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Gretna in a sentence

Gretna meaning

  1. A small town in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland, to the south of the more famous village of Gretna Green.
  2. An unincorporated urban community in Manitoba, Canada, on the border with North Dakota, USA.
  3. A small town in Tasmania, Australia.

Using Gretna

  • The main meaning on this page is: A small town in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland, to the south of the more famous village of Gretna Green. | An unincorporated urban community in Manitoba, Canada, on the border with North Dakota, USA. | A small town in Tasmania, Australia.
  • In the example corpus, gretna often appears in combinations such as: gretna green, in gretna, at gretna.

Context around Gretna

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 7 start, 9 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

near 1× 633 1× 794 1×

Often after:

green 5× ahq 2× neb 2× 2008 1× tomorrow 1× court 1× stumbled 1× countered 1×

Sentence patterns with Gretna

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

academy in gretna la and 1× action in gretna tomorrow night 1× areas like gretna 1× athletic and gretna 2008 1× back to gretna with the 1× facility in gretna neb on 1× glasgow or gretna 1× gretna countered with 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a top ten 1× catherine sutherland and 1× gretna countered with 1× gretna neb ap 1× hours later a 1× husband of gretna 1×

Common sentence endings:

and gretna 2008 1× areas like gretna 1× aug 15 2018 1× castration by clamping 1× elite new group 1× from across history 1×

Words around Gretna

Just before it in the word index:

gretl 6 gretel 35 grete 13 gretchen 140 gretch 2 greta 340

Just after it in the word index:

gretsch 10 gretsky 2 gretskys 2 grett 2 grettel 2 grettir 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

abattoirs 31 aberrant 31 abike 31 ablative 31 absurdities 31 accel 31

Corpus analysis for Gretna

  • In this selection, "gretna" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, near, 633, 794, green, ahq and neb stand out and add context to how "gretna" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include academy in gretna la and and action in gretna tomorrow night. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "gretna" sits close to words such as abattoirs, aberrant and abike, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with gretna

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

The nets went back to Gretna with the girls. (9 words)

Husband of Gretna Green bride is charged with her murder. (10 words)

Route 794, Gretna AHQ; and Brosville AHQ – Crews will work ditches. (11 words)

Longer example sentences

Ion Ciucur, 29, a Romanian national, who lives in Gretna Green, Scotland, appeared at London’s Old Bailey on Thursday, where prosecutor Caroline Carberry KC told the the offence related to two incidents in July 2019 involving “castration by clamping”. (40 words)

Nabil Abukhader, the principal of the Muslim Academy in Gretna, La., and the head of the local mosque that the family attended, said the teenager had hoped to improve his Arabic while in the West Bank. (36 words)

Catherine Sutherland and her husband Thomas tied the knot at Gretna Green in May 2018, and she fell in love with the rich heritage of the museum there, filled with wedding dresses from across history. (35 words)

Example sentences (20)

A TOP ten of young performers have been handpicked from the staff at Gretna Green to form an elite new group.

Catherine Sutherland and her husband Thomas tied the knot at Gretna Green in May 2018, and she fell in love with the rich heritage of the museum there, filled with wedding dresses from across history.

Ion Ciucur, 29, a Romanian national, who lives in Gretna Green, Scotland, appeared at London’s Old Bailey on Thursday, where prosecutor Caroline Carberry KC told the the offence related to two incidents in July 2019 involving “castration by clamping”.

There were air raid warnings in Carlisle but no real attacks, however, there were attacks close by in areas like Gretna.

They said: "We were lucky as Arron's mum owns a lodge near Gretna Green that she let us use for a few nights away after the wedding as our mini-moon.

United have scored 12 goals in their opening three pre-season games, their win in west Cumbria following victories over Annan Athletic and Gretna 2008.

It also matters to the rest of the UK, even if you don't feel remotely interested in what goes on in Dundee or Dumfries, in Glasgow or Gretna.

Nabil Abukhader, the principal of the Muslim Academy in Gretna, La., and the head of the local mosque that the family attended, said the teenager had hoped to improve his Arabic while in the West Bank.

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The nets went back to Gretna with the girls.

The youngsters return to action in Gretna tomorrow night for some Friday night football under the lights.

Tonya Williams, Fagbemi’s neighbor, said she plans to set up photos, candles and balloons outside the Gretna Court apartment where Fagbemi lived with his mother.

Route 633, Gretna AHQ – Crew will replace mainline pipe on 2/10.

Hours later, a farmer who was walking through his property in Gretna stumbled upon a car with three unconscious people in it.

Husband of Gretna Green bride is charged with her murder.

Route 794, Gretna AHQ; and Brosville AHQ – Crews will work ditches.

Then at Gretna I didn’t really play much when they were winning league titles.

This result was followed by a dominant 3-1 victory against Workington Blacks, meaning that Gretna would need to win by three clear goals in their final match to be champions.

Gretna countered with a different boundary proposal but Black declined the offer, according to Papillion spokesman Trenton Albers.

GRETNA, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a car driver died in a collision with a boat being towed in eastern Nebraska.

Janie York, right, walks with Elaine Martin down the hall at the SilverRidge Assisted Living facility in Gretna, Neb., on Aug. 15, 2018.

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Common combinations with gretna

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "gretna" in a sentence?
An example: "A TOP ten of young performers have been handpicked from the staff at Gretna Green to form an elite new group." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "gretna" from authentic English texts.
What does "gretna" mean?
Gretna means: A small town in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland, to the south of the more famous village of Gretna Green.
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