Explore Forfar through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Forfar meaning
A town in Angus council area, Scotland; it is the administrative centre of Angus, and was the county town of the historic county of Angus (OS grid ref NO4550).
Using Forfar
- The main meaning on this page is: A town in Angus council area, Scotland; it is the administrative centre of Angus, and was the county town of the historic county of Angus (OS grid ref NO4550).
- In the example corpus, forfar often appears in combinations such as: at forfar, of forfar, and forfar.
Context around Forfar
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 11 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Forfar
- In this selection, "forfar" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, court, told, side, sheriff, athletic and supermarket stand out and add context to how "forfar" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include also thanked forfar atheltic for and arbroath letham forfar kirriemuir brechin. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "forfar" sits close to words such as abbe, abdollahian and abergavenny, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with forfar
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Building exterior of Forfar Sheriff Court, Forfar. (7 words)
The club also thanked Forfar Atheltic for their handling of the deal. (12 words)
The hydrogen bin lorries were to have been based in Brechin and Forfar. (13 words)
The opportunity to pitch for a place at the Oscars came after a chance conversation with the owner of Turin Castle, near Forfar, who had previously offered exclusive private use of Turin for a three-night stay in the gift bag. (41 words)
Prince Edward will remain Earl of Forfar - a title conferred by the Queen on his 55th birthday in addition to his Earl of Wessex title, given on the day of his 1999 wedding. (33 words)
Fiscal depute Sam Craib previously told Forfar Sheriff Court his break-in was uncovered by the club’s groundsman, who arrived at 7.45am on the Friday morning. (28 words)
Example sentences (20)
Building exterior of Forfar Sheriff Court, Forfar.
Balgavies regulars found the struggling chick and Jim made a dash to a Forfar supermarket for fish to keep it going.
Councillor Lynne Devine receives a cheque for Forfar Action Network from Judith Langlands-Scott of Witch Histories Scotland with Shaun Wilson and Stuart Pirie.
Fiscal depute Sam Craib previously told Forfar Sheriff Court his break-in was uncovered by the club’s groundsman, who arrived at 7.45am on the Friday morning.
It's the start of a six-month season of curling and ice skating at the Forfar facility.
Prince Edward will remain Earl of Forfar - a title conferred by the Queen on his 55th birthday in addition to his Earl of Wessex title, given on the day of his 1999 wedding.
Sales will initially be limited to the Bothy Experience shop in Glamis and the newly-opened Bothy Larder store in Forfar.
St Johnstone manager Tommy Wright says young players failed to take their chance as his side lose to League One side Forfar Athletic in the Scottish League Cup.
The closure of Forfar mart and more recently the acquisition of parts of Scotbeef's business by ABP mean fewer players in the marketplace.
The club also thanked Forfar Atheltic for their handling of the deal.
And with a trip north to face the Forfar outfit still to come, the head coach has faith his side have what it takes.
Grady McGrath started for Cove in their 5-0 home defeat against Spartans and in their 1-1 draw at Forfar Athletic.
It wouldn’t matter to me whether I was playing at Alloa, Forfar - or the Bernabeu against Real Madrid.
So it meant the sprawling Forfar shop has lain empty since the high street name pulled out.
The hydrogen bin lorries were to have been based in Brechin and Forfar.
The opportunity to pitch for a place at the Oscars came after a chance conversation with the owner of Turin Castle, near Forfar, who had previously offered exclusive private use of Turin for a three-night stay in the gift bag.
They will take in Arbroath, Letham, Forfar, Kirriemuir, Brechin, Bridge of Dun and Lunan en route to the finish line back in Arbroath.
Tom McHale in possession of the ball at Forfar after he sustained his bad ankle injury but played on.
Police have launched Operation Forfar in an attempt to trace more people in connection with the criminal enterprise and are appealing to the public for information.
Barry Smith has been appointed assistant manager at Forfar after boss Jim Weir decided to make changes to his coaching staff.
Common combinations with forfar
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- at forfar 5×
- of forfar 4×
- and forfar 4×
- forfar athletic 3×
- forfar sheriff 2×
- the forfar 2×
- in forfar 2×
- forfar who 2×
- forfar after 2×
- on forfar 2×