Explore Raban through 3 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Raban meaning
A surname.
Using Raban
- The main meaning on this page is: A surname.
Context around Raban
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Raban
- In this selection, "raban" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 29 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, jonathan, julia and wrote stand out and add context to how "raban" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include editor julia raban wrote based and invented for raban. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "raban" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with raban
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Often very humorous - I feel the word “mordant” was invented for Raban. (12 words)
But then I heard that one of my favourite travel writers, Jonathan Raban, had died and the impact which his gritty books have had on me over many a long year just had to take precedence. (36 words)
When Dacha gave Shakespeare's the same treatment in 2017, former Arts Calendar Editor Julia Raban wrote: "Based on the premise, you might expect a harried and unfinished production, but this show does not follow the rules of logic. (39 words)
When Dacha gave Shakespeare's the same treatment in 2017, former Arts Calendar Editor Julia Raban wrote: "Based on the premise, you might expect a harried and unfinished production, but this show does not follow the rules of logic. (39 words)
But then I heard that one of my favourite travel writers, Jonathan Raban, had died and the impact which his gritty books have had on me over many a long year just had to take precedence. (36 words)
Often very humorous - I feel the word “mordant” was invented for Raban. (12 words)
Example sentences (3)
But then I heard that one of my favourite travel writers, Jonathan Raban, had died and the impact which his gritty books have had on me over many a long year just had to take precedence.
When Dacha gave Shakespeare's the same treatment in 2017, former Arts Calendar Editor Julia Raban wrote: "Based on the premise, you might expect a harried and unfinished production, but this show does not follow the rules of logic.
Often very humorous - I feel the word “mordant” was invented for Raban.