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Peterloo is an English word. Below you'll find 7 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Peterloo in a sentence

Peterloo meaning

The events of 16 August 1819, when cavalry charged into a large crowd that had gathered in St Peter's Field, Manchester, England, to demand the reform of parliamentary representation, killing fifteen and injuring hundreds more.

Using Peterloo

  • The main meaning on this page is: The events of 16 August 1819, when cavalry charged into a large crowd that had gathered in St Peter's Field, Manchester, England, to demand the reform of parliamentary representation, killing fifteen and injuring hundreds more.
  • In the example corpus, peterloo often appears in combinations such as: the peterloo, peterloo massacre.

Context around Peterloo

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 4 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

1819 1×

Often after:

massacre 3× demonstration 1× protesters 1×

Sentence patterns with Peterloo

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

commemorating the peterloo demonstration in 1× mark the peterloo massacre was 1× of the peterloo massacre which 1× scene in peterloo was one 1× the 1819 peterloo 1× the peterloo protesters were 1× with the peterloo massacre of 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a memorial to 1× handwritten note breaking 1× manchester evening news 1× one such gathering 1× the fields where 1× the peterloo protesters 1×

Common sentence endings:

16 august 1819 2× biggest career challenges 1× starved to death 1× the 1819 peterloo 1× the working classes 1× tuesday 13 august 1×

Words around Peterloo

Just before it in the word index:

peterlee 18 peterkop 3 peterkin 9 peterka 3 petering 6 peterhouse 8

Just after it in the word index:

peterman 38 petermann 4 peters 767 petersberg 7 petersburg 545 petersburgh 8

Similar in corpus frequency:

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

Corpus analysis for Peterloo

  • In this selection, "peterloo" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, 1819, massacre, demonstration and protesters stand out and add context to how "peterloo" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include commemorating the peterloo demonstration in and mark the peterloo massacre was. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "peterloo" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with peterloo

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

Handwritten note breaking first news of the 1819 Peterloo. (9 words)

One such gathering ended with the Peterloo Massacre of 16 August 1819. (12 words)

You’ve said the climactic massacre scene in “Peterloo” was one of your biggest career challenges. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

The fields where Bamford rallied the Middleton contingent 200 years ago now contain rows of two-up-two-down terraces, one marked with a blue plaque commemorating the Peterloo “demonstration” in support of votes for the working classes. (38 words)

The Peterloo protesters were angry that only the richest 10% of men in the country could vote, with a tiny elite getting ever richer while the poorest starved to death. (30 words)

Manchester Evening News as part of its coverage of the bicentenary of the Peterloo Massacre, which took place on 16 August 1819. (22 words)

Example sentences (7)

A memorial to mark the Peterloo massacre was unveiled in a very low key ceremony on Tuesday, 13 August.

Handwritten note breaking first news of the 1819 Peterloo.

Manchester Evening News as part of its coverage of the bicentenary of the Peterloo Massacre, which took place on 16 August 1819.

The fields where Bamford rallied the Middleton contingent 200 years ago now contain rows of two-up-two-down terraces, one marked with a blue plaque commemorating the Peterloo “demonstration” in support of votes for the working classes.

The Peterloo protesters were angry that only the richest 10% of men in the country could vote, with a tiny elite getting ever richer while the poorest starved to death.

You’ve said the climactic massacre scene in “Peterloo” was one of your biggest career challenges.

One such gathering ended with the Peterloo Massacre of 16 August 1819.

Common combinations with peterloo

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "peterloo" in a sentence?
An example: "A memorial to mark the Peterloo massacre was unveiled in a very low key ceremony on Tuesday, 13 August." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "peterloo" from authentic English texts.
What does "peterloo" mean?
Peterloo means: The events of 16 August 1819, when cavalry charged into a large crowd that had gathered in St Peter's Field, Manchester, England, to demand the reform of parliamentary representation, killing fifteen and injuring hundreds more.
How many example sentences with "peterloo" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "peterloo", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.