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Explore Eigg through 4 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Eigg in a sentence

Eigg meaning

An island of the Inner Hebrides, in Highland council area, Scotland; one of the Small Isles. It lies to the south of the Isle of Skye and to the north of the Ardnamurchan peninsula.

Using Eigg

  • The main meaning on this page is: An island of the Inner Hebrides, in Highland council area, Scotland; one of the Small Isles. It lies to the south of the Isle of Skye and to the north of the Ardnamurchan peninsula.
  • In the example corpus, eigg often appears in combinations such as: of eigg.

Context around Eigg

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

may 1×

Sentence patterns with Eigg

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

community of eigg did just 1× eigg may only 1× population of eigg 1× sgurr of eigg and the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

eigg may only 1× that is exactly 1× the marquee for 1× there are fine 1×

Common sentence endings:

a century ago 1× mountains of rum 1× population of eigg 1× scotland s cities 1×

Words around Eigg

Just before it in the word index:

eiger 8 eigenvectors 16 eigenvector 6 eigenvalues 37 eigenvalue 20 eigenstates 15

Just after it in the word index:

eighmey 2 eight 17.801 eightball 5 eightcap 2 eighteen 459 eighteenth 177

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 6 aaah 6 aaargh 6 aacl 6 aadhi 6 aak 6

Corpus analysis for Eigg

  • In this selection, "eigg" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, may stand out and add context to how "eigg" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include community of eigg did just and eigg may only. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "eigg" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with eigg

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

That is exactly what the community of Eigg did just over a quarter of a century ago. (17 words)

There are fine views west out to sea and to the Sgurr of Eigg and the mountains of Rum. (19 words)

Eigg may only be five miles by three miles, but it is a Hebridean Tardis that surely crams in more per capita than any of Scotland’s cities. (28 words)

Longer example sentences

The marquee for this great event was on ground Schellenberg had used as a tennis court, prompting me to declare the outcome as “game, set and match to the population of Eigg”. (32 words)

Eigg may only be five miles by three miles, but it is a Hebridean Tardis that surely crams in more per capita than any of Scotland’s cities. (28 words)

There are fine views west out to sea and to the Sgurr of Eigg and the mountains of Rum. (19 words)

Example sentences (4)

Eigg may only be five miles by three miles, but it is a Hebridean Tardis that surely crams in more per capita than any of Scotland’s cities.

That is exactly what the community of Eigg did just over a quarter of a century ago.

The marquee for this great event was on ground Schellenberg had used as a tennis court, prompting me to declare the outcome as “game, set and match to the population of Eigg”.

There are fine views west out to sea and to the Sgurr of Eigg and the mountains of Rum.

Common combinations with eigg

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • of eigg 3×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "eigg" in a sentence?
An example: "Eigg may only be five miles by three miles, but it is a Hebridean Tardis that surely crams in more per capita than any of Scotland’s cities." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "eigg" from authentic English texts.
What does "eigg" mean?
Eigg means: An island of the Inner Hebrides, in Highland council area, Scotland; one of the Small Isles. It lies to the south of the Isle of Skye and to the north of the Ardnamurchan peninsula.
How many example sentences with "eigg" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "eigg", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.