatest hits.
Scottish broadcaster Bruce left Radio 2 on March 3, having presented his mid-morning programme for more than three decades, and began a new show on Greatest Hits Radio in April – taking with him his popular music radio quiz PopMaster.
She will draw inspiration from her Showgirl: The Greatest Hits Tour in 2006, when her stages were Art-Deco inspired, with costumes inspired by the Moulin Rouge and Las Vegas showgirls.
Sunday finished the weekend festival with Disco trio Odyssey who kept the party pumping, followed by Billy Ocean and his band who brought his greatest hits to life.
The newly released Yoto greatest hits album, released in collaboration with Queen’s record label Universal, is aimed at introducing the band to a younger audience.
There are three spots at the counter, but the plan is to serve this quick-and-easy fare along with the greatest hits of Nonos in the interior courtyard with a view over the underground swimming pool come warmer weather.
The Yamaha baby grand piano that Mercury wrote some of Queen’s greatest hits on was one of the few items that sold for less than its estimated price tag, though it still sold for the most amount of money.
This dramatic duet from Reba McEntire and became the first single from McEntire's Greatest Hits Volume 2 in 1993.