Want to use Favour correctly in a sentence? These 20 example sentences show the word in context, together with its meaning and synonyms like favor or kindness.

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Favour in a sentence

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Favour meaning

British standard spelling of favor.

Synonyms of Favour

favor kindness relic token souvenir keepsake party favour party favor vantage advantage tendency disposition inclination approval benignity

Example sentences (20)

A previous tribunal ruled in Mr and Mrs Dell's favour last year, but the building's management company had appealed.

Everton lost their way in part because of getting starstruck, of pursuing glamour; Moyesian grit fell out of favour.

Among Palestinian civilians, 53% favour an armed struggle to establish an independent state and fight the occupation.

But that decision was overturned when the other parties in the Scottish Parliament voted in favour of pressing ahead.

All their friends including the Arab nations have all but abandoned them in favour of business, money and USA support.

But the forward fell out of favour last season and rarely featured under Corberan until a string of late-season injuries.

Both men are seen as possible successors to Putin's Kremlin throne and have vied to curry favour with the Russian strongman.

And in 2019 Chad authorities said the project was probably stopped in favour of the Niger-Benin pipeline.

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But, in the subsequent period, it made frantic efforts to warp the United Nations Organization and woo the USA in her favour.

Doroshenko appealed the case, and M.O. cross appealed, with the higher court again finding in her favour.

Early years were promising but the company then fell out of favour and the price slumped to 58p before Garrood came on board.

Election results that mirror these new poll findings would constitute a massive swing in Notley's favour.

At a full council meeting on April 29, VOG councillors voted 38 to 13 in favour of joining the City of Sanctuary organisation.

According to the slayqueen named Favour, she has a boyfriend but when he’s unable to meet her financial needs, she does hookup.

All of these constitute an unfriendly environment at a time you need the elements to be in your favour.

A ballot of Unison members at the publicly owned utility found almost four fifths (78 per cent) were in favour of strike action.

A two-goal lead wasted, the home side should have had all the momentum in their favour, and should have gone on to win the game.

But there were several factors that eventually tipped the scales in favour of the Welsh defence force.

And Australia could advance with a draw if Nigeria is beaten and the tiebreakers favour the Matildas.

But while many Turkish Cypriots favour reunification, she said, "we need Turkey's approval for this".

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Common combinations with favour

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • in favour 129×
  • favour of 117×
  • of favour 10×
  • favour and
  • favour with
  • their favour
  • favour the
  • his favour
  • her favour
  • your favour

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "favour" in a sentence?
An example: "A previous tribunal ruled in Mr and Mrs Dell's favour last year, but the building's management company had appealed." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "favour" from real English texts.
What does "favour" mean?
Favour means: British standard spelling of favor.
What are synonyms of "favour"?
Common synonyms of "favour" include: favor, kindness, relic, token, souvenir, keepsake, party favour, party favor. Plus 7 more synonyms.
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