How do you use Hebrides in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like archipelago, plus the exact meaning.
Hebrides in a sentence
Hebrides meaning
- The islands off the west coast of Scotland, divided into the Inner Hebrides and the Outer Hebrides.
- A sea area that is centred on these islands.
Synonyms of Hebrides
Hebrides vertaling naar Nederlands
Using Hebrides
- The main meaning on this page is: The islands off the west coast of Scotland, divided into the Inner Hebrides and the Outer Hebrides. | A sea area that is centred on these islands.
- Useful related words include: hebridean islands, hebridean isles, western islands, western isles.
- Possible Dutch translations are: hebriden.
- In the example corpus, hebrides often appears in combinations such as: outer hebrides, the hebrides, inner hebrides.
Context around Hebrides
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 5 middle, 11 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Hebrides
- In this selection, "hebrides" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 23.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, outer, inner, new, international, communities and whenever stand out and add context to how "hebrides" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include the outer hebrides and at the hebrides international film. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "hebrides" sits close to words such as abbie, abort and adf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with hebrides
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Lindsay Robertson runs Long Islands Retreats on South Uist in the Outer Hebrides. (13 words)
My job at Hebrides Cruises has always been driven by passion and purpose. (13 words)
Further sites are under development in Sutherland, Argyll, Prestwick, Snowdonia, and the Outer Hebrides. (14 words)
Before embarking on his record attempt in the Outer Hebrides, Mr Cameron, from Cherhill near Calne in Wiltshire, said he had spoken to past record holders as well as fishermen familiar with the waters around Rockall. (36 words)
Meanwhile, the Outer Hebrides Young Enterprise Support Scheme, which is aimed at young businesses trading for fewer than five years, ensures businesses on the brink of success do not have their progress hindered by financial constraints. (36 words)
Taking over the role of vice president will be current board member John Joe MacNeil, who heads up Ceòlas on South Uist, one of the Outer Hebrides’ leading Gaelic culture, heritage and arts organisations. (34 words)
Should we be looking to build more causeways, of the sort that can be seen in the Outer Hebrides? (19 words)
Example sentences (20)
A project digitising more than 100 videotapes produced by communities across the Western Isles will be showcased at the Hebrides International Film Festival.
Artist Ron Lawson’s love of the Hebrides has won him a global fan base, with his paintings selling to as far afield as the US, Australia and Singapore.
Before embarking on his record attempt in the Outer Hebrides, Mr Cameron, from Cherhill near Calne in Wiltshire, said he had spoken to past record holders as well as fishermen familiar with the waters around Rockall.
CalMac said last Friday that it was to have an impact across the network, with Arran, Mull, Islay, Coll, Tiree, Colonsay and Hebrides communities affected due to necessary changes in vessel deployment.
Cases have been found in Durham, Cheshire and Cornwall in England; Powys in Wales; Shetland, the Inner Hebrides and Fife, Scotland.
Further sites are under development in Sutherland, Argyll, Prestwick, Snowdonia, and the Outer Hebrides.
His love of the south Pacific was profound and he continued to visit the New Hebrides whenever he could.
Keir Johnston, 38, allegedly assaulted Grace Johnston at Maggie Thomsons Cottage on the Isle of Colonsay, Inner Hebrides, on March 6 2022.
Lindsay Robertson runs Long Islands Retreats on South Uist in the Outer Hebrides.
Should we be looking to build more causeways, of the sort that can be seen in the Outer Hebrides?
So we seek a package of support for Visit Mull and Iona our Destination Marketing Organisation to encourage visitors to return to the Hebrides.
Taking over the role of vice president will be current board member John Joe MacNeil, who heads up Ceòlas on South Uist, one of the Outer Hebrides’ leading Gaelic culture, heritage and arts organisations.
The event was felt just before 15:30 on Saturday in Mallaig and Morar and by islanders on Lismore in the Inner Hebrides.
The first Gaelic Scrabble World Championships have taken place in the Hebrides - and been won with a score of 353.
The other Outer Hebrides target species include the great yellow bumblebee, dunlin, northern colletes mining bee, common pipistrelle bat, Arctic tern, lapwing, and the Irish lady’s tresses orchid.
It’s the outermost isle of the Outer Hebrides and is set deep in the north Atlantic.
Meanwhile, the Outer Hebrides Young Enterprise Support Scheme, which is aimed at young businesses trading for fewer than five years, ensures businesses on the brink of success do not have their progress hindered by financial constraints.
Moving onto the Isle of Skye, the title added: "Make a beeline for the Hebrides to catch a glimpse of the Northern Lights as the nights get longer.
My job at Hebrides Cruises has always been driven by passion and purpose.
Our research has critically advanced the understanding of species that visit seasonally or are resident in the Hebrides.
Common combinations with hebrides
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- outer hebrides 38×
- the hebrides 25×
- inner hebrides 9×
- hebrides and 9×
- new hebrides 4×
- and hebrides 3×
- hebrides were 3×
- hebrides has 2×
- hebrides to 2×
- hebrides is 2×