On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Darvel. Discover the meaning, how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Darvel in a sentence
Darvel meaning
A small town in East Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS5637).
Using Darvel
- The main meaning on this page is: A small town in East Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS5637).
- In the example corpus, darvel often appears in combinations such as: to darvel, the darvel, against darvel.
Context around Darvel
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 8 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Darvel
- In this selection, "darvel" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, joyful, supporters, crossbar and hearts stand out and add context to how "darvel" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include arriving from darvel and defeats against darvel hearts and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "darvel" sits close to words such as aami, aat and abada, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with darvel
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The goal helped set up a home tie with Darvel in the first round of the national cup competition. (19 words)
His effort crashed off the Darvel crossbar via a deflection and he headed the return ball straight at the keeper. (20 words)
The bruising nature of defeats against Darvel, Hearts and Hibernian in particular led to the departure of previous boss Jim Goodwin. (21 words)
The former Alloa and St Mirren manager must address that costly trait as well as his side’s obvious failings at the back – starting against Darvel in the cup – if he is to avoid the fate of his predecessor Stephen Glass and survive his first full season. (47 words)
There is no shortage of top talent within the Darvel side as Jamie Glasgow, previously of Auchinleck Talbot, teed up Leon Murphy, who dropped his shoulder and sent a rasping shot into the top left corner from the edge of the box. (42 words)
Grierson commented: “It’s not in any way sour grapes from me – hat’s off to Darvel for doing it, getting these guys in and having that quality. (28 words)
Example sentences (11)
Grierson commented: “It’s not in any way sour grapes from me – hat’s off to Darvel for doing it, getting these guys in and having that quality.
He certainly wouldn’t have appreciated the joyful Darvel supporters singing “You’re getting sacked in the morning” to Aberdeen’s hapless manager, Jim Goodwin.
He said: “We have a village about the same size as Darvel so the intent is to get to a similar level of success.
His effort crashed off the Darvel crossbar via a deflection and he headed the return ball straight at the keeper.
The bruising nature of defeats against Darvel, Hearts and Hibernian in particular led to the departure of previous boss Jim Goodwin.
The former Alloa and St Mirren manager must address that costly trait as well as his side’s obvious failings at the back – starting against Darvel in the cup – if he is to avoid the fate of his predecessor Stephen Glass and survive his first full season.
Their previous two league matches have seen the Buffs ship 11 goals - in 6-3 and 5-2 losses to Darvel and Cumnock, respectively.
There is no shortage of top talent within the Darvel side as Jamie Glasgow, previously of Auchinleck Talbot, teed up Leon Murphy, who dropped his shoulder and sent a rasping shot into the top left corner from the edge of the box.
In the WoSFL Premier there was only one game played which was Darvel v Johnstone Burgh and it ended 1-1.
The Bankies have added just two new faces to their squad so far this summer, with midfielder Dean Cairns and goalkeeper Andy Leishman both arriving from Darvel.
The goal helped set up a home tie with Darvel in the first round of the national cup competition.
Common combinations with darvel
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to darvel 2×
- the darvel 2×
- against darvel 2×
- darvel in 2×