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Foyle in a sentence
Foyle meaning
- A river in Ireland which forms part of the border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, before flowing through Derry (Londonderry) and into Lough Foyle and the Atlantic Ocean.
- A surname.
Using Foyle
- The main meaning on this page is: A river in Ireland which forms part of the border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, before flowing through Derry (Londonderry) and into Lough Foyle and the Atlantic Ocean. | A surname.
- In the example corpus, foyle often appears in combinations such as: the foyle, lough foyle, foyle mp.
Context around Foyle
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 5 middle, 10 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Foyle
- In this selection, "foyle" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 24.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, lough, board, arena, college and theatre stand out and add context to how "foyle" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 325 for foyle search and and at the foyle base and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "foyle" sits close to words such as abated, aberrations and activations, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with foyle
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Undeterred, he completed Lough Foyle in six hours and 18 minutes. (11 words)
Foyle MP Colum Eastwood said the announcement demonstrated FinTrU's confidence in the area. (14 words)
Dancers pictured at Romeo and Juliet rehearsals at North West Regional College's Foyle Theatre. (15 words)
Heading into the weekend, few would have risked a bet on Newbuildings v Brigade however, after a bit of a mauling at on Saturday, the Beechgrove side were unable to turn it around when they went to Foyle View for Sunday's early start. (44 words)
Speaking before she joined the picket line with her colleagues at Foyle College in Londonderry, Ms Doherty told BBC Radio Ulster's Good Morning Ulster that she was "downhearted" but that teachers felt there was "no other way" to put their point across. (43 words)
There were emotional scenes of congratulations, commiserations and solidarity as the 70 candidates who stood in the local government elections gathered to hear the results of the count at Derry’s Foyle Arena on Friday and Saturday. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
Dancers pictured at Romeo and Juliet rehearsals at North West Regional College's Foyle Theatre.
Foyle MP Colum Eastwood said the announcement demonstrated FinTrU's confidence in the area.
Foyle's weekday Stephen McCauley Shows has also come to an end being replaced with a three-hour programme on Friday evenings.
Gaelscoil Eaidain Mhoor took part in the Boys' Indoor Football Championships played in the Foyle Arena.
Kay McGlinchey has raised £325 for Foyle Search and Rescue after rediscovering a love for knitting.
Kelly now has lead responsibility for the BBC’s news and current affairs output in Northern Ireland, including its newsroom operations in Belfast and Foyle.
She went on to appear in the TV series Midsomer Murders and Foyle's War, and other TV credits included police drama series Heartbeat and drama series Elizabeth R, which starred the late Glenda Jackson.
Speaking before she joined the picket line with her colleagues at Foyle College in Londonderry, Ms Doherty told BBC Radio Ulster's Good Morning Ulster that she was "downhearted" but that teachers felt there was "no other way" to put their point across.
The Foyle MP made the remarks at the Northern Affairs Committee on Wednesday after being asked about the role of the by the committee’s chair Simon Hoare.
The Foyle Pride festival’s 30th celebrations were officially launched by Mayor Patricia Logue in the Guildhall on Friday.
The night, hosted by local kick boxer and owner of Kickfit Aodhan Logue, will see locals fight it out in front of a packed audience to raise money for the Foyle Hospice.
The proposals are part of a wider plan to close 36 posts across BBC Northern Ireland with eight news staff at risk of redundancy at Foyle.
There were emotional scenes of congratulations, commiserations and solidarity as the 70 candidates who stood in the local government elections gathered to hear the results of the count at Derry’s Foyle Arena on Friday and Saturday.
They have been and are continuing to encourage suppliers to use bulls of high genetic merit as the benefits have been demonstrated with Foyle’s own bull, ‘Elliot Bravo’.
Undeterred, he completed Lough Foyle in six hours and 18 minutes.
Arthur’s son, John Wallis, lived at Erdesley and his nephew, Richard lived at Foyle Lodge.
Foyle College student Jay Curry was praised after claiming an award in the Rotary Youth Leadership Competition.
Heading into the weekend, few would have risked a bet on Newbuildings v Brigade however, after a bit of a mauling at on Saturday, the Beechgrove side were unable to turn it around when they went to Foyle View for Sunday's early start.
She was extremely popular with all the staff and volunteers at the Foyle base and helped and reassured countless numbers of children over her years with us.
So, why not leave the car at home, sit back and relax with emissions-free travel on board Foyle Metro.
Common combinations with foyle
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the foyle 11×
- lough foyle 4×
- foyle mp 3×
- at foyle 3×
- foyle arena 2×
- for foyle 2×
- foyle search 2×
- and foyle 2×
- foyle college 2×
- jonathan foyle 2×