How do you use Tóibín in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts.
Tóibín in a sentence
Using Tóibín
- In the example corpus, tóibín often appears in combinations such as: colm tóibín, peadar tóibín.
Context around Tóibín
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 2 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 13 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Tóibín
- In this selection, "tóibín" 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, colm, peadar, deputy, told, claimed and went stand out and add context to how "tóibín" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include after graduating tóibín went to and colm tóibín wrote throughout. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "tóibín" sits close to words such as aaronson, abai and abass, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with tóibín
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Colm Tóibín wrote, "throughout his career there have been poems of simple evocation and description. (15 words)
Peadar (Tóibín TD) was the only one to come out at the referendum and say no. (16 words)
The number of Gardaí policing our roads has fallen a colossal 36 per cent since 2009,” said Deputy Tóibín. (19 words)
A charming melodrama based on Colm Tóibín’s bestselling novel, is set in the 1950s and stars Saoirse Ronan as Eilis Lacey, a young Wexford woman who lives with her mother and works part-time in a local shop. (39 words)
Mr Tóibín told Newstalk Breakfast that while most people in the country wanted to help those fleeing war, violence or hunger, the State had a responsibility to do so in a “sustainable and sensible” fashion. (35 words)
Aontú leader TD Peadar Tóibín said there is a “serious problem” in the lack of capacity and added that he is “concerned” capacity issues are influencing judges in terms of sentencing. (31 words)
Example sentences (13)
A charming melodrama based on Colm Tóibín’s bestselling novel, is set in the 1950s and stars Saoirse Ronan as Eilis Lacey, a young Wexford woman who lives with her mother and works part-time in a local shop.
Mr Tóibín told Newstalk Breakfast that while most people in the country wanted to help those fleeing war, violence or hunger, the State had a responsibility to do so in a “sustainable and sensible” fashion.
The number of Gardaí policing our roads has fallen a colossal 36 per cent since 2009,” said Deputy Tóibín.
Aontú leader TD Peadar Tóibín said there is a “serious problem” in the lack of capacity and added that he is “concerned” capacity issues are influencing judges in terms of sentencing.
Peadar (Tóibín TD) was the only one to come out at the referendum and say no.
People who have been overpaid social welfare have a liability to refund the overpayment, she added in response to a question from Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín.
But the impact of what the late Niall Tóibín, one of the “Hard Lads”, referred to as the “cloistral conditions” in Dingle is powerfully brought home.
Domhnall Gleeson (left) and Saoirse Ronan in a scene from the film adaptation of Colm Tóibín’s novel Brooklyn.
In a separate letter of objection, Tóibín claimed the development would “destroy an essential part of Ireland’s cultural history”.
After graduating, Tóibín went to live in Barcelona for six years and has divided his time between Dublin and the US since then.
To my surprise, although Tóibín concedes it sounds as ludicrous as the time “Mrs Thatcher said that Northern Ireland was as British as Finchley.
Colm Tóibín wrote, "throughout his career there have been poems of simple evocation and description.
Writer Colm Tóibín described Human Chain as "his best single volume for many years, and one that contains some of the best poems he has written..
Common combinations with tóibín
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: