On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Dunfermline. Discover the meaning, how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Dunfermline in a sentence
Dunfermline meaning
- A city and former royal burgh of Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT0987); The former capital of Scotland.
- A former local government district in Fife Region (which superseded the historic county) between 1975 and 1996.
- A village in Fulton County, Illinois, United States, first settled by people from Dunfermline, Fife.
Using Dunfermline
- The main meaning on this page is: A city and former royal burgh of Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT0987); The former capital of Scotland. | A former local government district in Fife Region (which superseded the historic county) between 1975 and 1996. | A village in Fulton County, Illinois, United States, first settled by people from Dunfermline, Fife.
- In the example corpus, dunfermline often appears in combinations such as: in dunfermline, at dunfermline, of dunfermline.
Context around Dunfermline
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 13 start, 3 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Dunfermline
- In this selection, "dunfermline" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 21.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, anticipated, drive, athletic, high and area stand out and add context to how "dunfermline" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include city of dunfermline area committee and a dunfermline garden centre. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "dunfermline" sits close to words such as batches, bearings and bios, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with dunfermline
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Dunfermline Athletic players with the Scottish Cup in 1961. (9 words)
Chita was sentenced at Dunfermline Sheriff Court in his absence. (10 words)
Dunfermline Cycling Club will hold its annual sportive this Saturday. (10 words)
Cllr Calder, the convener of the City of Dunfermline area committee, told the that acts of vandalism were "unacceptable" and "outrageous" and that the community need to take care of "the jewel in the crown of Dunfermline". (37 words)
Councillor James Calder, convener of the City of Dunfermline area committee, said: “2024 has been another incredible year for Dunfermline, and we’re excited to cap it off with a festive celebration to remember. (34 words)
A spokesperson said: "We were called around 4.35pm on Wednesday, 17 May, to a report of crash on Pilmuir Road at the junction with Broomhead Drive, Dunfermline, involving a pedestrian and a car. (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
Gatwa was raised mostly in Dunfermline and Edinburgh where he attended Boroughmuir High School and Dunfermline High School, before moving to Glasgow to study acting at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.
Cllr Calder, the convener of the City of Dunfermline area committee, told the that acts of vandalism were "unacceptable" and "outrageous" and that the community need to take care of "the jewel in the crown of Dunfermline".
Councillor James Calder, convener of the City of Dunfermline area committee, said: “2024 has been another incredible year for Dunfermline, and we’re excited to cap it off with a festive celebration to remember.
A Christmas carol marathon takes place this Saturday (December 16) from 11am to 4pm as part of Dunfermline’s Winter Festival.
A DUNFERMLINE garden centre is set to host two free events this weekend.
A DUNFERMLINE restaurant has dished up a donation of £2,000 to the Peacocks in Pittencrieff Park.
As anticipated Dunfermline had more possession and territory in the second half however for the most part the Garnock defence was able to cope with anything thrown at them.
A spokesperson said: "We were called around 4.35pm on Wednesday, 17 May, to a report of crash on Pilmuir Road at the junction with Broomhead Drive, Dunfermline, involving a pedestrian and a car.
Chita was sentenced at Dunfermline Sheriff Court in his absence.
Craig Wighton admits he gave himself and Dunfermline Athletic the perfect pick-me-up with his dramatic late equaliser to snatch a 1-1 draw with Arbroath on Saturday.
Dunfermline Athletic manager James McPake is looking forward to the derby match against Raith Rovers on Saturday.
Dunfermline Athletic players with the Scottish Cup in 1961.
Dunfermline Cycling Club will hold its annual sportive this Saturday.
Dunfermline have played seven matches in the 10-team division and, this weekend, have the opportunity to turn the tables one of the sides that defeated them.
DUNFERMLINE landmarks have been included in a new campaign encouraging people to enjoy train travel.
Emergency services called to incident on Skebo Court in Dunfermline.
Even then, Stanton did not appear to be in a goalscoring position when he received the ball at the edge of the Dunfermline box.
Fife Council have been talking about improvement works under Glen Bridge in Dunfermline since at least March 2017.
Former Pittencrieff Primary and Dunfermline High schools pupil Caroline, who joined the Spanish giants last summer, took her league tally for the current season to 11 as her team remain second in the table.
Fraser Gorn, head coach at Dunfermline Boxing Club, said: “Despite his age, Johnny is an experienced boxer.
Common combinations with dunfermline
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- in dunfermline 28×
- at dunfermline 18×
- of dunfermline 14×
- dunfermline and 11×
- dunfermline sheriff 11×
- dunfermline athletic 11×
- the dunfermline 10×
- and dunfermline 9×
- to dunfermline 8×
- for dunfermline 5×