Ormsby is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Ormsby in a sentence
Ormsby meaning
- A surname from Old Norse.
- A city in Martin County, Minnesota, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Langlade County, Wisconsin, United States.
Using Ormsby
- The main meaning on this page is: A surname from Old Norse. | A city in Martin County, Minnesota, United States. | An unincorporated community in Langlade County, Wisconsin, United States.
- In the example corpus, ormsby often appears in combinations such as: john ormsby.
Context around Ormsby
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 5 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Ormsby
- In this selection, "ormsby" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 20.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, john, mary, wade, continued, faces and county stand out and add context to how "ormsby" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include author mary ormsby with ben and by john ormsby. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "ormsby" sits close to words such as aami, aat and abada, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with ormsby
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
For Position 2, incumbent Democrat Timm Ormsby faces Republican Dave Lucas. (11 words)
Most modern translators take as their model the 1885 translation by John Ormsby. (13 words)
Beach author Mary Ormsby with Ben Johnson and her book about the Canadian sprinter. (14 words)
It was the most scholarly and accurate English translation of the novel up to that time, but future translator John Ormsby points out in his own introduction to the novel that the Jarvis translation has been criticized as being too stiff. (41 words)
This plan effectively prohibited future high-rise development in the center of downtown. citation The Ormsby House is currently the tallest building in downtown Carson City, at a height of 117 feet. (32 words)
Ormsby was a supporter of constructing the overland stage route through Nevada Territory and wanted Hall’s Station to become a stage stop for the Pioneer Stage Line. (28 words)
Example sentences (11)
Beach author Mary Ormsby with Ben Johnson and her book about the Canadian sprinter.
Ormsby called the reversal disappointing, but said the company would continue to follow public health guidelines.
Wade Ormsby continued his impressive run at the with a 4-under 66 to take a two-shot lead on Saturday.
Ormsby was a supporter of constructing the overland stage route through Nevada Territory and wanted Hall’s Station to become a stage stop for the Pioneer Stage Line.
For Position 2, incumbent Democrat Timm Ormsby faces Republican Dave Lucas.
After traveling the route, New York Herald reporter Waterman Ormsby said, "I now know what Hell is like.
In 1969, Ormsby County and Carson City were consolidated into a single municipal government known as Carson City.
It was the most scholarly and accurate English translation of the novel up to that time, but future translator John Ormsby points out in his own introduction to the novel that the Jarvis translation has been criticized as being too stiff.
Literature was extensively covered by Otto Penzler on mystery writing, Eric Ormsby on poetry, Carl Rollyson on biography.
Most modern translators take as their model the 1885 translation by John Ormsby.
This plan effectively prohibited future high-rise development in the center of downtown. citation The Ormsby House is currently the tallest building in downtown Carson City, at a height of 117 feet.
Common combinations with ormsby
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: