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Thain in a sentence

Related words

Thain | Thainstone | Thaine | Thainy

Thain meaning

A surname originating as an occupation.

Using Thain

  • The main meaning on this page is: A surname originating as an occupation.
  • In the example corpus, thain often appears in combinations such as: thain thain, thain of.

Context around Thain

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

shouted 1× dayna 1× james 1× first 1×

Often after:

came 1× carnivore 1× dragged 1× survived 1×

Sentence patterns with Thain

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

dayna thain carnivore keeper 1× elected a thain of the 1× he shouted thain thain to 1× heard how thain dragged his 1× office of thain came to 1× pilot james thain survived but 1× shouted thain thain to imitate 1× the first thain of the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

after the battle 1× dayna thain carnivore 1× newcastle crown court 1× on 12th october 1× the first thain 1× the pilot james 1×

Common sentence endings:

a real gun 1× five weeks later 1× month old child 1× of a formality 1× the oldbuck family 1× their own chieftains 1×

Words around Thain

Just before it in the word index:

thailand 1.667 thaiger 2 thaiday 2 thai 1.112 thagard 4 thag 9

Just after it in the word index:

thaine 2 thainstone 5 thainy 2 thair 4 thairo 3 thais 78

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaba 10 aafc 10 aaib 10 aalbers 10 abbate 10 abbesses 10

Corpus analysis for Thain

  • In this selection, "thain" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, shouted, dayna, james, came, carnivore and dragged stand out and add context to how "thain" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include dayna thain carnivore keeper and elected a thain of the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "thain" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with thain

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

The first Thain of the Shire was Bucca of the Marish, who founded the Oldbuck family. (16 words)

The pilot James Thain survived but co-pilot Captain Kenneth Rayment died from his injuries five weeks later. (18 words)

Dayna Thain, carnivore keeper at Chester Zoo, said: “These majestic animals are hanging on to survival by a thread in Sumatra. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

The Thain was in charge of Shire Moot and Muster and the Hobbitry-in-Arms, but as the Hobbits of the Shire generally led entirely peaceful, uneventful lives the office of Thain came to be seen as something of a formality. (41 words)

On 12th October, during the encounter, SHO Manoj Kumar’s revolver got jammed and to scare the criminals he shouted “thain thain” to imitate the voice of a real gun. (30 words)

After the battle, the kingdom of Arnor was destroyed, and in the absence of the king, the Hobbits elected a Thain of the Shire from among their own chieftains. (29 words)

Example sentences (7)

On 12th October, during the encounter, SHO Manoj Kumar’s revolver got jammed and to scare the criminals he shouted “thain thain” to imitate the voice of a real gun.

The Thain was in charge of Shire Moot and Muster and the Hobbitry-in-Arms, but as the Hobbits of the Shire generally led entirely peaceful, uneventful lives the office of Thain came to be seen as something of a formality.

Dayna Thain, carnivore keeper at Chester Zoo, said: “These majestic animals are hanging on to survival by a thread in Sumatra.

Newcastle Crown Court heard how Thain dragged his partner by her hair, threw objects at her and headbutted her during an argument about their eight-month-old child.

The pilot James Thain survived but co-pilot Captain Kenneth Rayment died from his injuries five weeks later.

After the battle, the kingdom of Arnor was destroyed, and in the absence of the king, the Hobbits elected a Thain of the Shire from among their own chieftains.

The first Thain of the Shire was Bucca of the Marish, who founded the Oldbuck family.

Common combinations with thain

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "thain" in a sentence?
An example: "On 12th October, during the encounter, SHO Manoj Kumar’s revolver got jammed and to scare the criminals he shouted “thain thain” to imitate the voice of a real gun." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "thain" from authentic English texts.
What does "thain" mean?
Thain means: A surname originating as an occupation.
How many example sentences with "thain" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "thain", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.