Get to know Summerson better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning.
Summerson in a sentence
Summerson meaning
A surname transferred from the given name.
Using Summerson
- The main meaning on this page is: A surname transferred from the given name.
- In the example corpus, summerson often appears in combinations such as: john summerson.
Context around Summerson
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 10 start, 3 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 14 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Summerson
- In this selection, "summerson" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, john, london, colonies, inigo, 266 and 115 stand out and add context to how "summerson" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 73 76 summerson 46 corridor and especially london summerson 266 269. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "summerson" sits close to words such as aaronson, abai and abass, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with summerson
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
This is the stated opinion of Sir John Summerson. (9 words)
Musson, 73-76; Summerson, 46 Corridor plans became universal inside larger houses. (12 words)
Summerson, 14-15 It is also normally the cheapest of the orders to use. (14 words)
Similar houses, often referred to as "villas" became common around the fringes of the larger cities, especially London, Summerson, 266-269 and detached houses in towns remained common, though only the very rich could afford them in central London. (39 words)
This formula shocked purists and foreigners, but became accepted and was very widely copied, at home and in the colonies, Summerson, 64-70 for example at St Andrew's Church, Chennai in India. (33 words)
John Summerson, Inigo Jones (Penguin books, 1966) Chronicler of Stuart London, Samuel Pepys In January 1642 five members of parliament whom the King wished to arrest were granted refuge in the City. (32 words)
Example sentences (14)
John Summerson, Inigo Jones (Penguin books, 1966) Chronicler of Stuart London, Samuel Pepys In January 1642 five members of parliament whom the King wished to arrest were granted refuge in the City.
Musson, 73-76; Summerson, 46 Corridor plans became universal inside larger houses.
Similar houses, often referred to as "villas" became common around the fringes of the larger cities, especially London, Summerson, 266-269 and detached houses in towns remained common, though only the very rich could afford them in central London.
Summerson, 115-120 Barracks and other less prestigious buildings could be as functional as the mills and factories that were growing increasingly large by the end of the period.
Summerson, 13-15, 126 Spacing the triglyphs The spacing of the triglyphs caused problems which took some time to resolve.
Summerson, 14-15 It is also normally the cheapest of the orders to use.
Summerson, 19-21 Lintel beams further In architecture, a post-and-lintel or trabeated system refers to the use of horizontal beams or lintels which are borne up by columns or posts.
Summerson, 212-221 Public buildings Public buildings generally varied between the extremes of plain boxes with grid windows and Italian Late Renaissance palaces, depending on budget.
Summerson, 26-28, 73-86 Even the wealthy were persuaded to live in these in town, especially if provided with a square of garden in front of the house.
Summerson, 44-45 Town terraced houses for all social classes remained resolutely tall and narrow, each dwelling occupying the whole height of the building.
Summerson, 45 In the period in question, only in Edinburgh were working-class purpose-built tenements common, though lodgers were common in other cities.
Summerson, p. 19. However, the resemblances are there: while the façades are not so long as those of Versailles, they have similar, seemingly unstoppable repetitive rhythms beneath a long flat skyline.
This formula shocked purists and foreigners, but became accepted and was very widely copied, at home and in the colonies, Summerson, 64-70 for example at St Andrew's Church, Chennai in India.
This is the stated opinion of Sir John Summerson.
Common combinations with summerson
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: