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Alloa meaning

A town which is the administrative centre of Clackmannanshire council area, Scotland, and was the county town of the historic county of Clackmannanshire between 1822 and 1975 (OS grid ref NS8893).

Using Alloa

  • The main meaning on this page is: A town which is the administrative centre of Clackmannanshire council area, Scotland, and was the county town of the historic county of Clackmannanshire between 1822 and 1975 (OS grid ref NS8893).
  • In the example corpus, alloa often appears in combinations such as: at alloa, alloa and, alloa athletic.

Context around Alloa

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 7 start, 11 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

former 2× helping 1× road 1× stirling 1×

Often after:

athletic 2× progress 1× rfc 1× forward 1× making 1× struggled 1× based 1× knowing 1× known 1× half 1×

Sentence patterns with Alloa

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

alloa based bbc 1× alloa knowing their 1× alloa rfc said 1× alloa s number 1× alva and alloa over the 1× brig road alloa he stole 1× campaign at alloa athletic the 1× edinburgh stirling alloa and kirkcaldy 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

alloa based bbc 1× alloa knowing their 1× alloa rfc said 1× alloa s number 1× carsebridge house in 1× cove went close 1×

Common sentence endings:

after his injury 1× against real madrid 1× alloa and kirkcaldy 1× arbroath and hamilton 1× by pj morrison 1× first full season 1×

Words around Alloa

Just before it in the word index:

allo 26 allnut 3 allnatt 3 allmusic 27 allmendinger 3 allman 53

Just after it in the word index:

allobroges 2 allocatable 2 allocate 405 allocated 1.320 allocates 81 allocating 222

Similar in corpus frequency:

abduct 52 acetylcholine 52 adeosun 52 adewale 52 aditi 52 adjudicated 52

Corpus analysis for Alloa

  • In this selection, "alloa" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, former, helping, road, athletic, progress and rfc stand out and add context to how "alloa" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include alloa based bbc and alloa knowing their. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "alloa" sits close to words such as abduct, acetylcholine and adeosun, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with alloa

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

Cove went close when former Alloa forward Megginson was denied by PJ Morrison. (13 words)

Next up for Alloa Women is an away trip to Bayside Women in the league. (15 words)

It wouldn’t matter to me whether I was playing at Alloa, Forfar - or the Bernabeu against Real Madrid. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

The former Alloa and St Mirren manager must address that costly trait as well as his side’s obvious failings at the back – starting against Darvel in the cup – if he is to avoid the fate of his predecessor Stephen Glass and survive his first full season. (47 words)

However Sammon, who had earlier been denied by Jamieson, won it for Alloa with 16th goal of the campaign to inflict a 15th league defeat from 33 outings for Kelty, who are nine points adrift of seventh-placed Montrose, with three games to play. (44 words)

Just 48 days on from the final game of their memorable League One title-winning campaign, at Alloa Athletic, the 30-year-old was back between the sticks for the Pars as they entertained FC St Pauli in a glamour friendly last Friday evening. (44 words)

Example sentences (20)

Alloa's number 7 lit up Firhill during his side's 3-1 win over Partick Thistle, helping Alloa progress to the next round.

Alloa RFC said they are indebted to their physio, Megan Thomson, the players and referee who took immediate action to aid Smith after his injury.

Cove went close when former Alloa forward Megginson was denied by PJ Morrison.

He admitted that on repeated occasions between February 3 and 6 at Bank of Scotland ATMs at Mar Street, and Tesco, Auld Brig Road, Alloa, he stole £270 using the bank card of a 77-year-old woman.

His players have shown their cup form was no freak either by continuing their fine start to the campaign with Saturday’s 1-0 win at Alloa making it two wins from two in League One.

However Sammon, who had earlier been denied by Jamieson, won it for Alloa with 16th goal of the campaign to inflict a 15th league defeat from 33 outings for Kelty, who are nine points adrift of seventh-placed Montrose, with three games to play.

Just 48 days on from the final game of their memorable League One title-winning campaign, at Alloa Athletic, the 30-year-old was back between the sticks for the Pars as they entertained FC St Pauli in a glamour friendly last Friday evening.

No more home bankers against the diddy teams like Alloa and Montrose – this season they’ve got to face the big boys, like Arbroath and Hamilton.

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Route 76 is 168 miles (270km) long, with the stretch between Dunbar and Kirkcaldy known as Round the Forth – a commuting link for those accessing Edinburgh, Stirling, Alloa and Kirkcaldy.

The big centre-back was set for a move to Alloa Athletic this week before the club pulled the plug on the move, with Hartley keen to have him involved.

The former Alloa and St Mirren manager must address that costly trait as well as his side’s obvious failings at the back – starting against Darvel in the cup – if he is to avoid the fate of his predecessor Stephen Glass and survive his first full season.

Two more goals would then follow for the visitors as Alloa struggled to get any real hold of the game.

Alloa-based BBC Weather Watcher Mr C took this image of noctilucent clouds after midnight from Horgabost beach in the Western Isles.

Alloa, knowing their manager and the experienced players they have, will see this as a chance to upset the apple cart.

Carsebridge House in Alloa, known locally as the Dolls' House, was demolished by Advance Construction (Scotland) on September 18 following a fire three weeks prior.

Entries have already exceeded last year's for Alloa Half Marathon with a 40th anniversary race to go ahead on Sunday, March 17.

Falkirk and Clackmannanshire Carers Centre have a range of events lined up to celebrate Carers Week, including support groups and sessions running in Alva and Alloa over the course of the week.

It wouldn’t matter to me whether I was playing at Alloa, Forfar - or the Bernabeu against Real Madrid.

Leading the proceedings was Sam Stewart, one of the deputy heads for Alloa Academy, who opened the evening with a few words before passing onto Raegan Snaddon who provided a musical number on the trumpet.

Next up for Alloa Women is an away trip to Bayside Women in the league.

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Common combinations with alloa

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "alloa" in a sentence?
An example: "Alloa's number 7 lit up Firhill during his side's 3-1 win over Partick Thistle, helping Alloa progress to the next round." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "alloa" from authentic English texts.
What does "alloa" mean?
Alloa means: A town which is the administrative centre of Clackmannanshire council area, Scotland, and was the county town of the historic county of Clackmannanshire between 1822 and 1975 (OS grid ref NS8893).
How many example sentences with "alloa" are there?
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