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How do you use Atholl in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Atholl in a sentence

Atholl meaning

  1. A historical division of the Scottish Highlands within the modern council area of Perth and Kinross.
  2. An ancient Scottish ten-times-created earldom, more recently dukedom, which initially possessed the above lands.

Using Atholl

  • The main meaning on this page is: A historical division of the Scottish Highlands within the modern council area of Perth and Kinross. | An ancient Scottish ten-times-created earldom, more recently dukedom, which initially possessed the above lands.
  • In the example corpus, atholl often appears in combinations such as: atholl and, of atholl, the atholl.

Context around Atholl

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 29.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 9 start, 7 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

brown 3× fotla 1× wing 1×

Often after:

brigade 2× highlanders 1× house 1× hotel 1× street 1× led 1×

Sentence patterns with Atholl

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

brown atholl and the 3× additionally the atholl highlanders are 1× albany and atholl led james 1× atholl s hold 1× by the atholl brigade 1× close to atholl and the 1× duchess of atholl to speak 1× duke of atholl they are 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

brown atholl and 3× additionally the atholl 1× atholl s hold 1× bordering it were 1× brown james i 1× duke robert possibly 1×

Common sentence endings:

albany men appear 1× army in europe 1× by rose terrace 1× culwhiniac parks wall 1× for their marriage 1× his remaining men 1×

Words around Atholl

Just before it in the word index:

atholi 3 athol 28 athm 5 athlunkard 3 athlos 2 athlons 3

Just after it in the word index:

atholville 3 athome 2 athon 3 athos 27 athreya 4 aththe 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaj 27 aal 27 aalto 27 abn 27 abo 27 absalom 27

Corpus analysis for Atholl

  • In this selection, "atholl" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 29.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, brown, fotla, wing, brigade, highlanders and house stand out and add context to how "atholl" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include brown atholl and the and additionally the atholl highlanders are. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "atholl" sits close to words such as aaj, aal and aalto, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with atholl

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

Reid (2006), p. 16. This and a similar blue saltire may have been used by the Atholl Brigade. (18 words)

It is bordered to the south by Charlotte Street and Atholl Street and to the southwest by Rose Terrace. (19 words)

The vacuum left by this was filled by Atholl in whose employment many of these disaffected Albany men appear. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

Brown, Atholl and the death of James I, p. 43 Walter was taken prisoner by Angus and held at the Edinburgh Tolbooth where he was tried and beheaded on 26 March 1437, the day after the coronation of the young James II. (42 words)

Brown, James I, pp. 196 7 The position of Atholl and his circle of close supporters only collapsed after Earl Walter's heir Robert Stewart had been captured and who, in Shirley's account, confessed to his part in the crime. (41 words)

His wife and daughters and other women of the party were sent to Kildrummy in August 1306 under the protection of Bruce's brother Neil Bruce and the Earl of Atholl and most of his remaining men. (37 words)

Example sentences (20)

Additionally, the Atholl Highlanders are a ceremonial infantry militia maintained by the Duke of Atholl —they are the only legal private army in Europe.

The Drummond kindred were close to Atholl and the earl's renewed involvement in Strathearn as ward to Graham's son despite strong opposition from Albany hint at Atholl's possible party to the murder.

Jennie Chapman, who owns the Atholl House hotel in Dunvegan, says everyone’s ultimate fear locally is that the situation will cost lives.

When Robbie later started working for the BBC, the brothers always gravitated towards the Atholl Hotel just up the road from the studio for their weekly meet.

Atholl's hold on the rich earldom of Strathearn was weak and both he and Robert would have realised that after the earl's death Strathearn would have reverted to the crown.

Bordering it were the kingdoms of Ce (Mar and Buchan) to the North, Fotla (Atholl) to the West, and Fib (Fife) to the South.

Brown, Atholl and the Death of James I, p. 25 further Robert II had four sons and five daughters by Elizabeth Mure before legitimising them after receiving papal dispensation in 1347 for their marriage.

Brown, Atholl and the death of James I, p. 43 Walter was taken prisoner by Angus and held at the Edinburgh Tolbooth where he was tried and beheaded on 26 March 1437, the day after the coronation of the young James II.

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Brown, Atholl and the Death of James I, pp. 31 7 Even although Robert Chambers was a member of the Royal household, the old Albany ties were stronger.

Brown, James I, pp. 196 7 The position of Atholl and his circle of close supporters only collapsed after Earl Walter's heir Robert Stewart had been captured and who, in Shirley's account, confessed to his part in the crime.

Duke Robert, possibly to make up for the loss of the fruits of Strathearn, made Walter earl of Atholl and Lord of Methven.

His wife and daughters and other women of the party were sent to Kildrummy in August 1306 under the protection of Bruce's brother Neil Bruce and the Earl of Atholl and most of his remaining men.

In his reply (dated 15 November 1943) to an invitation from the Duchess of Atholl to speak for the British League for European Freedom, he stated that he did not agree with their objectives.

It is bordered to the south by Charlotte Street and Atholl Street and to the southwest by Rose Terrace.

It is equally likely that Atholl had gathered his forces to resist encursions into his heartlands on 7 March the queen and the council entreated the burgess ' of Perth to resist the forces of the 'feloune traitors'.

Reid (2006), p. 16. This and a similar blue saltire may have been used by the Atholl Brigade.

The bad blood now existing between Albany and Atholl led James on his return to Scotland in 1424 to ally himself with Earl Walter, his uncle.

The council initially resisted granting James the funds — even with royal support from the powerful Earls of Mar and Atholl — it eventually gave in to the king’s wishes.

The result was the skewing of the Jacobite front line, with the (left wing) Macdonalds still rooted on the Culloden Parks wall and the (right wing) Atholl Brigade halfway down the Culwhiniac Parks wall.

The vacuum left by this was filled by Atholl in whose employment many of these disaffected Albany men appear.

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Common combinations with atholl

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "atholl" in a sentence?
An example: "Additionally, the Atholl Highlanders are a ceremonial infantry militia maintained by the Duke of Atholl —they are the only legal private army in Europe." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "atholl" from authentic English texts.
What does "atholl" mean?
Atholl means: A historical division of the Scottish Highlands within the modern council area of Perth and Kinross.
How many example sentences with "atholl" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "atholl", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.