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Gastown is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Gastown in a sentence

Gastown meaning

The historic district of downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Old Vancouver

Using Gastown

  • The main meaning on this page is: The historic district of downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Old Vancouver
  • In the example corpus, gastown often appears in combinations such as: in gastown, of gastown, gastown and.

Context around Gastown

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 7 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 16 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

original 1× old 1× chinatown 1× kitsilano 1×

Often after:

marijuana 1× riot 1× neighbourhood 1× location 1× launching 1× opus 1× stratchona 1× riots 1×

Sentence patterns with Gastown

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

at a gastown marijuana smoke 1× changes to gastown 1× chen of gastown s critically 1× diamond in gastown for penicillins 1× in kitsilano gastown and on 1× into the gastown riot 1× one of gastown s most 1× out of gastown launching their 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a giant mock 1× after months of 1× for vancouver to 1× in the original 1× local events take 1× on wednesday vancouver 1×

Common sentence endings:

acclaimed l abattoir 1× and bullet town 1× changes to gastown 1× cult of kielburger 1× day long weekend 1× in north vancouver 1×

Words around Gastown

Just before it in the word index:

gastonia 12 gastone 5 gaston 156 gastineau 7 gastight 2 gasteyer 2

Just after it in the word index:

gastralia 3 gastraphetes 3 gastrea 3 gastric 82 gastritis 6 gastro 38

Similar in corpus frequency:

aav 22 abdicating 22 abductor 22 abh 22 abhorred 22 abidal 22

Corpus analysis for Gastown

  • In this selection, "gastown" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, original, old, chinatown, marijuana, riot and neighbourhood stand out and add context to how "gastown" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include at a gastown marijuana smoke and changes to gastown. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "gastown" sits close to words such as aav, abdicating and abductor, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with gastown

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

Travel across metro Vancouver, from Gastown to Marpole, and you’ll see them. (13 words)

On Wednesday, Vancouver city council is talking about making some drastic changes to Gastown. (14 words)

WE just opened an office at the old Gastown Opus location: Inside The “Cult” Of Kielburger. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

In the original Gastown location, most people order lunch to stay and find a spot at a long table in the centre of the restaurant, with exposed brick and pipes all around. (32 words)

Local events take place in Kitsilano, Gastown and on Main Street, beginning with a free evening of storytelling at Kitsilano House on Wednesday the 21st that is open to the public. (31 words)

The prequel film shows how Rictus Erectus helps his father engage in war against the warlord Dementus () when they battle for control of the resources in Gastown and Bullet Town. (30 words)

Example sentences (16)

A giant mock spliff is lit at a Gastown marijuana smoke-in street party, which later developed into The Gastown Riot.

After months of construction, the Water Street pedestrian pilot project has launched in Vancouver’s Gastown neighbourhood, just in time for the Canada Day long weekend.

On Wednesday, Vancouver city council is talking about making some drastic changes to Gastown.

The prequel film shows how Rictus Erectus helps his father engage in war against the warlord Dementus () when they battle for control of the resources in Gastown and Bullet Town.

In the original Gastown location, most people order lunch to stay and find a spot at a long table in the centre of the restaurant, with exposed brick and pipes all around.

The concept is coming to us from Janice Lee, who was behind the good looking but short-loved (2015-17) UYU soft serve shop in Gastown.

Vancouver's first VPN-certified pizzeria has expanded out of Gastown, launching their new 60 seater in North Vancouver.

WE just opened an office at the old Gastown Opus location: Inside The “Cult” Of Kielburger.

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For Vancouver to have anything close would require a merger of the Chinatown, Gastown, Stratchona and parts of Grandview-Woodlands (not the Drive).

Local events take place in Kitsilano, Gastown and on Main Street, beginning with a free evening of storytelling at Kitsilano House on Wednesday the 21st that is open to the public.

One of the best restaurant locations in the city has been picked up by chefs Lee Cooper and Jack Chen of Gastown’s critically acclaimed L’Abattoir.

The highly anticipated seafood restaurant is on track to open next month on one of Gastown's most conspicuous corners.

Travel across metro Vancouver, from Gastown to Marpole, and you’ll see them.

We are going to The Diamond in Gastown for Penicillins or Paper Planes, and multiple shots of Buffalo Trace.

Yesterday afternoon I met up with chef Lee Cooper, co-owner/co-chef of the upcoming Coquille Fine Seafood restaurant in Gastown.

The conflict between hippies and Vancouver mayor Tom Campbell was particularly legendary, culminating in the so-called Gastown Riots of 1971.

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Common combinations with gastown

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "gastown" in a sentence?
An example: "A giant mock spliff is lit at a Gastown marijuana smoke-in street party, which later developed into The Gastown Riot." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "gastown" from authentic English texts.
What does "gastown" mean?
Gastown means: The historic district of downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Old Vancouver
How many example sentences with "gastown" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "gastown", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.