Explore Motherwell through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like painter. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Motherwell in a sentence
Motherwell meaning
A town in and the administrative centre of North Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS7557)
Synonyms of Motherwell
Using Motherwell
- The main meaning on this page is: A town in and the administrative centre of North Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS7557)
- Useful related words include: robert motherwell, painter.
- In the example corpus, motherwell often appears in combinations such as: against motherwell, motherwell and, to motherwell.
Context around Motherwell
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 12 start, 5 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Motherwell
- In this selection, "motherwell" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, former, veen, signed, flew, boss and star stand out and add context to how "motherwell" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a signed motherwell top and and accommodating as motherwell s. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "motherwell" sits close to words such as adebayo, advisories and aegis, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with motherwell
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Motherwell Photographic Society is a registered charity. (7 words)
Matt Smith in action for St Johnstone against Motherwell. (9 words)
Motherwell striker Mika Biereth has returned to full training. (9 words)
O’Donnell has impressed in the opening matches of the season as Motherwell have continued in their rich vein of from since Kettlewell’s appointment, belying his 31 years by getting up and down the flank in the right wingback role. (41 words)
Rodgers has also been pictured with the Caprese Don Costanzo team this season, with the restaurant praising him as an 'absolute gentleman' in October just hours after the Hoops secured a late win against Motherwell. (35 words)
In apportioning due praise to Nisbet for his clinical display of finishing, it has to be said that he will rarely come up against a defence quite so accommodating as Motherwell’s. (32 words)
Example sentences (20)
McCafferty, who previously chaired both the Motherwell and Well Society boards, said: “The Wild Sheep offer would put fan ownership and the financial future of Motherwell at major risk.
A draughts duo from Motherwell flew the SA flag high last week when they claimed podium positions at the World Qualifier Checkers Tournament in Turkey.
But they never came in with an offer that was good enough for Motherwell to accept, so I ended up going to Everton, which I don’t regret at all.
Former Motherwell boss Stephen Robinson and his Saints stand between them and a place in the quarter-finals.
Former Motherwell star John Gahagan, now an award-winning after-dinner speaker, is one of the speakers at the dinner.
In apportioning due praise to Nisbet for his clinical display of finishing, it has to be said that he will rarely come up against a defence quite so accommodating as Motherwell’s.
Kevin Van Veen (Motherwell) Was kept quiet for a good part of the game, but came into his own after County were reduced to 10 men.
League hopefuls Oban travelled to Motherwell to play fellow high-flyers Dalziel on Saturday, six weeks after their last game of rugby.
Mackay has played for Inverness' first team, making his debut against Motherwell in the last 16 of the League Cup last season.
Matt Smith in action for St Johnstone against Motherwell.
Meanwhile, Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou has challenged his players to immediately improve on their below-par display against Motherwell and get back to their best against Rangers.
Motherwell Cheshire founder Kate Blakemore added: “Families see us as a lifeline, more so now as the weekly shop and everything in life costs so much more.
Motherwell later promised to consult Well Society members before responding to the consultation document.
Motherwell manager Stuart Kettlewell says his players' decision making early on gave them a mountain to climb in their defeat to Rangers, which extended the Steelmen's winless streak to 15 games.
Motherwell Photographic Society is a registered charity.
Motherwell’s Jon Obika is tackled by County’s Keith Watson.
Motherwell striker Mika Biereth has returned to full training.
O’Donnell has impressed in the opening matches of the season as Motherwell have continued in their rich vein of from since Kettlewell’s appointment, belying his 31 years by getting up and down the flank in the right wingback role.
Prizes include stadium tours for both Rangers and Celtic, two match tickets for Celtic Park, a signed Motherwell top and a Slater’s menswear voucher.
Rodgers has also been pictured with the Caprese Don Costanzo team this season, with the restaurant praising him as an 'absolute gentleman' in October just hours after the Hoops secured a late win against Motherwell.
Common combinations with motherwell
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- against motherwell 15×
- motherwell and 12×
- to motherwell 12×
- motherwell in 12×
- in motherwell 9×
- at motherwell 8×
- of motherwell 6×
- for motherwell 6×
- motherwell on 6×
- the motherwell 5×