Clarksdale is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Clarksdale in a sentence
Clarksdale meaning
- An unincorporated community in Christian County, Illinois, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Brown County, Indiana, United States.
- A city, the county seat of Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States.
Using Clarksdale
- The main meaning on this page is: An unincorporated community in Christian County, Illinois, United States. | An unincorporated community in Brown County, Indiana, United States. | A city, the county seat of Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States.
- In the example corpus, clarksdale often appears in combinations such as: clarksdale mississippi, the clarksdale, to clarksdale.
Context around Clarksdale
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 4 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 13 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Clarksdale
- In this selection, "clarksdale" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 23.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, communities, mississippi, press and coahoma stand out and add context to how "clarksdale" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and the clarksdale press register and dates around clarksdale. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "clarksdale" sits close to words such as aami, abada and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with clarksdale
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Like many Delta Communities, Clarksdale focuses on attracting new jobs. (10 words)
Sandra J. Williams is Clarksdale’s first female police chief. (10 words)
In 1932, the couple moved to Clarksdale, Mississippi, in the Delta. (11 words)
And any trip to Clarksdale would not be complete without checking out the crossroads with three guitars mounted on a pole that supposedly marks the spot where Robert Johnson sold his soul to the devil to become a great guitarist. (40 words)
Two ambulances arrived on the scene from Clarksdale, one from the black hospital, summoned by Broughton, the other from the white hospital, acting on a report from the truck driver, who had not seen the accident victims. (37 words)
From his hometown of Clarksdale, Mississippi, to stages around the globe, the young blues star has already headlined multiple United States and European tours and amazed fans in Australia, New Zealand and India. (33 words)
Example sentences (13)
From his hometown of Clarksdale, Mississippi, to stages around the globe, the young blues star has already headlined multiple United States and European tours and amazed fans in Australia, New Zealand and India.
Other stops along the way included the The Daily Advance, Chowan Herald, Richmond County Journal, Washington Daily News, New Bern Sun Journal, Gaston Gazette and the Clarksdale Press Register in Mississippi.
And any trip to Clarksdale would not be complete without checking out the crossroads with three guitars mounted on a pole that supposedly marks the spot where Robert Johnson sold his soul to the devil to become a great guitarist.
Jon Levingston became executive director of the Clarksdale/Coahoma County Chamber of Commerce and Industrial Foundation in October 2017.
Like many Delta Communities, Clarksdale focuses on attracting new jobs.
Sandra J. Williams is Clarksdale’s first female police chief.
After her death, an often repeated but now discredited story emerged that she had died as a result of having been refused admission to a whites-only hospital in Clarksdale.
In 1932, the couple moved to Clarksdale, Mississippi, in the Delta.
In 1941, Alan Lomax learned from Muddy Waters that Johnson had performed in the Clarksdale, Mississippi area.
The pair played drums and piano on radio sessions and supported Nighthawk at blues dates around Clarksdale.
Time passed with no sign of the ambulance, so Hugh Smith suggested that they take her into Clarksdale in his car.
Two ambulances arrived on the scene from Clarksdale, one from the black hospital, summoned by Broughton, the other from the white hospital, acting on a report from the truck driver, who had not seen the accident victims.
While Dockery, Hazlehurst and Beauregard have each been claimed as the locations of the mythical crossroads, there are also tourist attractions claiming to be "The Crossroads" in both Clarksdale and Memphis.
Common combinations with clarksdale
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- clarksdale mississippi 3×
- the clarksdale 3×
- to clarksdale 2×