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Thornberry in a sentence

Thornberry meaning

A surname.

Using Thornberry

  • The main meaning on this page is: A surname.
  • In the example corpus, thornberry often appears in combinations such as: emily thornberry, mac thornberry, ms thornberry.

Context around Thornberry

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 13 start, 5 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

emily 9× caught 1× mackenzie 1× con 1× piece 1×

Often after:

told 2× animal 1× ruddy 1× failed 1× set 1×

Sentence patterns with Thornberry

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

about ms thornberry who had 1× and emily thornberry also reached 1× and emily thornberry are just 1× and mackenzie thornberry ruddy were 1× bailey ms thornberry and sir 1× con thornberry is retiring 1× derbyshire caught thornberry in the 1× emily thornberry failed to 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

asked how she 1× but shadow foreign 1× con thornberry is 1× derbyshire caught thornberry 1× emily thornberry failed 1× emily thornberry has 1×

Common sentence endings:

13 january deadline 1× about the row 1× becomes a knight 1× by international law 1× carnival in may 1× defeat since 1935 1×

Words around Thornberry

Just before it in the word index:

thornber 2 thornaby 15 thorn 189 thormeyer 2 thorm 4 thorley 13

Just after it in the word index:

thornblade 2 thornbridge 2 thornburg 8 thornburgh 3 thornbury 23 thornbush 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

acapulco 74 adrenal 74 alignments 74 amb 74 amore 74 anaesthetic 74

Corpus analysis for Thornberry

  • In this selection, "thornberry" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, emily, caught, mackenzie, told, animal and ruddy stand out and add context to how "thornberry" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include about ms thornberry who had and and emily thornberry also reached. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "thornberry" sits close to words such as acapulco, adrenal and alignments, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with thornberry

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 Right Honourable Emily Thornberry MP. (6 words)

Miles is being cared for by Thornberry Animal Sanctuary. (9 words)

Con. Thornberry is retiring after 26 years in Congress. (9 words)

Longer example sentences

But Shadow Foreign Secretary Emily Thornberry said 'it stinks to high heaven' and accused Mr Raab of misleading the Dunn family and Parliament or being 'grossly incompetent' in allowing Sacoolas to flee in the days following the accident. (38 words)

Pressed again on his candidacy, Mr Holden again began talking about Ms Thornberry, who had earlier appeared to accept that state school class sizes may go up if parents took the children out of the private system. (37 words)

On Friday, Mr Thornberry set out her stall in her hometown of Guildford, where she warned that Labour faces "a long, tough road back to power" after the party suffered its worst general election defeat since 1935. (37 words)

Example sentences (20)

Derbyshire caught Thornberry in the open after the politician stressed the importance of democracies abiding by international law.

Miles is being cared for by Thornberry Animal Sanctuary.

Tessa Hill, Clancy Simmons and Mackenzie Thornberry-Ruddy were all named in the NSW under 12 team after strong showings at a carnival in May.

Thornberry told Radio 4’s Any Questions: “I heard a lot of people criticising it, and a lot of people who I like and respect criticising it and saying they felt very uncomfortable about it.

Asked how she had felt about the snub, Ms Thornberry told Sky News: “I was very disappointed.

Political figures were recognised for their public service, including Labour MP Emily Thornberry, who becomes a dame, and former West Midlands mayor Andy Street, who becomes a knight.

Pressed again on his candidacy, Mr Holden again began talking about Ms Thornberry, who had earlier appeared to accept that state school class sizes may go up if parents took the children out of the private system.

The Right Honourable Emily Thornberry MP.

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But Shadow Foreign Secretary Emily Thornberry said 'it stinks to high heaven' and accused Mr Raab of misleading the Dunn family and Parliament or being 'grossly incompetent' in allowing Sacoolas to flee in the days following the accident.

Con. Thornberry is retiring after 26 years in Congress.

Emily Thornberry failed to attract the required number of members.

Emily Thornberry has been dogged by claims of snobbery towards working-class voters for years.

Four other candidates – Rebecca Long-Bailey, Jess Phillips, Lisa Nandy and Emily Thornberry – also reached the threshold of 22 nominations from the party’s MPs and MEPs by the Monday (13 January) deadline.

In her piece, Thornberry said she believed Corbyn’s reaction at a later meeting indicated the Labour leader “knew nothing about the row”.

Labour’s Emily Thornberry, the shadow foreign secretary, also said Macaire’s arrest was a breach of international law.

Ms Long-Bailey, Ms Thornberry and Sir Keir are all part of Mr Corbyn's top team.

Ms Thornberry said she was "fairly confident" she would hit the number ahead of the deadline.

On Friday, Mr Thornberry set out her stall in her hometown of Guildford, where she warned that Labour faces "a long, tough road back to power" after the party suffered its worst general election defeat since 1935.

Sir Keir, shadow business secretary Rebecca Long-Bailey, shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry and former shadow cabinet minister Lisa Nandy were all at the GMB hustings in London.

Sir Keir Starmer and Emily Thornberry are just as great a menace to the public weal as Ms Long Bailey and less likely to be found out by the media in time.

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Common combinations with thornberry

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "thornberry" in a sentence?
An example: "Derbyshire caught Thornberry in the open after the politician stressed the importance of democracies abiding by international law." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "thornberry" from authentic English texts.
What does "thornberry" mean?
Thornberry means: A surname.
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