Explore Brae through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like hillside. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Brae in a sentence
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Brae meaning
- The sloping bank of a river valley.
- Any hillside or slope.
Synonyms of Brae
Using Brae
- The main meaning on this page is: The sloping bank of a river valley. | Any hillside or slope.
- Useful related words include: hillside.
- In the example corpus, brae often appears in combinations such as: skara brae, brae in, the brae.
Context around Brae
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 9 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Brae
- In this selection, "brae" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, bonnie, clune, tunnel, aberdeen, spot and drive stand out and add context to how "brae" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include about skara brae i became and at clune brae this morning. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "brae" sits close to words such as abdur, abrasion and abscess, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with brae
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Once I started reading about Skara Brae, I became captivated. (10 words)
A police cordon was in place at Clune Brae this morning. (11 words)
From Castlerock station, north-west of Coleraine in County Derry, walk to Tunnel Brae. (14 words)
Just 12 miles apart, Jubilee Farm, at the top of the Glynn Brae in Larne, and The Lighthouse Bistro in Whitehead, they are both just a ‘giant’ step off the Causeway Coastal Route journey that many locals and visitors love to travel. (42 words)
Get away for a “spirited” evening at the Brae Loch Inn where guests have reported a ghostly girl in a long blue dress offering to show them to their room – among other sightings. (33 words)
The project to restore the Brae Lamp has been underway since January and the lamp will officially shine again for the first time to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
A police cordon was in place at Clune Brae this morning.
From Castlerock station, north-west of Coleraine in County Derry, walk to Tunnel Brae.
Just 12 miles apart, Jubilee Farm, at the top of the Glynn Brae in Larne, and The Lighthouse Bistro in Whitehead, they are both just a ‘giant’ step off the Causeway Coastal Route journey that many locals and visitors love to travel.
McGroary’s Brae was one of the only significant sections of the N15 without adjoining hard-shoulders from Ballybofey (Cappry) to Donegal Town.
Once I started reading about Skara Brae, I became captivated.
Part of the LiveArgyll network, the activity-based arm of Argyll and Bute Council, the town’s library is now located at the Lochgilphead Community Education Centre on Manse Brae.
Police found Ciaran Hunter’s DNA all over packages of heroin and cocaine that had been hidden by the path, which was accessible via a car park off Stoneywood Brae, Aberdeen.
The video is now available if you missed the public meeting for 121 Brae and want to learn more.
This year’s edition could well have one more venue in place, if a new Windmill Brae spot opens.
Because it is a private road, Brae Drive residents don’t get mail service directly to their houses.
Get away for a “spirited” evening at the Brae Loch Inn where guests have reported a ghostly girl in a long blue dress offering to show them to their room – among other sightings.
Instantly recognisable, you’d be forgiven for thinking Flourmill Brae is not a lost street.
Lopez, Valerio and Romero walked down Bonnie Brae Street, where the dealers confirmed it.
Stephen Tucker, master planner and spokesperson for Orchard Brae, said: “We are delighted to be taking forward our plans with North Lanarkshire Council and incorporating the feedback of key stakeholders.
The project to restore the Brae Lamp has been underway since January and the lamp will officially shine again for the first time to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings.
The retrospective plans were submitted for the land east of KM Bodyworx, in Clune Brae, Port Glasgow.
Crews from Brae, Hillswick and Scalloway were first on the scene after reports that the 100-bedroom hotel was “well alight”.
Replacing the big party on the 700 block of Bonnie Brae will be a drive-through event to see festive banners and enthusiastic kids in yellow T-shirts waving to those driving by.
Tarves Kirk Session has applied for permission to alter the youth hall on Kirk Brae.
That year, neighbors on the 700 block of Bonnie Brae Place set up a lemonade stand and raised $400 for Hephzibah Children’s Association.
Common combinations with brae
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: