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Camanachd in a sentence

Camanachd meaning

The game of shinty.

Using Camanachd

  • The main meaning on this page is: The game of shinty.
  • In the example corpus, camanachd often appears in combinations such as: oban camanachd, camanachd association, skye camanachd.

Context around Camanachd

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25 words
  • Position in the sentence: 10 start, 8 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

oban 11× skye 3× homes 2×

Often after:

association 4× cup 3× captain 1× skipper 1× forward 1× player 1× complete 1×

Sentence patterns with Camanachd

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

camanachd association president 2× against oban camanachd in november 1× and oban camanachd s daniel 1× and the camanachd association s 1× as oban camanachd are a 1× disappointed oban camanachd skipper daniel 1× former skye camanachd player stewart 1× from the camanachd association for 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

camanachd association president 2× a disappointed oban 1× beauly and lochaber 1× director of ricruden 1× holders glasgow mid 1× kinlochshiel have played 1×

Common sentence endings:

30 similarly unlikely 1× against kyles athletic 1× against us today 1× ahead of kilmallie 1× at grassroots level 1× at inverness castle 1×

Words around Camanachd

Just before it in the word index:

camana 8 caman 3 camalote 5 camalig 2 camaldolese 2 camair 2

Just after it in the word index:

camanche 6 camano 4 camar 2 camara 36 camarada 2 camaraderie 273

Similar in corpus frequency:

abbe 37 abdollahian 37 abergavenny 37 abeyance 37 abounded 37 acetylene 37

Corpus analysis for Camanachd

  • In this selection, "camanachd" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, oban, skye, homes, association, cup and captain stand out and add context to how "camanachd" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include camanachd association president and against oban camanachd in november. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "camanachd" sits close to words such as abbe, abdollahian and abergavenny, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with camanachd

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

Skye Camanachd have suffered a double injury blow ahead of the new shinty season. (14 words)

Newtonmore’s Michael Russell and Oban Camanachd’s Daniel Sloss race for the ball. (14 words)

Oban Camanachd’s opening fixture is a home meeting with newly-promoted Skye Camanachd at Mossfield. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

A disappointed Oban Camanachd skipper Daniel Sloss, who won the Albert Smith Medal as man of the match, said: “It is all about small margins at this level and unfortunately it went against us today. (35 words)

Oban Camanachd have only managed one February outing and that was on the 4G pitch at Oban High School so their final opportunity to play on grass is this Saturday against Ballachulish at Jubilee Park. (35 words)

Holders Glasgow Mid Argyll will host new entrants to the competition Ardnamurchan while Bute host Kyles Athletic and a local derby in north Argyll sees Oban Celtic take on Oban Camanachd. (31 words)

Example sentences (20)

Oban Camanachd’s opening fixture is a home meeting with newly-promoted Skye Camanachd at Mossfield.

Camanachd Association president Steven MacKenzie says is pleased the trophy has found a suitable home at Inverness Castle.

Director of RICruden, Callum Cruden said: “We’re delighted to support shinty and the Camanachd Association’s commitment to developing the sport at grassroots level.

Holders Glasgow Mid Argyll will host new entrants to the competition Ardnamurchan while Bute host Kyles Athletic and a local derby in north Argyll sees Oban Celtic take on Oban Camanachd.

Match-winner Ruaridh Anderson made the difference and he added: “We knew it would be tough as Oban Camanachd are a good side and they were unlucky as they had chances.

Oban Camanachd captain Daniel Sloss put in a flawless performance which was noted by the selection panel for the coveted Albert Smith Medal for man of the match.

Skye Camanachd have suffered a double injury blow ahead of the new shinty season.

Thanks to Alaina MacLennan from the Camanachd Association for coming along and accepting a cheque at the tournament.

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A disappointed Oban Camanachd skipper Daniel Sloss, who won the Albert Smith Medal as man of the match, said: “It is all about small margins at this level and unfortunately it went against us today.

Beauly and Lochaber were the Tulloch Homes Camanachd Cup second round shock-troops and go into Tuesday’s quarter-final draw.

Oban Camanachd forward Matthew Sloss capped a memorable 2023 season when he was named Mowi National Under-17 Player of the Year at the Mowi National Awards in Fort William.

Kinlochshiel have played on the new pitch since beating Caberfeidh in early August and their only home loss came against Oban Camanachd in November.

Oban Camanachd have only managed one February outing and that was on the 4G pitch at Oban High School so their final opportunity to play on grass is this Saturday against Ballachulish at Jubilee Park.

The Tulloch Homes Camanachd Cup first round is on May 9 and cannot now go ahead on that day, with the second round due on May 30 similarly unlikely.

Camanachd Association president Keith Loades added: ‘I would like to congratulate all the players who have been called up for the Mowi shinty /hurling International.

Even if they were to win their final match at home to Oban Camanachd in early October, their goal difference is such that they are unlikely to finish ahead of Kilmallie.

Kyles took the lead on 15 minutes when a defensive slip allowed former Skye Camanachd player Stewart Taylor a shot on the angle from the right and he made no mistake.

Musician Gary Innes was a five-times winner of the Camanachd Cup during a glittering career with Fort William.

Newtonmore’s Michael Russell and Oban Camanachd’s Daniel Sloss race for the ball.

Oban Camanachd complete a long season against Lochaber at Spean Bridge, whilst Kilmallie head to Tighnabruaich for a noon throw-up against Kyles Athletic.

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Common combinations with camanachd

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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Camanachd means: The game of shinty.
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