Explore Richard through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
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Richard meaning
- A male given name from the Germanic languages.
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
Using Richard
- The main meaning on this page is: A male given name from the Germanic languages. | A surname originating as a patronymic.
- In the example corpus, richard often appears in combinations such as: and richard, richard iii, richard the.
Context around Richard
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 13 start, 7 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Richard
- In this selection, "richard" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, little, est, company, wagner, roe and horgan stand out and add context to how "richard" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include in a richard curtis movie, 1860 when richard trench died, richard iii, kendall richard and richard nixon. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "richard" sits close to words such as joint, positions and australian, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with richard
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist Richard Horgan is an avid high walker (Richard Horgan/PA). (14 words)
Richard Kweitsu Richard Kweitsu is a PhD student in political science at the University of Florida. (16 words)
Born Richard Penniman, Dec. 5, 1932, Little Richard was raised in the church in his native Macon, GA. (18 words)
Kendall, Richard the Third, p. 537 Six years after Richard's death, in 1491, a schoolmaster named William Burton, on hearing a defence of Richard, launched into a diatribe, accusing the dead King of being 'a hypocrite and a crookback. (40 words)
This usage is mocked in the 1834 English song "John Doe and Richard Roe": Two giants live in Britain's land, John Doe and Richard Roe, Who always travel hand in hand, John Doe and Richard Roe. (37 words)
Ashdown-Hill, The Last Days of Richard III Both of Richard's illegitimate children survived him, but they seem to have died without issue and their fate after Richard's demise at Bosworth is not certain. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
Nationstar Mortgage LLC, Champion Mortgage Company, Richard Rosenberg Est., Richard H. Rosenberg Est., Richard Herbert Rosenberg Est. and Richard H. Rosenberg to Federal National Mortgage Association.
Ashdown-Hill, The Last Days of Richard III Both of Richard's illegitimate children survived him, but they seem to have died without issue and their fate after Richard's demise at Bosworth is not certain.
Kendall, Richard the Third, p. 537 Six years after Richard's death, in 1491, a schoolmaster named William Burton, on hearing a defence of Richard, launched into a diatribe, accusing the dead King of being 'a hypocrite and a crookback.
Museums The Richard Wagner Festival Hall on the Green Hill in Bayreuth * The Richard Wagner Museum at Wahnfried House was the residence of Richard Wagner and his family's home until 1966.
This usage is mocked in the 1834 English song "John Doe and Richard Roe": Two giants live in Britain's land, John Doe and Richard Roe, Who always travel hand in hand, John Doe and Richard Roe.
Consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist Richard Horgan is an avid high walker (Richard Horgan/PA).
Eleven days later, President Richard M. Nixon met with Richard Helms, the C.I.A. director, and ordered the agency to carry out covert operations to impede Mr. Allende’s inauguration.
He flew to Florida in late January to bring Fritznel Richard's ashes to his wife Guenda and to attend Richard's funeral in Naples.
Little Richard: I Am Everything filmmaker Lisa Cortes claims that would sometimes act as a stand-in for Little Richard.
PC Gibson, however, added that Richard did not meet the requirements for detention under S136 - and that nothing Richard said had indicated that suicide was a reasonable possibility.
Richard Kweitsu Richard Kweitsu is a PhD student in political science at the University of Florida.
However, Jennie was quick to correct him, stating to both Richard and co-host Kate Garraway that it has actually been 23 years since she first graced the cobbles of Weatherfield, prompting an apology from Richard.
I figured that it’s charming when I do it, like a lovable toff in a Richard Curtis movie, but when others do it they’re bad people, like mean toffs in a Richard Curtis movie.
In 1985, brothers Richard, Victor and Joseph DiSanti decided to hit the links on Father’s Day weekend as a special tribute to their late father, Richard V. DiSanti.
It was not until 1860 when Richard Trench died, that his wife’s papers were passed to their son, the Rev Richard Chenevix Trench, who was then Dean of Westminster.
Richard Carrington and Richard Hodgson were studying sun spots when a phenomenon happened that had never been observed by humans.
Tom was pre-deceased by his parents Anna and James, brothers John (Doris), James (Helen), William, Richard (Carmella), and sisters Regina (Richard) and Marie (Floyd).
Born Richard Penniman, Dec. 5, 1932, Little Richard was raised in the church in his native Macon, GA.
On the heels of Liev Schreiber () and Demi Singleton () joining the Richard Williams drama King Richard starring Will Smith, reports that Dylan McDermott has also boarded the production.
Richard took over a defense in Seattle with Richard Sherman, Earl Thomas, Bobby Wagner, Kam Chancellor, KJ Wright, Michael Bennett, and more.
Phrases with richard
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with richard
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- and richard 18×
- richard iii 12×
- richard the 10×
- richard and 10×
- of richard 9×
- kendall richard 6×
- richard was 6×
- the richard 5×
- that richard 5×
- by richard 5×