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Downland in a sentence

Downland meaning

An area of rolling hills (downs), often grassy pasture over chalk or limestone.

Using Downland

  • The main meaning on this page is: An area of rolling hills (downs), often grassy pasture over chalk or limestone.
  • In the example corpus, downland often appears in combinations such as: chalk downland, downland of.

Context around Downland

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

chalk 3× rolling 1×

Often after:

museum 1× adjacent 1× ridge 1×

Sentence patterns with Downland

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

by rolling downland 1× is on downland adjacent to 1× showed the downland at risk 1× the chalk downland of northern 1× the chalk downland of wessex 1× the chalk downland ridge running 1× vale and downland museum at 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

formation ninety million 1× from the neolithic 1× lester piggott 83 1× mr key having 1× royal winchester golf 1× west wight is 1×

Common sentence endings:

a great sea 1× ancient tin trade 1× by rolling downland 1× downland at risk 1× invitation only event 1× isle of wight 1×

Words around Downland

Just before it in the word index:

downingtown 2 downington 2 downings 3 downing 844 downies 3 downie 37

Just after it in the word index:

downley 2 downline 3 downlink 28 downlinked 3 downlinks 2 downlite 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aad 10 aadhar 10 aaro 10 abels 10 abidin 10 abidine 10

Corpus analysis for Downland

  • In this selection, "downland" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, chalk, rolling, museum, adjacent and ridge stand out and add context to how "downland" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include by rolling downland and is on downland adjacent to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "downland" sits close to words such as aad, aadhar and aaro, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with downland

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

You can explore the sheltered valley surrounded by rolling downland. (10 words)

Royal Winchester Golf Club is on downland adjacent to the Clarendon Way with fine views over distant country. (18 words)

Formation Ninety million years ago what is now the chalk downland of Northern Europe was ooze accumulating at the bottom of a great sea. (24 words)

Longer example sentences

From the Neolithic onwards the chalk downland of Wessex was traversed by the Harrow Way, which can still be traced from Marazion in Cornwall to the coast of the English Channel near Dover, and was probably connected with the ancient tin trade. (42 words)

West Wight is predominantly rural, with dramatic coastlines dominated by the chalk downland ridge, running across the whole island and ending in the Needles stacks—perhaps the most photographed place on the Isle of Wight. (35 words)

Mr Key, having studied the two images, both painted in 1804, said that although it was hard to be completely sure, he was confident the north facing image showed the downland at risk. (33 words)

Example sentences (7)

You can explore the sheltered valley surrounded by rolling downland.

Mr Key, having studied the two images, both painted in 1804, said that although it was hard to be completely sure, he was confident the north facing image showed the downland at risk.

Lester Piggott, 83, is set to unveil the work ahead of an exhibition celebrating his achievements at the Vale and Downland Museum at an invitation only event.

Formation Ninety million years ago what is now the chalk downland of Northern Europe was ooze accumulating at the bottom of a great sea.

From the Neolithic onwards the chalk downland of Wessex was traversed by the Harrow Way, which can still be traced from Marazion in Cornwall to the coast of the English Channel near Dover, and was probably connected with the ancient tin trade.

Royal Winchester Golf Club is on downland adjacent to the Clarendon Way with fine views over distant country.

West Wight is predominantly rural, with dramatic coastlines dominated by the chalk downland ridge, running across the whole island and ending in the Needles stacks—perhaps the most photographed place on the Isle of Wight.

Common combinations with downland

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "downland" in a sentence?
An example: "You can explore the sheltered valley surrounded by rolling downland." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "downland" from authentic English texts.
What does "downland" mean?
Downland means: An area of rolling hills (downs), often grassy pasture over chalk or limestone.
How many example sentences with "downland" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "downland", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.