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Infirmary in a sentence

Infirmary meaning

  1. A place where sick or injured people are cared for, especially a small hospital; sickhouse.
  2. A clinic or dispensary within another institution.

Synonyms of Infirmary

hospital medical building health facility healthcare facility

Related words

Other words often associated with Infirmary or its synonyms:

edifice building

Using Infirmary

  • The main meaning on this page is: A place where sick or injured people are cared for, especially a small hospital; sickhouse. | A clinic or dispensary within another institution.
  • Useful related words include: hospital, medical building, health facility, healthcare facility.
  • In the example corpus, infirmary often appears in combinations such as: royal infirmary, the infirmary, infirmary and.

Context around Infirmary

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 8 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

royal 11× western 2× victoria 2× eye 1× general 1× stamford 1× cumberland 1×

Often after:

close 1× arrived 1× aged 1× rvi 1× plymouth 1× craig 1× throughout 1×

Sentence patterns with Infirmary

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

aberdeen royal infirmary 1× aberdeen royal infirmary for treatment 1× demolished western infirmary and now 1× district royal infirmary arrived at 1× edinburgh royal infirmary and leads 1× for the infirmary 1× glasgow royal infirmary before moving 1× huddersfield royal infirmary aged 86 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a 25 year 1× amidst the violence 1× anne died on 1× another medical team 1× ben boyle 37 1× dad of two 1×

Common sentence endings:

a urine infection 1× a year later 1× aberdeen royal infirmary 1× aged 86 years 1× aged 89 years 1× anti war demonstrations 1×

Words around Infirmary

Just before it in the word index:

infirmaries 3 infirm 55 infire 2 infinix 43 infinium 3 infinity 803

Just after it in the word index:

infirmed 3 infirmities 13 infirmity 15 infix 18 infixes 2 infj 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

accomplices 204 als 204 antioch 204 arduous 204 ashok 204 clair 204

Corpus analysis for Infirmary

  • In this selection, "infirmary" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, royal, western, victoria, close, arrived and aged stand out and add context to how "infirmary" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include aberdeen royal infirmary and aberdeen royal infirmary for treatment. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "infirmary" sits close to words such as accomplices, als and antioch, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with infirmary

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

Leicester Royal Infirmary on Thursday, July 27, aged 89 years. (10 words)

Donations if desired to League of Friends Royal Eye Infirmary, Plymouth. (11 words)

Anne died on September 26, at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, aged 86 years. (12 words)

Longer example sentences

Another medical team from the Falkirk and District Royal Infirmary arrived at 10:35 a.m. By about 11:10 am, all of the injured had been taken to Stirling Royal Infirmary for medical treatment; one child died en route to the hospital. (43 words)

Dr Roger Malcomson, a paediatric pathologist at Leicester Royal Infirmary, said he could not say Reggie’s death was Sudden Infant Death Syndrome due to the evidence of co-sleeping (sharing a sleeping space with an infant). (37 words)

Grazia has been a stress and relaxation therapist at Maggie’s for almost as long as the charity has been in Glasgow, first at the Gatehouse near the now-demolished Western Infirmary, and now at Gartnavel General. (37 words)

Example sentences (20)

Five years later in 1925 saw the infirmary close, as there was the bigger and more improved Wrexham and East Denbighshire Memorial Hospital built, so there was no need for the infirmary.

Ida, a theatre worker from Milngavie, started her career as a physiological measurement technician in October 1973 at Glasgow Royal Infirmary before moving to the Western Infirmary a year later.

Another medical team from the Falkirk and District Royal Infirmary arrived at 10:35 a.m. By about 11:10 am, all of the injured had been taken to Stirling Royal Infirmary for medical treatment; one child died en route to the hospital.

A 25-year-old woman, who was the pillion passenger from the motorcycle, was taken by ambulance to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.

Amidst the violence of the 1968 Democratic National Convention, Helstoski turned his Chicago hotel room into an infirmary for McCarthy delegates and volunteers who were injured during the anti-war demonstrations.

Anne died on September 26, at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, aged 86 years.

Ben Boyle, 37, from Clitheroe, suddenly became ill at the end of October 2023 and was admitted to Manchester Royal Infirmary with what was initially a urine infection.

Dad-of-two Tariq was taken to the Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI) where he spent around seven hours undergoing emergency surgery.

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Donations if desired to League of Friends Royal Eye Infirmary, Plymouth.

Dr Roger Malcomson, a paediatric pathologist at Leicester Royal Infirmary, said he could not say Reggie’s death was Sudden Infant Death Syndrome due to the evidence of co-sleeping (sharing a sleeping space with an infant).

Fire, police and ambulance crews were dispatched to the scene, where two women were transported to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary for treatment.

Grazia has been a stress and relaxation therapist at Maggie’s for almost as long as the charity has been in Glasgow, first at the Gatehouse near the now-demolished Western Infirmary, and now at Gartnavel General.

He is also a consultant and transplant surgeon at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary and leads a global team of experts making surgery safer for patients all around the world.

He was airlifted to Leeds General Infirmary, where he spent four weeks in a coma while doctors saved his life.

He was taken to the Stamford Infirmary on Monday, when it was found necessary to amputate one of the fingers.

However, before being taken to a police station, the 21-year-old was transported to Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary, where his appalling behaviour escalated.

Infirmary, Craig lived at Harrington as a child, before moving to the Brewery House and the Stag at Crosby, when his late mother and father Joan and Bob Smith took on the pubs.

IN this week's edition of nostalgia, we have looked back at memories from the Cumberland Infirmary throughout the years.

It took about nine months between signing up and having the op at the Royal Infirmary in Edinburgh.

Leicester Royal Infirmary on Thursday, July 27, aged 89 years.

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Common combinations with infirmary

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "infirmary" in a sentence?
An example: "Five years later in 1925 saw the infirmary close, as there was the bigger and more improved Wrexham and East Denbighshire Memorial Hospital built, so there was no need for the infirmary." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "infirmary" from authentic English texts.
What does "infirmary" mean?
Infirmary means: A place where sick or injured people are cared for, especially a small hospital; sickhouse.
What are synonyms of "infirmary"?
Common synonyms of "infirmary" include: hospital, medical building, health facility, healthcare facility.
How many example sentences with "infirmary" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "infirmary", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.