Wondering how to use Barbican in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as tower.
Barbican in a sentence
Barbican meaning
- A tower at the entrance to a castle or fortified town.
- A fortress at the end of a bridge.
- An opening in the wall of a fortress through which the guns are levelled; a narrow loophole through which arrows and other missiles may be shot.
Synonyms of Barbican
Using Barbican
- The main meaning on this page is: A tower at the entrance to a castle or fortified town. | A fortress at the end of a bridge. | An opening in the wall of a fortress through which the guns are levelled; a narrow loophole through which arrows and other missiles may be shot.
- Useful related words include: barbacan, tower.
- In the example corpus, barbican often appears in combinations such as: the barbican, barbican centre, barbican theatre.
Context around Barbican
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 11 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Barbican
- In this selection, "barbican" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, past, totoro, theatre, centre and cinema stand out and add context to how "barbican" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include at the barbican and at the barbican centre in. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "barbican" sits close to words such as abduct, acetylcholine and adeosun, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with barbican
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Image by My Neighbour Totoro, Barbican. (6 words)
We can't forgive it for including the Barbican, though. (10 words)
A documentary about her work premieres at the Barbican on October 8th. (12 words)
Called a Moate or Motte, the mound stands within the grounds of Antrim Castle and you reach it by way of the Barbican Gate, an intact part of the great stone fortress that took over from the original wooden one. (40 words)
Directed by Bartlett Sher, with Porter’s original music and lyrics and based on the original book by Bella & Samuel Spewack, the Barbican revival is described as “a symphony of wit, charm and musical brilliance for London audiences next year”. (40 words)
She told the publication that one of her favourite feelings was to sit in the Barbican Theatre “with a bunch of strangers in the dark, collectively committed to watch what you are dealt with, to then discuss robustly. (38 words)
Example sentences (20)
Called a Moate or Motte, the mound stands within the grounds of Antrim Castle and you reach it by way of the Barbican Gate, an intact part of the great stone fortress that took over from the original wooden one.
He stated that every time he drives past Barbican he remembers me and how I styled him.
Image by My Neighbour Totoro, Barbican.
In the summer of 2021, Sutton reprised one of her most notable roles as Reno Sweeney in at the Barbican Theatre in London in which she earned an Oliver Award nomination for Best Actress in a Musical.
The Barbican Center in London said it was “due to factors that are currently making touring financially challenging” for the ensemble.
The Barbican has been run by Simon Heenan and his family since 1993 and rebranded to a Spar in 2021.
The UK Snooker Championship continues with another intriguing day of action in store at the Barbican in York, including Ronnie O’Sullivan, and world champion Luca Brecel’s second-round clashes.
The veteran musician released his first album in seven years, Being, on March 31 and will headline the Barbican in London for the first time in 20 years on May 30.
We can't forgive it for including the Barbican, though.
As well as the live music programme, the venue will be home to an all-day cafe and bar, a stone’s throw away from the Barbican Centre – a core venue in the festival.
Barbican Cinema hosts a series of screenings dedicated to writer and activist James Baldwin, named after his seminal book, The Devil Finds Work.
Beech Street in the Barbican area is currently closed westbound due to building works.
Directed by Bartlett Sher, with Porter’s original music and lyrics and based on the original book by Bella & Samuel Spewack, the Barbican revival is described as “a symphony of wit, charm and musical brilliance for London audiences next year”.
Emma Stone and Mark Ruffalo attend the UK Gala Screening of Searchlight Pictures' 'Poor Things' at the Barbican Centre in London, on Dec. 14, 2023.
Murphy and Zhao play at the same time as Ronnie O’Sullivan vs Barry Hawkins, 1pm on Saturday 23 November at the Barbican.
She told the publication that one of her favourite feelings was to sit in the Barbican Theatre “with a bunch of strangers in the dark, collectively committed to watch what you are dealt with, to then discuss robustly.
The Museum of Youth Culture is calling on noughties fans to help towards their Emo exhibition at the Barbican Music Library, and if you were a MySpace user, they need a hand.
This week's Family Film Club at Barbican Cinema offers a special preview of Dutch stop-motion film Oink!, which isn't due to be released in the UK until later this year.
A documentary about her work premieres at the Barbican on October 8th.
The Blur frontman visits the Barbican for a premiere of his latest project, The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows — a piece inspired by the landscapes of Iceland.
Common combinations with barbican
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: