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Alastair meaning

A male given name from Scottish Gaelic.

Using Alastair

  • The main meaning on this page is: A male given name from Scottish Gaelic.
  • In the example corpus, alastair often appears in combinations such as: alastair cook, alastair clarkson, sheriff alastair.

Context around Alastair

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22 words
  • Position in the sentence: 9 start, 10 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Alastair

  • In this selection, "alastair" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, councillor, sons, man, campbell, heim and move stand out and add context to how "alastair" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include alastair agrees that and alastair campbell has. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "alastair" sits close to words such as abelian, acer and ademola, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with alastair

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

The next question comes from Alastair Syme of Citi. (9 words)

Maxwell Cup for best Blackface male bred by exhibitor: Alastair Currie, Balachleven, Islay. (13 words)

Alastair Campbell has been named as the keynote speaker for the Highland Business Dinner. (14 words)

Cassy Kelly, 28, has grown up in a modern Scotland shaped in some way by Sturgeon’s SNP and was at the club with her grandfather, Alastair Ferguson, with whom she had just finished a game. (36 words)

Independent Chadsmead councillor Joanne Grange, who quit over a planning row, and Hammerwich with Wall independent Alastair Little, who resigned in protest against Downing Street lockdown breaches, have both said they will not stand in May. (36 words)

The book is based on an original story from Alastair Heim who has experience with the world of Dr. Seuss through books such as If I Ran Your SchoolI Am the Cat in the Hat. (35 words)

Alastair notes one grave in which the engraver has missed out the letter ‘E’ in the word ‘Erected’! (18 words)

Example sentences (20)

A close game between the Ardrishaig teams saw Jamie and Alastair move on to the final.

Alastair agrees that on a small island, things have to work on a community basis.

Alastair loves singing the older style country, and his favourite singers are Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, and Merle Haggard, to name but a few.

Alastair notes one grave in which the engraver has missed out the letter ‘E’ in the word ‘Erected’!

And Councillor Alastair Chambers (I, Matson, Robinswood and White City) has called on residents who have concerns over what has happened at GL1 and Oxstalls to ask questions of the council.

And he shares his two youngest sons, Alastair and Aiden, with his current wife Penny Lancaster.

And one man, Alastair Whatmore, told MailOnline he does 'not hold out much hope' that his vehicle is safe after he too put his car in the multi-storey structure.

Cassy Kelly, 28, has grown up in a modern Scotland shaped in some way by Sturgeon’s SNP and was at the club with her grandfather, Alastair Ferguson, with whom she had just finished a game.

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Independent Chadsmead councillor Joanne Grange, who quit over a planning row, and Hammerwich with Wall independent Alastair Little, who resigned in protest against Downing Street lockdown breaches, have both said they will not stand in May.

Joining Rachel Johnson on Sky News were Alastair Campbell and Craig Oliver, former spin doctors to Tony Blair and David Cameron respectively.

Maggie Chapman MSP, left and Chapelton resident Alastair Struthers, right, are asking for rules on where solar panels can be placed in the new town to be relaxed.

Maxwell Cup for best Blackface male bred by exhibitor: Alastair Currie, Balachleven, Islay.

North Melbourne coach Alastair Clarkson is stepping away from the job, citing wellbeing issues from Hawthorn’s racism investigation.

The book is based on an original story from Alastair Heim who has experience with the world of Dr. Seuss through books such as If I Ran Your SchoolI Am the Cat in the Hat.

The force has offered Ms Henderson a meeting with Assistant Chief Constable Alastair Simpson, who issued the previous apology to the family and to Mr Heron.

The new book, scheduled for release Sept. 5, is written by Alastair Heim and illustrated by Aristides Ruiz.

The next question comes from Alastair Syme of Citi.

Alastair Campbell has been named as the keynote speaker for the Highland Business Dinner.

Alastair Campbell is appearing at the Edinburgh Book Festival on August 25th at 5pm.

Alastair Dickie, of West Ranga Property Group, was pleased to say that the blueprints had attracted a largely positive response.

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Common combinations with alastair

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "alastair" in a sentence?
An example: "A close game between the Ardrishaig teams saw Jamie and Alastair move on to the final." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "alastair" from authentic English texts.
What does "alastair" mean?
Alastair means: A male given name from Scottish Gaelic.
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