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How do you use Mercia in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Mercia in a sentence

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Mercia | Mercian | Mercians | Mercialys

Mercia meaning

  1. One of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England.
  2. An alternative name for the Midlands.

Using Mercia

  • The main meaning on this page is: One of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England. | An alternative name for the Midlands.
  • In the example corpus, mercia often appears in combinations such as: west mercia, mercia police, of mercia.

Context around Mercia

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28 words
  • Position in the sentence: 9 start, 9 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

west 14× western 1× eastern 1× death 1× based 1×

Often after:

police 11× following 1× neighbourhood 1× real 1× rape 1× asset 1×

Sentence patterns with Mercia

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

for west mercia police said 3× a west mercia neighbourhood matters 1× a west mercia police spokesperson 1× alfred western mercia while eastern 1× and death mercia was largely 1× birmingham based mercia real estate 1× by west mercia police who 1× campion west mercia s police 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a spokesperson for 2× in a statement 2× a man who 1× a west mercia 1× birmingham based mercia 1× canute s mission 1×

Common sentence endings:

a449 at ombersley 1× allegiance to him 1× by christian states 1× destroyed by war 1× fitness in droitwich 1× for safer roads 1×

Words around Mercia

Just before it in the word index:

merci 5 merchiston 3 merchbar 2 merchantville 3 merchants 915 merchantry 2

Just after it in the word index:

mercialys 2 mercian 43 mercians 16 mercieca 10 mercier 33 mercies 24

Similar in corpus frequency:

accords 237 addictions 237 auditors 237 bafta 237 basque 237 beyonce 237

Corpus analysis for Mercia

  • In this selection, "mercia" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 28 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, west, western, eastern, police, following and neighbourhood stand out and add context to how "mercia" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include for west mercia police said and a west mercia neighbourhood matters. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "mercia" sits close to words such as accords, addictions and auditors, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with mercia

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

He later resigned from West Mercia Police in September. (9 words)

Investigating officers from West Mercia Police believe they were taken from a farm in Evesham, Worcestershire. (16 words)

Canute's mission brought him to the town of Mercia, which had almost been destroyed by war. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

Birmingham-based Mercia Real Estate bought the seven-storey office block, which was designed by legendary city architect John Madin, in 2020 and struck a sale and leaseback deal with the chamber so it could remain in its historic home. (40 words)

Kerrie Best, Aaron Keay and Neil Blake completed their challenge of rowing 42,195 metres each to raise funds for West Mercia Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre children’s counselling on Sunday, November 26 at Roots Fitness in Droitwich. (40 words)

Detective Inspector Sean Brennan, from West Mercia Police, said: ‘Matthew and Christopher Reece are clearly violent and dangerous individuals who went into a busy convenience store first thing on a weekday morning both armed with a shotguns. (37 words)

Example sentences (20)

In the 910s Gwent acknowledged the lordship of Wessex, and Deheubarth and Gwynedd accepted that of Æthelflæd of Mercia; following Edward's takeover of Mercia, they transferred their allegiance to him.

Keynes & Lapidge, Alfred the Great, pp. 11–13, 16–23 Alfred and the Viking leader Guthrum agreed on a division that gave Alfred western Mercia, while eastern Mercia was incorporated into Viking East Anglia.

The conversion of Mercia to Christianity occurred in the latter part of the 7th century, and by the time of Penda's defeat and death, Mercia was largely surrounded by Christian states.

A man, who is aged in his 40s, was arrested on suspicion of handling stolen goods, a West Mercia Police spokesperson confirmed.

A spokesperson for West Mercia Police said this evening that no arrests have been made, but there is a continued police presence in the area.

A spokesperson for West Mercia Police said: “We were called to a collision involving two motorbikes on the A465 in Didley, Herefordshire yesterday around 1.10pm, Sunday 5 November.

A West Mercia Neighbourhood Matters update urged car owners to be on their guard following a spate of incidents over the last month.

Birmingham-based Mercia Real Estate bought the seven-storey office block, which was designed by legendary city architect John Madin, in 2020 and struck a sale and leaseback deal with the chamber so it could remain in its historic home.

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Canute's mission brought him to the town of Mercia, which had almost been destroyed by war.

Detective Inspector Sean Brennan, from West Mercia Police, said: ‘Matthew and Christopher Reece are clearly violent and dangerous individuals who went into a busy convenience store first thing on a weekday morning both armed with a shotguns.

He later resigned from West Mercia Police in September.

He requested that councillors decide on whether to write to West Mercia police and crime commissioner John Campion to express the council’s disappointment on the changes and the lack of consultation.

In a statement, a spokesperson for West Mercia Police said: "We received a call around 12.30am this morning (28 December) with a report of a theft of a vehicle from Burlish Park Primary School in Stourport.

In a statement West Mercia Police has said: "At 6.20am police received a call a hot air balloon had deflated and fallen to the ground near the A449 at Ombersley.

Investigating officers from West Mercia Police believe they were taken from a farm in Evesham, Worcestershire.

Kerrie Best, Aaron Keay and Neil Blake completed their challenge of rowing 42,195 metres each to raise funds for West Mercia Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre children’s counselling on Sunday, November 26 at Roots Fitness in Droitwich.

Mercia Asset Management PLC () insider Martin James Glanfield purchased 145,829 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 29th.

National Highways also confirmed that West Mercia Police were in attendance at the scene of the fire.

One of the signs was made possible through funding provided by John Campion, West Mercia's Police and Crime Commissioner, via the Commissioners Crime Fund for Safer Roads.

On September 28 Lloyd made a phone call to the Worcester News to say he would 'hand himself in when he was ready' following a media appeal by West Mercia Police who were carrying out the manhunt.

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Common combinations with mercia

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "mercia" in a sentence?
An example: "In the 910s Gwent acknowledged the lordship of Wessex, and Deheubarth and Gwynedd accepted that of Æthelflæd of Mercia; following Edward's takeover of Mercia, they transferred their allegiance to him." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "mercia" from authentic English texts.
What does "mercia" mean?
Mercia means: One of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England.
How many example sentences with "mercia" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "mercia", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.