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Dumfries is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Dumfries in a sentence

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Dumfries | Dumfriesshire

Dumfries meaning

  1. A town in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland, and the former county town of Dumfriesshire (OS grid ref NX9776).
  2. A community and parish in York County, New Brunswick, Canada.
  3. A town in Prince William County, Virginia, United States.

Using Dumfries

  • The main meaning on this page is: A town in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland, and the former county town of Dumfriesshire (OS grid ref NX9776). | A community and parish in York County, New Brunswick, Canada. | A town in Prince William County, Virginia, United States.
  • In the example corpus, dumfries often appears in combinations such as: dumfries and, in dumfries, of dumfries.

Context around Dumfries

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 10 start, 8 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

marked 4× morrisons 2× include 1× creetown 1× townfoot 1× mercer 1× arran 1×

Often after:

marked 2× house 1× sold 1× coronation 1× peter 1× rotary 1× dirleton 1× show 1× yesterday 1× high 1×

Sentence patterns with Dumfries

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

bridge marked dumfries and galloway 2× dumfries and galloway 2× dumfries marked dumfries and galloway 2× or morrisons dumfries marked dumfries 2× 48 million dumfries high school 1× and arran dumfries and galloway 1× and dumfries and galloway 1× ayrshire and dumfries and galloway 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

cash or cheque 2× dumfries and galloway 2× a formal ceremony 1× a wind farm 1× and dumfries and 1× areas where parking 1×

Common sentence endings:

fao myra smith 2× 10 mile radius 1× a sensitive location 1× across its estate 1× and west lothian 1× as at tantallon 1×

Words around Dumfries

Just before it in the word index:

dumfounding 2 dumfeh 2 dumezweni 2 dumezil 4 dumez 3 dumelo 16

Just after it in the word index:

dumfriesshire 7 dumi 4 duminda 2 duminy 7 dumio 2 dumisa 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadhaar 172 adler 172 alexandre 172 ammo 172 ape 172 balogun 172

Corpus analysis for Dumfries

  • In this selection, "dumfries" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, marked, morrisons, include, marked, house and sold stand out and add context to how "dumfries" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include bridge marked dumfries and galloway and dumfries and galloway. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "dumfries" sits close to words such as aadhaar, adler and alexandre, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with dumfries

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

Areas where parking has not been decriminalised include Dumfries and Galloway, Orkney, Shetland, West Dunbartonshire and West Lothian. (18 words)

But Willie Mercer, Dumfries, said: “What has Bobby Madden got to say about Celtic's penalty against Dundee? (18 words)

Dumfries and Galloway Council say they did attempt to blow the grass, but the ground was too wet. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

A formal ceremony was held on June 6, 2008 when King Charles, then Prince Charles and Duke of Rothesay, and the then-CEO of Dumfries House Trust, now The Prince’s Foundation, Mike Schaffer declared the house open. (38 words)

Cash or cheque donations can also be handed in at: Tesco, Cuckoo Bridge, marked ‘Dumfries and Galloway Standard Toy Appeal FAO Anne Croucher’, or Morrisons, Dumfries, marked ‘Dumfries and Galloway Standard Toy Appeal FAO Myra Smith’. (36 words)

Cash or cheque donations can also be handed in at: Tesco, Cuckoo Bridge, marked “Dumfries and Galloway Standard Toy Appeal FAO Anne Croucher”, or Morrisons, Dumfries, marked “Dumfries and Galloway Standard Toy Appeal FAO Myra Smith”. (36 words)

Question examples

But Willie Mercer, Dumfries, said: “What has Bobby Madden got to say about Celtic's penalty against Dundee? (18 words)

Example sentences (20)

Cash or cheque donations can also be handed in at: Tesco, Cuckoo Bridge, marked ‘Dumfries and Galloway Standard Toy Appeal FAO Anne Croucher’, or Morrisons, Dumfries, marked ‘Dumfries and Galloway Standard Toy Appeal FAO Myra Smith’.

Cash or cheque donations can also be handed in at: Tesco, Cuckoo Bridge, marked “Dumfries and Galloway Standard Toy Appeal FAO Anne Croucher”, or Morrisons, Dumfries, marked “Dumfries and Galloway Standard Toy Appeal FAO Myra Smith”.

A formal ceremony was held on June 6, 2008 when King Charles, then Prince Charles and Duke of Rothesay, and the then-CEO of Dumfries House Trust, now The Prince’s Foundation, Mike Schaffer declared the house open.

And Dumfries and Galloway Council branded it “an ill-conceived scheme which represents inappropriate development in a sensitive location”.

Areas where parking has not been decriminalised include Dumfries and Galloway, Orkney, Shetland, West Dunbartonshire and West Lothian.

At home in Creetown, Dumfries and Galloway, John and Pamela were still recovering from their ordeal – which saw them having to jettison all their belongings in the race to safety.

At Kirkcudbright Training Centre in Dumfries and Galloway, a project has helped native red squirrels to flourish by encouraging a permanent population of pine martens across its estate.

A wind farm on the border of East Ayrshire and Dumfries and Galloway is set to blow £38 million into the local community.

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Bruce Goldie, Townfoot, Dumfries, sold four bulls at five-figure prices, with the dearest at 15,000gns for Goldies Stamp, to Messrs Pitcher, Lincolnshire.

But Willie Mercer, Dumfries, said: “What has Bobby Madden got to say about Celtic's penalty against Dundee?

Dumfries and Galloway Council say they did attempt to blow the grass, but the ground was too wet.

Dumfries and Galloway police estimated that more than 150 bodies lay in six acres within a 10-mile radius.

Dumfries: coronation choral evensong will take place at St John’s Church at 6 pm, attended by Lord Lieutenant Fiona Armstrong.

Dumfries’ Peter Kormylo said: “Lockerbie Ukrainian POW Chapel is pleased to be working with local humanitarian agencies linked to Ukraine and the illegal invasion of the country by Russian forces.

DUMFRIES Rotary Club listened to a hearty tale of an exotic trip in an unlikely vehicle last Friday afternoon.

Flood alerts have also been issued for the wider regions of Tayside, Ayrshire and Arran, Dumfries and Galloway, the Borders and West Central Scotland.

He added that work is currently underway at Caerlaverock Castle in Dumfries, Dirleton Castle in East Lothian as well as at Tantallon.

IT’S the first Saturday in August and that can only mean one thing: it’s time for Dumfries Show.

It was mainly larger prime lambs that met with demand at Dumfries yesterday, with 52kg+ types averaging 230p/kg and selling to 240p/kg for Texels from Collochan.

Members of the planning committee will be asked to approve plans for the new £48 million Dumfries High School tomorrow.

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Common combinations with dumfries

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "dumfries" in a sentence?
An example: "Cash or cheque donations can also be handed in at: Tesco, Cuckoo Bridge, marked ‘Dumfries and Galloway Standard Toy Appeal FAO Anne Croucher’, or Morrisons, Dumfries, marked ‘Dumfries and Galloway Standard Toy Appeal FAO Myra Smith’." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "dumfries" from authentic English texts.
What does "dumfries" mean?
Dumfries means: A town in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland, and the former county town of Dumfriesshire (OS grid ref NX9776).
How many example sentences with "dumfries" are there?
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