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Friary is an English word with synonyms like monastery. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Friary in a sentence

Friary meaning

A house or convent where friars (members of certain religious communities) live.

Synonyms of Friary

monastery

Related words

Other words often associated with Friary or its synonyms:

cloister

Using Friary

  • The main meaning on this page is: A house or convent where friars (members of certain religious communities) live.
  • Useful related words include: monastery.
  • In the example corpus, friary often appears in combinations such as: franciscan friary, capuchin friary, friary on.

Context around Friary

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 8 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 15 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

franciscan 3× capuchin 2× former 1× fidelis 1× bones 1× century 1×

Often after:

street 1× diapers 1× run 1× garden 1× established 1× bowling 1×

Sentence patterns with Friary

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

13th century friary by the 1× a capuchin friary diapers are 1× a franciscan friary and a 1× bare bones friary in rural 1× belongs to friary bowling club 1× called a friary 1× former capuchin friary on dublin 1× former franciscan friary on st 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a group of 1× a new pavilion 1× earlier this month 1× he also instigated 1× he gestured to 1× historically a convent 1×

Common sentence endings:

a retreat house 1× by the owners 1× called a friary 1× friary in kansas 1× holds cleaning supplies 1× in downtown phoenix 1×

Words around Friary

Just before it in the word index:

friarton 3 friars 137 friaries 2 friarage 4 friar 93 friant 5

Just after it in the word index:

frias 16 friberg 6 fribourg 14 fric 3 fricassee 3 frication 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaronson 19 abai 19 abass 19 abatements 19 abdulfatah 19 abebe 19

Corpus analysis for Friary

  • In this selection, "friary" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, franciscan, capuchin, former, street, diapers and run stand out and add context to how "friary" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 13th century friary by the and a capuchin friary diapers are. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "friary" sits close to words such as aaronson, abai and abass, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with friary

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

McCarrick, 88, now lives in a friary in Kansas. (9 words)

He gestured to a large, heavy-looking door to his side: the door to the friary. (16 words)

Earlier this month, 14 international protection applicants were moved into a former Capuchin Friary on Dublin St. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

The Berry Tower is all that remains of the former church of the Holy Rood and there are even fewer remains from the substantial Franciscan Friary established ca. 1240: a gateway in Fore Street and two pillars elsewhere in the town. (41 words)

The oldest bowling green belongs to Friary Bowling Club (first used in 1820), citation while the oldest bowls club is Hyde Abbey Bowling Club (established in 1812). citation Riverside Indoor Bowling Club remains open during the winter months. (38 words)

The former prelate had stayed a little over one year at St. Fidelis Friary, run by the Capuchin Franciscan order in Victoria, Kansas, in the Diocese of Salina in the northwestern part of the state. (35 words)

Example sentences (15)

The diocese plans to open St. Mary’s House in fall 2024 at the former friary at St. Mary’s Basilica in downtown Phoenix.

A group of lads stand in the water along Friary Street, Guildford, which had been beginning it's redevelopment when halted by the rising water.

Earlier this month, 14 international protection applicants were moved into a former Capuchin Friary on Dublin St.

Inside a quaint stone house in Mount Lebanon that was once a Capuchin friary, diapers are stacked nearly to the ceiling in one room and a former confessional holds cleaning supplies.

The former prelate had stayed a little over one year at St. Fidelis Friary, run by the Capuchin Franciscan order in Victoria, Kansas, in the Diocese of Salina in the northwestern part of the state.

He also instigated an Annual Blessing of the Animals in the Friary garden that saw all sorts of creatures brought forward by the owners.

He gestured to a large, heavy-looking door to his side: the door to the friary.

McCarrick, 88, now lives in a friary in Kansas.

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Pope Francis had sentenced McCarrick to a “life of prayer and penance,” and a bare-bones friary in rural Kansas seemed to Popravak an appropriate place to do that.

A new pavilion was opened by David Gower on 17 September 2005 *Blackfriars The Cleary Foundation donated the refectory of the 13th-century friary by the Marlowe Theatre as an art school and gallery.

Historically, a convent denoted a house of friars (reflecting the Latin), now more commonly called a friary.

In addition to its use as a place of worship, it contains a gift shop, a museum, a Franciscan Friary, and a retreat house.

The Berry Tower is all that remains of the former church of the Holy Rood and there are even fewer remains from the substantial Franciscan Friary established ca. 1240: a gateway in Fore Street and two pillars elsewhere in the town.

The oldest bowling green belongs to Friary Bowling Club (first used in 1820), citation while the oldest bowls club is Hyde Abbey Bowling Club (established in 1812). citation Riverside Indoor Bowling Club remains open during the winter months.

Visual arts October 2006 saw the opening of the town's first dedicated Municipal Art Gallery and visual arts centre, the Highlanes Gallery, housed in the former Franciscan Friary on St. Laurence Street.

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Common combinations with friary

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "friary" in a sentence?
An example: "The diocese plans to open St. Mary’s House in fall 2024 at the former friary at St. Mary’s Basilica in downtown Phoenix." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "friary" from authentic English texts.
What does "friary" mean?
Friary means: A house or convent where friars (members of certain religious communities) live.
What are synonyms of "friary"?
Common synonyms of "friary" include: monastery.
How many example sentences with "friary" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "friary", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.