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

Paid Tribute in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: tribute
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 43
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 25.1 words

Words in this phrase

paid tribute

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • paid can mean: simple past and past participle of pay Common word
  • tribute can mean: An acknowledgment of gratitude, respect or admiration; an accompanying gift. Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 10 start, 9 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:

abbeyquaye also paid tribute to the 1× adler also paid tribute to late 1× all paid tribute to the 1× angeles madonna paid tribute to her 1× anthony albanese paid tribute shortly after 1× buckinghamshire has paid tribute to her 1× bukar tijani paid tribute to the 1× co chairman paid tribute to derry 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a grateful derry 1× a musician from 1× a son has 1× a tearful stacey 1× abbeyquaye also paid 1× after taking to 1×

Common sentence endings:

against all odds 1× alongside his coffin 1× also paid tribute 1× at the university 1× away in october 1× battle with cancer 1×

Context words

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

family 3× derry 2× gandhi 2× coimbatore 2× artist 2× anniversary 2× bowie 2× year 2× old 2× sister 2× late 2× death 2×

Related phrases

pay tribute paid leave paying tribute tribute album tribute band pays tribute special tribute

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around tribute:

pay tribute 20× paying tribute 11× tribute album 8× tribute band 7× pays tribute 4× special tribute 4×

Just before it in the phrase index:

paid leave pagosa springs packed full pacific ocean pacific northwest pacific islands

Just after it in the phrase index:

pain management painted picture pakistan muslim pakistan peoples pale pink palestinian authority

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

paid leave

Same ending:

pay tribute paying tribute pays tribute special tribute

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "paid tribute" has 2 words and usually appears near the start in these examples. The average sentence has 25.1 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as abbeyquaye also paid tribute to the, adler also paid tribute to late, family, derry and gandhi stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with pay tribute, paid leave, paying tribute, pay tribute, paying tribute and tribute album, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with paid tribute

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

Short example sentences

Abbeyquaye also paid tribute to the graduates’ families in his speech. (11 words)

Both Mr Miles and Mr Gething paid tribute to Mr Drakeford. (11 words)

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese paid tribute shortly after news of Humphreys’ death broke. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

Alana’s 23-year-old sister Lauryn re-shared the video and noted in the caption that she was “amazed” to have seen her little sister graduate from high school and paid tribute to just “how far” she had come “against all odds”. (43 words)

The Co. Chairman paid tribute to Derry GAA's many selfless volunteers without whom he said the organisation couldn't function and there was a poignant tribute to former Co. Board member Liam Peoples who sadly passed away in October. (40 words)

A grateful Derry woman and her family have paid tribute to the three ‘heroes’ and ‘earth angels’ who helped save her life when she was involved in a major car accident on the Letterkenny Road almost two weeks ago. (39 words)

Example sentences (20)

The Co. Chairman paid tribute to Derry GAA's many selfless volunteers without whom he said the organisation couldn't function and there was a poignant tribute to former Co. Board member Liam Peoples who sadly passed away in October.

U2 paid tribute to Dignam with a floral tribute that was placed alongside his coffin.

Gandhi Jayanti: Coimbatore artist pays tribute to Bapu in unique way An artist from Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore paid tribute to the father of the nation, Mahatma Gandhi on his birth anniversary.

Yesterday, we paid tribute to the 42nd anniversary of David Bowie’s iconic album Low by featuring The Brothers McLeod animation of comedian Adam Buxton’s hysterical radio tribute to Bowie from 2013.

The governor, represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Dr Bukar Tijani, paid tribute to the troops who paid the supreme price in ensuring peace and security in Borno.

Abbeyquaye also paid tribute to the graduates’ families in his speech.

After taking to the stage at the Crytpo.com Arena in Los Angeles, Madonna paid tribute to her fellow “troublemakers and rebels”.

A grateful Derry woman and her family have paid tribute to the three ‘heroes’ and ‘earth angels’ who helped save her life when she was involved in a major car accident on the Letterkenny Road almost two weeks ago.

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Alana’s 23-year-old sister Lauryn re-shared the video and noted in the caption that she was “amazed” to have seen her little sister graduate from high school and paid tribute to just “how far” she had come “against all odds”.

All paid tribute to the friendliness shown to them by the people of Cumbria, as well as the help and support they had received from lecturers and tutors during their time at the University.

Amanda Jacklin, a friend of the family, paid tribute to a 'beautiful girl' and said her family also sustained injuries in the crash.

Ambassador Adler also paid tribute to late American humanitarian worker Roger Winter, who was buried in Maryland in the United States of America on Saturday last week.

A musician from Buckinghamshire has paid tribute to her cousin and his wife after they were shot dead by Hamas gunmen in Israel.

And on Sunday, the 52-year-old paid tribute to her daughter Allegra as she celebrated her milestone 16th birthday.

A son has paid tribute to his dad after he lost his battle with cancer.

A tearful Stacey Franks admitted she was 'taken aback' by his death while said she was 'heartbroken', and Aaron Renfree and Jay Perry also paid tribute.

At one point during her performance at Birdland Ms. Russell paid tribute to him singing his unreleased and never recorded song “Bocas del Toro”.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese paid tribute shortly after news of Humphreys’ death broke.

Both Mr Miles and Mr Gething paid tribute to Mr Drakeford.

By wearing them, Kate paid tribute to her late mother-in-law and added a personal touch to the occasion.

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