How do you use Local in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like national or anaesthetic, plus the exact meaning.
Local in a sentence
Related words
Local meaning
- From or in a nearby location.
- Connected directly to a particular computer, processor, etc.; able to be accessed offline.
- Having limited scope (either lexical or dynamic); only accessible within a certain portion of a program.
Synonyms of Local
Using Local
- The main meaning on this page is: From or in a nearby location. | Connected directly to a particular computer, processor, etc.; able to be accessed offline. | Having limited scope (either lexical or dynamic); only accessible within a certain portion of a program.
- Useful related words include: national, anaesthetic, anesthetic, topical anaesthetic.
- In the example corpus, local often appears in combinations such as: the local, local government, of local.
Context around Local
- Average sentence length in these examples: 30.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 14 start, 6 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Local
- In this selection, "local" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 30.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, support, shop, producers, government, businesses and governments stand out and add context to how "local" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include across the local area for and additional local channels such. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "local" sits close to words such as own, help and found, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with local
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
We need to support local restaurants that buy from local growers and shop at supermarkets that sell local produce. (19 words)
Each time you shop local and support a local farmer, you’re supporting your local environment, local economy and, essentially, local culture, Cook says. (24 words)
We are proud that our ‘Local Helping Local’ initiative has provided strong support to local restaurants, other local businesses, educators and, of course, nonprofits. (24 words)
Those deposed are Allhaji Lawal Yakubu and Mai Arewan Yeldu in Arewa Local Government Area; Malam Ahmed Sani and Sarkin Gabas Geza in Dandi Local Government Area, and Alhaji Tukur Aliyu and Jagwadejin Bakuwe, in Suru Local Government Area. (39 words)
Shop Local, Support Local, Use Local: Working with established local media organisations Oban Times, Oban FM and newly created Digital Oban Business Directory we have an exciting campaign that encourages customers to support local businesses across Oban. (37 words)
The New York Times declined to say how many local shows were affected by this shift away from producing local podcasts, but it’s clear The Athletic has cut many — if not the majority — of local podcasts. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
Each time you shop local and support a local farmer, you’re supporting your local environment, local economy and, essentially, local culture, Cook says.
Shop Local, Support Local, Use Local: Working with established local media organisations Oban Times, Oban FM and newly created Digital Oban Business Directory we have an exciting campaign that encourages customers to support local businesses across Oban.
Inside the store, space is made for local meat producers, local egg producers, local dairy products, and so many other local brands which thrive and have a market that might otherwise have been lost.
We are proud that our ‘Local Helping Local’ initiative has provided strong support to local restaurants, other local businesses, educators and, of course, nonprofits.
Additional local channels, such as local broadcast television stations, educational channels from local colleges, and community access channels devoted to local governments ( PEG channels) are usually included on the cable service.
According to Swizen Singa Mugyema, a commissioner at the Ministry of Local Government, the inability of local leaders to effectively deliberate on issues at local government has resulted in poor service delivery across the country.
He said: “The local MP, local councillors and local people all object to the installation of lights and an inspector in an ivory tower overruled us.
However, the activity began again this year prompting the local people to dash off another complaint letter to the local SDO as well as to constitute the two local bodies.
The New York Times declined to say how many local shows were affected by this shift away from producing local podcasts, but it’s clear The Athletic has cut many — if not the majority — of local podcasts.
Audacy research shows that 92% of listeners pay close attention to ads on local news radio, 77% find the ads on local radio trustworthy, and 74% enjoy learning about local businesses through these advertisements.
Guests will learn about watersheds, where local water comes from, and how water gets stored and delivered to local homes, all while getting to know the local water district.
Local governments into public housing: Local governments around the world famously have built their own housing stock to create homes for residents, but now more U.S. cities and local governments are pursuing it.
Spearheaded by local residents, Ian and Ruth Dawson and Jackie and Quintin Parker, the event united people from across the local area for a day of fundraising and enjoying the local countryside.
Those deposed are Allhaji Lawal Yakubu and Mai Arewan Yeldu in Arewa Local Government Area; Malam Ahmed Sani and Sarkin Gabas Geza in Dandi Local Government Area, and Alhaji Tukur Aliyu and Jagwadejin Bakuwe, in Suru Local Government Area.
Said Mr Gunda: “That I believe will promote local industries, local companies to come up with innovative ideas, knowing that the local market is there, they can substitute imports,” he said.
The Commissioner for Local Government Affairs writes the Local Government informing them of the deductions to be made in line with the Cross River State Local Government Law of 2007.
The local SME’s collaboration with Sands China came about as a result of the gaming operator’s continual search for local suppliers, heeding the government’s call to increase procurement with local SMEs.
We are quite rightly being encouraged to buy local, keep our local businesses open, keep our local economy thriving and to keep Australians in their jobs.
We need to support local restaurants that buy from local growers and shop at supermarkets that sell local produce.
As one of Denver’s favorite local literary haunts, is recognizing local authors on Small Business Saturday with 20 percent off any book with a “Local Author” sticker.
Common combinations with local
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: