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Explore Foula through 2 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Foula in a sentence

Related words

Foula | Foulard

Foula meaning

A remote island west of Mainland, Shetland Islands council area, Scotland (OS grid ref HT9639).

Using Foula

  • The main meaning on this page is: A remote island west of Mainland, Shetland Islands council area, Scotland (OS grid ref HT9639).

Context around Foula

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

put 1×

Sentence patterns with Foula

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

1936 on foula and the 1× people of foula put sea 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

she details the 1× undaunted he made 1×

Common sentence endings:

events to shetland 1× out of food 1×

Words around Foula

Just before it in the word index:

foul 1.489 fought 3.294 fougere 11 foufas 3 fouet 3 foudy 6

Just after it in the word index:

foulard 2 foulds 7 fouled 333 foulest 4 fouling 88 foulis 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 4 aacr 4 aacsb 4 aadar 4 aadk 4 aadujeevitham 4

Corpus analysis for Foula

  • In this selection, "foula" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, put stand out and add context to how "foula" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 1936 on foula and the and people of foula put sea. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "foula" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with foula

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

She details the use to which the people of Foula put sea post to in 1892 when they were running out of food. (23 words)

Undaunted, he made the film over four months during the summer of 1936 on Foula and the film transposes these events to Shetland. (23 words)

Longer example sentences

She details the use to which the people of Foula put sea post to in 1892 when they were running out of food. (23 words)

Undaunted, he made the film over four months during the summer of 1936 on Foula and the film transposes these events to Shetland. (23 words)

Example sentences (2)

She details the use to which the people of Foula put sea post to in 1892 when they were running out of food.

Undaunted, he made the film over four months during the summer of 1936 on Foula and the film transposes these events to Shetland.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "foula" in a sentence?
An example: "She details the use to which the people of Foula put sea post to in 1892 when they were running out of food." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "foula" from authentic English texts.
What does "foula" mean?
Foula means: A remote island west of Mainland, Shetland Islands council area, Scotland (OS grid ref HT9639).
How many example sentences with "foula" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "foula", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.