Gorton is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Gorton in a sentence
Gorton meaning
- A surname.
- An area of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ8896).
- A remote location on the West Highland Line and Rannoch Moor in Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland, which had a school for children of railway employees at one time (OS grid ref NN3947).
Using Gorton
- The main meaning on this page is: A surname. | An area of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ8896). | A remote location on the West Highland Line and Rannoch Moor in Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland, which had a school for children of railway employees at one time (OS grid ref NN3947).
- In the example corpus, gorton often appears in combinations such as: gorton said, nathaniel gorton, jeff gorton.
Context around Gorton
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 10 start, 4 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Gorton
- In this selection, "gorton" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, sara, nathaniel, citation, head, asked and maintained stand out and add context to how "gorton" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include sara gorton head of and 1970 citation gorton maintained good. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "gorton" sits close to words such as accountancy, aldis and alisha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with gorton
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
And for what,” Gorton asked. (5 words)
And for what,” Judge Nathaniel Gorton asked. (7 words)
Gorton was sentenced to 18 months in prison. (8 words)
Ms Gorton said unions were entering the talks with “extreme caution” but added: “But we’re also glad that we are in this position, rather than sitting here briefing you about the industrial action that we’d be taking on Wednesday. (41 words)
Sara Gorton, head of health at Unison, said there had been an “acknowledgement” from the Health Secretary during the talks that avoiding strikes over next year’s pay settlement would “involve a reach-back” into the current pay year. (39 words)
Gorton's government kept Australia in the Vietnam War but stopped replacing troops at the end of 1970. citation Gorton maintained good relations with the United States and Britain, but pursued closer ties with Asia. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
Gorton's government kept Australia in the Vietnam War but stopped replacing troops at the end of 1970. citation Gorton maintained good relations with the United States and Britain, but pursued closer ties with Asia.
In late 1969, Askin, with Bolte, organised an 'emergency' premiers' conference, without Gorton, to publicise the disadvantages of the States, a move that was partly responsible for the party deposition of Gorton in 1971.
It is reported that Betty Gorton, who had been running the farm in his absence, was relieved to see Gorton alive.
Inside the vehicle were three high-level drug dealers - the Cox brothers and Caswell - as well as low-level Cox henchman Benjamin Monks-Gorton.
Ms Gorton said: “Rishi Sunak must now explain why the first ministers in Scotland and Wales can dig deep for NHS staff, but his government can’t.
Ms Gorton said unions were entering the talks with “extreme caution” but added: “But we’re also glad that we are in this position, rather than sitting here briefing you about the industrial action that we’d be taking on Wednesday.
Sara Gorton, head of health at Unison, said there had been an “acknowledgement” from the Health Secretary during the talks that avoiding strikes over next year’s pay settlement would “involve a reach-back” into the current pay year.
Sara Gorton, head of health at Unison, told reporters that "progress" had been made but said there had been no "tangible" concessions.
Some 102 stores are taking part across the UK, including Bury, Gorton and Hyde in Greater Manchester.
Unison’s Sara Gorton said that industrial action would resume if discussions – which are due to take place over the weekend – are not “meaningful”.
Gorton denied it was a baseball bat, but prosecuting barrister Steven Parker said it was clear from the footage there was “something in his hand".
Gorton was sentenced to 18 months in prison.
Hosts Baxenden posted 184-7, with opener and pro Ben Gorton top-scoring with a measured 63. In defence, Masood claimed four wickets in nine balls at one stage to wreck Feniscowles’ chances.
The Mothers Trust Foundation service committee meets on Wednesday mornings at the Gorton Center in Lake Forest.
The move, adding about $3.2 Million in additional spending to Gorton’s original budget proposal, which was unveiled in April.
And although it initially won’t have power to discipline, it is a first-step toward the kind of oversight citizens have been seeking in recent protests, Mayor Linda Gorton said in announcing the step.
And for what,” Gorton asked.
And for what,” Judge Nathaniel Gorton asked.
Federal Judge Nathaniel Gorton said he’d rule before then on whether he will accept a plea deal that calls for two months in prison for Loughlin, five months for Giannulli.
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) and Manchester City Council obtained a court order after a party at the house on Harlow Drive, Gorton, on Saturday.
Common combinations with gorton
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- gorton said 7×
- nathaniel gorton 4×
- jeff gorton 4×
- john gorton 4×
- gorton to 3×
- sara gorton 3×
- gorton was 3×
- linda gorton 3×
- of gorton 2×
- ms gorton 2×