How do you use Riband in a sentence? See 9 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like ribbon, plus the exact meaning.
Riband in a sentence
Riband meaning
- Archaic form of ribbon.
- A narrow diminutive of the bend, thinner than a bendlet.
Synonyms of Riband
Using Riband
- The main meaning on this page is: Archaic form of ribbon. | A narrow diminutive of the bend, thinner than a bendlet.
- Useful related words include: ribband, ribbon.
- In the example corpus, riband often appears in combinations such as: blue riband.
Context around Riband
- Average sentence length in these examples: 30.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 7 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Riband
- In this selection, "riband" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 30.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, blue, event, bar and hazelnut stand out and add context to how "riband" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include called blue riband hazelnut with and s blue riband event produced. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "riband" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with riband
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The Rocket has won the title seven times and chases a record eighth victory in the blue-riband event this time around. (22 words)
Nestle said one new product will be a variation on the Blue Riband bar - a biscuit called Blue Riband Hazelnut with hazelnut filling layered between the wafers. (27 words)
One of their members, Anna, retained the Blue Riband Tazza for the most outstanding handcraft exhibit with her three favourite crafts displayed on a 12-inch cake board. (28 words)
The 31-year-old, bidding to equal Roger Federer’s record of six titles at the ATP’s blue-riband event, produced an immaculate display to tame American giant John Isner, who was making his tournament debut, 6-4 6-3. (41 words)
The company stated that the four liners were of the renowned Kaiser class and decided to market them as the Four Flyers, a reference to their speed and associations with the Blue Riband. (33 words)
She was also the world’s fastest ship and in August 1936 captured the Blue Riband – awarded to the fastest ship to cross the Atlantic – with a top speed of 30 knots. (32 words)
Example sentences (9)
Nestle said one new product will be a variation on the Blue Riband bar - a biscuit called Blue Riband Hazelnut with hazelnut filling layered between the wafers.
One of their members, Anna, retained the Blue Riband Tazza for the most outstanding handcraft exhibit with her three favourite crafts displayed on a 12-inch cake board.
The Rocket has won the title seven times and chases a record eighth victory in the blue-riband event this time around.
She was also the world’s fastest ship and in August 1936 captured the Blue Riband – awarded to the fastest ship to cross the Atlantic – with a top speed of 30 knots.
He beat Young Rascal by six lengths at Nottingham last year and was second in Epsom’s Blue Riband Trial, beaten a head by a canny ride from Frankie Dettori.
The 31-year-old, bidding to equal Roger Federer’s record of six titles at the ATP’s blue-riband event, produced an immaculate display to tame American giant John Isner, who was making his tournament debut, 6-4 6-3.
Limerick has won the Irish Senior Cup, the blue riband event of Irish amateur golf, on four occasions and was the first Irish club to win the European Club Championship, in 1980.
Quickly established on the Atlantic, she gained the Blue Riband for Germany, a notable prize for the quickest trip from Europe to America which had been previously dominated by the British.
The company stated that the four liners were of the renowned Kaiser class and decided to market them as the Four Flyers, a reference to their speed and associations with the Blue Riband.
Common combinations with riband
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: