Explore Macalister through 6 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Macalister in a sentence
Macalister meaning
- A surname.
- A rural town in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia, named after Arthur Macalister.
- A river in the Alpine and Gippsland regions of Victoria, Australia, a tributary of the Thomson River (Victoria) named after Lachlan Macalister.
Using Macalister
- The main meaning on this page is: A surname. | A rural town in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia, named after Arthur Macalister. | A river in the Alpine and Gippsland regions of Victoria, Australia, a tributary of the Thomson River (Victoria) named after Lachlan Macalister.
Context around Macalister
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 2 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Macalister
- In this selection, "macalister" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, josh, clan, niall, excavated, hall and away stand out and add context to how "macalister" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a s macalister excavated at and distiller niall macalister hall was. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "macalister" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with macalister
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Josh MacAlister, MP for Whitehaven and Workington, has been given an OBE. (12 words)
R.A.S. Macalister excavated at the site for the British Palestine Exploration Fund, and R. Weill on behalf of the French. (22 words)
Team coach and stand-in for manager, Nonnie Macalister away golfing in Portugal, was quietly encouraging and paced the sidelines with team tips. (23 words)
Last Thursday Beinn an Turic distiller Niall Macalister Hall was on ‘cloud nine’ after Kintyre Gin scooped the award and narrowly missed out on the Excellence in Branding Award. (29 words)
Macalester’s namesake and Scottish connection extends to Clan MacAlister, a branch of Clan Donald — one of the largest Scottish clans, located in the Highlands region of Scotland. (28 words)
In addition to that sept and that of O'Quinn, both of which were native, the Scottish Gallowglass septs of MacKeown, MacAlister, and MacGee, are found there. (27 words)
Example sentences (6)
Josh MacAlister, MP for Whitehaven and Workington, has been given an OBE.
Macalester’s namesake and Scottish connection extends to Clan MacAlister, a branch of Clan Donald — one of the largest Scottish clans, located in the Highlands region of Scotland.
R.A.S. Macalister excavated at the site for the British Palestine Exploration Fund, and R. Weill on behalf of the French.
Last Thursday Beinn an Turic distiller Niall Macalister Hall was on ‘cloud nine’ after Kintyre Gin scooped the award and narrowly missed out on the Excellence in Branding Award.
Team coach and stand-in for manager, Nonnie Macalister away golfing in Portugal, was quietly encouraging and paced the sidelines with team tips.
In addition to that sept and that of O'Quinn, both of which were native, the Scottish Gallowglass septs of MacKeown, MacAlister, and MacGee, are found there.