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Norfolk is an English word with synonyms like city or metropolis. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Norfolk in a sentence

Norfolk meaning

  1. A maritime county of eastern England bordered by Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire, Suffolk, and the North Sea.
  2. An English dukedom.
  3. A surname.

Synonyms of Norfolk

city metropolis urban center port

Related words

Other words often associated with Norfolk or its synonyms:

municipality left side land interface larboard opening transfer starboard porthole

Using Norfolk

  • The main meaning on this page is: A maritime county of eastern England bordered by Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire, Suffolk, and the North Sea. | An English dukedom. | A surname.
  • Useful related words include: city, metropolis, urban center, port.
  • In the example corpus, norfolk often appears in combinations such as: norfolk southern, in norfolk, of norfolk.

Context around Norfolk

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 10 start, 5 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

downtown 1× apprenticeships 1× states 1× station 1× revered 1× cover 1× library 1× brant 1×

Often after:

island 8× virginia 3× county 2× public 2× station 1× adjacent 1× festival 1× care 1× metals 1× continued 1×

Sentence patterns with Norfolk

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

arena in norfolk va after 1× care in norfolk and we 1× church in norfolk will be 1× claim to norfolk island phillip 1× commenting on norfolk metals executive 1× company in norfolk island was 1× control of norfolk island 1× diego and norfolk 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a cyclist is 1× a large harbor 1× a spokeswoman for 1× about 50 cars 1× after a closer 1× after trouble with 1×

Common sentence endings:

of norfolk island 2× and a bookmobile 1× and esg frameworks 1× diego and norfolk 1× east palestine ohio 1× from apprenticeships norfolk 1×

Words around Norfolk

Just before it in the word index:

norfleet 4 noretynodrel 3 norethisterone 4 nores 4 norepinephrine 32 norene 2

Just after it in the word index:

norford 3 norgaard 13 norgate 2 norgay 9 norge 7 norgeot 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

empowerment 782 gases 782 spanning 782 statute 782 unstable 782 assaulting 781

Corpus analysis for Norfolk

  • In this selection, "norfolk" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, downtown, apprenticeships, states, island, virginia and county stand out and add context to how "norfolk" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include arena in norfolk va after and care in norfolk and we. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "norfolk" sits close to words such as empowerment, gases and spanning, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with norfolk

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

A cyclist is dead following a collision with a motor vehicle over the long weekend in Norfolk County. (18 words)

MSC is headquartered in Norfolk, Virginia, and controls subordinate geographic commands in Italy, Singapore, Bahrain, San Diego, and Norfolk. (19 words)

After trouble with yobs, one boat hire firm on the Norfolk Broads has shocked customers by banning alcohol from its vessels. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

A spokeswoman for the CQC said: 'CQC was part of the review regarding the death of a lady who had been receiving care in Norfolk and we are aware of the outcome published by Norfolk Safeguarding Adults Board. (38 words)

Attendees had the opportunity to hear from guest speakers, including Adrian Debney, head of the School of Nursing Studies, who presented The Apollo Project, Jade Todd from Norfolk Care Careers, and Lisa Peter from Apprenticeships Norfolk. (36 words)

In 2015 a company in Norfolk Island was granted a license to export medicinal cannabis. citation The medicinal cannabis industry has been viewed by some as a means of reinvigorating the economy of Norfolk Island. (35 words)

Example sentences (20)

Norfolk is served by Amtrak 's Northeast Regional service through the Norfolk station, located in downtown Norfolk adjacent to Harbor Park stadium.

ContributedThe beautiful stained-glass windows at Immaculate Conception Church in Norfolk will be among the many attractions planned for Saturday and Sunday at the Winter Weekend in Norfolk festival.

Attendees had the opportunity to hear from guest speakers, including Adrian Debney, head of the School of Nursing Studies, who presented The Apollo Project, Jade Todd from Norfolk Care Careers, and Lisa Peter from Apprenticeships Norfolk.

Commenting on Norfolk Metals, Executive Chairman, Ben Phillips, states“Norfolk continued to review both projects in South Australia & Tasmania from a prospectivity and cost perspective whilst also progressing OHS and ESG frameworks.

The cross-Tasman relations meant that all subsequent generations of moreporks on Norfolk Island were now a unique hybrid of the Norfolk Island and New Zealand morepork owls.

MSC is headquartered in Norfolk, Virginia, and controls subordinate geographic commands in Italy, Singapore, Bahrain, San Diego, and Norfolk.

NORFOLK, Ont. - Ontario Provincial Police in Norfolk County have launched an investigation after the body of a male who was reported missing was found in Lake Erie.

Vice President Mike Pence gestures during a speech aboard the nuclear aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman at the Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk, Virginia, Tuesday.

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WWE Smackdown returns to the Norfolk Scope Arena in Norfolk, VA. after last appearing on the Halloween episode in October of 2017.

A spokeswoman for the CQC said: 'CQC was part of the review regarding the death of a lady who had been receiving care in Norfolk and we are aware of the outcome published by Norfolk Safeguarding Adults Board.

Dexter begins to infect the Norfolk locals while Calvert begins to trade in the extremely revered "Norfolk Tears", an alcoholic beverage, coming into opposition with Syrinx.

In 2015 a company in Norfolk Island was granted a license to export medicinal cannabis. citation The medicinal cannabis industry has been viewed by some as a means of reinvigorating the economy of Norfolk Island.

Medicare and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme do not cover Norfolk Island. citation All visitors to Norfolk Island, including Australians, are recommended to purchase travel insurance.

Norfolk Public Library Norfolk Public Library, Virginia's first public library, consists of one main library, one anchor library, ten branch libraries and a bookmobile.

To preempt a French claim to Norfolk Island, Phillip ordered Lieutenant Philip Gidley King to lead a party of 15 convicts and seven free men to take control of Norfolk Island.

About 50 cars on a Norfolk Southern Railroad train derailed on Feb. 3 while traveling from Illinois to Pennsylvania through the small town of East Palestine, Ohio.

A cyclist is dead following a collision with a motor vehicle over the long weekend in Norfolk County.

After a closer examination, Crook said she saw what looked like a piece of metal sticking out of her back, and the family brought the cat to Brant Norfolk Veterinary Clinic.

After trouble with yobs, one boat hire firm on the Norfolk Broads has shocked customers by banning alcohol from its vessels.

A large harbor tug, Marinette was known as a workhorse and performed tugging services for the 5th Naval District, headquartered at Norfolk, Virginia into 1969.

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Common combinations with norfolk

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "norfolk" in a sentence?
An example: "Norfolk is served by Amtrak 's Northeast Regional service through the Norfolk station, located in downtown Norfolk adjacent to Harbor Park stadium." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "norfolk" from authentic English texts.
What does "norfolk" mean?
Norfolk means: A maritime county of eastern England bordered by Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire, Suffolk, and the North Sea.
What are synonyms of "norfolk"?
Common synonyms of "norfolk" include: city, metropolis, urban center, port.
How many example sentences with "norfolk" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "norfolk", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.