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Avebury in a sentence

Avebury meaning

A village and civil parish west of Marlborough, Wiltshire, England, location of a prehistoric stone circle (OS grid ref SU1069).

Using Avebury

  • The main meaning on this page is: A village and civil parish west of Marlborough, Wiltshire, England, location of a prehistoric stone circle (OS grid ref SU1069).
  • In the example corpus, avebury often appears in combinations such as: at avebury, avebury in, of avebury.

Context around Avebury

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 6 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 13 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

survey 1× lord 1×

Often after:

avenue 1× stones 1× drive 1× village 1× beltane 1×

Sentence patterns with Avebury

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

area on avebury drive near 1× ceremony at avebury beltane 2005 1× ceremony at avebury in england 1× latitude of avebury while summer 1× lights at avebury stones in 1× located on avebury avenue construction 1× now lord avebury was the 1× part of avebury village 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

aveni 1997 65 1× europe seealso wiccans 1× for the druid 1× hooker died in 1× located on avebury 1× neopagan handfasting ceremony 1×

Common sentence endings:

avebury beltane 2005 1× avebury in england 1× construction era direction 1× david white pictureexclusive 1× last surviving member 1× of avebury village 1×

Words around Avebury

Just before it in the word index:

aveanna 3 avea 7 ave 1.167 avdullah 2 avdl 2 avdija 8

Just after it in the word index:

avec 9 aveda 4 avedon 12 avedzi 4 aveeno 2 avega 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aami 16 abada 16 abbottabad 16 abdulkareem 16 abha 16 abominations 16

Corpus analysis for Avebury

  • In this selection, "avebury" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, survey, lord, avenue, stones and drive stand out and add context to how "avebury" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include area on avebury drive near and ceremony at avebury beltane 2005. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "avebury" sits close to words such as aami, abada and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with avebury

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

Neopagan handfasting ceremony at Avebury (Beltane 2005). (7 words)

Europe seeAlso Wiccans gather for a handfasting ceremony at Avebury in England. (12 words)

Stonehenge and Avebury are perhaps the most famous Neolithic sites in the UK. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

The "There's a Girl in My Soup" actress went on to add that another time, she had dreamed of six lights coming up in "some little mountains up across the valley" while she was in Avebury in London and recognised the area when she was actually there. (48 words)

Aveni 1997:65-66 The Heel Stone azimuth is one-seventh of circumference, matching the latitude of Avebury, while summer solstice sunrise azimuth is no longer equal to the construction era direction. (32 words)

The call came in around 11:30 a.m. to Barrington Place apartment complex in the University area on Avebury Drive near East W.T. Harris Blvd. (27 words)

Example sentences (13)

The "There's a Girl in My Soup" actress went on to add that another time, she had dreamed of six lights coming up in "some little mountains up across the valley" while she was in Avebury in London and recognised the area when she was actually there.

With Wells achieving an impressive 83% rating in the survey, Avebury, a village in Wiltshire, was close behind with a rating of 82%.

Located on Avebury Avenue, construction work had begun converting the building until the scheme went into receivership.

The Northern Lights at Avebury stones in Wiltshire in the early hours of Saturday morningCredit: David White/pictureexclusive.

For the druid-curious, the pub is 20 minutes’ drive from Stonehenge and about an hour from the Neolithic and Bronze Age sites of Avebury.

The call came in around 11:30 a.m. to Barrington Place apartment complex in the University area on Avebury Drive near East W.T. Harris Blvd.

The henge survives as a huge circular bank and ditch, encircling an area that includes part of Avebury village.

Aveni 1997:65-66 The Heel Stone azimuth is one-seventh of circumference, matching the latitude of Avebury, while summer solstice sunrise azimuth is no longer equal to the construction era direction.

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Europe seeAlso Wiccans gather for a handfasting ceremony at Avebury in England.

Even so, the monument appears to have eclipsed the site at Avebury in importance towards the end of this phase.

Hooker died in 1911, and Lubbock (now Lord Avebury ) was the last surviving member.

Neopagan handfasting ceremony at Avebury (Beltane 2005).

Stonehenge and Avebury are perhaps the most famous Neolithic sites in the UK.

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Common combinations with avebury

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "avebury" in a sentence?
An example: "The "There's a Girl in My Soup" actress went on to add that another time, she had dreamed of six lights coming up in "some little mountains up across the valley" while she was in Avebury in London and recognised the area when she was actually there." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "avebury" from authentic English texts.
What does "avebury" mean?
Avebury means: A village and civil parish west of Marlborough, Wiltshire, England, location of a prehistoric stone circle (OS grid ref SU1069).
How many example sentences with "avebury" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "avebury", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.