Wondering how to use Leeds in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as city or metropolis.
Leeds meaning
- A large city and metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England.
- A village and civil parish of Maidstone borough, Kent, England, the site of Leeds Castle.
- A number of places in the United States:
Synonyms of Leeds
Using Leeds
- The main meaning on this page is: A large city and metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England. | A village and civil parish of Maidstone borough, Kent, England, the site of Leeds Castle. | A number of places in the United States:
- Useful related words include: city, metropolis, urban center.
- In the example corpus, leeds often appears in combinations such as: in leeds, leeds united, leeds and.
Context around Leeds
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 11 start, 9 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Leeds
- In this selection, "leeds" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 29.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, academy, threatened, keep, city, england and united stand out and add context to how "leeds" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 2019 in leeds england and appearances for leeds this season. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "leeds" sits close to words such as brandon, gatherings and angel, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with leeds
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Complaints have been made to Leeds City Council about taxi drivers in Leeds. (13 words)
Josh Lloyd-Watson and Tom McFarland of Jungle perform at O2 Academy Leeds on February 16, 2019 in Leeds, England. (20 words)
In 1871, during the reign of Queen Victoria, the first trams were constructed in Leeds by the Leeds Tramways Company. (20 words)
However, one thing that Allardyce must do if he arrives at Leeds is bolster up the defence with Leeds leaking goals like they're going out of fashion - something that he believes is the first thing any manager must do in a relegation battle. (44 words)
As we’ve said before, we are very much in Leeds Festival silly seasonwho the bookies are backing to headline Leeds Festival 2025, as well as sister event Reading Festival 2025, and now the ‘leaked’ posters are starting to do the rounds online. (43 words)
Leeds' 1-0 defeat at Stoke meant that gap between Leeds, who remain in third, to the league leaders has now widened to 14 points, while second-placed Ipswich's fine start sees them nine ahead of Daniel Farke's side. (41 words)
Example sentences (20)
Irma is survived by her husband, Bob of Leeds, son, Robert of Grand Forks, daughter, Susan (Preston) Eidenschink of Leeds, and daughter-in-law, Vicki Dulmage of Leeds.
This is a joint project developed by Rachel Reeves (Member of Parliament for Leeds West) in partnership with Leeds City Council and Leeds Arts University.
However, one thing that Allardyce must do if he arrives at Leeds is bolster up the defence with Leeds leaking goals like they're going out of fashion - something that he believes is the first thing any manager must do in a relegation battle.
Josh Lloyd-Watson and Tom McFarland of Jungle perform at O2 Academy Leeds on February 16, 2019 in Leeds, England.
Leeds' 1-0 defeat at Stoke meant that gap between Leeds, who remain in third, to the league leaders has now widened to 14 points, while second-placed Ipswich's fine start sees them nine ahead of Daniel Farke's side.
LEEDS, England : Newcastle United suffered more jitters in their quest to finish in the Premier League's top four as they drew 2-2 at relegation-threatened Leeds United but Southampton's agony is over after being relegated on Saturday.
Leeds finally found success from the three-point line as Davis and Graham Gulock each hit huge three-pointers to keep Leeds in the game.
Leeds head coach Jerry Hood quickly credited the Mortimer Jordan defense, which kept Leeds off the board in the second half.
Leeds last week confirmed that Nick Hammond will serve as an interim football advisor in order to help Leeds steer themselves though what is expected to be a very busy summer transfer window.
LEEDS — Mortimer Jordan racked up 423 yards of offense on Friday night at Homer Smiles Field, enough for a 31-28 victory over Leeds, in the season opener for both teams.
Leeds tried desperately to hold off the Blue Devil offense in the fourth quarter, allowing them to reach the Leeds’ goal line twice before stiffening to hold them to a field goal and on downs.
Speaking on Leeds’ interest in Kamara, our very own Graham Smyth said on Inside Elland Road podcast last month: “Glen Kamara is one that they have considered Leeds, and that feels very doable and it feels very sensible.
As we approach the half-way point of the second-half, Southampton have weathered the early Leeds pressure since half-time and are now finding it easier to get into the Leeds half.
As we’ve said before, we are very much in Leeds Festival silly seasonwho the bookies are backing to headline Leeds Festival 2025, as well as sister event Reading Festival 2025, and now the ‘leaked’ posters are starting to do the rounds online.
Cleveland Police are preparing to welcome thousands of Leeds United football fans for the Middlesbrough v Leeds match at The Riverside Stadium tomorrow (Monday 22).
Complaints have been made to Leeds City Council about taxi drivers in Leeds.
Cooper has made 11 Championship appearances for Leeds this season, with Pascal Struijk and Joe Rodon the centre-back pairing used most by Leeds boss Daniel Farke this campaign.
In 1871, during the reign of Queen Victoria, the first trams were constructed in Leeds by the Leeds Tramways Company.
Jo Coburn, senior general manager at Victoria Leeds, said: “Leeds Pride is a hugely important social celebration for the city, and we are thrilled to be an official sponsor.
Mark Harte, 44, of Heights Drive in Leeds, was sentenced to a total of four-and-a-half years at Leeds Crown Court on Thursday.
Common combinations with leeds
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- in leeds 32×
- leeds united 32×
- leeds and 16×
- at leeds 16×
- of leeds 11×
- and leeds 11×
- with leeds 10×
- to leeds 9×
- for leeds 8×
- leeds in 8×