Explore Retief through 10+ example sentences from English. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Retief in a sentence
Using Retief
- In the example corpus, retief often appears in combinations such as: piet retief, retief goosen, retief commandos.
Context around Retief
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 6 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Retief
- In this selection, "retief" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, piet, champion, niel, goosen, commandos and odendaal stand out and add context to how "retief" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include da s retief odendaal was and davis love retief goosen ernie. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "retief" sits close to words such as aadi, aayush and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with retief
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Current Ombud Johan Retief explains how their role has evolved over the years. (13 words)
Two-time U.S. Open champion Retief Goosen (71), Steven Alker (65) and Dicky Pride (69) were 1 under. (19 words)
Under Lt. Col. Henry, this force managed to locate and capture the transport convoy of the Piet Retief Commandos. (19 words)
Amid the chaos, a scuffle broke out over control of the mic between EFF and DA councillors, and security had to be called in. The DA's Retief Odendaal was finally booted out of the city's highest office. (39 words)
This year, according to Sensei Johan Swart, 190 karateka participated in the grading and more than 250 karateka from Hluhluwe, Piet Retief, Paulpietersburg, Ladysmith, Dundee, Newcastle, Volksrust and Vryheid took part in the exercise. (34 words)
Page 401. Battle of Italeni main After the massacre of Piet Retief and his men by Dingane on 6 February 1838, a number of Voortrekker camps were also attacked by the Zulu impis. (33 words)
Example sentences (10)
Amid the chaos, a scuffle broke out over control of the mic between EFF and DA councillors, and security had to be called in. The DA's Retief Odendaal was finally booted out of the city's highest office.
Two-time U.S. Open champion Retief Goosen (71), Steven Alker (65) and Dicky Pride (69) were 1 under.
The business day last Friday, sponsored by Donnee Spring Water, was won by Christo Janse van Vuuren, Niel Retief, Rudi and Ilse Steyn on 93 points.
This year, according to Sensei Johan Swart, 190 karateka participated in the grading and more than 250 karateka from Hluhluwe, Piet Retief, Paulpietersburg, Ladysmith, Dundee, Newcastle, Volksrust and Vryheid took part in the exercise.
As I get older you’re seeing the next influx coming through like Paul, Jim Furyk, Phil Mickelson, Davis Love, Retief Goosen, Ernie Els, Angel Cabrera.
Current Ombud Johan Retief explains how their role has evolved over the years.
Battle of Blood River main Andries Pretorius filled the Voortrekker leadership vacuum, hoping to punish Dingane, retrieve stolen livestock and reclaim the land Dingane had granted to Retief.
On March 8, 1901, remnants of the Piet Retief Commandos, accompanied by women and children, were attacked by forces supposedly under Chief Ntshingila Simelano.
Page 401. Battle of Italeni main After the massacre of Piet Retief and his men by Dingane on 6 February 1838, a number of Voortrekker camps were also attacked by the Zulu impis.
Under Lt. Col. Henry, this force managed to locate and capture the transport convoy of the Piet Retief Commandos.
Common combinations with retief
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: