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Rorke in a sentence

Using Rorke

  • In the example corpus, rorke often appears in combinations such as: rorke drift, to rorke, andrew rorke.

Context around Rorke

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 29.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 5 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 13 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

andrew 2× named 1× dave 1× attacking 1×

Often after:

plowing 1×

Sentence patterns with Rorke

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

according to rorke 2× said andrew rorke a senior 2× action at rorke s drift 1× as o rorke and sub 1× attack on rorke s drift 1× captain dave rorke plowing over 1× defence of rorke s drift 1× down on rorke s drift 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

and as jobbik 1× as a result 1× at isandhlwana however 1× but those cheers 1× indeed the zulu 1× the extras were 1×

Common sentence endings:

rorke s drift 4× according to rorke 2× service in oxnard 2× score 49 10 1× the laois net 1× to destroy them 1×

Words around Rorke

Just before it in the word index:

rork 2 rorison 4 rorish 2 rorisang 3 rorik 3 rorie 3

Just after it in the word index:

roro 7 roronoa 6 rorquals 3 rorrer 2 rorris 3 rorschach 38

Similar in corpus frequency:

aanand 16 abcd 16 abdurrahman 16 aberdour 16 abergele 16 abg 16

Corpus analysis for Rorke

  • In this selection, "rorke" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 29.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, andrew, named, dave and plowing stand out and add context to how "rorke" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include according to rorke and said andrew rorke a senior. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "rorke" sits close to words such as aanand, abcd and abdurrahman, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with rorke

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

The reserves struck deeper, cutting off and pursuing fugitives, and eventually attacking Rorke's Drift. (15 words)

But those cheers were swiftly cut short as O’Rorke and sub David Keogh twice rattled the Laois net. (19 words)

The rain is expected to taper off in the afternoon, said Andrew Rorke, a senior forecaster with the National Weather Service in Oxnard. (23 words)

Longer example sentences

Among the 10 Victoria Cross awardees is James Langley Dalton, the assistant commissary in Lord Chelmsford’s force during the Zulu War and one of the 11 men who were honoured with the award following the January 1879 action at Rorke’s Drift. (43 words)

The Mariners showed their fighting spirit with Captain Dave Rorke plowing over to make it 42-10., but the last hurrah went to Teachers who finished the scoring with Chinua Smith scoring, and Simons converting to make the final score 49-10. (42 words)

As a result the notice - which had marked the awarding of 11 VCs to some of the men who took part in the defence of Rorke’s Drift against the army of the Zulu kingdom - was quickly erased. (38 words)

Example sentences (13)

Among the 10 Victoria Cross awardees is James Langley Dalton, the assistant commissary in Lord Chelmsford’s force during the Zulu War and one of the 11 men who were honoured with the award following the January 1879 action at Rorke’s Drift.

While South Africa was fast becoming globally recognised as a centre of animation, VFX and gaming excellence, “the local sector is not yet achieving this kind of growth or share of the global market”, according to Rorke.

The extras were proud of playing their brave forebears, although it took a while before they themselves plucked up the courage to act out the attack on Rorke's Drift.

But those cheers were swiftly cut short as O’Rorke and sub David Keogh twice rattled the Laois net.

One of the game’s major plot points revolves around a mercenary named Rorke who was betrayed by the Ghosts and now wants to destroy them.

The Mariners showed their fighting spirit with Captain Dave Rorke plowing over to make it 42-10., but the last hurrah went to Teachers who finished the scoring with Chinua Smith scoring, and Simons converting to make the final score 49-10.

The rain is expected to taper off in the afternoon, said Andrew Rorke, a senior forecaster with the National Weather Service in Oxnard.

The rain was expected to taper off in the afternoon, said Andrew Rorke, a senior forecaster with the National Weather Service in Oxnard.

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And as Jobbik tries to rebrand itself, Fidesz has become more extreme — it has “hijacked the rhetoric of the neo-Nazi Jobbik party,” according to Rorke.

As a result the notice - which had marked the awarding of 11 VCs to some of the men who took part in the defence of Rorke’s Drift against the army of the Zulu kingdom - was quickly erased.

At Isandhlwana however, the "classical" Zulu system struck gold, and after liquidating the British position, it was a relatively fresh reserve force that swept down on Rorke's Drift.

Indeed, the Zulu attacks on the British strongpoints at Rorke's Drift and at Kambula, (both bloody defeats) seemed to have been carried out by over-enthusiastic leaders and warriors despite contrary orders of the Zulu King, Cetshwayo.

The reserves struck deeper, cutting off and pursuing fugitives, and eventually attacking Rorke's Drift.

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Common combinations with rorke

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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