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Quaintance is an English word. Below you'll find 7 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Quaintance in a sentence

Quaintance meaning

A surname.

Using Quaintance

  • The main meaning on this page is: A surname.
  • In the example corpus, quaintance often appears in combinations such as: kathryn quaintance.

Context around Quaintance

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

kathryn 3× see 1×

Often after:

initially 1× sentenced 1× set 1×

Sentence patterns with Quaintance

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

could see quaintance going for 1× judge kathryn quaintance sentenced the 1× judge kathryn quaintance set a 1× judge kathryn quaintance to free 1× quaintance also denied 1× quaintance initially visited 1× quaintance said the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

but judge kathryn 1× defense attorney tom 1× hennepin county district 1× quaintance also denied 1× quaintance initially visited 1× quaintance said the 1×

Common sentence endings:

about unconscious bias 1× against mohamed noor 1× of her hands 1× state and usf 1× to anyplace else 1× under state guidelines 1×

Words around Quaintance

Just before it in the word index:

quaint 203 quainoo 2 quaine 3 quain 3 quails 8 quaile 2

Just after it in the word index:

quaintly 4 quaintness 3 quaintrelle 2 quaison 2 quaithe 2 quak 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaba 10 aafc 10 aaib 10 aalbers 10 abbate 10 abbesses 10

Corpus analysis for Quaintance

  • In this selection, "quaintance" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 20.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, kathryn, see, initially, sentenced and set stand out and add context to how "quaintance" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include could see quaintance going for and judge kathryn quaintance sentenced the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "quaintance" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with quaintance

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

Quaintance said the matter was out of her hands. (9 words)

Quaintance initially visited Florida, Kentucky, Louisville, Memphis, Missouri, Ohio State and USF. (12 words)

Quaintance also denied a defense request to show potential jurors a video about unconscious bias. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

Defense attorney Tom Plunkett asked Hennepin County District Judge Kathryn Quaintance to free Noor on his own recognizance, saying he isn’t a flight risk, has a young family and no connections to anyplace else. (35 words)

Hennepin County District Judge Kathryn Quaintance set a trial date of April 1 after finding that there is probable cause for the criminal case to proceed against Mohamed Noor. (29 words)

But she also said she could see Quaintance going for the four-year recommended sentence for manslaughter — or no prison time at all. (23 words)

Example sentences (7)

Quaintance initially visited Florida, Kentucky, Louisville, Memphis, Missouri, Ohio State and USF.

But Judge Kathryn Quaintance sentenced the 33-year-old to a sentence identical to the recommendation under state guidelines.

But she also said she could see Quaintance going for the four-year recommended sentence for manslaughter — or no prison time at all.

Quaintance also denied a defense request to show potential jurors a video about unconscious bias.

Quaintance said the matter was out of her hands.

Defense attorney Tom Plunkett asked Hennepin County District Judge Kathryn Quaintance to free Noor on his own recognizance, saying he isn’t a flight risk, has a young family and no connections to anyplace else.

Hennepin County District Judge Kathryn Quaintance set a trial date of April 1 after finding that there is probable cause for the criminal case to proceed against Mohamed Noor.

Common combinations with quaintance

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "quaintance" in a sentence?
An example: "Quaintance initially visited Florida, Kentucky, Louisville, Memphis, Missouri, Ohio State and USF." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "quaintance" from authentic English texts.
What does "quaintance" mean?
Quaintance means: A surname.
How many example sentences with "quaintance" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "quaintance", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.