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Finglas is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Finglas in a sentence

Finglas meaning

  1. A suburb of Dublin, Ireland.
  2. A habitational surname from Irish.

Using Finglas

  • The main meaning on this page is: A suburb of Dublin, Ireland. | A habitational surname from Irish.
  • In the example corpus, finglas often appears in combinations such as: in finglas, road finglas, finglas dublin.

Context around Finglas

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 6 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

road 2× glen 1× rise 1× vanessa 1× century 1× old 1×

Often after:

dublin 2× road 2× attended 1× tubridy 1× ashbourne 1× abbey 1×

Sentence patterns with Finglas

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

17th century finglas was used 1× deanstown road finglas dublin as 1× fairlawn road finglas at approximately 1× gardaí in finglas attended a 1× incidents in finglas a working 1× is glen finglas 1× jurisdiction of finglas abbey 1× love of finglas tubridy said 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

another favourite of 1× chang teng wang 1× following the battle 1× gardaí in finglas 1× glasnevin ended up 1× he then drove 1×

Common sentence endings:

a false check 1× court on monday 1× finglas ashbourne exit 1× in the country 1× into open countryside 1× is glen finglas 1×

Words around Finglas

Just before it in the word index:

fingertips 178 fingertip 29 fingerstyle 8 fingerspelling 15 fingers 1.366 fingerprints 280

Just after it in the word index:

fingleton 3 fingringhoe 2 finham 2 fini 12 finial 8 finials 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aami 15 aat 15 abada 15 abcs 15 abdulkareem 15 abha 15

Corpus analysis for Finglas

  • In this selection, "finglas" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, road, glen, rise, dublin, road and attended stand out and add context to how "finglas" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 17th century finglas was used and deanstown road finglas dublin as. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "finglas" sits close to words such as aami, aat and abada, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with finglas

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

Another favourite of mine is Glen Finglas. (7 words)

Glasnevin ended up under the jurisdiction of Finglas Abbey. (9 words)

He then drove onto the slip road that leads to the Finglas/Ashbourne exit. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

Last month, there were two ugly incidents in Finglas, a working-class district of the city, after rumours spread on social media that a local girl had been raped by a man who had recently arrived in the country. (39 words)

The assets include a property in Garristown in the Naul in north Co Dublin, lands in Rush and a house on Deanstown Road, Finglas, Dublin, as well as several motor vehicles, luxury watches, and jewellery. (35 words)

Vanessa Finglas, 40, was indicted by a Plymouth County grand jury on two counts each of larceny over $250 from a person over 60, forgery of a check and uttering a false check. (33 words)

Example sentences (12)

Gardaí in Finglas attended a firearms incident in Fairlawn Road, Finglas at approximately 10.30pm on Saturday 14 March.

Another favourite of mine is Glen Finglas.

Chang Teng Wang (58) of Melville Rise, Finglas, Dublin 11, appeared before Judge Martina Baxter in the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on Monday.

He had a great love of Ireland, a great love of family, a great love of Finglas," Tubridy said in the video tribute.

He then drove onto the slip road that leads to the Finglas/Ashbourne exit.

Last month, there were two ugly incidents in Finglas, a working-class district of the city, after rumours spread on social media that a local girl had been raped by a man who had recently arrived in the country.

The assets include a property in Garristown in the Naul in north Co Dublin, lands in Rush and a house on Deanstown Road, Finglas, Dublin, as well as several motor vehicles, luxury watches, and jewellery.

Vanessa Finglas, 40, was indicted by a Plymouth County grand jury on two counts each of larceny over $250 from a person over 60, forgery of a check and uttering a false check.

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Following the Battle of the Boyne in the 17th century, Finglas was used as a camp for four days by William of Orange en route to Dublin city.

Glasnevin ended up under the jurisdiction of Finglas Abbey.

Nevertheless, until comparatively recent years, a short stroll up the Old Finglas Road brought you rapidly into open countryside.

This includes its expansion on the southern side of the Finglas Road with the section called St. Paul's.

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Common combinations with finglas

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "finglas" in a sentence?
An example: "Gardaí in Finglas attended a firearms incident in Fairlawn Road, Finglas at approximately 10.30pm on Saturday 14 March." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "finglas" from authentic English texts.
What does "finglas" mean?
Finglas means: A suburb of Dublin, Ireland.
How many example sentences with "finglas" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "finglas", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.