Explore Melvill through 7 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Melvill meaning
A surname.
Using Melvill
- The main meaning on this page is: A surname.
Context around Melvill
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 4 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Melvill
- In this selection, "melvill" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, flight, gansevoort, major, road and sent stand out and add context to how "melvill" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 12 major melvill sent his and 1774 at melvill s warehouse. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "melvill" sits close to words such as aad, aadhar and aaro, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with melvill
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
As a result of the flight, Melvill and Binnie were awarded civilian astronaut wings. (14 words)
The first court session was held on March 15, 1774, at Melvill's Warehouse. (14 words)
In 1777, court was moved to Bridgetown (now Greensboro ), but in the interest of convenience, court was moved back to Melvill's. (22 words)
Parker (1996), 12 Major Melvill sent his son Allan not to college but to France at the turn of the nineteenth century, where he spent two years in Paris and learned to speak and write French fluently. (37 words)
A feasibility report into installing a pedestrian refuge in the middle of Melvill Road at the entrance to Fox Rosehill Gardens was considered by the town council's planning committee on Monday evening. (33 words)
The General Assembly reached a compromise in 1785 and ordered that convert of land at Melvill's Landing should be purchased for a courthouse and jail. (26 words)
Example sentences (7)
A feasibility report into installing a pedestrian refuge in the middle of Melvill Road at the entrance to Fox Rosehill Gardens was considered by the town council's planning committee on Monday evening.
As a result of the flight, Melvill and Binnie were awarded civilian astronaut wings.
In 1777, court was moved to Bridgetown (now Greensboro ), but in the interest of convenience, court was moved back to Melvill's.
In 1814, Allan married Maria Gansevoort Melvill, who was committed to the Dutch Reformed version of the Calvinist creed of her family.
Parker (1996), 12 Major Melvill sent his son Allan not to college but to France at the turn of the nineteenth century, where he spent two years in Paris and learned to speak and write French fluently.
The first court session was held on March 15, 1774, at Melvill's Warehouse.
The General Assembly reached a compromise in 1785 and ordered that convert of land at Melvill's Landing should be purchased for a courthouse and jail.