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Navvies in a sentence

Navvies meaning

  1. plural of navvy
  2. plural of navvie

Using Navvies

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of navvy | plural of navvie
  • In the example corpus, navvies often appears in combinations such as: the navvies.

Context around Navvies

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 18.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

nickname 1×

Often after:

worked 1×

Sentence patterns with Navvies

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

the navvies who worked 1× the nickname navvies is derived 1× thousands of navvies worked on 1× to the navvies and with 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

margaret sent her 1× the navvies who 1× the nickname navvies 1×

Common sentence endings:

not forget them 1× on the railway 1× physically and culturally 1× yorkshire and lancashire 1×

Words around Navvies

Just before it in the word index:

navua 4 navtex 2 navtej 4 navsup 6 navsta 3 navsea 7

Just after it in the word index:

navy 4.575 navya 20 naw 23 nawa 9 nawab 42 nawabi 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 6 aaah 6 aaargh 6 aacl 6 aadhi 6 aak 6

Corpus analysis for Navvies

  • In this selection, "navvies" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 18.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, nickname and worked stand out and add context to how "navvies" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include the navvies who worked and the nickname navvies is derived. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "navvies" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with navvies

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

C.P.R. trestle bridge Many thousands of navvies worked on the railway. (13 words)

The navvies who worked in Southampton left their mark on the city, both physically and culturally. (16 words)

Margaret sent her thanks to the navvies and with her “customary liberality” said she would not forget them. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

The nickname 'Navvies' is derived from the term 'navigators', which originally referred to 18th-century canal builders that were stationed across Scotland, Ireland, Yorkshire and Lancashire. (26 words)

Margaret sent her thanks to the navvies and with her “customary liberality” said she would not forget them. (18 words)

The navvies who worked in Southampton left their mark on the city, both physically and culturally. (16 words)

Example sentences (4)

Margaret sent her thanks to the navvies and with her “customary liberality” said she would not forget them.

The navvies who worked in Southampton left their mark on the city, both physically and culturally.

The nickname 'Navvies' is derived from the term 'navigators', which originally referred to 18th-century canal builders that were stationed across Scotland, Ireland, Yorkshire and Lancashire.

C.P.R. trestle bridge Many thousands of navvies worked on the railway.

Common combinations with navvies

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "navvies" in a sentence?
An example: "Margaret sent her thanks to the navvies and with her “customary liberality” said she would not forget them." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "navvies" from authentic English texts.
What does "navvies" mean?
Navvies means: plural of navvy
How many example sentences with "navvies" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "navvies", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.