How do you use Borough in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like town or townspeople, plus the exact meaning.
Borough meaning
- A fortified town.
- A town or city.
- A town having a municipal corporation and certain traditional rights.
Synonyms of Borough
Using Borough
- The main meaning on this page is: A fortified town. | A town or city. | A town having a municipal corporation and certain traditional rights.
- Useful related words include: administrative district, administrative division, territorial division, town.
- In the example corpus, borough often appears in combinations such as: the borough, borough council, borough of.
Context around Borough
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 15 start, 5 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Borough
- In this selection, "borough" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 28.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, ipswich, royal, county, council, manager and website stand out and add context to how "borough" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a haines borough update with and a small borough specific discretionary. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "borough" sits close to words such as accomplished, appreciation and schemes, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with borough
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Columbia Borough council work session agenda is posted at the Borough Website. (12 words)
Cllr Neil MacDonald, Ipswich Borough Council Leader, said: “Ipswich Borough Council is thrilled to enable events that bring the community together. (21 words)
Wokingham ‘District’ became a Borough in 2007, and the word ‘Borough’ was taken out of Bracknell Forest Council’s name in 2008. (22 words)
Jas Athwal, the leader of Redbridge Borough Council, made the plea after it was revealed that his borough and four others in east London saw a spike in cases last week which led to the capital being placed on the Government's Covid watchlist. (44 words)
Croydon London Borough of Culture launches in April, so we don't have any details of what's on the programme yet, but we're promised "a celebration of the borough’s unique identity, diverse communities and rich heritage, culture and creativity". (42 words)
At the first borough commission meeting since Mayor Chris Fox’s $24,900 in state ethics fines became public and he lost his job as administrator in a nearby town, borough officials announced Commissioner Cornelius Maxwell had resigned his seat. (40 words)
Example sentences (20)
The ancient borough of Southwark was also known simply as The Borough—or Borough—and this name, in distinction from 'The City', has persisted as an alternative name for the area.
Alaska DEC currently oversees regulatory authority regarding the borough’s air quality issues and compliance with federal policies, said Borough Mayor Bryce Ward.
Borough Manager Michael Thomas said the borough was late in paying a bill for the annual workers’ compensation insurance covering its four fire departments, but the coverage remained in effect.
Cllr Neil MacDonald, Ipswich Borough Council Leader, said: “Ipswich Borough Council is thrilled to enable events that bring the community together.
Croydon London Borough of Culture launches in April, so we don't have any details of what's on the programme yet, but we're promised "a celebration of the borough’s unique identity, diverse communities and rich heritage, culture and creativity".
He helped revamp the borough’s code office, in addition to being a passionate supporter of the borough’s EMS and first responders.
TfL is planning to introduce 65km of new 20mph speed limits in September within the Royal Borough of Greenwich, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Lewisham, Southwark, Wandsworth, Merton, Bromley and Lambeth.
Whereas across the wider county, in the borough, multiple footpaths are set to close for a variety of maintenance and utilities work, while a new 30mph limit could catch some drivers out in the borough.
Wokingham Borough Council has proposed to get rid of 150 bins across the borough as part of efforts to cut back on spending.
Andy and his team are largely responsible for the cleanliness of the borough and they work hard to make sure the the people of Knowsley can be proud of how their borough looks and feels.
St Helens Borough Council is working on a 20-year regeneration plan for the borough with the English Cities Fund, a strategic joint venture between Muse, Legal & General, and Homes England.
The Denali Borough’s Community & Outdoor Recreation Committee is undertaking a public “pulse check” on the progress of a borough-wide comprehensive recreation plan.
The organisers extended their gratitude to Welsh Government, Conwy County Borough Council, Powys County Council, Wrexham County Borough Council and others who have demonstrated such enthusiastic support for the race.
Wokingham ‘District’ became a Borough in 2007, and the word ‘Borough’ was taken out of Bracknell Forest Council’s name in 2008.
Borough council meeting tonightColumbia Borough Website is fairly easy to navigate; visitors to the website can find out about the scheduled meeting agendas and minutes.
Columbia Borough council work session agenda is posted at the Borough Website.
Jas Athwal, the leader of Redbridge Borough Council, made the plea after it was revealed that his borough and four others in east London saw a spike in cases last week which led to the capital being placed on the Government's Covid watchlist.
Risky conditions cut short the annual Kat to Koot Race in Haines and a Haines Borough update with Borough Manager Debra Schnabel.
These days, the responsibility of a borough president is to preside over a small, borough-specific discretionary budget, and have their name on road signs when you cross a bridge between boroughs.
At the first borough commission meeting since Mayor Chris Fox’s $24,900 in state ethics fines became public and he lost his job as administrator in a nearby town, borough officials announced Commissioner Cornelius Maxwell had resigned his seat.
Common combinations with borough
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the borough 77×
- borough council 70×
- borough of 15×
- county borough 12×
- borough and 8×
- london borough 8×
- borough president 7×
- borough manager 4×
- peninsula borough 4×
- borough in 4×