Explore Abercromby through 10+ example sentences from English. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Abercromby in a sentence
Context around Abercromby
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 3 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Abercromby
- In this selection, "abercromby" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, 242, general, david, street, tried and landed stand out and add context to how "abercromby" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include abercromby tried to and between frederick abercromby and hart. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "abercromby" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with abercromby
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Woodford Square is located between Frederick, Abercromby and Hart Sts. (10 words)
For David Abercromby was a 17th-century Scottish physician and writer, thought to have died in 1702. (17 words)
The victim showed up at a home on Abercromby Street around 6 a.m. this morning looking for help. (19 words)
The youngsters from Abercromby are said to have had “a brilliant afternoon of football” with a massive well done going to the P7s from Bachory for showing “great determination and teamwork” which resulted in the runner up placement. (38 words)
His widow was created Baroness Abercromby of Tullibody and Aboukir Bay, and a pension of £2,000 a year was settled on her and her two successors in the title. (30 words)
Realising his military resources were inadequate to defend the colony and wishing to avoid unnecessary destruction, Governor Chacón capitulated and was able to negotiate generous terms with Abercromby. (28 words)
Example sentences (11)
The youngsters from Abercromby are said to have had “a brilliant afternoon of football” with a massive well done going to the P7s from Bachory for showing “great determination and teamwork” which resulted in the runner up placement.
The victim showed up at a home on Abercromby Street around 6 a.m. this morning looking for help.
Abercromby tried to move rapidly against the few French defenders, opting to forgo field cannon and relying instead on the numerical superiority of his 16,000 troops.
Anderson (2000), p. 242 Abercromby's failure to advance directly to the fort on July 7 made much of this defensive work possible.
During General Abercromby’s withdrawal in the face of superior French forces, the 33rd held off enemy cavalry, allowing neighbouring units to retreat safely.
For David Abercromby was a 17th-century Scottish physician and writer, thought to have died in 1702.
His widow was created Baroness Abercromby of Tullibody and Aboukir Bay, and a pension of £2,000 a year was settled on her and her two successors in the title.
In this battle, a British army of 5,000 under General Ralph Abercromby landed to dislodge a French army of 2,000 under General Louis Friant.
Later life Abercromby remained in Scotland for some time, but a price of 10,000 crowns was put upon his head.
Realising his military resources were inadequate to defend the colony and wishing to avoid unnecessary destruction, Governor Chacón capitulated and was able to negotiate generous terms with Abercromby.
Woodford Square is located between Frederick, Abercromby and Hart Sts.