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

Spokesman Told in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: spokesman
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 6
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 24.3 words

Words in this phrase

spokesman told

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • spokesman can mean: One who speaks as the voice of another person or a group of people. Frequent word
  • told can mean: simple past and past participle of tell 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:

a company spokesman told afp on 1× a kio spokesman told the bbc 1× a police spokesman told dpa on 1× a police spokesman told mailonline we 1× a police spokesman told we re 1× a spokesman told us we 1× a tfl spokesman told we are 1× an easyjet spokesman told one of 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a department of 2× a police spokesman 2× a cambridge university 1× a company spokesman 1× a met police 1× a nsw police 1×

Common sentence endings:

behaving disruptively onboard 1× communicate in english 1× discussed in cabinet 1× disturbance in magaluf 1× dpa on saturday 1× has been active 1×

Context words

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

police 7× mailonline 3× aware 3× cambridge 2× university 2× content 2× bbc 2× officers 2× thursday 2× reports 2× cabinet 2× prime 2×

Related phrases

told reporters told reuters told cnn police spokesman witness told spokesperson told council spokesman told investigators told abc told nbc

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around spokesman:

police spokesman 18× council spokesman 11× army spokesman 5× government spokesman 3× spokesman declined 3× spokesman didn 3×

Just before it in the phrase index:

spokesman says spokesman didn spokesman declined spoken word spoken language spiritual journey

Just after it in the phrase index:

spokesperson confirmed spokesperson declined spokesperson told sponsored walk sporting director sporting event

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

spokesman declined spokesman didn spokesman says

Same ending:

witness told spokesperson told repeatedly told insider told

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "spokesman told" has 2 words and usually appears near the start in these examples. The average sentence has 24.3 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as a company spokesman told afp on, a kio spokesman told the bbc, police, mailonline and aware stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with told reporters, told reuters, told cnn, police spokesman, council spokesman and army spokesman, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with spokesman told

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

Short example sentences

All the victims were civilians, a KIO spokesman told the BBC. (11 words)

In addition, 170 people were injured, a police spokesman told dpa on Saturday. (13 words)

A spokesman told us: 'We are aware that some customers may be experiencing issues when insuring their new BYD car. (20 words)

Longer example sentences

A TfL spokesman told : “We are not aware of any outbreaks in London, but we will monitor our network and continue our rigorous and thorough cleaning measures which have been proven to keep both the interior and exterior of our trains clean. (42 words)

A police spokesman told MailOnline: 'We were called at 6.50pm on Thursday, 24 August to reports of a child having fallen from a balcony on Wingfield Street, Portsmouth. (29 words)

Jorgenson has not been charged in Xayavong’s death, however a St. Paul Police Spokesman told reporters during a news conference Friday that Jorgenson is a person of interest. (29 words)

Example sentences (20)

A Cambridge University Library spokesman told MailOnline: 'Cambridge University Libraries do not censor, blacklist or remove content unless the content is illegal under UK law.

All the victims were civilians, a KIO spokesman told the BBC.

A NSW Police spokesman told Daily Mail Australia investigations are ongoing and officers on the ground are being assisted by PolAir and the Marine Area Command.

A police spokesman told MailOnline: 'We were called at 6.50pm on Thursday, 24 August to reports of a child having fallen from a balcony on Wingfield Street, Portsmouth.

A police spokesman told : “We’re aware of this incident, we’re looking into it and any criminal acts will be investigated.

Asked about reports of the Cabinet rift, the Prime Minister’s official spokesman told reporters: “I can’t get into what was or was not discussed in Cabinet.

A TfL spokesman told : “We are not aware of any outbreaks in London, but we will monitor our network and continue our rigorous and thorough cleaning measures which have been proven to keep both the interior and exterior of our trains clean.

Claims that the Kremlin gave an order to kill Prigozhin were a "complete lie", Russian President Vladimir Putin's spokesman told the BBC earlier.

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In addition, 170 people were injured, a police spokesman told dpa on Saturday.

Its spokesman told NOS: “In large urban areas you definitely see that a portion of our customers prefer to communicate in English.

Jorgenson has not been charged in Xayavong’s death, however a St. Paul Police Spokesman told reporters during a news conference Friday that Jorgenson is a person of interest.

A company spokesman told AFP on Friday that Turkish Airlines will operate flights to Tripoli three times a week on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

A Department of Energy spokesman told The Post that the agency would continue doing what it has been doing while the stewardship council has been active.

A Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade spokesman told AAP it was providing consular assistance to an Australian man arrested in the Philippines.

A Met Police spokesman told The Times: 'Since this allegation was reported in June 2023, a number of enquiries have been carried out by officers.

An easyJet spokesman told one of its flights to Tenerife on Wednesday was met by police on arrival due to a group of passengers behaving disruptively onboard.

A Spanish Civil Guard spokesman told MailOnline: "Eight British men will appear in court in Palma on Thursday in connection with a disturbance in Magaluf.

A spokesman told us: 'We are aware that some customers may be experiencing issues when insuring their new BYD car.

A West Midlands Fire Service spokesman told the Express & Star: "The fire involved coal dust in machinery used to produce coal.

Late Monday, Hasina’s spokesman told AFP the prime minister had approved a government order putting the Supreme Court’s judgement into effect.

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