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

Retired Numbers in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: retired
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 14
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 28.4 words

Words in this phrase

retired numbers

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • retired can mean: Secluded from society (of a lifestyle, activity etc.); private, quiet. Frequent word
  • numbers can mean: The Book of Numbers, the fourth of the Books of Moses in the Old Testament of the Bible, the fourth book in the Torah. Common word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 7 start, 12 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:

current roster retired numbers notes 1 2× alongside the retired numbers of the 1× award recipients retired numbers jackie robinson 1× award recipients retired numbers seealso in 1× award recipients retired numbers seealso jackie 1× award recipients retired numbers seealso the 1× citation the retired numbers are displayed 1× current roster retired numbers unofficially retired 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

ford c frick 2× players of note 2× retired numbers the 2× achievements awards main 1× awards and honors 1× broadcasting career st 1×

Common sentence endings:

april 15 1997 1× behind home plate 1× cardinals in 2002 1× century in baseball 1× game for them 1× joe louis arena 1×

Context words

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

players 7× main 6× baseball 6× award 6× seealso 5× major 5× robinson 5× recipients 5× hall 4× league 4× honored 4× jackie 4×

Related phrases

real numbers natural numbers complex numbers security numbers odd numbers

Phrases around this combination

Just before it in the phrase index:

retaliatory tariffs retain power retain ownership retail trade retail stores retail sales

Just after it in the phrase index:

retirement accounts retirement age retirement benefits retirement savings returned home returning home

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same ending:

real numbers natural numbers complex numbers security numbers odd numbers

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "retired numbers" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 28.4 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as current roster retired numbers notes 1, alongside the retired numbers of the, players, main and baseball stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with real numbers, natural numbers and complex numbers, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with retired numbers

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

Short example sentences

Retired numbers The Ravens officially have no retired numbers. (9 words)

Retired numbers The banners with the retired numbers hanging at Joe Louis Arena. (13 words)

Home attendance Players of note main Current roster Retired numbers Notes: * 1 Posthumous. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

Giants in the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame main San Francisco Giants Wall of Famers further Retired numbers seeAlso * Retired throughout the major leagues; Robinson actually was traded to the Giants, but retired before playing a game for them. (40 words)

Of the six players with retired numbers, five were retired for their play with the Athletics and one, 42, was universally retired by Major League Baseball when they honored the 50th anniversary of Jackie Robinson's breaking the color barrier. (40 words)

In addition to needing to replace the worn-out flags, by then the retired numbers of Banks and Williams were flying on the foul poles, as white with blue numbers; so the "good" flag was switched to match that scheme. (40 words)

Example sentences (20)

Players of note main Current roster Retired numbers Unofficially retired numbers The Redskins' policy since Baugh's retirement has been to not retire numbers.

Giants in the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame main San Francisco Giants Wall of Famers further Retired numbers seeAlso * Retired throughout the major leagues; Robinson actually was traded to the Giants, but retired before playing a game for them.

Of the six players with retired numbers, five were retired for their play with the Athletics and one, 42, was universally retired by Major League Baseball when they honored the 50th anniversary of Jackie Robinson's breaking the color barrier.

Players of note main Current roster Retired numbers ;Notes: * 1 Retired in 1935, this was the first number to be retired by any team in major league sports.

Achievements Awards main * Catfish Hunter Award (2004–present) Hall of Famers main Ford C. Frick Award recipients Retired numbers seeAlso The Athletics have retired six numbers, and honored one additional individual with the letter "A".

Ford C. Frick Award recipients Retired numbers seeAlso In addition to the six numbers retired by the Brewers, the number 50 has been placed in the Brewers' Ring of Honor for Bob Uecker and his half-century in baseball.

Retired numbers The banners with the retired numbers hanging at Joe Louis Arena.

Retired numbers The Ravens officially have no retired numbers.

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Awards and honors seeAlso Baseball Hall of Famers Nap Lajoie on a 1911 baseball card Ford C. Frick Award recipients Retired numbers seeAlso * Jackie Robinson's number 42 is retired throughout Major League Baseball.

Five were in honor of Padre players and one was Jackie Robinson 's number 42, which was retired by all of Major League Baseball. citation The retired numbers are displayed on the upper deck facade behind home plate.

Ford C. Frick Award recipients J. G. Taylor Spink Award recipients Retired numbers Jackie Robinson's number was retired by every team in MLB on April 15, 1997.

In addition to needing to replace the worn-out flags, by then the retired numbers of Banks and Williams were flying on the foul poles, as white with blue numbers; so the "good" flag was switched to match that scheme.

Raiders in the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame Retired numbers The Raider organization does not retire the jersey numbers of former players on an official or unofficial basis.

Retired numbers Ring of Honor The Atlanta Falcons organization does not officially retire jersey numbers, but considers certain players' jerseys worthy of being honored.

This time, however, they would be the ones running up and down the famed parquet floor of TD Garden, beneath the 17 championship banners hanging from the rafters, and the ceiling adorned with the retired numbers of legends.

The Vikings have 6 retired numbers,it only took me a second to google that.

Broadcasting career St. Louis Cardinals Jack Buck was honored alongside the retired numbers of the St. Louis Cardinals in 2002.

Home attendance Players of note main Current roster Retired numbers Notes: * 1 Posthumous.

Later on, the team retired numbers for Ron Santo, Ryne Sandberg, Ferguson Jenkins and Greg Maddux, with Jenkins and Maddux both using the same number (31).

Monument Park remained there until the stadium's closing in 2008; after the new Yankee Stadium opened, the retired numbers, plaques, and monuments were moved into a new Monument Park in the new ballpark.

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