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Robben in a sentence

Using Robben

  • In the example corpus, robben often appears in combinations such as: robben island, on robben, arjen robben.

Context around Robben

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 7 start, 6 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

arjen 3× namely 1× dutchman 1× stephanie 1× isabel 1× welcomed 1×

Often after:

island 12× recently 1× playing 1×

Sentence patterns with Robben

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

africa are robben island 5 1× as arjen robben and frank 1× cell on robben island off 1× chance of robben playing in 1× community on robben island 1× decade on robben island made 1× died on robben island robert 1× dutchman robben 35 also 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

as i look 1× christo went to 1× corentin tolisso james 1× dutchman robben 35 1× hays high was 1× he added that 1×

Common sentence endings:

19 years old 1× a better player 1× also added 10 1× and victor verster 1× else living there 1× hamburger sv later 1×

Words around Robben

Just before it in the word index:

robbed 765 robba 4 robb 177 robathan 3 robatayaki 2 robata 6

Just after it in the word index:

robber 204 robberies 369 robbers 355 robbert 5 robberts 2 robbery 1.875

Similar in corpus frequency:

abaribe 41 abbasids 41 abstentions 41 acadians 41 acrisure 41 acrobats 41

Corpus analysis for Robben

  • In this selection, "robben" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, arjen, namely, dutchman, island, recently and playing stand out and add context to how "robben" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include africa are robben island 5 and as arjen robben and frank. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "robben" sits close to words such as abaribe, abbasids and abstentions, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with robben

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

Stephanie Robben and her twin boys at home in St. Louis. (11 words)

Christo went to Robben Island in 1978 when he was 19 years old. (13 words)

Schäfer welcomed Robben Island's response to the recommendations made in the report. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

Shea pegged Bishop Su’s estimated 40 years of confinement “by the Chinese government in secret detention without due process” as longer than Nelson Mandela’s imprisonment on Robben Island in South Africa, which lasted 27 years. (37 words)

Today the five largest islands off the West Coast of Southern Africa are Robben Island (~5 km), Dassen Island (~3 km), Possession Island (~ 1.8 km) and Seal Island and Penguin Island (both below 1 km). (36 words)

Corentin Tolisso, James Rodriguez, Arjen Robben and Sandro Wagner scored as the side came from behind to move an unassailable 20 points ahead of Schalke, which was defeated at Hamburger SV later. (32 words)

Example sentences (20)

In 2010, I was given a tour of Nelson Mandela’s former jail cell on Robben Island off Cape Town.

Today the five largest islands off the West Coast of Southern Africa are Robben Island (~5 km), Dassen Island (~3 km), Possession Island (~ 1.8 km) and Seal Island and Penguin Island (both below 1 km).

He was the glue that brought together the rural people and the urban community on Robben Island.

Christo went to Robben Island in 1978 when he was 19 years old.

Mandela served 27 years in prison, split between three prisons namely; Robben Island, Pollsmoor and Victor Verster.

Robben Island has long been plagued by internal strife and allegations of mismanagement, as well as troubles with its ferry service.

Robben recently moved into Walsh's house because she can't imagine anyone else living there.

Shea pegged Bishop Su’s estimated 40 years of confinement “by the Chinese government in secret detention without due process” as longer than Nelson Mandela’s imprisonment on Robben Island in South Africa, which lasted 27 years.

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As I look back at my time on Robben Island, I can identify lessons that I believe are applicable to new generation of leaders on the rise.

Dutchman Robben, 35, also bid farewell to the Bavarian giants at a press conference held on Tuesday.

He added that suiting up for famed Bayern, with legends such as Arjen Robben and Frank Ribery early on, still hasn’t sunk in — and is making him a better player.

He later came off for departing veteran Franck Ribery, who was making his final appearance for Bayern alongside fellow winger Arjen Robben.

Stephanie Robben and her twin boys at home in St. Louis.

The Pan Africanist Congress was not connected with the Communist Party, as the African National Congress was, and had a most remarkable leader who died on Robben Island—Robert Sobukwe.

The Sports Nippon daily said there was a "rapidly emerging" chance of Robben playing in Japan next season.

Corentin Tolisso, James Rodriguez, Arjen Robben and Sandro Wagner scored as the side came from behind to move an unassailable 20 points ahead of Schalke, which was defeated at Hamburger SV later.

Hays High was lead in scoring by Jaycee Dale who had 14. Junior Isabel Robben also added 10.

Racist policemen in the Eastern Cape could not bend Biko and a decade on Robben Island made Alexander even more committed in his radicalism.

Schäfer welcomed Robben Island's response to the recommendations made in the report.

She was married to Nelson Mandela for 38 years, including the 27 years he was imprisoned on Robben Island near Cape Town.

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Common combinations with robben

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

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