Explore Devizes through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Devizes in a sentence
Devizes meaning
A market town and civil parish with a town council in Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU0061).
Using Devizes
- The main meaning on this page is: A market town and civil parish with a town council in Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU0061).
- In the example corpus, devizes often appears in combinations such as: in devizes, devizes and, the devizes.
Context around Devizes
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 7 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Devizes
- In this selection, "devizes" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, square, warminster, kruger, citation, chef and market stand out and add context to how "devizes" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a devizes chef is and brewhouse in devizes and the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "devizes" sits close to words such as aare, aarti and abl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with devizes
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Where: Market Square, Devizes, SN10 1HT. (6 words)
Wiltshire Police said: "A motorcyclist has sadly died following a collision near Devizes. (13 words)
DEVIZES: Thomas Brailey, of Bridewell Street, has been sentenced for theft from a shop. (14 words)
Other alerts have been issued for the Mid Bristol Avon in Melksham and Bradford on Avon, whilst there is also an alert for possible groundwater flooding on Salisbury Plain, covering a large area from Salisbury to Devizes and Warminster to Tidworth. (41 words)
Plans for the Devizes Assize Court (Image: Wiltshire Museum) He added: “We were told by the architects they were ready to submit the application, and we had two weeks to review documents before they put them in. (37 words)
The international food fair has previously raised money for charities like Mind and Brighter Futures, but one of the charities they are raising funds for this year is Julia’s House, a children’s hospice in Devizes. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
Knights had been nominated at Devizes. citation An 1870s gazetteer describes " Salisbury and Devizes " as the "county towns". citation The 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica names only Salisbury.
A Devizes chef is set to shoot to stardom abroad after appearing on a Masterchef-esque Romanian cooking show.
An application for a certificate of lawfulness for the use of an outbuilding as a single-dwelling house and surrounding land as a residential curtilage at Sycamore Lodge, Roundway Park in Devizes has been refused.
A spokesperson for the force said: “We have received a report of a fail to stop collision in Devizes Market Place last Thursday.
Other alerts have been issued for the Mid Bristol Avon in Melksham and Bradford on Avon, whilst there is also an alert for possible groundwater flooding on Salisbury Plain, covering a large area from Salisbury to Devizes and Warminster to Tidworth.
To recreate the original events, huge floral sculptures have been created by nine local groups, including the Devizes Flower Club, Winterslow Flower Club and Warminster and Wylye Flower Club.
Where: Market Square, Devizes, SN10 1HT.
Devizes Police said he left his car and went to talk to the people inside the vehicle, but the driver failed to engage and left the area, colliding with the officer.
DEVIZES: Thomas Brailey, of Bridewell Street, has been sentenced for theft from a shop.
Devizes Town Council also lodged strong objections to the plans, claiming they would damage the countryside on the outskirts of the town.
For residents of Trowbridge, the closest nearby locations are in Warminster, Devizes, Chippenham, Swindon, and Salisbury.
Plans for the Devizes Assize Court (Image: Wiltshire Museum) He added: “We were told by the architects they were ready to submit the application, and we had two weeks to review documents before they put them in.
Previously, the firm's work with Annington Homes has consisted of extensive retrofit works of five former MOD homes in Devizes, creating more energy-efficient homes for local communities.
Sam and George, the famous horses, will be able to move from Devizes to a nearby village, next to a pub alongside the Kennet & Avon Canal.
The international food fair has previously raised money for charities like Mind and Brighter Futures, but one of the charities they are raising funds for this year is Julia’s House, a children’s hospice in Devizes.
The letter, to the chair of Natural England, Dr Tony Juniper CBE, has also been signed by Sir Robert Buckland (South Swindon), Laura Farris (Newbury), Danny Kruger (Devizes) and Sir Alok Sharma (Reading West).
This decision came after the relocation of Wadworth & Co to the new Folly Road Brewhouse in Devizes and the proposed re-development of the Northgate Street site.
TWO teenagers have been arrested after a “number of burglaries” took place in Devizes and Shrewton, police have said.
Wiltshire Police said: "A motorcyclist has sadly died following a collision near Devizes.
Devizes, Quintet Publishing: 25. English Folk-lore, prior to 1865, showed shape shifters to be vulnerable to silver.
Common combinations with devizes
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- in devizes 7×
- devizes and 4×
- the devizes 3×
- at devizes 2×