Wondering how to use Frobisher in a sentence? Below are 8 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as explorer or adventurer.
Frobisher in a sentence
Frobisher meaning
- A surname.
- A village in the Rural Municipality of Coalfields, No. 4, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Synonyms of Frobisher
Using Frobisher
- The main meaning on this page is: A surname. | A village in the Rural Municipality of Coalfields, No. 4, Saskatchewan, Canada.
- Useful related words include: sir martin frobisher, explorer, adventurer, navigator.
- In the example corpus, frobisher often appears in combinations such as: frobisher bay, martin frobisher, the frobisher.
Context around Frobisher
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 7 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Frobisher
- In this selection, "frobisher" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, martin, across, bay, inn and network stand out and add context to how "frobisher" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include at the frobisher inn on and at the frobisher inn to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "frobisher" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with frobisher
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Nearly 50 people attended the event at the Frobisher Inn to hear her speak. (14 words)
After 1959, the Canadian government established permanent services at Frobisher Bay, including full-time doctors, a school and social services. (20 words)
Attendees of the “Axe the Tax” rally at the Frobisher Inn on Monday wait to hear from Conservative party Leader Pierre Poilievre. (22 words)
Long regarded as a campsite and fishing spot by the Inuit, the place chosen had traditionally been named Iqaluit "place of many fish" in Inuktitut but Canadian and American authorities named it Frobisher Bay, after the name of the body of water it abuts. (44 words)
A lorry hits the bridge on the A36 Warminster Road Martin Frobisher, Network Rail’s group safety and engineering director, said: “Every time a vehicle hits a bridge it can serious safety issues for road and rail users. (38 words)
A little farther, across Frobisher Bay, are the Katannilik Territorial Park Reserve and the Soper Heritage River Park forming a park corridor linking Iqaluit along traditional overland travel routes with Kimmirut (formerly Lake Harbour). (34 words)
Example sentences (8)
A lorry hits the bridge on the A36 Warminster Road Martin Frobisher, Network Rail’s group safety and engineering director, said: “Every time a vehicle hits a bridge it can serious safety issues for road and rail users.
Attendees of the “Axe the Tax” rally at the Frobisher Inn on Monday wait to hear from Conservative party Leader Pierre Poilievre.
Nearly 50 people attended the event at the Frobisher Inn to hear her speak.
After 1959, the Canadian government established permanent services at Frobisher Bay, including full-time doctors, a school and social services.
A little farther, across Frobisher Bay, are the Katannilik Territorial Park Reserve and the Soper Heritage River Park forming a park corridor linking Iqaluit along traditional overland travel routes with Kimmirut (formerly Lake Harbour).
Elizabeth I of England kept a "unicorn horn" in her cabinet of curiosities, brought back by Arctic explorer Martin Frobisher on his return from Labrador in 1577.
Long regarded as a campsite and fishing spot by the Inuit, the place chosen had traditionally been named Iqaluit "place of many fish" in Inuktitut but Canadian and American authorities named it Frobisher Bay, after the name of the body of water it abuts.
Until 1987, the city was known as Frobisher Bay, after the large bay on the coast of which the city is situated.
Common combinations with frobisher
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: