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Cuadrilla is an English word. Below you'll find 8 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Cuadrilla in a sentence

Cuadrilla meaning

The team which supports the matador.

Using Cuadrilla

  • The main meaning on this page is: The team which supports the matador.
  • In the example corpus, cuadrilla often appears in combinations such as: cuadrilla has.

Context around Cuadrilla

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 4 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

meant 1× giant 1× company 1× protests 1×

Often after:

spokesman 1× caused 1× near 1× invited 1×

Sentence patterns with Cuadrilla

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

a cuadrilla spokesman said 1× and protests cuadrilla invited sky 1× cuadrilla has only 1× cuadrilla has permission 1× energy company cuadrilla near blackpool 1× energy giant cuadrilla caused the 1× rejection of cuadrilla and gave 1× that meant cuadrilla had to 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a cuadrilla spokesman 1× after years of 1× because in october 1× britain uses a 1× cuadrilla has only 1× cuadrilla has permission 1×

Common sentence endings:

0 5 magnitude 1× 1pm on saturdays 1× are carried out 1× date on monday 1× houses in august 1× on the floor 1×

Words around Cuadrilla

Just before it in the word index:

cuadrado 13 cuadra 6 cua 20 cu 412 cty 3 ctxs 3

Just after it in the word index:

cuala 2 cuan 2 cuanavale 2 cuanza 6 cuarteto 2 cuarto 5

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 11 abacos 11 abboud 11 abbreviate 11 abdelkader 11 abdomens 11

Corpus analysis for Cuadrilla

  • In this selection, "cuadrilla" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, meant, giant, company, spokesman, caused and near stand out and add context to how "cuadrilla" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a cuadrilla spokesman said and and protests cuadrilla invited sky. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "cuadrilla" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with cuadrilla

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

Energy giant Cuadrilla caused the biggest fracking-induced earthquake in Britain to date on Monday. (15 words)

Cuadrilla has permission to operate between 8am and 6pm on weekdays, and 9am and 1pm on Saturdays. (17 words)

After years of delays and protests, Cuadrilla invited Sky News to mark its first commercial fracking on UK soil. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

A Cuadrilla spokesman said on Thursday that most people who live near the Preston New Road facility would not have noticed Wednesday’s movement, which would have felt similar to someone dropping a large bag of shopping on the floor. (40 words)

Because in October 2016, central government overturned Lancashire County Council’s rejection of Cuadrilla, and gave the oil and gas giant a licence to extract shale gas from two wells between Preston and Blackpool. (34 words)

Britain uses a so-called traffic light system (TLS) that meant Cuadrilla had to put a halt to fracking after it caused “red light” underground tremors of more than 0.5 magnitude. (32 words)

Example sentences (8)

A Cuadrilla spokesman said on Thursday that most people who live near the Preston New Road facility would not have noticed Wednesday’s movement, which would have felt similar to someone dropping a large bag of shopping on the floor.

Britain uses a so-called traffic light system (TLS) that meant Cuadrilla had to put a halt to fracking after it caused “red light” underground tremors of more than 0.5 magnitude.

Cuadrilla has only recently re-started fracking operations in Lancashire, but any tremor measuring 0.5 magnitude or above means activity must be temporarily stopped while tests are carried out.

Energy giant Cuadrilla caused the biggest fracking-induced earthquake in Britain to date on Monday.

The decision follows a report on an incident at a site run by British energy company Cuadrilla near Blackpool, northern England where a 2.9 magnitude tremor shook houses in August.

After years of delays and protests, Cuadrilla invited Sky News to mark its first commercial fracking on UK soil.

Because in October 2016, central government overturned Lancashire County Council’s rejection of Cuadrilla, and gave the oil and gas giant a licence to extract shale gas from two wells between Preston and Blackpool.

Cuadrilla has permission to operate between 8am and 6pm on weekdays, and 9am and 1pm on Saturdays.

Common combinations with cuadrilla

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "cuadrilla" in a sentence?
An example: "A Cuadrilla spokesman said on Thursday that most people who live near the Preston New Road facility would not have noticed Wednesday’s movement, which would have felt similar to someone dropping a large bag of shopping on the floor." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "cuadrilla" from authentic English texts.
What does "cuadrilla" mean?
Cuadrilla means: The team which supports the matador.
How many example sentences with "cuadrilla" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "cuadrilla", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.