Portier is an English word. Below you'll find 4 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Portier meaning
A surname from French, equivalent to English Porter.
Using Portier
- The main meaning on this page is: A surname from French, equivalent to English Porter.
Context around Portier
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Portier
- In this selection, "portier" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 28.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, jacob, explained, bishop and house stand out and add context to how "portier" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include lt jacob portier lt cmdr and oil explained portier but that. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "portier" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with portier
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The Bishop Portier House and the Carlen House are two of the many surviving examples of Creole cottages in the city. (21 words)
The storm helped dilute and disperse the oil, explained Portier, but that oil can still have long-term impacts on the coral reef communities that surround the Bahamas. (28 words)
William L. Portier has stated that the consistency in the references by Tacitus, Josephus and the letters to Emperor Trajan by Pliny the Younger reaffirm the validity of all three accounts. (31 words)
It is unclear where the events of the last few days leave the Trident Review Board proceedings for Gallagher's three supervising officers: Lt. Jacob Portier, Lt. Cmdr. Robert Breisch and Lt. Thomas MacNeil. (34 words)
William L. Portier has stated that the consistency in the references by Tacitus, Josephus and the letters to Emperor Trajan by Pliny the Younger reaffirm the validity of all three accounts. (31 words)
The storm helped dilute and disperse the oil, explained Portier, but that oil can still have long-term impacts on the coral reef communities that surround the Bahamas. (28 words)
Example sentences (4)
It is unclear where the events of the last few days leave the Trident Review Board proceedings for Gallagher's three supervising officers: Lt. Jacob Portier, Lt. Cmdr. Robert Breisch and Lt. Thomas MacNeil.
The storm helped dilute and disperse the oil, explained Portier, but that oil can still have long-term impacts on the coral reef communities that surround the Bahamas.
The Bishop Portier House and the Carlen House are two of the many surviving examples of Creole cottages in the city.
William L. Portier has stated that the consistency in the references by Tacitus, Josephus and the letters to Emperor Trajan by Pliny the Younger reaffirm the validity of all three accounts.