Explore Elgin through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Elgin meaning
- A surname.
- A placename
- A town in Moray council area, Scotland, United Kingdom, the original place from which the others were named.
Using Elgin
- The main meaning on this page is: A surname. | A placename | A town in Moray council area, Scotland, United Kingdom, the original place from which the others were named.
- In the example corpus, elgin often appears in combinations such as: in elgin, the elgin, elgin city.
Context around Elgin
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 12 start, 6 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Elgin
- In this selection, "elgin" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 21.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, south, cafe, park, public, high and concerts stand out and add context to how "elgin" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 2021 the elgin street restaurant and a 2007 elgin high school. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "elgin" sits close to words such as biting, bonnie and canopy, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with elgin
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A drawing of Elgin Cathedral accompanies the song. (8 words)
An advert from the gig which took place in Elgin. (10 words)
And Elgin High School is welcoming Practical Cookery National 4/5 students. (12 words)
South Elgin football players (in white) join with their coaches and members of the Glenbard East football team and staff for a moment of silence for two South Elgin students who were killed in a crash Thursday. (37 words)
Waterbury, who is married to Chris, a Central Valley Ag employee, said she never taught in Elgin, though was a Girl Scout leader and taught CCD (Catholic Catechism) at Elgin’s St. Boniface church. (34 words)
Katie Thatcher of Streamwood, facing at left, and Traci Pickerell of Elgin, center right, talk with teammates from the Elgin Blue Wave Masters Swim Club during a recent practice. (29 words)
Example sentences (20)
A former sheet metal worker, Bryl lives with his family in South Elgin and has been the lead custodian at South Elgin for 11 years.
An Elgin Public Works crew removes storm debris from Sweet Clover Court in Elgin on Thursday.
Elgin and Lossie Armed Forces and Veterans Breakfast Club meets fortnightly on a Sunday morning in Millers Cafe, Elgin.
Elgin Concerts in the Park: 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 13, in the Wing Park Bandshell, 1000 Wing Park, Elgin.
South Elgin football players (in white) join with their coaches and members of the Glenbard East football team and staff for a moment of silence for two South Elgin students who were killed in a crash Thursday.
To Elgin preschoolers attending Elgin Public Schools (EPS), it’s a learning curve mastered under the knowledgeable and experienced eye of Sue Vanis.
Katie Thatcher of Streamwood, facing at left, and Traci Pickerell of Elgin, center right, talk with teammates from the Elgin Blue Wave Masters Swim Club during a recent practice.
Waterbury, who is married to Chris, a Central Valley Ag employee, said she never taught in Elgin, though was a Girl Scout leader and taught CCD (Catholic Catechism) at Elgin’s St. Boniface church.
Elgin formed a partnership with the Elgin Area Historical Society, which set about raising the funds and finding the volunteers needed to rehab the building.
Quinn was in Elgin on behalf of the Elgin Public Library as the celebrated the end of their summer reading program.
Beckman, a 2007 Elgin High School graduate, grew up on a family farm near Elgin where the family raised corn and soybeans.
The couple lived in Elgin, IL for a short while before moving to South Elgin, IL where they raised their family.
A drawing of Elgin Cathedral accompanies the song.
After Harmons Steakhouse opened in the fall of 2021, the Elgin Street restaurant became a leading Ottawa destination for culinary conspicuous consumption.
A moment of silence for the victims was observed Friday night before the South Elgin-Glenbard East varsity football game in Lombard.
An advert from the gig which took place in Elgin.
And Elgin High School is welcoming Practical Cookery National 4/5 students.
And with the net proceeds, it looks like there's no debt on 160 Elgin.
An Elgin family have been allowed to keep a 6ft fence which was put up with the intention of deterring anti-social behaviour.
An Elgin man has admitted a “gangster-style” paintball revenge attack on a group of children – after they knocked at his front door and then ran away.
Common combinations with elgin
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- in elgin 30×
- the elgin 19×
- elgin city 18×
- of elgin 16×
- elgin and 15×
- south elgin 12×
- elgin high 10×
- on elgin 10×
- at elgin 9×
- and elgin 9×