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

Initially Claimed in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: initially
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 4
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 25 words

Words in this phrase

initially claimed

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • initially can mean: At the beginning. Frequent word
  • claimed can mean: simple past and past participle of claim Common word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 14 start, 5 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

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

21 which initially claimed the lives 1× although turkey initially claimed to simply 1× ben but initially claimed to know 1× besse initially claimed she was 1× heard brehmer initially claimed mrs parry 1× howe had initially claimed her pet 1× idf spokesman initially claimed one of 1× interviews he initially claimed to have 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

police initially claimed 2× although ashley brought 1× although turkey initially 1× an idf spokesman 1× besse initially claimed 1× christian religious officials 1×

Common sentence endings:

and severance pay 1× attached them themselves 1× flows since 2018 1× for several days 1× from the water 1× his oyster card 1×

Context words

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

police 5× house 3× singh 3× court 2× heard 2× say 2× although 2× quickly 2× known 2× daughter 2× outside 2× two 2×

Related phrases

although initially initially reported

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around initially:

although initially 6× initially reported 4×

Just before it in the phrase index:

initial release initial public initial guess infrastructure projects informed consent information technology

Just after it in the phrase index:

initially reported initiated coverage injured reserve injuries sustained injury related injury report

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

initially reported

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "initially claimed" has 2 words and usually appears near the start in these examples. The average sentence has 25 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as 21 which initially claimed the lives, although turkey initially claimed to simply, police, house and singh stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with although initially, initially reported, although initially and initially reported, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with initially claimed

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

Short example sentences

Although Ashley brought her daughter outside, she initially claimed Blu was not in the house. (15 words)

Sentamu initially claimed his name was “John”, but he was quickly identified by his Oyster card. (16 words)

Police initially claimed they launched their rescue boat and retrieved a group of men from the water. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

Although Turkey initially claimed to simply be complying with the ICC ruling, it quickly transpired that it was trying to the $1.5 billion compensation payment and to a second arbitration with Iraq on unauthorized oil flows since 2018. (39 words)

Her owner Dazie Howe had initially claimed her pet had been euthanised at a veterinary practice and then reappeared in the crate outside her property, before later changing her recollection to say Joey had died of a seizure. (38 words)

In a police interview, the pair initially claimed someone at the demonstration 'who was not known to them' had stuck the images to their backs, before admitting they had attached them themselves. (32 words)

Example sentences (20)

The court has heard Brehmer initially claimed Mrs Parry stabbed him but today he claimed 'that was just semantics' and he meant to say 'she made me stab me'.

Although Turkey initially claimed to simply be complying with the ICC ruling, it quickly transpired that it was trying to the $1.5 billion compensation payment and to a second arbitration with Iraq on unauthorized oil flows since 2018.

Besse initially claimed she was wrongfully laid off and that her employer owed her $5,000 in unpaid wages and severance pay.

But at that stage, gardaí had yet to gather all the video footage, and the teen initially claimed “he did not assault anybody,” the court heard.

Christian religious officials initially claimed they found remains of a fifth-century church, but following Israel’s capture of the territory, archeologists confirmed they had, in fact, located the ancient synagogue.

During police interviews he initially claimed to have no memory of the incident because he had been taking Diazepam for several days.

Minter initially claimed that when Scott came home from school, he was agitated and started screaming, police sources said at the time.

The killer, who is known as Wat, confessed to murdering Ben but initially claimed to know nothing of Suraphltchaya Khamsa’s where-abouts.

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Although Ashley brought her daughter outside, she initially claimed Blu was not in the house.

Escudero, who received the vote of 14 other senators to replace Zubiri, initially claimed he had no prior knowledge of the move to oust his colleague.

Her owner Dazie Howe had initially claimed her pet had been euthanised at a veterinary practice and then reappeared in the crate outside her property, before later changing her recollection to say Joey had died of a seizure.

In a police interview, the pair initially claimed someone at the demonstration 'who was not known to them' had stuck the images to their backs, before admitting they had attached them themselves.

Members of South Korea's national ski team were involved in the head-on crash between two vehicles on Wednesday, August 21, which initially claimed the lives of three people.

Police initially claimed her death may have occurred during a robbery, but it was uncertain if and what was taken from the house up to late yesterday.

Police initially claimed they launched their rescue boat and retrieved a group of men from the water.

Sentamu initially claimed his name was “John”, but he was quickly identified by his Oyster card.

Magda initially claimed Kim was confused about the content of the advert, as she had no idea what netball was.

Soron station house officer (SHO) Ripudaman Singh said, “During interrogation, the accused initially claimed to be Anamika Singh, daughter of Subhas Singh.

The president initially claimed that two US pharmaceutical companies had vaccines ready, then when asked to clarify named three – Johnson & Johnson, Moderna and Pfizer.

An IDF spokesman initially claimed one of the men killed, Rasmi Abu Malhous, was an Islamic Jihad commander.

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