Auld is an English word of 4 letters with synonyms like old. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Auld meaning
Old.
Synonyms of Auld
Using Auld
- The main meaning on this page is: Old.
- Useful related words include: old.
- In the example corpus, auld often appears in combinations such as: auld lang, the auld, of auld.
Context around Auld
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 9 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Auld
- In this selection, "auld" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, met, amanda, tesco, lang, sears and kirk stand out and add context to how "auld" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and tesco auld brig road and auld jock who. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "auld" sits close to words such as absentees, accruing and aerosmith, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with auld
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The Auld Orange Flute Band. (5 words)
Why do we sing Auld Lang Syne at New Year? (10 words)
And we'll take a cup o’ kindness yet, for auld lang syne. (13 words)
It’s New Year’s Eve, which means there’s a number of traditions people across the world will be taking part in tonight - one the majority of us will be taking part in when it turns midnight is singing Auld Lang Syne. (43 words)
Now based in the US, she gets homesick for Auld Scotia, saying: “There’s a part of me that just wants to get a little cottage up in the Highlands and just do that for the rest of my life. (40 words)
British skipper Ainslie and his team qualified as challengers in the duel for the “Auld Mug”, which was first raced in 1851 and is billed as the oldest trophy in international sport, for the first time in 60 years. (39 words)
Why do we sing Auld Lang Syne at New Year? (10 words)
Example sentences (20)
Douglass had met Auld's daughter, Amanda Auld Sears, some years prior; she had requested the meeting and had subsequently attended and cheered one of Douglass' speeches.
And we'll take a cup o’ kindness yet, for auld lang syne.
A private graveside service will be held in the Auld Kirk Cemetery at a later date.
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.
It’s New Year’s Eve, which means there’s a number of traditions people across the world will be taking part in tonight - one the majority of us will be taking part in when it turns midnight is singing Auld Lang Syne.
Myles Gallacher claimed victory in the 'Auld Yins Tassie' over past Whinhill captain Robert MacDonald.
North Coast Youth Vaping Taskforce members Lauren Proudfoot, Robin Auld, Nicola Kerr, Melinda Ricketts, Amy Sawyer and Stephen Gammack at the community forum.
Siren Gold Limited (ASX: SNG) (Siren or the Company) is pleased to provide an update on the significant potential of its Auld Creek Prospect.
The Auld Orange Flute Band.
The collection also includes some of Auld's own jerseys, including the shirt he wore on his international debut against the Netherlands, in which he became the first Scotland player to receive a red card.
There was a Raus Cup affair with the Auld Enemy in 1987 that ended 0-0, but McCoist admits he passed up a major chance to win it.
The translations or “owersettin o walins frae the wisdom of the Native Americans” by Margaret Marenich ends with this: “But for masel, I canna forget the auld weys.
Why do we sing Auld Lang Syne at New Year?
Auld Jock, who passed away in 2021, was a proud son of Argyll like MacIntyre and had a special connection with the young man from Oban.
British skipper Ainslie and his team qualified as challengers in the duel for the “Auld Mug”, which was first raced in 1851 and is billed as the oldest trophy in international sport, for the first time in 60 years.
However, he argued it was “appropriate” to build the homes, which would be occupied by Mrs Auld and her family, on the site.
Long queues have formed outside Auld Hag, named in honour of haggis, neeps and tatties the first dish he made as a lockdown experiment to test the market in the capital for Scottish food.
Members of East Lothian Council's planning committee were split on Carol Auld’s proposals for three new homes on Elphinstone’s western edge.
Mr Auld-Thomas says his work suggests there are many sites out there that archaeologists have no idea about.
Now based in the US, she gets homesick for Auld Scotia, saying: “There’s a part of me that just wants to get a little cottage up in the Highlands and just do that for the rest of my life.
Common combinations with auld
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- auld lang 14×
- the auld 9×
- of auld 3×
- for auld 2×
- auld enemy 2×
- auld and 2×
- hugh auld 2×
- to auld 2×