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How do you use Oulu in a sentence? See 7 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Oulu in a sentence

Oulu meaning

  1. A municipality, the capital city of North Ostrobothnia, Finland.
  2. A town in Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States, named after Oulu in Finland.
  3. A lake in northern Finland.

Using Oulu

  • The main meaning on this page is: A municipality, the capital city of North Ostrobothnia, Finland. | A town in Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States, named after Oulu in Finland. | A lake in northern Finland.
  • In the example corpus, oulu often appears in combinations such as: of oulu, in oulu, oulu which.

Context around Oulu

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 5 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

area 1×

Sentence patterns with Oulu

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

city of oulu and effectively 1× city of oulu which is 1× in the oulu area and 1× located in oulu which is 1× made in oulu uleåborg in 1× school in oulu and boarded 1× university of oulu 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

at the age 1× frostquakes affect internationally 1× now the researchers 1× the finnish command 1× the first hot 1×

Common sentence endings:

city of astana 1× finland in two 1× follow up study 1× invented in france 1× reading of novels 1× specialist companies too 1×

Words around Oulu

Just before it in the word index:

oulton 10 oulipo 4 oulipian 2 ould 23 oulad 5 oula 3

Just after it in the word index:

oum 7 ouma 8 oumar 9 oumarou 5 oumie 2 oumou 5

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaba 10 aafc 10 aaib 10 aalbers 10 abbate 10 abbesses 10

Corpus analysis for Oulu

  • In this selection, "oulu" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, area stand out and add context to how "oulu" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include city of oulu and effectively and city of oulu which is. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "oulu" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with oulu

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

One of the excellent examples is the city of Oulu, which is the twin city of Astana. (17 words)

There is a secondary hub located in Oulu which is the base for other wireless specialist companies too. (18 words)

Frostquakes affect internationally, but they have been little studied using seismic instrumentation," says Kari Moisio, a senior researcher at the University of Oulu. (23 words)

Longer example sentences

The Finnish command believed that the Soviets would not attack here, but the Red Army committed two divisions to the area with orders to cross the wilderness, capture the city of Oulu and effectively cut Finland in two. (38 words)

At the age of eleven, he was sent to school in Oulu and boarded with relatives in the possession of a lending library, where he nurtured his fantasy with the reading of novels. (33 words)

The first hot air balloon in Finland (and in the whole Swedish kingdom) was made in Oulu (Uleåborg) in 1784, only a year after it was invented in France. (29 words)

Example sentences (7)

Frostquakes affect internationally, but they have been little studied using seismic instrumentation," says Kari Moisio, a senior researcher at the University of Oulu.

Now, the researchers checked in with almost 6,000 of them still living in the Oulu area and willing to participate in a follow-up study.

One of the excellent examples is the city of Oulu, which is the twin city of Astana.

At the age of eleven, he was sent to school in Oulu and boarded with relatives in the possession of a lending library, where he nurtured his fantasy with the reading of novels.

The Finnish command believed that the Soviets would not attack here, but the Red Army committed two divisions to the area with orders to cross the wilderness, capture the city of Oulu and effectively cut Finland in two.

The first hot air balloon in Finland (and in the whole Swedish kingdom) was made in Oulu (Uleåborg) in 1784, only a year after it was invented in France.

There is a secondary hub located in Oulu which is the base for other wireless specialist companies too.

Common combinations with oulu

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "oulu" in a sentence?
An example: "Frostquakes affect internationally, but they have been little studied using seismic instrumentation," says Kari Moisio, a senior researcher at the University of Oulu." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "oulu" from authentic English texts.
What does "oulu" mean?
Oulu means: A municipality, the capital city of North Ostrobothnia, Finland.
How many example sentences with "oulu" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "oulu", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.