How do you use Luas in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Luas meaning
a light railway in Dublin, Ireland
Using Luas
- The main meaning on this page is: a light railway in Dublin, Ireland
- In the example corpus, luas often appears in combinations such as: the luas, rail luas, luas system.
Context around Luas
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 10 start, 4 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Luas
- In this selection, "luas" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, rail, crowded, blackhorse, system, line and tram stand out and add context to how "luas" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 13pc of luas passengers reported and a crowded luas. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "luas" sits close to words such as aaditya, aardman and abbo, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with luas
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The Luas is operated by Transdev Ireland. (7 words)
The Luas tram passes in front of Trinity College Dublin at College Green. (13 words)
Luas will tomorrow make a decision on when services can resume after 9am. (13 words)
The property is situated just a five-minute walk from Grafton Street, St Stephen’s Green and Trinity College Dublin, and is well-connected to the city’s suburbs by the Luas and Dart services, and numerous Dublin Bus routes. (40 words)
The Taoiseach said while the light rail LUAS system has “worked extremely well in Dublin”, and he would like to see more of it, he felt that a Dart-type model would work better in Cork. (36 words)
The attack happened along the cycle route approaching the Blackhorse Luas stop and Umuroğlu says he was set upon when he slowed to approach a squeeze stile that requires cyclists to dismount. (32 words)
Example sentences (19)
Nobody would travel on the Luas into Dublin if the Luas was 42 years of age.
I wake up and get showered as I have to be in for an early client board meeting this morning and I want to avoid a crowded Luas.
One example cited where first-time buyers foot the bill are Section 49 levies paid by the purchasers of new homes along the Luas line in Dublin.
The Luas is operated by Transdev Ireland.
The Luas tram passes in front of Trinity College Dublin at College Green.
The suspected assailant was arrested on the Luas at St Stephen’s Green 20 minutes later.
Last year, 13pc of Luas passengers reported feeling unsafe while travelling on trams compared with 4pc of bus passengers and 5pc of commuters on trains.
The Taoiseach said while the light rail LUAS system has “worked extremely well in Dublin”, and he would like to see more of it, he felt that a Dart-type model would work better in Cork.
A MAN WAS viciously assaulted while walking home from the Luas on Sunday evening as gardaí attempt to quell multiple acts of anti-social behaviour in the Dublin 8 area.
As part of the planning conditions, Creekvale is to pay €914,187 in planning contributions towards public infrastructure and the Luas Cross city line.
The property is situated just a five-minute walk from Grafton Street, St Stephen’s Green and Trinity College Dublin, and is well-connected to the city’s suburbs by the Luas and Dart services, and numerous Dublin Bus routes.
Irish Rail, Luas, Bus Eireann and Go Ahead all saw child journey’s jump by over 100% during Kids Go Free August initiative.
Philip Ryan, the driver of the Luas in question, gave a statement to gardaí in which he described seeing the fear in elderly passenger’s eyes after the incident began.
The attack happened along the cycle route approaching the Blackhorse Luas stop and Umuroğlu says he was set upon when he slowed to approach a squeeze stile that requires cyclists to dismount.
Feedback on “Luas drivers could take industrial action because new routes are messing with their lunch”.
Luas congestion problems, an Irish boxing company boycott, and Cher weighs in on Ireland’s fossil fuels – it’s the Fix.
Luas reported significant delays to its Red and Green Line services this evening due to the march.
Luas will tomorrow make a decision on when services can resume after 9am.
The junction, the busiest in Ireland, had tram lines added to it with the opening of the Luas system in 2004.
Common combinations with luas
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: