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Kirkton is an English word. Below you'll find 9 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Kirkton in a sentence

Kirkton meaning

Alternative form of kirktown.

Using Kirkton

  • The main meaning on this page is: Alternative form of kirktown.
  • In the example corpus, kirkton often appears in combinations such as: in kirkton, from kirkton, kirkton said.

Context around Kirkton

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 5 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

attended 1× mrs 1× asda 1×

Often after:

dundee 1× kings 1× jean 1×

Sentence patterns with Kirkton

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

drank wi kirkton jean till 1× morrisons asda kirkton kings cross 1× mrs kirkton said i 1× nathan from kirkton said thankfully 1× police attended kirkton dundee after 1× policeman and kirkton was part 1× school in kirkton 1× schooling at kirkton of skene 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

after several years 1× in 2018 police 1× mrs kirkton said 1× my dad was 1× nathan from kirkton 1× robert started his 1×

Common sentence endings:

5 4 victors 1× a tough gig 1× and asda myrekirk 1× in the tills 1× jean till monday 1× job in aberdeen 1×

Words around Kirkton

Just before it in the word index:

kirksville 24 kirkstone 2 kirkstall 8 kirksey 10 kirks 3 kirkpatrick 102

Just after it in the word index:

kirkuk 19 kirkup 4 kirkus 8 kirkwall 30 kirkwood 80 kirkyard 5

Similar in corpus frequency:

aanholt 13 aardwolf 13 abati 13 abbeville 13 abcc 13 abcon 13

Corpus analysis for Kirkton

  • In this selection, "kirkton" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, attended, mrs, asda, dundee, kings and jean stand out and add context to how "kirkton" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include drank wi kirkton jean till and morrisons asda kirkton kings cross. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "kirkton" sits close to words such as aanholt, aardwolf and abati, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with kirkton

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

Thou drank wi’ Kirkton Jean till Monday. (7 words)

Robert started his schooling at Kirkton of Skene then moved to Kincorth Academy. (13 words)

Nathan, from Kirkton, said: “Thankfully there was only the float in the tills. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

The bus will also stop at nine pick-up and drop-off points en-route: Sainsburys, Asda Milton, Morrisons, Asda Kirkton, Kings Cross Hospital, Tesco Kingsway, Tesco South Road and Asda Myrekirk. (32 words)

In 2018, Police Scotland set up Operation Moonbeam to tackle Bonfire Night chaos, and on Tuesday, riot police attended Kirkton, Dundee, after children reportedly as young as 10 set off fireworks. (31 words)

My dad was a policeman, and Kirkton was part of his beat along with Douglas and Beechwood (Dundonians amongst your readers will recognise this as a”tough gig”). (28 words)

Example sentences (9)

In 2018, Police Scotland set up Operation Moonbeam to tackle Bonfire Night chaos, and on Tuesday, riot police attended Kirkton, Dundee, after children reportedly as young as 10 set off fireworks.

Robert started his schooling at Kirkton of Skene then moved to Kincorth Academy.

My dad was a policeman, and Kirkton was part of his beat along with Douglas and Beechwood (Dundonians amongst your readers will recognise this as a”tough gig”).

After several years of back-and-forth debate, Persimmon Homes will build 62 homes on the former site of Kingspark School in Kirkton.

The match between Kinlochshiel and Glengarry was switched from Kirkton to Craigard with Glengarry running out 5-4 victors.

Mrs Kirkton said: “I’m chuffed to be home and that the doctors have done such a good job in Aberdeen.

Nathan, from Kirkton, said: “Thankfully there was only the float in the tills.

The bus will also stop at nine pick-up and drop-off points en-route: Sainsburys, Asda Milton, Morrisons, Asda Kirkton, Kings Cross Hospital, Tesco Kingsway, Tesco South Road and Asda Myrekirk.

Thou drank wi’ Kirkton Jean till Monday.

Common combinations with kirkton

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "kirkton" in a sentence?
An example: "In 2018, Police Scotland set up Operation Moonbeam to tackle Bonfire Night chaos, and on Tuesday, riot police attended Kirkton, Dundee, after children reportedly as young as 10 set off fireworks." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "kirkton" from authentic English texts.
What does "kirkton" mean?
Kirkton means: Alternative form of kirktown.
How many example sentences with "kirkton" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 9 example sentences with "kirkton", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.