On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Colston. Discover the meaning, how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Colston in a sentence
Colston meaning
- A placename:
- A northern suburb of Glasgow, City of Glasgow council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6069).
Using Colston
- The main meaning on this page is: A placename: | A northern suburb of Glasgow, City of Glasgow council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6069). | A placename:
- In the example corpus, colston often appears in combinations such as: end colston, colston loveland, of colston.
Context around Colston
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 11 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Colston
- In this selection, "colston" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, end, edward, andre, loveland, doesn and ran stand out and add context to how "colston" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include after colston s removal and colston doesn t. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "colston" sits close to words such as abadi, acidification and acker, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with colston
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Colston doesn’t so much end his play as detonate it. (11 words)
Impressive Colston Bassett home with cinema, pool wine cellar, bar and gym on market for £3. (16 words)
The Wolverines were also playing without a couple of top players: tight end Colston Loveland and cornerback Will Johnson. (19 words)
The study began without fanfare in October and came to light only after the emergence of a document which showed a transfer of £1,000 of shares in the Royal African Company from Colston to King William III in 1689. (40 words)
On Sunday, that debate about the symbols of Britain's colonial past moved from academia to the streets, when protesters pulled down the statue of slave trader Edward Colston in Bristol city centre and threw it into the harbour. (39 words)
Colston - who is represented by Oliver Saxby QC - will now go on trial at Maidstone on January 4 next year, accused of killing Mr Orwin, who sustained fatal injuries after an incident in Bower Place, Maidstone. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
But officials missed a potential offensive pass interference infraction by Michigan tight end Colston Loveland, who blocked an Illinois defender coming off the line, leaving Gash wide open.
Colston doesn’t so much end his play as detonate it.
Rather, it was the power of self-reckoning — the anguished, universal quest of Colston’s family drama — that was given thunderous voice in Reed-Foster’s performance.
Soon after, Tate’s Andre Colston ran the ball into the end zone for the first touchdown of the night.
The study began without fanfare in October and came to light only after the emergence of a document which showed a transfer of £1,000 of shares in the Royal African Company from Colston to King William III in 1689.
But new coach Sherrone Moore knows what he has in star running back Donovan Edwards and tight end Colston Loveland.
Defensive lineman Mason Graham, cornerback Will Johnson, and tight end Colston Loveland are others who helped the Wolverines win a national title and are moving on to this year’s draft pool.
Impressive Colston Bassett home with cinema, pool wine cellar, bar and gym on market for £3.
The Harrogate Dramatic Society is in final rehearsals of The Mechanicals which was written by one of its members, the late John Colston.
The roster still includes big-time talents such as cornerback Will Johnson, defensive tackle Mason Graham and tight end Colston Loveland, plus plenty of complementary players who now will have expanded opportunities.
The Wolverines were also playing without a couple of top players: tight end Colston Loveland and cornerback Will Johnson.
After Colston’s removal, attention north of the border turned to the statue of Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, in Edinburgh’s St Andrew Square.
A man has been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage after a statue of slave trader Edward Colston was pulled down during an anti-racism protest in Bristol.
Anti-racism protesters pulled down a statue of slave trader Thomas Colston in Bristol last week after a protracted political battle to get it removed by lawful means came to nought.
A sculpture of a black woman who took part in a Black Lives Matter protest in Bristol has been erected on the plinth where a statue of slave trader Edward Colston used to stand.
Colston later developed a reputation as a philanthropist who donated to charitable causes such as schools and hospitals in Bristol and London.
Colston - who is represented by Oliver Saxby QC - will now go on trial at Maidstone on January 4 next year, accused of killing Mr Orwin, who sustained fatal injuries after an incident in Bower Place, Maidstone.
On June 7, protestors at an anti- demonstration tore down a statue of slave trader Edward Colston and threw it into the harbour.
On Sunday, that debate about the symbols of Britain's colonial past moved from academia to the streets, when protesters pulled down the statue of slave trader Edward Colston in Bristol city centre and threw it into the harbour.
The statue has long been a point of contention given the role of Colston’s company in the slave trade from West Africa to the Caribbean and the Americas in the 17th century.
Common combinations with colston
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- end colston 5×
- colston loveland 5×
- of colston 4×
- edward colston 4×
- colston and 3×
- colston in 2×