Wondering how to use Durham in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as city or metropolis.
Durham in a sentence
Durham meaning
- A county in the Northeast of England; in full, County Durham.
- A city, the county town of County Durham, England.
- A unitary authority of County Durham, which replaced the county council in 2009 in all of County Durham except Darlington, Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees; in full, Durham County Council.
Synonyms of Durham
Durham vertaling naar Nederlands
Using Durham
- The main meaning on this page is: A county in the Northeast of England; in full, County Durham. | A city, the county town of County Durham, England. | A unitary authority of County Durham, which replaced the county council in 2009 in all of County Durham except Darlington, Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees; in full, Durham County Council.
- Useful related words include: city, metropolis, urban center, shorthorn.
- Possible Dutch translations are: durham.
- In the example corpus, durham often appears in combinations such as: county durham, of durham, in durham.
Context around Durham
- Average sentence length in these examples: 30 words
- Position in the sentence: 13 start, 6 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Durham
- In this selection, "durham" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 30 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, county, business, bailey, county, university and miners stand out and add context to how "durham" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include added that durham should submit and and the durham academy along. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "durham" sits close to words such as abstract, cocktail and correspondent, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with durham
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
In Durham, a small group of demonstrators marched to the Durham Police Department Headquarters. (14 words)
A former pupil at Rydal Penrhos School, Morgan now studies at Durham University, and runs for Durham City Harriers & AC. (20 words)
The Durham Board of Elections meeting closed late Friday to a round of applause and praise for Durham’s elections staff. (21 words)
The effects from Isaias stretch as far as Durham, which was under a flood advisory until 6:30 a.m. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain fell in areas of Durham County, and an additional couple inches could fall before conditions start to improve. (45 words)
Mary Kelly Foy, Labour MP for City of Durham, said: “The City of Durham has become an NHS dental desert, leaving people without the means to pay for private care in a cost of living crisis without access to oral healthcare. (41 words)
St Chad's College, located in North Bailey, Durham, will see a reconfiguration of its internal spaces to create new meeting rooms, offices, study spaces, a reception, and a foyer after plans were approved by Durham County Council on Wednesday. (40 words)
Example sentences (20)
Durham Town Hall, Market Place, Durham, County Durham, DH1 3NJ - The Grade II listed building is home to many fascinating histories, and long held traditions; many of which continue to this day.
A former pupil at Rydal Penrhos School, Morgan now studies at Durham University, and runs for Durham City Harriers & AC.
In addition, Maxine’s entrepreneurial journey has also benefited from Business Durham’s other programmes, including the Durham Ambitious Business Start-Ups programme.
It has been confirmed that once Bishop Paul retires, Bishop Sarah will lead the Diocese of Durham throughout the process of appointing the next Bishop of Durham.
Mary Kelly Foy, Labour MP for City of Durham, said: “The City of Durham has become an NHS dental desert, leaving people without the means to pay for private care in a cost of living crisis without access to oral healthcare.
It is a national not-for-profit organisation, established in 2013 in collaboration between Durham University and Durham Wildlife Trust, to address the information deficit on the status and ecology of UK and European wild mammals.
St Chad's College, located in North Bailey, Durham, will see a reconfiguration of its internal spaces to create new meeting rooms, offices, study spaces, a reception, and a foyer after plans were approved by Durham County Council on Wednesday.
To help you decide what garden centre to visit in County Durham to achieve your garden goals, we have put together a selection of the best garden centres in County Durham according to Google reviews.
Barr in his order said the “public interest” called for Durham’s appointment and added that Durham should submit a report to the attorney general — presumably under the incoming Biden administration — so that it could be made public.
But Hogeveen said the photo was taken previously and posted to accompany the news of mental health funding for Durham, as it depicts the Durham MPPs.
Durham have declared their innings at 291. Leicestershire have then forfeited their first innings and Durham their second innings, so Leicester now need 292 off 82 overs to win.
Durham is among the cities with a huge need for more testing, and the Durham Academy along with Community Health Coalition and Old North State Medical Society are working to fill the gap.
Durham Regional Chair John Henry says this next step shows the region’s commitment to addressing anti-black racism and prejudice in Durham.
Government offices in Durham County closed early, and Durham Public Schools, a district with more than 32,000 students, closed its schools Thursday.
However, organisers The Durham Miners’ Association and Marras – Friends of Durham Miners’ Gala arranged to mark the day online with a series of new content and a live event.
In Durham, a small group of demonstrators marched to the Durham Police Department Headquarters.
In Durham, Cynthia Booth with Durham's parks departments, said she hopes to have an update in the next day or so about plans for its playgrounds.
The Durham Board of Elections meeting closed late Friday to a round of applause and praise for Durham’s elections staff.
The effects from Isaias stretch as far as Durham, which was under a flood advisory until 6:30 a.m. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain fell in areas of Durham County, and an additional couple inches could fall before conditions start to improve.
The fund, overseen by Business Durham, the economic development arm of Durham County Council, is being delivered in partnership with UMi, which has a dedicated team of advisors ready to help with initial eligibility checks and funding applications.
Common combinations with durham
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- county durham 29×
- of durham 21×
- in durham 20×
- the durham 17×
- durham wtvd 10×
- durham county 10×
- and durham 10×
- durham and 10×
- durham police 9×
- at durham 9×