Explore Dursley through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Dursley meaning
- A market town and civil parish with a town council in Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST7598).
- A hamlet in Heywood parish, near Westbury, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST8654).
Using Dursley
- The main meaning on this page is: A market town and civil parish with a town council in Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST7598). | A hamlet in Heywood parish, near Westbury, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST8654).
- In the example corpus, dursley often appears in combinations such as: in dursley, from dursley, and dursley.
Context around Dursley
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 6 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Dursley
- In this selection, "dursley" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, home, dudley, petunia, railway, previously and neighbourhood stand out and add context to how "dursley" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and dudley dursley and and petunia dursley. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "dursley" sits close to words such as abad, abovementioned and abr, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with dursley
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Dudley was the only child of Vernon and Petunia Dursley. (10 words)
DURSLEY came alive with a rainbow flood of colour, music and celebration over the weekend. (15 words)
NEW images have been released over plans to build a poignant memorial garden in Dursley. (15 words)
He knows that Harry will be protected by the special magic caused by his mother's sacrifice, after he evokes the magic of the bond of blood and Harry's aunt, his mother's sister - Petunia Evans Dursley, sealed it by accepting her nephew into her home. (47 words)
Mr Dursley previously told the inquiry of his regret after he and a colleague decided not to tell Mr Bayoh’s partner Collette Bell that he was in police custody when he lost consciousness on the day he died. (39 words)
Rebecca Gray, aged 30, who was born and raised in Dursley, says changes to immigration rules threaten plans to bring her husband Baran Kaya, who is from Turkey, to the UK. (31 words)
Example sentences (18)
A MAN from Dursley has been banned after he was caught driving over the alcohol limit.
A NEW bus link will leave rail users at a Cam and Dursley railway station stranded for almost an hour while they wait for a service to Bristol.
Mr Dursley previously told the inquiry of his regret after he and a colleague decided not to tell Mr Bayoh’s partner Collette Bell that he was in police custody when he lost consciousness on the day he died.
Officers from Dursley neighbourhood team on Saturday night issued anti-social behaviour warning letters to a group of youths which police say were causing persistent ASB in the town.
Passed away peacefully at Henlow Court Nursing Home, Dursley, on 17th August 2023, aged 93. Wife to John, Mum to Kate, David, Margaret and Robert.
The majority of sales in Dursley during the last year were semi-detached properties, selling for an average price of £280,770.
Dr Opher, who has lived and worked in Dursley for almost 30 years, wanted to become a GP from a very early age.
DURSLEY came alive with a rainbow flood of colour, music and celebration over the weekend.
Gravity Greek Street Food is open Monday to Saturday, from 11.30am till 9.30pm and can be found in Castle Street in Dursley.
NEW images have been released over plans to build a poignant memorial garden in Dursley.
On social media, residents had temporarily been left without power in parts of Cam and Dursley, Stonehouse, Berkeley, Whitminster and Slimbridge.
Police are appealing for witnesses following an aggravated burglary in Dursley on Friday evening (8 November).
Rebecca Gray, aged 30, who was born and raised in Dursley, says changes to immigration rules threaten plans to bring her husband Baran Kaya, who is from Turkey, to the UK.
The reboot should focus on better characterization for Voldemort, epic Quidditch matches, accurate wizard attire, and proper redemption arcs for Draco Malfoy and Dudley Dursley.
Dudley was the only child of Vernon and Petunia Dursley.
The Dursley's are known for being awful guardians to Harry Potter, but the extent of their mistreatment goes far beyond what is considered legal behavior.
Dumbledore leaves Harry upon the doorstep of the Dursley home with a letter explaining the situation.
He knows that Harry will be protected by the special magic caused by his mother's sacrifice, after he evokes the magic of the bond of blood and Harry's aunt, his mother's sister - Petunia Evans Dursley, sealed it by accepting her nephew into her home.
Common combinations with dursley
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- in dursley 7×
- from dursley 2×
- and dursley 2×
- dursley on 2×