Get to know Lough better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like cove or lake.
Lough in a sentence
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Lough meaning
A lake or long, narrow inlet, especially in Ireland.
Using Lough
- The main meaning on this page is: A lake or long, narrow inlet, especially in Ireland.
- Useful related words include: cove, lake.
- In the example corpus, lough often appears in combinations such as: lough neagh, the lough, lough erne.
Context around Lough
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 9 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Lough
- In this selection, "lough" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, lies, carlingford, bhala, neagh, erne and group stand out and add context to how "lough" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include at carlingford lough in co and at killyfole lough between lisnaskea. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "lough" sits close to words such as abacha, abang and abetting, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with lough
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Gerry says he regularly walks round Lough Fea and enjoys walking. (11 words)
The twin lakes of Lough Erne cover one-third of Fermanagh. (11 words)
A campaign spokesperson said: “Lough Neagh is on the brink of collapse. (12 words)
It was an early Saturday morning for Farming Life's Darryl Armitage as he took himself down the Ards Peninsula to Kircubbin for the start of the Lap The Lough run which had been organised by the Peninsula Vintage Club. (40 words)
In what was a circumstantial case against him, detectives believed that he had poured large water containers on the boat over himself to make it appear he had gone into the lough after his wife. (35 words)
A dog became ill and later died while out walking in Lough Neagh in County Antrim this month, with the animal's death thought to be possibly caused by exposure to the poisonous plant. (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
And the Love Our Lough group plan to hold a wake for the lough on 17 September to call for cohesive management and protection of it.
Immediately below this point lies Lough Beg, the "Small Lake", about convert lower than Lough Neagh.
Seen from Space: County Donegal with the Ulster coastline with Lough Swilly and Inishowen west of Derry and County Londonderry with Lough Foyle east thereof.
A campaign spokesperson said: “Lough Neagh is on the brink of collapse.
A dog became ill and later died while out walking in Lough Neagh in County Antrim this month, with the animal's death thought to be possibly caused by exposure to the poisonous plant.
A man in his 40s has died after a jet ski accident at Carlingford Lough in Co Louth yesterday evening.
And Sam was obviously the Robin to his Batman,” said Bhala Lough.
An English settlement was established at Granard, with Norman Cistercian monasteries being established at Abbeylara and Abbeyshrule, and Augustinian monasteries being established at Abbeyderg and at Saints' Island on the shore of Lough Ree.
Fermanagh and Omagh District Council recently received £81,288 funding from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund towards the improvement works at Killyfole Lough between Lisnaskea and Rosslea.
Gerry says he regularly walks round Lough Fea and enjoys walking.
His body was found in Lough Eyes, near Lisbellaw, in Co. Fermanagh, three weeks later, on August 10. He had been shot six times.
In what was a circumstantial case against him, detectives believed that he had poured large water containers on the boat over himself to make it appear he had gone into the lough after his wife.
It was an early Saturday morning for Farming Life's Darryl Armitage as he took himself down the Ards Peninsula to Kircubbin for the start of the Lap The Lough run which had been organised by the Peninsula Vintage Club.
Recalling their meeting, he said: “We met in Kesh in the Lough Erne Hotel.
Slighe Asail (pronounced slee ass-il) ran west from Tara to Lough Owel in and may have continued in a north-westerly direction.
The lough is a glacial fjord or sea inlet that forms part of the border between Northern Ireland to the north and the Republic of Ireland to the south.
THE Lough Mourne reservoir in the Finn Valley is experiencing drought conditions following the long period of very dry weather.
The search operation resumed on Wednesday morning and during the week, members of the search and recovery units of Ennis, Burren, Kilkee and Lough Derg sub aqua clubs joined the effort.
The twin lakes of Lough Erne cover one-third of Fermanagh.
This exceptional detached family home is set in a prime rural location at 24 Ballyvannon Road, Crumlin, with superb views of Lough Neagh.
Common combinations with lough
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- lough neagh 18×
- the lough 14×
- lough erne 11×
- in lough 8×
- of lough 8×
- lough derg 7×
- on lough 5×
- lough foyle 4×
- belfast lough 4×
- lough on 3×