How do you use Fairlie in a sentence? See 8 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Fairlie in a sentence
Fairlie meaning
- A surname.
- A village in North Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS2055).
- A small town in Mackenzie district, South Canterbury, New Zealand.
Using Fairlie
- The main meaning on this page is: A surname. | A village in North Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS2055). | A small town in Mackenzie district, South Canterbury, New Zealand.
Context around Fairlie
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 4 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Fairlie
- In this selection, "fairlie" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, harry, jim, margaret, presented, plan and apparently stand out and add context to how "fairlie" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include coming to fairlie has revealed and growers of fairlie plan to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "fairlie" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with fairlie
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The University of Dundee holds a regular Margaret Fairlie Lecture in her honour. (13 words)
Harry Fairlie, from Sydney, has been praised by thousands for always spoiling his girlfriend. (14 words)
South and Kinross-shire MSP, Jim Fairlie, presented the cheque to delighted staff at Cornhill Macmillan Centre last week. (19 words)
Mr Fairlie apparently went on to say that the Scottish Government’s most recent Programme for Government had included commitments “to improve the welfare of laying hens to ensure their confinement does not negatively impact their normal behaviours”. (38 words)
She was accepted at Glasgow School of Art and commuted from her village, Fairlie, in what she describes as a “hard time but a very good time”. (27 words)
The group, with the support of the Organic Growers of Fairlie, plan to create a community allotment space on the space occupied by the dilapidated courts. (26 words)
Example sentences (8)
Harry Fairlie, from Sydney, has been praised by thousands for always spoiling his girlfriend.
South and Kinross-shire MSP, Jim Fairlie, presented the cheque to delighted staff at Cornhill Macmillan Centre last week.
The group, with the support of the Organic Growers of Fairlie, plan to create a community allotment space on the space occupied by the dilapidated courts.
A new business coming to Fairlie has revealed it is still on course to open next month after having to overcome flooding problems.
Mr Fairlie apparently went on to say that the Scottish Government’s most recent Programme for Government had included commitments “to improve the welfare of laying hens to ensure their confinement does not negatively impact their normal behaviours”.
The University of Dundee holds a regular Margaret Fairlie Lecture in her honour.
I was in charge of officially delivering the resolution to Ruth Shady, director at Caral Archaeological Zone," said Alan Fairlie, Peruvian member of the Andean Parliament.
She was accepted at Glasgow School of Art and commuted from her village, Fairlie, in what she describes as a “hard time but a very good time”.