How do you use Savile in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Savile in a sentence
Savile meaning
A surname.
Using Savile
- The main meaning on this page is: A surname.
- In the example corpus, savile often appears in combinations such as: jimmy savile, savile row, savile in.
Context around Savile
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 11 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Savile
- In this selection, "savile" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, jimmy, proving, smart, row, street and runabout stand out and add context to how "savile" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include about jimmy savile in his and beat jimmy savile to a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "savile" sits close to words such as aar, aarons and abdulla, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with savile
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Coogan as Savile in The Reckoning. (6 words)
The flamboyant former superstar once boasted he 'beat Jimmy Savile to a pulp'. (13 words)
Larry's Fish Bar, Savile Street, Hull, won a Fryers Quality Award in April 1999. (15 words)
He says Hogan-Howe, whom he describes as the ‘villain and the coward of my life’, encouraged liars and fantasists to come forward when, in the wake of the Savile scandal, the Met in effect said ‘accuse celebrities and you will be believed’. (43 words)
Yesterday we reported the Society of Editors saying that the new laws would have prevented reporting of allegations against the broadcaster Jimmy Savile in the province, whose multiple sex crimes only emerged after his death in 2012. (37 words)
Meirion Jones, who led the dropped investigation, said: 'I still don't think they have dealt with the problem and really confronted how they covered up for Savile, and again when the Newsnight investigation was dropped. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
Coogan as Savile in The Reckoning.
Despite its findings, the report said: 'We have no way of proving Savile's claims that he interfered with the bodies of the deceased patients in the mortuary in this way'.
It has been suggested by many that, in Savile’s mind, his good deeds outweighed his heinous bad.
It seems likely that Coogan’s profile as both an actor and comic contributed to the questions raised ahead of his portrayal of Savile.
Jeremy Vine has pledged his support to fellow victims of the online stalker Alex Belfield, who he describes as the 'Jimmy Savile of trolling'.
Meirion Jones, who led the dropped investigation, said: 'I still don't think they have dealt with the problem and really confronted how they covered up for Savile, and again when the Newsnight investigation was dropped.
Peter Kay talks about Jimmy Savile in his new book T.V - Big Adventures on the Small Screen.
Referencing an expert in his book in which he says that 'depending on your point of view, I either made a revealing programme about or failed to make a revealing programme' about Savile.
Tourists in the city for the King's ceremonial ascension to the throne will be able to spot the flags around Savile Row, part of St James, Old Burlington Street and Clifford Street.
Well, this is Velar which is the smart Savile Row version compared to its more popular siblings.
Yesterday we reported the Society of Editors saying that the new laws would have prevented reporting of allegations against the broadcaster Jimmy Savile in the province, whose multiple sex crimes only emerged after his death in 2012.
In one instance, Savile was brought in to give PR advice to the royal family after Andrew made insensitive comments about the Lockerbie bombing during a visit to the disaster site in 1988.
Larry's Fish Bar, Savile Street, Hull, won a Fryers Quality Award in April 1999.
More than 5,000 potential monikers had been suggested, including the forgettable options Savile, Runabout, Detroiter, and Beaver.
On Savile Row, the street that’s synonymous with men’s tailoring, space is opening up more and more for women.
The flamboyant former superstar once boasted he 'beat Jimmy Savile to a pulp'.
They hire pedophiles,” presumably referring to the Jimmy Savile and Huw Edwards scandals that rocked the broadcaster.
Another friend went even further, naming a woman that Savile knew and the hotel where they had met.
He says Hogan-Howe, whom he describes as the ‘villain and the coward of my life’, encouraged liars and fantasists to come forward when, in the wake of the Savile scandal, the Met in effect said ‘accuse celebrities and you will be believed’.
William Skinner, managing director of Savile Row tailor Dege & Skinner, thinks the government shouldn't be closing shops at all, arguing they aren't a major source of infection with proper social distancing in place.
Common combinations with savile
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- jimmy savile 10×
- savile row 5×
- savile in 3×
- of savile 2×
- savile and 2×
- savile scandal 2×