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Using Stanwyck

  • In the example corpus, stanwyck often appears in combinations such as: stanwyck was, barbara stanwyck, and stanwyck.

Context around Stanwyck

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 10 start, 7 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

barbara 3× martha 1× left 1× 1942 1× yet 1× 1944 1× indemnity 1× wise 1× movie 1× punched 1×

Often after:

role 1× unable 1× brought 1× recalled 1× served 1× won 1×

Sentence patterns with Stanwyck

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

3 yet stanwyck was known 1× and barbara stanwyck 1× double indemnity stanwyck brought out 1× gable punched stanwyck in the 1× he and stanwyck had arranged 1× in 1944 stanwyck was the 1× in the stanwyck role is 1× opposite barbara stanwyck in preston 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a 1953 remake 1× a botched abortion 1× cherryman had become 1× film career in 1× frank capra said 1× hannsberry 2009 p 1×

Common sentence endings:

a screen test 1× and barbara stanwyck 1× and demanding expectations 1× any film set 1× arranged to meet 1× as a presenter 1×

Words around Stanwyck

Just before it in the word index:

stanwood 23 stanwix 4 stanwick 8 stanwell 7 stanway 20 stanvac 3

Just after it in the word index:

stany 2 stanytsia 2 stanza 153 stanzas 53 stap 3 stape 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaj 27 aal 27 aalto 27 abn 27 abo 27 absalom 27

Corpus analysis for Stanwyck

  • In this selection, "stanwyck" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, barbara, martha, left, role, unable and brought stand out and add context to how "stanwyck" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 3 yet stanwyck was known and and barbara stanwyck. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "stanwyck" sits close to words such as aaj, aal and aalto, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with stanwyck

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

In the movie, Stanwyck's character plotted her husband's murder. (11 words)

In 1944, Stanwyck was the highest-paid woman in the United States. (12 words)

Stanwyck was hesitant to remarry after the failure of her first marriage. (12 words)

Longer example sentences

In Hugo Fregonese 's action adventure film Blowing Wild (1953) with Barbara Stanwyck, he plays a wildcatter in Mexico who gets involved with an oil company executive and his unscrupulous wife with whom he once had an affair. (38 words)

McGilligan, pages 25–36 Night Nurse was actually released three months after The Public Enemy, and Gable punched Stanwyck in the film, knocking her character unconscious, then carried her across the hall, where she woke up later. (37 words)

It’s a tangled web, as they say, and all stemming from a childhood act of violence to which Martha (Stanwyck) was driven when her abusive aunt started beating her kitten with a cane. (34 words)

Example sentences (20)

In 1953, Hollywood reaped success from the tragedy in a highly fictionalized film account of “Titanic,” starring Clifton Webb and Barbara Stanwyck.

It’s a tangled web, as they say, and all stemming from a childhood act of violence to which Martha (Stanwyck) was driven when her abusive aunt started beating her kitten with a cane.

A 1953 remake of So Big starring Jane Wyman in the Stanwyck role is the version most often seen today.

A botched abortion at age fifteen had resulted in complications which left Stanwyck unable to have children, according to her biographer.

Cherryman had become ill early in 1928 and his doctor advised him to take a sea voyage to Paris where he and Stanwyck had arranged to meet.

Film career In The Gay Sisters (1942) Stanwyck's first sound film was The Locked Door (1929), followed by Mexicali Rose, released in the same year.

Frank Capra said of Stanwyck: "She was destined to be beloved by all directors, actors, crews and extras.

Hannsberry 2009, p. 3. Yet, Stanwyck was known for her accessibility and kindness to the backstage crew on any film set.

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He then played opposite Barbara Stanwyck in Preston Sturges ' The Lady Eve (1941), and again teamed with Tierney in the successful screwball comedy Rings on Her Fingers (1942).

In 1944, Stanwyck was the highest-paid woman in the United States.

In Double Indemnity, Stanwyck brought out the cruel nature of the "grim, unflinching murderess," marking her as the "most notorious femme" in the film noir genre.

In Hugo Fregonese 's action adventure film Blowing Wild (1953) with Barbara Stanwyck, he plays a wildcatter in Mexico who gets involved with an oil company executive and his unscrupulous wife with whom he once had an affair.

In the film, Cooper plays a sheltered, intellectual linguist who is writing an encyclopedia with six other scientists, and hires street-wise Stanwyck to help them with modern slang terms.

In the movie, Stanwyck's character plotted her husband's murder.

McGilligan, pages 25–36 Night Nurse was actually released three months after The Public Enemy, and Gable punched Stanwyck in the film, knocking her character unconscious, then carried her across the hall, where she woke up later.

Shortly after Holden's death, Stanwyck recalled the moment when receiving her honorary Oscar: "A few years ago I stood on this stage with William Holden as a presenter.

Stanwyck served as support and adviser to the younger Taylor, a transplant from a small Nebraska town, guiding his career and acclimating him to the sophisticated Hollywood culture.

Stanwyck was hesitant to remarry after the failure of her first marriage.

Stanwyck was reportedly one of the many actresses considered for the role of Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind (1939), although she did not receive a screen test.

Stanwyck won custody of their adoptive son whom she had raised with a strict authoritarian hand and demanding expectations.

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Common combinations with stanwyck

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

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