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Catford is an English word. Below you'll find 9 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Catford in a sentence

Catford meaning

  1. A suburban town in the borough of Lewisham, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3773).
  2. A habitational surname.

Using Catford

  • The main meaning on this page is: A suburban town in the borough of Lewisham, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3773). | A habitational surname.
  • In the example corpus, catford often appears in combinations such as: in catford.

Context around Catford

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 5 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

close 1× ahead 1× via 1×

Often after:

showed 1× last 1× southend 1× bridge 1×

Sentence patterns with Catford

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

hustings in catford last week 1× incident in catford 1× line via catford bridge to 1× merge with catford southend to 1× poundland in catford 1× renshaw close catford showed how 1× road in catford the lfb 1× season ahead catford cc compete 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

footage from a 1× later that year 1× ten fire engines 1× the video is 1× welcome to our 1× while speaking at 1×

Common sentence endings:

and thamesmead respectively 1× bangs and explosions 1× in a statement 1× incident in catford 1× national team league 1× poundland in catford 1×

Words around Catford

Just before it in the word index:

catfishing 19 catfishes 5 catfished 8 catfish 151 catfights 4 catfight 4

Just after it in the word index:

catgut 3 cath 26 cathair 4 cathal 35 cathalac 2 cathaoirleach 12

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 12 abacos 12 abboud 12 abdelkader 12 abdomens 12 abdou 12

Corpus analysis for Catford

  • In this selection, "catford" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, close, ahead, via, showed, last and southend stand out and add context to how "catford" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include hustings in catford last week and incident in catford. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "catford" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with catford

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

Welcome to our live coverage of the 'police incident' in Catford. (11 words)

Later that year it was proposed that Charlton merge with Catford Southend to create a larger team with bigger support. (20 words)

Ten fire engines attended the blaze at a block of flats on Rosenthal Road in Catford, the LFB said in a statement. (22 words)

Longer example sentences

There have also been many other proposals to extend the line to Streatham, Lewisham, and even beyond Lewisham, taking over the suburban Hayes line via Catford Bridge to relieve some capacity on the suburban rail network. (36 words)

While speaking at a hustings in Catford last week, Mr Hamilton said he was ‘surprised’ by a report from charity Community Security Trust (CST) that there had been a rise in antisemitism in the UK. (35 words)

Footage from a doorbell camera at a home opposite the end-of-terrace house on Renshaw Close, Catford, showed how quickly it became engulfed in fire, with several bangs and explosions. (31 words)

Example sentences (9)

Footage from a doorbell camera at a home opposite the end-of-terrace house on Renshaw Close, Catford, showed how quickly it became engulfed in fire, with several bangs and explosions.

Ten fire engines attended the blaze at a block of flats on Rosenthal Road in Catford, the LFB said in a statement.

Welcome to our live coverage of the 'police incident' in Catford.

While speaking at a hustings in Catford last week, Mr Hamilton said he was ‘surprised’ by a report from charity Community Security Trust (CST) that there had been a rise in antisemitism in the UK.

The video is presently being shot in a number of locations across London with some of it being shot in Catford and Thamesmead, respectively.

So, if you fancy a ‘Make America Great Again’ hat for £1, which is probably all they were worth anyway, quickly head down to Poundland in Catford.

We have had a great week training in Montecorto and the boys are now ready for the season ahead’ Catford CC compete in the British Cycling Elite National Team League.

Later that year it was proposed that Charlton merge with Catford Southend to create a larger team with bigger support.

There have also been many other proposals to extend the line to Streatham, Lewisham, and even beyond Lewisham, taking over the suburban Hayes line via Catford Bridge to relieve some capacity on the suburban rail network.

Common combinations with catford

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • in catford 5×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "catford" in a sentence?
An example: "Footage from a doorbell camera at a home opposite the end-of-terrace house on Renshaw Close, Catford, showed how quickly it became engulfed in fire, with several bangs and explosions." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "catford" from authentic English texts.
What does "catford" mean?
Catford means: A suburban town in the borough of Lewisham, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3773).
How many example sentences with "catford" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 9 example sentences with "catford", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.