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Profumo in a sentence

Using Profumo

  • In the example corpus, profumo often appears in combinations such as: the profumo, profumo affair, john profumo.

Context around Profumo

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 3 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

john 2× david 1× ended 1× notorious 1×

Often after:

affair 3× resigned 2× son 1× storm 1× family 1× overcome 1×

Sentence patterns with Profumo

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

after the profumo storm had 1× around the profumo affair and 1× author david profumo son of 1× before john profumo resigned in 1× during the profumo affair 1× politician john profumo it became 1× profumo overcome by 1× relationship ended profumo resigned from 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a reversal began 1× after their relationship 1× but three years 1× in other words 1× it might sound 1× over the decades 1×

Common sentence endings:

and in secret 1× confront the queen 1× end of london 1× figure of ward 1× in the 1960s 1× it became iconic 1×

Words around Profumo

Just before it in the word index:

profs 19 profoundness 1 profoundly 378 profoundest 2 profound 1.267 proforma 2

Just after it in the word index:

profund 11 profunda 2 profundis 6 profundities 2 profundity 27 profundo 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aanholt 13 aave 13 abati 13 abbeville 13 abcc 13 abelard 13

Corpus analysis for Profumo

  • In this selection, "profumo" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 24.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, john, david, ended, affair, resigned and son stand out and add context to how "profumo" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include after the profumo storm had and around the profumo affair and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "profumo" sits close to words such as aanholt, aave and abati, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with profumo

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

The revival of interest in the affair upset the Profumo family. (11 words)

Previous members of the club included author David Profumo, son of Sixties sex scandal Tory minister John, and TV's Loyd Grossman. (22 words)

After their relationship ended, Profumo resigned from government and parliament after admitting his impropriety, which tarnished the reputation of the Conservative Party. (22 words)

Longer example sentences

In other words, Lord Denning could assuage his judicial conscience by informing the PM of Marples’ behaviour and vulnerability to blackmail – but only after the Profumo storm had passed and in secret. (32 words)

It might sound simple enough, but given that the photograph was taken at the height of Keeler’s notoriety, due to her relationship with married politician John Profumo, it became iconic. (31 words)

Profumo, overcome by shame at the exposure of his misconduct, spent the rest of his life atoning for his sins with charitable work in the poverty-stricken East End of London. (31 words)

Example sentences (10)

But three years before John Profumo resigned in disgrace from Harold Macmillan's government, the then War Secretary was being urged to confront the Queen.

Previous members of the club included author David Profumo, son of Sixties sex scandal Tory minister John, and TV's Loyd Grossman.

After their relationship ended, Profumo resigned from government and parliament after admitting his impropriety, which tarnished the reputation of the Conservative Party.

A reversal began in the United Kingdom in 1963, led by William Hill Sports Book, after Prime Minister Harold McMillan’s resignation during the Profumo Affair.

In other words, Lord Denning could assuage his judicial conscience by informing the PM of Marples’ behaviour and vulnerability to blackmail – but only after the Profumo storm had passed and in secret.

It might sound simple enough, but given that the photograph was taken at the height of Keeler’s notoriety, due to her relationship with married politician John Profumo, it became iconic.

Over the decades, I often contemplated writing a musical around the Profumo Affair, and every time I came back to the central figure of Ward.

The six-part BBC series recalls the notorious Profumo Affair, which saw a government toppled after a scandal was unearthed in the 1960s.

The revival of interest in the affair upset the Profumo family.

Profumo, overcome by shame at the exposure of his misconduct, spent the rest of his life atoning for his sins with charitable work in the poverty-stricken East End of London.

Common combinations with profumo

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

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