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Merchiston in a sentence

Merchiston meaning

A suburb in the City of Edinburgh council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT2472).

Using Merchiston

  • The main meaning on this page is: A suburb in the City of Edinburgh council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT2472).
  • In the example corpus, merchiston often appears in combinations such as: merchiston castle.

Context around Merchiston

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

tradition 1× primary 1×

Often after:

castle 2× preparatory 1×

Sentence patterns with Merchiston

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

in tradition merchiston castle scotland 1× junior primary merchiston preparatory school 1× moved into merchiston castle in 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

on the death 1× steeped in tradition 1× the junior primary 1×

Common sentence endings:

celebrate spring day 1× of his life 1× on colinton road 1×

Words around Merchiston

Just before it in the word index:

merchbar 2 merchantville 3 merchants 915 merchantry 2 merchantmen 15 merchantman 9

Just after it in the word index:

merci 5 mercia 205 mercialys 2 mercian 43 mercians 16 mercieca 10

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 5 aacr 5 aacsb 5 aadar 5 aadk 5 aadvantage 5

Corpus analysis for Merchiston

  • In this selection, "merchiston" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, tradition, primary, castle and preparatory stand out and add context to how "merchiston" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include in tradition merchiston castle scotland and junior primary merchiston preparatory school. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "merchiston" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with merchiston

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Steeped in tradition, Merchiston Castle, Scotland's only all-boys independent boarding school, is, like George Watson's, also situated on Colinton Road. (23 words)

The Junior Primary Merchiston Preparatory School boys had great fun creating magical spring gardens, handmade clay pots and fruit skewers to celebrate Spring Day. (24 words)

On the death of his father in 1608, Napier and his family moved into Merchiston Castle in Edinburgh, where he resided the remainder of his life. (26 words)

Longer example sentences

On the death of his father in 1608, Napier and his family moved into Merchiston Castle in Edinburgh, where he resided the remainder of his life. (26 words)

The Junior Primary Merchiston Preparatory School boys had great fun creating magical spring gardens, handmade clay pots and fruit skewers to celebrate Spring Day. (24 words)

Steeped in tradition, Merchiston Castle, Scotland's only all-boys independent boarding school, is, like George Watson's, also situated on Colinton Road. (23 words)

Example sentences (3)

Steeped in tradition, Merchiston Castle, Scotland's only all-boys independent boarding school, is, like George Watson's, also situated on Colinton Road.

The Junior Primary Merchiston Preparatory School boys had great fun creating magical spring gardens, handmade clay pots and fruit skewers to celebrate Spring Day.

On the death of his father in 1608, Napier and his family moved into Merchiston Castle in Edinburgh, where he resided the remainder of his life.

Common combinations with merchiston

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "merchiston" in a sentence?
An example: "Steeped in tradition, Merchiston Castle, Scotland's only all-boys independent boarding school, is, like George Watson's, also situated on Colinton Road." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "merchiston" from authentic English texts.
What does "merchiston" mean?
Merchiston means: A suburb in the City of Edinburgh council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT2472).
How many example sentences with "merchiston" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "merchiston", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.