Explore Magilligan through 3 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Magilligan in a sentence
Magilligan meaning
A peninsula in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, at the entrance to Lough Foyle.
Using Magilligan
- The main meaning on this page is: A peninsula in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, at the entrance to Lough Foyle.
Context around Magilligan
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Magilligan
- In this selection, "magilligan" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, army and strand stand out and add context to how "magilligan" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include at the magilligan army camp and beaches from magilligan to castlerock. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "magilligan" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with magilligan
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
On 22 January 1972, a week before Bloody Sunday, an anti-internment march was held at Magilligan strand, near Derry. (20 words)
The problem of eutrophication – excessive nutrient levels – led to beaches from Magilligan to Castlerock being red-flagged for swimming several times last summer. (23 words)
On 13 September two 80 lb bombs were planted at the Magilligan army camp in County Derry, one of which was planted in a wooden hut and partially exploded when a soldier opened the door to the hut. (38 words)
On 13 September two 80 lb bombs were planted at the Magilligan army camp in County Derry, one of which was planted in a wooden hut and partially exploded when a soldier opened the door to the hut. (38 words)
The problem of eutrophication – excessive nutrient levels – led to beaches from Magilligan to Castlerock being red-flagged for swimming several times last summer. (23 words)
On 22 January 1972, a week before Bloody Sunday, an anti-internment march was held at Magilligan strand, near Derry. (20 words)
Example sentences (3)
The problem of eutrophication – excessive nutrient levels – led to beaches from Magilligan to Castlerock being red-flagged for swimming several times last summer.
On 13 September two 80 lb bombs were planted at the Magilligan army camp in County Derry, one of which was planted in a wooden hut and partially exploded when a soldier opened the door to the hut.
On 22 January 1972, a week before Bloody Sunday, an anti-internment march was held at Magilligan strand, near Derry.