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Powley is an English word. Below you'll find 8 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Powley in a sentence

Powley meaning

A surname transferred from the given name.

Using Powley

  • The main meaning on this page is: A surname transferred from the given name.
  • In the example corpus, powley often appears in combinations such as: bel powley, and powley.

Context around Powley

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 2 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

bel 2× clayton 1× steven 1×

Often after:

played 1×

Sentence patterns with Powley

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

accent and powley said that 1× actress bel powley will play 1× by steven powley and his 1× of clayton powley of 326 1× perceptive bel powley the heroic 1× powley has since 1× scuffling with powley 1× shelley and powley played claire 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

british jewish actress 1× her grandmother spoke 1× much more perceptive 1× one pointed a 1× powley has since 1× sources at the 1×

Common sentence endings:

and on broadway 1× during the holocaust 1× mary s stepsister 1× métis hunting rights 1× nazis in amsterdam 1× scuffling with powley 1×

Words around Powley

Just before it in the word index:

powless 12 powles 6 powl 4 powis 23 powidz 3 powicke 3

Just after it in the word index:

pownal 2 pownall 7 pownell 2 powner 2 powney 2 powrie 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 11 aaba 11 aafc 11 aaib 11 aalbers 11 aardvarks 11

Corpus analysis for Powley

  • In this selection, "powley" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, bel, clayton, steven and played stand out and add context to how "powley" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include accent and powley said that and actress bel powley will play. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "powley" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with powley

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

Much more perceptive, (Bel Powley), the heroic young woman who hid ’s family from the Nazis in Amsterdam. (18 words)

One pointed a gun at Stoll as he remained seated while the other was seen scuffling with Powley. (18 words)

Powley has since worked on several movies, apart from many appearances on TV and on the stage in London and on Broadway. (22 words)

Longer example sentences

Sources at the El Dorado Trading, 63 Da Silva Street, Newtown, yesterday said that the bandits had apparently trailed the miner, Deon Stoll, of Barima Avenue, Bel Air Park, Georgetown, who was in the company of Clayton Powley, of 326 Section ‘C’ Turkeyen. (43 words)

The case involved a claim by Steven Powley and his son Rodney, two members of the Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Métis community, who were asserting Métis hunting rights. (28 words)

British Jewish actress Bel Powley will play Miep, Jewish actor will star as Otto and Billie Boullet will take on the role of the young diarist, Anne. (27 words)

Example sentences (8)

British Jewish actress Bel Powley will play Miep, Jewish actor will star as Otto and Billie Boullet will take on the role of the young diarist, Anne.

Her grandmother spoke Yiddish with a heavy Irish accent and Powley said that her partner’s Dutch grandmother hid Jews under their floorboards during the Holocaust.

The couple met on the set of the 2017 film Mary Shelley, in which Booth played Percy Shelley and Powley played Claire Clairmont, Mary’s stepsister.

Much more perceptive, (Bel Powley), the heroic young woman who hid ’s family from the Nazis in Amsterdam.

One pointed a gun at Stoll as he remained seated while the other was seen scuffling with Powley.

Sources at the El Dorado Trading, 63 Da Silva Street, Newtown, yesterday said that the bandits had apparently trailed the miner, Deon Stoll, of Barima Avenue, Bel Air Park, Georgetown, who was in the company of Clayton Powley, of 326 Section ‘C’ Turkeyen.

Powley has since worked on several movies, apart from many appearances on TV and on the stage in London and on Broadway.

The case involved a claim by Steven Powley and his son Rodney, two members of the Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Métis community, who were asserting Métis hunting rights.

Common combinations with powley

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "powley" in a sentence?
An example: "British Jewish actress Bel Powley will play Miep, Jewish actor will star as Otto and Billie Boullet will take on the role of the young diarist, Anne." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "powley" from authentic English texts.
What does "powley" mean?
Powley means: A surname transferred from the given name.
How many example sentences with "powley" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "powley", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.