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How do you use Minch in a sentence? See 8 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Minch in a sentence

Related words

Minch | Minchin | Mincha | Minchella | Minchinhampton | Minchas | Minchington

Minch meaning

A strait in Scotland, between the north-west Highlands and the northern Inner Hebrides.

Using Minch

  • The main meaning on this page is: A strait in Scotland, between the north-west Highlands and the northern Inner Hebrides.
  • In the example corpus, minch often appears in combinations such as: the minch, minch in, minch and.

Context around Minch

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 3 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

little 1× sheldon 1×

Often after:

norton 1× routes 1×

Sentence patterns with Minch

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

across the minch from stornoway 1× cross the minch in a 1× for the minch in scotland 1× in the minch on the 1× minch and others 1× rowing the minch for ms 1× sheldon minch and runyon 1× the little minch routes freeing 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

i had known 1× it was easier 1× minch and others 1× sheldon minch and 1× subject to berthing 1× the event formed 1×

Common sentence endings:

and helpful electrician 1× boost arran services 1× cross dressing fugitive 1× harbour this august 1× minch in scotland 1× on the boat 1×

Words around Minch

Just before it in the word index:

mincey 4 minces 6 mincer 6 mincemeat 10 minced 65 mince 168

Just after it in the word index:

mincha 8 minchas 2 minchella 8 minchin 14 minchington 2 minchinhampton 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 11 abacos 11 abboud 11 abbreviate 11 abdelkader 11 abdomens 11

Corpus analysis for Minch

  • In this selection, "minch" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 21.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, little, sheldon, norton and routes stand out and add context to how "minch" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include across the minch from stornoway and cross the minch in a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "minch" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with minch

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

Minch and others are advocating for “a system that would work. (11 words)

Sheldon Minch and Runyon both had four goals in the semifinal tilt. (12 words)

Would you cross the Minch in a shallop with a cross-dressing fugitive? (13 words)

Longer example sentences

The event formed part of the ‘Rowing the Minch For MS’ fundraising initiative which will culminate in five members of the Ullapool Coastal Rowing Club rowing 50 miles across the Minch from Stornoway harbour to Ullapool harbour this August. (39 words)

Subject to berthing trials, MV Isle of Lewis could be redeployed to the Little Minch routes, freeing up MV Hebrides to be deployed to boost Arran services. (27 words)

I had known Paddy for many years, initially during his time with Minch Norton’s and in more recent years as an experienced and helpful electrician. (26 words)

Question examples

Would you cross the Minch in a shallop with a cross-dressing fugitive? (13 words)

Example sentences (8)

The event formed part of the ‘Rowing the Minch For MS’ fundraising initiative which will culminate in five members of the Ullapool Coastal Rowing Club rowing 50 miles across the Minch from Stornoway harbour to Ullapool harbour this August.

I had known Paddy for many years, initially during his time with Minch Norton’s and in more recent years as an experienced and helpful electrician.

It was easier for us to have a conversation between here and Oban than out in the Minch on the boat.

Would you cross the Minch in a shallop with a cross-dressing fugitive?

Minch and others are advocating for “a system that would work.

Subject to berthing trials, MV Isle of Lewis could be redeployed to the Little Minch routes, freeing up MV Hebrides to be deployed to boost Arran services.

Sheldon Minch and Runyon both had four goals in the semifinal tilt.

However, it is sometimes claimed to derive from a Celtic word meaning channel that is also the source of the name for the Minch in Scotland.

Common combinations with minch

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "minch" in a sentence?
An example: "The event formed part of the ‘Rowing the Minch For MS’ fundraising initiative which will culminate in five members of the Ullapool Coastal Rowing Club rowing 50 miles across the Minch from Stornoway harbour to Ullapool harbour this August." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "minch" from authentic English texts.
What does "minch" mean?
Minch means: A strait in Scotland, between the north-west Highlands and the northern Inner Hebrides.
How many example sentences with "minch" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "minch", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.