Dornoch is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Dornoch in a sentence
Dornoch meaning
- A coastal town in Sutherland, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH7989).
- A village in Grey County, Ontario, Canada.
Using Dornoch
- The main meaning on this page is: A coastal town in Sutherland, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH7989). | A village in Grey County, Ontario, Canada.
- In the example corpus, dornoch often appears in combinations such as: the dornoch, dornoch firth, royal dornoch.
Context around Dornoch
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 5 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 14 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Dornoch
- In this selection, "dornoch" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, royal, near, academy, terrace and golf stand out and add context to how "dornoch" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include at royal dornoch golf club and dornoch is currently. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "dornoch" sits close to words such as aaon, abbv and abdalla, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with dornoch
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Aimy Fraser, Matthew Gallon and Katie Hogart manned the Dornoch Academy raffle stall. (13 words)
The family also enjoyed summer holidays to Dornoch; last year, they celebrated their 50th anniversary. (15 words)
The iconic flag mast by the 1st tee at Royal Dornoch Golf Club's Championship Course. (16 words)
Last year, 300 oysters from the UK’s only sizeable wild oyster population in Loch Ryan were placed on two sites in the firth as part of the Dornoch Environmental Enhancement Project (see panel). (34 words)
Elsewhere, Royal Dornoch is nearing completion of a new £13.5m clubhouse and recently announced a six-figure land acquisition to upgrade its sister course, Struie, and also expand its practice facilities. (32 words)
Jim and Ruth Gagan are the brains and the brawn behind Silverback Gym, which has facilities in Tain and Dornoch, as well as a new location in Brora. (28 words)
Example sentences (14)
Aimy Fraser, Matthew Gallon and Katie Hogart manned the Dornoch Academy raffle stall.
Lia was nominated by her teacher at Dornoch Academy, Anne Morrison, after being a very supportive friend to one of her peers at a difficult time.
The iconic flag mast by the 1st tee at Royal Dornoch Golf Club's Championship Course.
Wallace Street runs between School Hill and Argyll Street and the 294 square metre building in question was formerly occupied by Dornoch Tool Hire.
Elsewhere, Royal Dornoch is nearing completion of a new £13.5m clubhouse and recently announced a six-figure land acquisition to upgrade its sister course, Struie, and also expand its practice facilities.
Jim and Ruth Gagan are the brains and the brawn behind Silverback Gym, which has facilities in Tain and Dornoch, as well as a new location in Brora.
Kate Forbes has backed calls for a controversial new 18-hole course on Coul Links, near Dornoch.
ST Francis’ Table volunteers see God’s miracles served up one plate at a time in the parish hall on Dornoch Terrace.
The family also enjoyed summer holidays to Dornoch; last year, they celebrated their 50th anniversary.
Dornoch is currently undergoing a period of significant change, with plans under way to create a new distillery and a business centre.
Paul Lawrie felt the Royal Dornoch Masters provided a fitting links test in the third instalment of his Tartan Pro Tour.
Plans to make Dornoch Terrace safer for recreational cyclists angered residents, who questioned the need to remove 115 car spaces.
Last year, 300 oysters from the UK’s only sizeable wild oyster population in Loch Ryan were placed on two sites in the firth as part of the Dornoch Environmental Enhancement Project (see panel).
Finally, a great battle at Tarbat Ness citation on the south side of the Dornoch Firth ended with Karl defeated and fugitive or dead.
Common combinations with dornoch
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: