Wondering how to use Manila in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as manilla or paper.
Manila meaning
- The capital city of the Philippines; the regional capital of Metro Manila, in the island of Luzon.
- Metro Manila, the National Capital Region (NCR).
- the entirety of Luzon.
Using Manila
- The main meaning on this page is: The capital city of the Philippines; the regional capital of Metro Manila, in the island of Luzon. | Metro Manila, the National Capital Region (NCR). | the entirety of Luzon.
- Useful related words include: manila paper, manilla, manilla paper, paper.
- In the example corpus, manila often appears in combinations such as: manila philippines, metro manila, in manila.
Context around Manila
- Average sentence length in these examples: 31.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 18 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Manila
- In this selection, "manila" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 31.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, metro, greater, concessionaire, philippines, water and electric stand out and add context to how "manila" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include manila philippines the, manila philippines for, manila philippines and metro manila. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "manila" sits close to words such as hung, muhammad and weakness, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with manila
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
MANILA, Philippines — For the last quarter of the year, Manila Water Company. (12 words)
MANILA, Philippines — Chinese state councilor and foreign minister Qin Gang will arrive in Manila on Friday, April 21, to hold bilateral talks with his Philippine counterpart. (26 words)
MANILA, Philippines — Hot and humid weather is seen in Metro Manila and most parts of the country on Maundy Thursday, according to the state weather bureau. (26 words)
SWS used in-person interviews and had a margin of error of plus-or-minus 2.5 percent for the national percentages, plus-or-minus 4.0 percent for Luzon outside of Metro Manila, and plus-or-minus 5.7 percent for Metro Manila, the Visayas, and Mindanao. (48 words)
MANILA, Philippines—The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is in the limelight these days as its decision is awaited on a bid for 1,800 megawatts of power supply by Manila Electric Co., which several lawmakers said should be closely examined. (40 words)
Jetstar Asia CEO, Barathan Pasupathi has met with the new Undersecretary for Aviation and Airports of the Department of Transportation (DOTr), Mr Roberto Cecilio Lim, and the General Manager of Manila Airports, Mr Cesar Chiong in Manila this week. (39 words)
Example sentences (20)
MANILA, Philippines — For April, the desludging caravan of East Zone concessionaire Manila Water will go around 43 barangays in Metro Manila and Rizal to provide septic tank cleaning to its customers at no additional cost.
Jetstar Asia CEO, Barathan Pasupathi has met with the new Undersecretary for Aviation and Airports of the Department of Transportation (DOTr), Mr Roberto Cecilio Lim, and the General Manager of Manila Airports, Mr Cesar Chiong in Manila this week.
MANILA, Philippines — After weeks of hiding in Pangasinan, another suspect in the shooting of a Quezon City photojournalist was arrested by police at a Metro Manila bus terminal upon his return.
MANILA, Philippines — Chinese state councilor and foreign minister Qin Gang will arrive in Manila on Friday, April 21, to hold bilateral talks with his Philippine counterpart.
MANILA, Philippines — Pro-environmental group EcoWaste Coalition lamented on Saturday the return of “traditional littering” during Holy Week, as trash piles up at pilgrimage sites in Metro Manila and nearby provinces.
MANILA, Philippines—The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is in the limelight these days as its decision is awaited on a bid for 1,800 megawatts of power supply by Manila Electric Co., which several lawmakers said should be closely examined.
MANILA, Philippines — The Land Transportation Office (LTO) in Metro Manila recorded a total of P7.82 billion revenue for 2022, regional director Roque Verzosa III said on Friday.
MANILA : Putting quality over profit during inflationary times, Manila restaurant manager Ely Cundangan has refused to mess with her signature beef marrow stew - the same amount of onions must go in the pot no matter what.
Marles is expected to arrive in Manila on Tuesday night and will depart for Thailand on Feb. 23, the Australian Embassy in Manila told the Philippine News Agency.
Sagip party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta asked Manila Electric Company (Meralco), which supplies power to Metro Manila and neighboring provinces including Naia, if the scenario mentioned by Fernandez is possible.
Areas abutting Manila Bay that stand to be affected include Cavite, Manila, Pasay, Parañaque, Las Piñas, Malabon, and Navotas; the coastal towns of the provinces of Bulacan, Pampanga and Bataan.
MANILA, Philippines — Escoda (Sabina) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea saw the presence of three more Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ships, a move which was met with suspicion from Beijing, which repeatedly accused Manila of establishing a facility there.
MANILA, Philippines — For the last quarter of the year, Manila Water Company.
MANILA, Philippines — Hot and humid weather is seen in Metro Manila and most parts of the country on Maundy Thursday, according to the state weather bureau.
MANILA, Philippines — Metro Manila and the eastern part of Luzon may anticipate hotter weather on Saturday due to the ridge of a high pressure area, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said.
MANILA, Philippines —Metro Manila’s air temperature may reach up to 34 degrees Celsius on Thursday, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said.
MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will ask the Tarlac Regional Trial Court (RTC) to transfer the case of dismissed Bamban mayor Alice Guo to a Metro Manila court.
MANILA, Philippines — The crowd estimate monitored in Quiapo Church amid its ongoing Sunday masses is approximately 18,000 as of 3 p.m., according to the Manila Police District (MPD).
SWS used in-person interviews and had a margin of error of plus-or-minus 2.5 percent for the national percentages, plus-or-minus 4.0 percent for Luzon outside of Metro Manila, and plus-or-minus 5.7 percent for Metro Manila, the Visayas, and Mindanao.
The proposed Greater Manila Bay area, encompassing the linkage between Bataan and Cavite, as well as Greater Manila and Bulacan, is seen as a prime location for economic development.
Phrases with manila
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with manila
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- manila philippines 101×
- metro manila 30×
- in manila 19×
- manila and 15×
- the manila 11×
- of manila 7×
- manila on 7×
- manila to 7×
- manila manila 4×
- manila city 4×