How do you use Merton in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like religious or writer, plus the exact meaning.
Merton in a sentence
Merton meaning
- Any of several placenames in England from words meaning lake and settlement.
- A village and civil parish in Torridge district, Devon (OS grid ref SS5212).
Synonyms of Merton
Using Merton
- The main meaning on this page is: Any of several placenames in England from words meaning lake and settlement. | A village and civil parish in Torridge district, Devon (OS grid ref SS5212). | Any of several placenames in England from words meaning lake and settlement.
- Useful related words include: thomas merton, religious, writer, author.
- In the example corpus, merton often appears in combinations such as: from merton, merton and, merton college.
Context around Merton
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 8 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Merton
- In this selection, "merton" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, karl, wandsworth, authority, ferron, south and comments stand out and add context to how "merton" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include karl merton ferron baltimore and 23 of merton south london. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "merton" sits close to words such as aayog, absentees and accruing, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with merton
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Merton offers two further challenges worth pondering. (7 words)
If you've not been to Merton Abbey Mills before now, you really should. (14 words)
Karl Merton Ferron / Baltimore Sun Photos of Baltimore’s Inner Harbor through the years. (14 words)
Tyrone Buggy, 25, of Penrhyn Gardens in Kingston-upon-Thames, was sentenced to three-years in prison A boy from Merton, who was 17 at the time of the offences, pleaded not guilty to the offence but was subsequently found guilty by a jury at trial. (46 words)
The documentary highlights Aherne’s unique contribution to British television over the years, which saw her create a raft of comedy classics in the 1990s, from the Mrs Merton Show to The Royle Family and The Fast Show. (38 words)
As stated by NSW Liberal MP Rachel Merton who objected to the bill: "As a woman, as mother of young girls, I speak with certainty that we are about to open the floodgates to confusion and legal chaos. (38 words)
Example sentences (20)
Robert K. Merton comments that Sumner's additional characterization robbed the concept of some analytical power because, Merton argues, centrality and superiority are often correlated, but need to be kept analytically distinct.
Baltimore Sun photo by Karl Merton FerronRunning back Rhamondre carries the ball during a drill Friday at New England’s training camp in Foxboro.
If you've not been to Merton Abbey Mills before now, you really should.
Karl Merton Ferron / Baltimore Sun Photos of Baltimore’s Inner Harbor through the years.
Merton offers two further challenges worth pondering.
Paul Cooper, 42, from Merton in south-west London, made the discovery after returning to what he said had been a standard resident bay near his home.
TfL is planning to introduce 65km of new 20mph speed limits in September within the Royal Borough of Greenwich, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Lewisham, Southwark, Wandsworth, Merton, Bromley and Lambeth.
The 155-year-old club succeeded last month in winning the approval of the planning committee of the neighbouring authority, Merton, but a small triangle of the park lies within Wandsworth’s boundaries.
The alleged stabber, Kyiza Sandiford, 23, of Merton, south London, was arrested on October 3 and charged with murder and possession of an offensive weapon.
The documentary highlights Aherne’s unique contribution to British television over the years, which saw her create a raft of comedy classics in the 1990s, from the Mrs Merton Show to The Royle Family and The Fast Show.
A special commendation was also given to Cerys San Martin-Davies, six, from (6) from Merton Park Primary School, London for a depiction of the Great Barrier Reef.
As stated by NSW Liberal MP Rachel Merton who objected to the bill: "As a woman, as mother of young girls, I speak with certainty that we are about to open the floodgates to confusion and legal chaos.
But already she was taking a first step in politics, later becoming a councillor in Merton, South-West London, with responsibility for local schools.
Chief Inspector Merton replied, "The challenge is it might not be a short-term fix", not necessarily breaking the domestic abuse cycle.
He then became a Lib Dem councillor in the London Borough of Merton and is now hoping to enter Parliament.
Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun Ravens tight end Mark Andrews sprints for the end zone as Bengals linebacker Logan Wilson makes the tackle on Nov. 16, 2023.
Many will of course know Merton from his appearances on the ’s Have I Got News For You, but he and Webster will be performing at this year’s festival from August 9 to 19.
Other London areas featuring in the top 20 unaffordable hotspots include Westminster, Camden, Hammersmith and Fulham, Barnet, Islington, Harrow, and Merton.
Proposing the motion, Cllr John Oliver highlighted an estimate of £118m not being claimed in Merton which he said included £58m of universal credit and child benefit of £35m.
Tyrone Buggy, 25, of Penrhyn Gardens in Kingston-upon-Thames, was sentenced to three-years in prison A boy from Merton, who was 17 at the time of the offences, pleaded not guilty to the offence but was subsequently found guilty by a jury at trial.
Common combinations with merton
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- from merton 4×
- merton and 4×
- merton college 4×
- karl merton 3×
- to merton 3×
- of merton 3×
- in merton 3×
- and merton 3×
- at merton 3×
- thomas merton 3×