Explore Burnley through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Burnley in a sentence
Burnley meaning
- A market town in Lancashire, England.
- A local government district with borough status of Lancashire, formed in 1974, with its headquarters in the town.
- A community in Alnwick/Haldimand township, Ontario, Canada.
Using Burnley
- The main meaning on this page is: A market town in Lancashire, England. | A local government district with borough status of Lancashire, formed in 1974, with its headquarters in the town. | A community in Alnwick/Haldimand township, Ontario, Canada.
- In the example corpus, burnley often appears in combinations such as: burnley and, of burnley, and burnley.
Context around Burnley
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 8 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Burnley
- In this selection, "burnley" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 28.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, matter, way, nightclub, express, padiham and england stand out and add context to how "burnley" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a burnley man is and action against burnley 3pm kick. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "burnley" sits close to words such as buys, envelope and fabulous, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with burnley
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Angels nightclub Burnley: 33 photos from the second reunion at Burnley's Hidden. (13 words)
Anass Zaroury has committed his long-term future to Burnley by penning a new five-year deal. (17 words)
A 94th minute winner at Turf Moor broke Reading hearts, as Burnley claimed all three points against the Royals. (19 words)
BURNLEY, England :Alexander Isak scored his 20th Premier League goal of the season as Newcastle United moved into sixth place in the standings with a comprehensive 4-1 victory at Burnley on Saturday which left the hosts on the brink of relegation. (42 words)
Chelsea’s English midfielder Callum Hudson-Odoi (C) protests for a penalty to Referee Michael Oliver (L) during the English Premier League football match between Burnley and Chelsea at Turf Moor in Burnley, north west England on October 26, 2019. (40 words)
Analysing Burnley’s display on attempted to put a positive spin on things by suggesting Vincent Kompany’s men are at least getting closer, having come four minutes away from claiming that long-awaited first win at Turf Moor. (39 words)
Example sentences (20)
A fire service spokesperson said: "At 10.50am on September 9, three fire engines from Burnley, Padiham, and attended a road traffic collision on Magnesium Way, Burnley.
On his insistence, the filming took place in Burnley, and I would like to thank Dave and his team for being great ambassadors for Burnley.
Angels nightclub Burnley: 33 photos from the second reunion at Burnley's Hidden.
BURNLEY, England :Alexander Isak scored his 20th Premier League goal of the season as Newcastle United moved into sixth place in the standings with a comprehensive 4-1 victory at Burnley on Saturday which left the hosts on the brink of relegation.
Burnley FC writer Matt Scrafton will be providing live updates on his Twitter feed, followed by a match report, post-match reaction and further analysis on the Burnley Express’ website.
The Burnley Comics Festival returns this month at Burnley Library on Saturday, June 15th from 9am to 8pm after a successful launch last year.
The worst area in Burnley was Trinity ward, which covers a small area of Rose Hill and stretches over to Burnley Barracks railway station and includes Manchester Road station.
A plane towing a banner reading 'White Lives Matter Burnley' flies above the stadium during the during a Premier League match between Manchester City and Burnley in Manchester, England, on Monday.
Burnley apologised and vowed to hand out lifetime bans to those responsible for a banner reading “White Lives Matter Burnley” being towed by an aircraft over Etihad Stadium during a Premier League match on Monday.
Chelsea’s Brazilian midfielder Willian (L) vies with Burnley’s English defender Matthew Lowton during the English Premier League football match between Chelsea and Burnley at Stamford Bridge in London on January 11, 2020.
Chelsea’s English midfielder Callum Hudson-Odoi (C) protests for a penalty to Referee Michael Oliver (L) during the English Premier League football match between Burnley and Chelsea at Turf Moor in Burnley, north west England on October 26, 2019.
After returning to live in his beloved Burnley, he worked as a bricklayer and later became a football writer for the Burnley Express, a local newspaper.
The varied sessions were led by expert coaches, including former Burnley FC players Andy Payton and Gerry Harrison, and guest coach Shayne Singleton, a Burnley title-winning boxer.
A 94th minute winner at Turf Moor broke Reading hearts, as Burnley claimed all three points against the Royals.
A Burnley man is teaming up with a husband and wife duo to raise money for Alder Hey Children’s Hospital.
A changing cast of vinyl record dealers and regular faces are amongst the 15 traders returning to Burnley Market Hall this Saturday.
Alexander Isak has passed a late fitness test and is available for Newcastle United in their return to Premier League action against Burnley (3pm kick-off) at St James’ Park.
Although Luton have understandably struggled for results, they did put together a two game unbeaten run recently, taking four points from Wolves and Everton, before going down to a 2-1 defeat against Burnley in midweek.
Analysing Burnley’s display on attempted to put a positive spin on things by suggesting Vincent Kompany’s men are at least getting closer, having come four minutes away from claiming that long-awaited first win at Turf Moor.
Anass Zaroury has committed his long-term future to Burnley by penning a new five-year deal.
Common combinations with burnley
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- burnley and 19×
- of burnley 14×
- and burnley 13×
- against burnley 13×
- in burnley 12×
- at burnley 10×
- the burnley 9×
- burnley are 9×
- for burnley 8×
- from burnley 7×