Used in a Sentence

erin

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for erin.

Editorial note

Look up Erin Pizzey- she makes an excellent foundation for any research into this area.

Examples17
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A female personification of Ireland, in the manner of Britannia.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of erin gathered in one view.

noun

A female personification of Ireland, in the manner of Britannia.

noun

A female or male given name, in use since the mid-20th century, used in honor of Ireland.

noun

A locale in North America; named in honor of Ireland.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for erin.

noun

A female personification of Ireland, in the manner of Britannia.

noun

A female or male given name, in use since the mid-20th century, used in honor of Ireland.

noun

A locale in North America; named in honor of Ireland.

noun

A town in Ontario.

Example sentences

1

Look up Erin Pizzey- she makes an excellent foundation for any research into this area.

2

It'll make a little more sense when Erin posts the game details.

3

You should read The Elements of Content Strategy by Erin Kissane.

4

Just to be clear: there are three of us; Erin and I started the firm.

5

So it's Erin who's going to market Starfighter, not Patrick?

6

It's been almost 3 years since we sold Matasano, 4 since Erin left, and a few years more to get to that story.

7

So if there are three employees - Lisa, Erin, and Aaron, and Lisa has 5%, Erin has 2% and Aaron has 3%, then Lisa would get 50% of the kicker pool.

8

I no longer work at Matasano; instead, me, Patrick, and Erin now run a company together.

9

>> Erin Summers and Zainab Ghadiyali started wogrammer to break stereotypes about women engineers.

10

Unless there are extenuating circumstances (e.g Erin Brockovich), she's not going to get much respect for doing that sort of thing regardless of how much time she spent in school.

11

I have talked to Patrick at what I think he & I & Erin would agree is excruciating length on this subject and that name has never come up in those conversations.

12

:) I enjoyed the process of scaling Matasano; I only left because Erin and I were more engaged with the idea of making a dent in recruiting.

Quote examples

1

Because, as Erin said: "...pretending all our bugs were intentional, to make things more like the real world!"

2

Different companies have had different ways of putting it; in the current incarnation, with Erin and Patrick, I'm called "Kanye", as in, "I'ma let you finish".

Proper noun examples

1

Erin Pleasance is the first author on two Nature articles in the same issue.

2

Erin Ptacek is a co-founder of the company, with Thomas and myself.

3

Interesting - I think this is probably the first piece of Erin's that I've read, and I found it really engaging.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use erin in a sentence?

Look up Erin Pizzey- she makes an excellent foundation for any research into this area.

What does erin mean?

A female personification of Ireland, in the manner of Britannia.

What part of speech is erin?

erin is commonly used as noun.