How do you use Greenock in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Greenock in a sentence
Greenock meaning
- A town in Inverclyde council area, on the south side of the Firth of Clyde, Scotland, which is the administrative centre of Inverclyde (OS grid ref NS2776).
- A small town in the Barossa Valley, South Australia.
Using Greenock
- The main meaning on this page is: A town in Inverclyde council area, on the south side of the Firth of Clyde, Scotland, which is the administrative centre of Inverclyde (OS grid ref NS2776). | A small town in the Barossa Valley, South Australia.
- In the example corpus, greenock often appears in combinations such as: in greenock, at greenock, greenock morton.
Context around Greenock
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 9 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Greenock
- In this selection, "greenock" 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, road, entire, street, morton, cricket and hotel stand out and add context to how "greenock" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include greenock cricket club and a greenock hotel is. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "greenock" sits close to words such as abbreviation, abdel and adeleke, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with greenock
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A GREENOCK hotel is recruiting for a receptionist. (8 words)
Dales Marine dry dock in Greenock is a hive of activity. (11 words)
Battery Park comes to Beacon Arts Centre, Greenock on Friday and Saturday, September 22-23. (15 words)
Among the prizes that will be on offer are a football signed by the entire Greenock Morton first team, a Rangers strip signed by captain James Tavernier and a prize donated by Celtic player Matt O’Riley. (37 words)
A hearing was told that Smith had been drinking at a property in Killearn Road, Greenock, on the night of February 27, 2021 when a dispute arose between her and another person. (32 words)
From then on West could only manage a number of fairly minor partnerships as their innings failed to move forward in any sort of threatening way towards the Greenock total. (30 words)
Example sentences (20)
A GREENOCK hotel is recruiting for a receptionist.
A hearing was told that Smith had been drinking at a property in Killearn Road, Greenock, on the night of February 27, 2021 when a dispute arose between her and another person.
Among the prizes that will be on offer are a football signed by the entire Greenock Morton first team, a Rangers strip signed by captain James Tavernier and a prize donated by Celtic player Matt O’Riley.
A Morton statement confirming of McGraw's passing this morning read: "Everyone at Greenock Morton is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of club legend, Allan McGraw.
AN application to remove a section of a boundary wall and create a new driveway at a Greenock home is being considered by Inverclyde Council.
Announced this week, the Wilko in Greenock is the only shop near Glasgow to be changed into a Poundland.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said at the time: "Around 8.35pm, officers were called to a report of a seriously injured man on Murdieston Street, Greenock.
A short Morton statement reads: "Greenock Morton are delighted to announce the signing of Jack Harkness from Rangers on a season-long loan deal.
Battery Park comes to Beacon Arts Centre, Greenock on Friday and Saturday, September 22-23.
Caley Thistle Women secured a win in their penultimate SWF Championship fixture as Karen Mason’s side beat Greenock Morton 4-2 on the road.
Dales Marine dry dock in Greenock is a hive of activity.
Elsewhere, a dump site in Greenock had been transformed — and the public was being asked what should be put there.
Emergency services raced to Murdieston Dam, Greenock, at around 7.30am on Thursday following the grim discovery.
From then on West could only manage a number of fairly minor partnerships as their innings failed to move forward in any sort of threatening way towards the Greenock total.
GREENOCK Cricket Club is at the centre of a police investigation following alleged racist abuse at their ground on Saturday.
Greenock Cricket Club, which has many players from diverse backgrounds, has set up a scheme to support youngsters from resettled families in Inverclyde.
GREENOCK Light Opera Club's show for 2023 will be the classic My Fair Lady.
GREENOCK'S Jack Iredale hopes that he can defy the odds and make his long-awaited comeback from a meniscus injury to help Bolton get promoted to the Championship.
Greenock Town Hall was the venue for dancing to the St Louis Orchestra on Friday and Saturday evenings.
Grimshaw says playing under Imrie and the positive atmosphere at the club made it an easy decision to stay in Greenock until the end of the campaign.
Common combinations with greenock
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- in greenock 42×
- at greenock 21×
- greenock morton 13×
- greenock sheriff 10×
- the greenock 9×
- of greenock 9×
- greenock and 8×
- to greenock 8×
- from greenock 8×
- greenock on 7×