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

Two Sisters in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: sisters
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 11
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 27.1 words

Words in this phrase

two sisters

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • two can mean: A numerical value equal to 2; this many dots (••). Very common word
  • sisters can mean: plural of sister Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 4 start, 11 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations

Usage patterns

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

age their two sisters and all 1× and her two sisters were part 1× and my two sisters gave hamish 1× apartment my two sisters myself and 1× bill dvorak two sisters and one 1× brothers and two sisters 1× by his two sisters janet ficken 1× death by two sisters virginia schulz 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

as a consequence 1× david was preceded 1× dionissia was preceded 1× ethel was preceded 1× follow the tale 1× he also leaves 1×

Common sentence endings:

and two brothers 2× and two sisters 2× and bryan meyer 1× and cathy gifford 1× and five grandchildren 1× and jamison shaw 1×

Context words

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

brothers 11× preceded 9× death 9× parents 6× brother 5× son 4× gifford 4× husband 3× law 3× grandchildren 3× weber 3× william 3×

Related phrases

two weeks two daughters two years two goals two touchdowns two seasons two sides rating two two assists two decades

Phrases around this combination

Just before it in the phrase index:

two singles two sides two shots two sets two separate two sectors

Just after it in the phrase index:

two sizes two sons two spots two steps two suspects two teenage

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

two weeks two daughters two years two goals two touchdowns two seasons

Same ending:

big sisters

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "two sisters" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 27.1 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as age their two sisters and all, and her two sisters were part, brothers, preceded and death stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with two weeks, two daughters and two years, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with two sisters

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

Short example sentences

She was the youngest of five children; two sisters and two brothers. (12 words)

He is survived by his wife, two stepsons, his parents and two sisters. (13 words)

He also leaves behind his mother, Matilda, his father, Walfredo, two brothers, and two sisters. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

She was also preceded in death by two brothers, Gene Weber and Ken Weber; two sisters, Mildred Rahrig and Lucille Fuchs; two brother-in-laws, Mike Rahrig and Don Geise; and two sister-in-laws, Audrey Weber and Margaret Geise. (40 words)

Follow the Tale of Two Sisters on Episode 9 of Neptune 3’s “Table for Two: A Series of First Dates” (Today) - Episode 9 of “Table for Two A Series of First Dates” is here! (35 words)

Jim was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters, Eileen Hinten Elaine Butler, four brothers, Marvin Leland Teddy and Larry Terry, one grandson, Billy Luckett and two great-grandsons, Jenson and Jamison Shaw. (34 words)

Exclamation examples

Follow the Tale of Two Sisters on Episode 9 of Neptune 3’s “Table for Two: A Series of First Dates” (Today) - Episode 9 of “Table for Two A Series of First Dates” is here! (35 words)

Example sentences (20)

Dionissia was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Kanelos; two brothers; six sisters; three stepchildren; stepdaughter-in-law; two step great-grandchildren; several brothers-in-law; and two sisters-in-law.

She was also preceded in death by two brothers, Gene Weber and Ken Weber; two sisters, Mildred Rahrig and Lucille Fuchs; two brother-in-laws, Mike Rahrig and Don Geise; and two sister-in-laws, Audrey Weber and Margaret Geise.

Follow the Tale of Two Sisters on Episode 9 of Neptune 3’s “Table for Two: A Series of First Dates” (Today) - Episode 9 of “Table for Two A Series of First Dates” is here!

Ethel was preceded in death by her husband, Wayne Girardot; two sons, Stephen and Jeffery Girardot; two sisters, Rosella and Doris Timbrook; two brothers, William and Norbert Timbrook.

He also leaves behind his mother, Matilda, his father, Walfredo, two brothers, and two sisters.

He is survived by his wife, two stepsons, his parents and two sisters.

The two brothers leave behind their mother who is now bedridden due to age, their two sisters and all their children who range between the ages of seven and 28.

David was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters, Theresa Wehr and Angela Ramsey, a brother Ralph in infancy, and two nephews, Tim Schneller and Bryan Meyer.

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By the time Jake was two, we’d lost interest in him and so when my brother’s birthday came around, me and my two sisters gave Hamish our share of the dog.

She was also preceded in death by two brothers: Robert Karl and Joseph Karl Jr.; and two sisters, Rose Ann Boecker and Mary Barb Klausing.

We grew up in a one-bedroom apartment, my two sisters, myself and my parents in the bedroom; my two uncles were in the living room.

As a consequence, Anne and her two sisters were part of an evacuation scheme which sent school children to safety in the country north of London, where they stayed for two years.

Her grandparents passed on as well, leaving her with her two sisters and two brothers.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of sixty-two years, William John Dvorak; her son, William T. “Bill” Dvorak; two sisters and one brother.

Jim was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters, Eileen Hinten Elaine Butler, four brothers, Marvin Leland Teddy and Larry Terry, one grandson, Billy Luckett and two great-grandsons, Jenson and Jamison Shaw.

Randall was predeceased by his two sisters Janet Ficken and Joyce MacGovern; and two grandsons, Ty Gifford, son of Arland and Cindy Gifford, and Brett Gifford, son of John and Cathy Gifford.

Sara was preceded in death by two sisters: Virginia Schulz and Margery Norris and two brothers: Fred McConnell and Larry McConnell.

She is survived by two sons, Fritz Kiffmeyer and Wade Kiffmeyer of Indianapolis; a daughter, Jennifer Kiffmeyer of Richmond, Indiana; two sisters, Marcia Belt of Indianapolis and Mary Balph Charlestown, Indiana, and five grandchildren.

She was also preceded in death by one son, Mark Allen Krauss; two grandchildren; two sisters, Joyce Suffel and Helen Kuszmaul; and one brother, Tom Brenner.

She was the youngest of five children; two sisters and two brothers.

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