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Picken is an English word. Below you'll find 4 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Picken in a sentence

Related words

Picken | Pickens

Picken meaning

A surname from Old French.

Using Picken

  • The main meaning on this page is: A surname from Old French.

Context around Picken

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

eleanor 1×

Often after:

described 1× 1994 1×

Sentence patterns with Picken

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

alan j picken described the 1× d b picken 1994 p 1× mr picken said we 1× with eleanor picken the young 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

estate agent alan 1× mr picken said 1× other signs of 1× stuart d b 1×

Common sentence endings:

michi or shinto 1× popular and established 1× to the sea 1× young people leaving 1×

Words around Picken

Just before it in the word index:

pickelhauben 5 pickelhaube 9 pickel 5 picked 4.994 pickaxes 8 pickaxe 17

Just after it in the word index:

pickens 184 picker 87 pickerel 9 pickerill 4 pickering 157 pickerington 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaai 6 aani 6 aarne 6 aarya 6 aasb 6 aasen 6

Corpus analysis for Picken

  • In this selection, "picken" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, eleanor, described and 1994 stand out and add context to how "picken" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include alan j picken described the and d b picken 1994 p. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "picken" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with picken

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Estate agent Alan J Picken described the business as "very popular" and "established". (13 words)

Mr Picken said: “We need to bring in well-paid jobs to stop our young people leaving. (17 words)

Stuart D. B. Picken, 1994. p. xxiii It is the sense of the terms michi or to, "way", in the terms "kami-no-michi" or "Shinto". (26 words)

Longer example sentences

Other signs of a certain restlessness and discontent emerge—in Broadstairs he flirted with Eleanor Picken, the young fiancée of his solicitor's best friend, and one night grabbed her and ran with her down to the sea. (38 words)

Stuart D. B. Picken, 1994. p. xxiii It is the sense of the terms michi or to, "way", in the terms "kami-no-michi" or "Shinto". (26 words)

Mr Picken said: “We need to bring in well-paid jobs to stop our young people leaving. (17 words)

Example sentences (4)

Estate agent Alan J Picken described the business as "very popular" and "established".

Mr Picken said: “We need to bring in well-paid jobs to stop our young people leaving.

Other signs of a certain restlessness and discontent emerge—in Broadstairs he flirted with Eleanor Picken, the young fiancée of his solicitor's best friend, and one night grabbed her and ran with her down to the sea.

Stuart D. B. Picken, 1994. p. xxiii It is the sense of the terms michi or to, "way", in the terms "kami-no-michi" or "Shinto".

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "picken" in a sentence?
An example: "Estate agent Alan J Picken described the business as "very popular" and "established"." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "picken" from authentic English texts.
What does "picken" mean?
Picken means: A surname from Old French.
How many example sentences with "picken" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "picken", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.