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How do you use Clachan in a sentence? See 6 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Clachan in a sentence

Clachan meaning

A small village or hamlet, especially in the Highlands or Western Scotland.

Using Clachan

  • The main meaning on this page is: A small village or hamlet, especially in the Highlands or Western Scotland.
  • In the example corpus, clachan often appears in combinations such as: lizzie clachan.

Context around Clachan

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 19.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 5 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

lizzie 2× church 1×

Often after:

townships 1× cemetery 1× skipness 1×

Sentence patterns with Clachan

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

by lizzie clachan is no 1× by lizzie clachan never teeters 1× garafad and clachan townships in 1× parish church clachan on thursday 1× thereafter to clachan cemetery 1× villagers from clachan skipness tarbert 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

but her staging 1× funeral service at 1× funeral service to 1× the event is 1× work at the 1× yet this production 1×

Common sentence endings:

are respectfully invited 1× hosts whitehouse growers 1× in the background 1× or drunk caricature 1× story to tell 1× to clachan cemetery 1×

Words around Clachan

Just before it in the word index:

clach 7 clac 2 clabsi 2 clabbers 2 clabaugh 2 claassens 2

Just after it in the word index:

clachnacuddin 17 clack 23 clackamas 33 clacket 3 clacking 9 clackmannan 7

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 8 aacc 8 aacs 8 aafes 8 aankh 8 aapp 8

Corpus analysis for Clachan

  • In this selection, "clachan" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, lizzie, church, townships, cemetery and skipness stand out and add context to how "clachan" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include by lizzie clachan is no and by lizzie clachan never teeters. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "clachan" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with clachan

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

Work at the site with Garafad and Clachan townships in the background. (12 words)

The event is open to villagers from Clachan, Skipness, Tarbert and Tayinloan as well as the hosts Whitehouse growers. (19 words)

Funeral service at St Molios church, Shiskine on Tuesday, 27th March at 12:15 pm and thereafter to Clachan Cemetery. (20 words)

Longer example sentences

Funeral service to be held at Kilcalmonell Parish Church, Clachan, on Thursday, August 1, 2019 at 1.00pm, to which all are respectfully invited. (24 words)

Yet this production, seductively lit by Ben Stanton on a set by Lizzie Clachan, never teeters into maudlinness or drunk caricature. (21 words)

But her staging (the sets are by Lizzie Clachan) is no simple re-creation; it has its own story to tell. (21 words)

Example sentences (6)

Yet this production, seductively lit by Ben Stanton on a set by Lizzie Clachan, never teeters into maudlinness or drunk caricature.

Work at the site with Garafad and Clachan townships in the background.

But her staging (the sets are by Lizzie Clachan) is no simple re-creation; it has its own story to tell.

Funeral service to be held at Kilcalmonell Parish Church, Clachan, on Thursday, August 1, 2019 at 1.00pm, to which all are respectfully invited.

Funeral service at St Molios church, Shiskine on Tuesday, 27th March at 12:15 pm and thereafter to Clachan Cemetery.

The event is open to villagers from Clachan, Skipness, Tarbert and Tayinloan as well as the hosts Whitehouse growers.

Common combinations with clachan

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "clachan" in a sentence?
An example: "Yet this production, seductively lit by Ben Stanton on a set by Lizzie Clachan, never teeters into maudlinness or drunk caricature." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "clachan" from authentic English texts.
What does "clachan" mean?
Clachan means: A small village or hamlet, especially in the Highlands or Western Scotland.
How many example sentences with "clachan" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "clachan", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.