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Kirkby is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Kirkby in a sentence

Kirkby | Kirkbymoorside

Kirkby meaning

  1. A placename
  2. A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ4198).

Using Kirkby

  • The main meaning on this page is: A placename | A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ4198). | A placename
  • In the example corpus, kirkby often appears in combinations such as: in kirkby, kirkby lonsdale, kirkby was.

Context around Kirkby

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 11 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Kirkby

  • In this selection, "kirkby" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, near, christopher, street, lonsdale, stephen and malzeard stand out and add context to how "kirkby" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a kirkby man assaulted and at east kirkby aviation heritage. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "kirkby" sits close to words such as aachen, abbots and abduct, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with kirkby

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

The incident occurred on Vicarage Lane in Kirkby Stephen. (9 words)

Pharmacy giant Boots is to close its store in Kirkby. (10 words)

All Saints Catholic Secondary School in Kirkby - Partially open for some year groups. (13 words)

On the run-up to the parade he had attended the laying up of the Burma Star Standard at St Matthew’s and the Poppy Appeal launch at East Kirkby Aviation Heritage Centre but said he was proud to be out again at the parade. (45 words)

A statement from the Injured Jockeys’ Fund said: ‘It is with deep sadness that we have to report that West Country point-to-point rider, Keagan Kirkby, 25, has died following a fall at Charing point-to-point in Kent today. (41 words)

Based at a sculpture studio and foundry near Kirkby Lonsdale that he established in 1994, and where he employs a team of six, Kay regularly receives public art commissions from bodies such as the National Trust and English Heritage. (39 words)

Example sentences (20)

Cullen, aged 20 and of James Holt Avenue in Kirkby, was handed 20 months while 25-year-old Jones, of Birkin Close in Kirkby, was imprisoned for 27 months.

A large community group from Kirkby Malzeard is running a new Big Weekend event with an open and warm invitation to visitors, live music, street food, artisan stalls and a Black Sheep Bar.

All Saints Catholic Secondary School in Kirkby - Partially open for some year groups.

Based at a sculpture studio and foundry near Kirkby Lonsdale that he established in 1994, and where he employs a team of six, Kay regularly receives public art commissions from bodies such as the National Trust and English Heritage.

Christopher Kirkby, 35 – along with Thomas Durden, 36, and Marc Ward, 36 – sold drugs such as Xanax and other benzodiazepines and blew the money on Dom Perignon, Cristal and Bollinger Champagne, bragging about their lavish lifestyles on social media.

Dales Traditional Butchers of Kirkby Lonsdale have won the coveted Golden Haggis Award.

Katie Ross, 41, of Edward Street, Kirkby, admitted: assault by beating, breach criminal behaviour order and attempted shop theft while on post sentence supervision.

On the run-up to the parade he had attended the laying up of the Burma Star Standard at St Matthew’s and the Poppy Appeal launch at East Kirkby Aviation Heritage Centre but said he was proud to be out again at the parade.

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Pharmacy giant Boots is to close its store in Kirkby.

Phil, a former president at the club, highlighted that playing a round at Kirkby Lonsdale was also a great nature walk.

The incident occurred on Vicarage Lane in Kirkby Stephen.

The line is now open again between Mansfield Woodhouse and Nottingham with trains calling again at Bulwell, Hucknall, Mansfield, Kirkby, Sutton, Newstead and Mansfield Woodhouse.

Three further tries early in the second half demoralised Winchester and a hat-trick of tries followed, making it ten for the match, with Harvey Kirkby kicking seven conversions.

A Kirkby man assaulted his former best friend after blaming him for getting social services involved with his family, a court has heard.

A Merseyside Police spokesperson said: "Officers are in attendance on Stourton Road, Kirkby, today following a report unidentified bones had been discovered in a garden.

An event was held to open Kirkby-in-Furness's Community Centre playground on Sunday.

A statement from the Injured Jockeys’ Fund said: ‘It is with deep sadness that we have to report that West Country point-to-point rider, Keagan Kirkby, 25, has died following a fall at Charing point-to-point in Kent today.

As you'd expect, Kirkby Stephen and its surroundings are home to lots of sheep.

At this time his friend and fellow Quaker, the architect John Dower, invalided out of the war, was living in Kirkby Malham.

Breakdowns and cancellations intensified after the opening of the new Headbolt Lane station in Kirkby last October, and hundreds of the passengers using the Headbolt Lane were invited to claim their money back.

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Common combinations with kirkby

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "kirkby" in a sentence?
An example: "Cullen, aged 20 and of James Holt Avenue in Kirkby, was handed 20 months while 25-year-old Jones, of Birkin Close in Kirkby, was imprisoned for 27 months." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "kirkby" from authentic English texts.
What does "kirkby" mean?
Kirkby means: A placename
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