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How do you use Furness in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Furness in a sentence

Furness meaning

  1. A peninsula in south-west Cumbria, England, historically part of Lancashire.
  2. A surname.

Using Furness

  • The main meaning on this page is: A peninsula in south-west Cumbria, England, historically part of Lancashire. | A surname.
  • In the example corpus, furness often appears in combinations such as: and furness, furness council, the furness.

Context around Furness

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 9 start, 4 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

lee 1×

Often after:

coastguard 3× council 3× general 3× music 1× mountain 1× abbey 1× academy 1× college 1× mnd 1× railway 1×

Sentence patterns with Furness

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

a furness coastguard spokesman 1× and around furness through learning 1× at the furness railway trust 1× caesarean at furness general hospital 1× deborra lee furness 1× duddon and furness mountain rescue 1× for a furness mnd group 1× furness academy welcomed 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a furness coastguard 1× according to council 1× aged 49 years 1× buyers paid 3 1× deborah said the 1× dr maher mohammed 1×

Common sentence endings:

accountable and transparent 1× and furness council 1× by furness abbey 1× collections are protected 1× deborra lee furness 1× family beside him 1×

Words around Furness

Just before it in the word index:

furner 7 furneaux 7 furnas 4 furnari 3 furnaces 103 furnace 221

Just after it in the word index:

furnish 175 furnished 238 furnishers 4 furnishes 37 furnishing 81 furnishings 177

Similar in corpus frequency:

abject 113 accumulations 113 agnostic 113 amaechi 113 amar 113 amenity 113

Corpus analysis for Furness

  • In this selection, "furness" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, lee, coastguard, council and general stand out and add context to how "furness" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a furness coastguard spokesman and and around furness through learning. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "furness" sits close to words such as abject, accumulations and agnostic, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with furness

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

He will be raising money for a Furness MND group. (10 words)

Furness Coastguard then waited until the casualties' parents arrived and gave safety advice. (13 words)

Fountains Abbey has always been my favourite but now it has been replaced by Furness Abbey. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

Lori said that the group focus on their Christmas donations throughout December, “One of our main hopes is to keep supplying our Furness General’s ward nine and oncology with things they need, such as home comforts that they can't get from the NHS. (45 words)

In areas of Westmorland and Furness where there is no additional charge for green waste, this means there is pressure on available resources, therefore teams may look to reorganise rounds on any given day to ensure the statutory collections are protected. (41 words)

Now, the revitalised FR 20 resides at the Furness Railway Trust's shed at the Ribble Steam Railway, having recently returned from tours at the Didcot Railway Centre and Blaenavon’s Heritage Railway. (33 words)

Question examples

From Sofia Vergara to Reece Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston: Who could be Hugh Jackman's next leading lady after his shock split from Deborra-Lee Furness? (26 words)

Example sentences (20)

A Furness Coastguard spokesman said: "Furness Coastguard were called out yesterday lunchtime to assist the army in a search for a reported item of ordnance.

Furness Music Centre is performing a choir and orchestra concert to collect funds for Duddon and Furness Mountain Rescue Team.

According to council reports the proposed increase will generate around £135,000 in additional income for Westmorland and Furness Council.

Aged 49 years, passed away peacefully at Furness General Hospital on Monday March 13 2023 with his loving family beside him.

Buyers paid 3.6% more than the average price in the North West (£218,000) in September for a property in Westmorland and Furness.

Deborah said the objective of the charity is to provide music and arts education to people in and around Furness through learning and performance.

Dr Maher Mohammed was previously suspended by a tribunal after errors performing a caesarean at Furness General Hospital.

Fountains Abbey has always been my favourite but now it has been replaced by Furness Abbey.

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From Sofia Vergara to Reece Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston: Who could be Hugh Jackman's next leading lady after his shock split from Deborra-Lee Furness?

FURNESS Academy welcomed a dynamic rap artist into its school to help develop their poetry skills.

Furness called for the release of the school air quality results and testing methodology, noting governments are "supposed to be accountable and transparent.

Furness Coastguard then waited until the casualties' parents arrived and gave safety advice.

Furness College offers apprenticeships in 12 sectors from accounting to digital, business to beauty, construction to customer services and management to motor vehicle.

He will be raising money for a Furness MND group.

In areas of Westmorland and Furness where there is no additional charge for green waste, this means there is pressure on available resources, therefore teams may look to reorganise rounds on any given day to ensure the statutory collections are protected.

Katrina Stephens, the director of public health for Westmorland and Furness Council, previously said smoking was still the biggest contributor to premature deaths in the region.

Lori said that the group focus on their Christmas donations throughout December, “One of our main hopes is to keep supplying our Furness General’s ward nine and oncology with things they need, such as home comforts that they can't get from the NHS.

Members of the regulatory committee for Westmorland and Furness Council voted unanimously to raise the maximum fare hackney carriages charge.

Now, the revitalised FR 20 resides at the Furness Railway Trust's shed at the Ribble Steam Railway, having recently returned from tours at the Didcot Railway Centre and Blaenavon’s Heritage Railway.

Of Westmorland and Furness's 670 similar establishments with ratings, 536 (80%) have ratings of five and none have zero ratings.

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Common combinations with furness

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "furness" in a sentence?
An example: "A Furness Coastguard spokesman said: "Furness Coastguard were called out yesterday lunchtime to assist the army in a search for a reported item of ordnance." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "furness" from authentic English texts.
What does "furness" mean?
Furness means: A peninsula in south-west Cumbria, England, historically part of Lancashire.
How many example sentences with "furness" are there?
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