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Brockley is an English word. Below you'll find 7 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Brockley in a sentence

Brockley meaning

  1. A placename:
  2. A suburban area in the borough of Lewisham, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3675).

Using Brockley

  • The main meaning on this page is: A placename: | A suburban area in the borough of Lewisham, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3675). | A placename:
  • In the example corpus, brockley often appears in combinations such as: brockley jack, in brockley.

Context around Brockley

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 3 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

410 1×

Often after:

jack 2× road 1× market 1×

Sentence patterns with Brockley

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

at the brockley jack studio 1× brockley jack studio 1× brockley market calls 1× browns of brockley 1× home in brockley until the 1× parents at brockley and also 1× theatre 410 brockley road london 1× tracks in brockley on tuesday 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

brockley jack studio 1× brockley market calls 1× dickens theatrical friend 1× in 1927 jones 1× jones continued living 1×

Common sentence endings:

brockley on tuesday 1× browns of brockley 1× house and garden 1× portslade near hove 1× south east london 1× until 4th november 1×

Words around Brockley

Just before it in the word index:

brocklesby 5 brocklehurst 16 brocklebank 5 brockington 10 brockie 5 brockhoff 2

Just after it in the word index:

brocklin 3 brockman 31 brockmann 7 brockmire 6 brockmoor 2 brockovich 13

Similar in corpus frequency:

abdali 10 abdelfattah 10 abdulazeez 10 abella 10 abels 10 abfa 10

Corpus analysis for Brockley

  • In this selection, "brockley" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, 410, jack, road and market stand out and add context to how "brockley" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include at the brockley jack studio and brockley jack studio. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "brockley" sits close to words such as abdali, abdelfattah and abdulazeez, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with brockley

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

Brockley Market calls itself ‘the fine food market of South East London’. (12 words)

Brockley Jack Studio Theatre, 410 Brockley Road, London, SE4 2DH until 4th November. (13 words)

Or if you fancy a coffee and a sweet treat there’s Browns of Brockley. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

There is a good service across the Tube and London Overground on Wednesday following a day of disruption due to a fire near the tracks in Brockley on Tuesday. (29 words)

Dickens’ Theatrical Friend” was playing at the Brockley Jack Studio, one of my favourite theatres, I knew I had to be there, writes Michael Holland. (25 words)

In 1927 Jones returned to live full-time with his parents at Brockley, and also spent time on the coast at Portslade near Hove. (24 words)

Example sentences (7)

Brockley Jack Studio Theatre, 410 Brockley Road, London, SE4 2DH until 4th November.

Dickens’ Theatrical Friend” was playing at the Brockley Jack Studio, one of my favourite theatres, I knew I had to be there, writes Michael Holland.

Brockley Market calls itself ‘the fine food market of South East London’.

Or if you fancy a coffee and a sweet treat there’s Browns of Brockley.

There is a good service across the Tube and London Overground on Wednesday following a day of disruption due to a fire near the tracks in Brockley on Tuesday.

In 1927 Jones returned to live full-time with his parents at Brockley, and also spent time on the coast at Portslade near Hove.

Jones continued living in his family home in Brockley until the mid-1930s and some of his paintings depict the house and garden.

Common combinations with brockley

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "brockley" in a sentence?
An example: "Brockley Jack Studio Theatre, 410 Brockley Road, London, SE4 2DH until 4th November." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "brockley" from authentic English texts.
What does "brockley" mean?
Brockley means: A placename:
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