Explore Croke through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Croke meaning
A surname from Irish.
Using Croke
- The main meaning on this page is: A surname from Irish.
- In the example corpus, croke often appears in combinations such as: croke park, at croke, in croke.
Context around Croke
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 4 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Croke
- In this selection, "croke" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, denis, added, two, park, says and chair stand out and add context to how "croke" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 21 at croke park and about more croke park gigs. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "croke" sits close to words such as abdulrahman, accessorised and acropolis, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with croke
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Croke Park in Dublin holds special memories for Hugh Dan MacLennan. (11 words)
Croke Park’s not happening, it’s gonna be at the 3Arena. (12 words)
Denis Croke (chair PR committee), Mark Slye and Elliott Tyrone Photo: Alf Harvey. (13 words)
As Croke Park towers high above, Clonliffe Road isn’t the first place you’d expect a walking tour of association football, to begin, but around Dublin’s north inner city there’s history from ‘The Beautiful Game’ to be found on every corner. (44 words)
Cathy Power, who has lived on nearby Tolka Road since 2016, said concerns were raised over the number of concerts held at the venue, but there was no warning an announcement about more Croke Park gigs was on the way. (40 words)
O’Loughlin Gaels, beaten in that 2011 All-Ireland final by Clarinbridge, will face Galway opposition once again with St Thomas’ set to stand in the opposite corner on the weekend of January 20/21 at Croke Park. (38 words)
Example sentences (20)
But the shortlist has now been whittled down to a final 10, with Dublin’s Croke Park, Manchester’s Old Trafford, Sunderland’s Stadium of Light and the London Stadium all facing the cut.
Clare fans cheer on their team during the All Ireland Junior Final at Croke Park.
Cork lost the Division 1A decider to Galway by four points at Croke Park.
Croke Park in Dublin holds special memories for Hugh Dan MacLennan.
Croke Park is also unavailable from May until June because of the GAA season and then there is a planned Coldplay concert in August which mean dates will be hard to come by.
Croke says the program really takes a lot of the pressure away from parents to be able to sit down and read to their kids.
Denis Croke (chair PR committee), Mark Slye and Elliott Tyrone Photo: Alf Harvey.
Dublin player Hannah Tyrrell has always wanted to win the Brendan Martin Cup and could do so today at Croke Park.
He added Croke-Loveridge's criminal record of 78 previous convictions was "not great" with many of her past offences being of a similar nature.
Niamh Rockett, if what she was told when aged 16 had come to pass, shouldn’t be on the Croke Park sod next Sunday.
O’Loughlin Gaels, beaten in that 2011 All-Ireland final by Clarinbridge, will face Galway opposition once again with St Thomas’ set to stand in the opposite corner on the weekend of January 20/21 at Croke Park.
The final win over Kilkenny stands out, the last in the grade to be played in Croke Park and a day that is a relic of a different era when supporters joyously spilled onto the field.
The Gaelic Athletic Association has granted permission for Croke Park and Casement Park to be included in the UK and Ireland Euro 2028 bid.
THE Irish Australian Chamber of Commerce organisation will mark Australia Day at Croke Park this week.
As Croke Park towers high above, Clonliffe Road isn’t the first place you’d expect a walking tour of association football, to begin, but around Dublin’s north inner city there’s history from ‘The Beautiful Game’ to be found on every corner.
Before the announcement for the UK shows, Irish promoter MCD said on its website that the price of both of the two Croke Park gigs in Dublin will start at 86.50 euros (£72.75) without booking fees.
Cathy Power, who has lived on nearby Tolka Road since 2016, said concerns were raised over the number of concerts held at the venue, but there was no warning an announcement about more Croke Park gigs was on the way.
Croke Park has announced fixture details for next month’s AIB All-Ireland club football semi-finals, with Cavan and Portlaoise staging the two flagship senior clashes.
Croke Park’s not happening, it’s gonna be at the 3Arena.
Croke Rovers U9 players who recently took part in a blitz in Grenagh.
Common combinations with croke
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- croke park 67×
- at croke 19×
- in croke 19×
- for croke 3×
- dublin croke 2×
- of croke 2×
- as croke 2×
- to croke 2×