How do you use Terkel in a sentence? See 4 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Terkel meaning
A surname.
Using Terkel
- The main meaning on this page is: A surname.
- In the example corpus, terkel often appears in combinations such as: studs terkel.
Context around Terkel
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 4 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Terkel
- In this selection, "terkel" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 29.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, studs, style and saul stand out and add context to how "terkel" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include algren studs terkel saul bellow and by studs terkel on labor. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "terkel" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with terkel
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
In a 2006 interview with Stop Smiling magazine, Studs Terkel said of Bellow: "I didn't know him too well. (20 words)
Slim's poem, "The Lumberjack's Prayer" was recorded by Studs Terkel on labor singer Bucky Halker 's Don't Want Your Millions. (23 words)
Either stopping at Stuart Brent bookstores or hobnobbing with the master kibitzer at some point were Ernest Hemingway, Nelson Algren, Studs Terkel, Saul Bellow, Ben Hecht, Tennessee Williams, Gore Vidal and Katharine Hepburn. (33 words)
She adds that the choice, an unusual one for a memoir, allowed her to incorporate her own “Studs Terkel-style of documentary writing” into the text, while also helping her better understand something that happened when Garza herself was just a child. (42 words)
Either stopping at Stuart Brent bookstores or hobnobbing with the master kibitzer at some point were Ernest Hemingway, Nelson Algren, Studs Terkel, Saul Bellow, Ben Hecht, Tennessee Williams, Gore Vidal and Katharine Hepburn. (33 words)
Slim's poem, "The Lumberjack's Prayer" was recorded by Studs Terkel on labor singer Bucky Halker 's Don't Want Your Millions. (23 words)
Example sentences (4)
She adds that the choice, an unusual one for a memoir, allowed her to incorporate her own “Studs Terkel-style of documentary writing” into the text, while also helping her better understand something that happened when Garza herself was just a child.
Either stopping at Stuart Brent bookstores or hobnobbing with the master kibitzer at some point were Ernest Hemingway, Nelson Algren, Studs Terkel, Saul Bellow, Ben Hecht, Tennessee Williams, Gore Vidal and Katharine Hepburn.
In a 2006 interview with Stop Smiling magazine, Studs Terkel said of Bellow: "I didn't know him too well.
Slim's poem, "The Lumberjack's Prayer" was recorded by Studs Terkel on labor singer Bucky Halker 's Don't Want Your Millions.
Common combinations with terkel
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: