On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Philadelphia. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as city or metropolis and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Philadelphia in a sentence
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Philadelphia meaning
- The largest city in Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of coterminous Philadelphia County; the former capital of the United States.
- Former name of Amman: the capital of Jordan.
- Former name of Alaşehir: a city, municipality, and district of Manisa Province, Turkey.
Synonyms of Philadelphia
Using Philadelphia
- The main meaning on this page is: The largest city in Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of coterminous Philadelphia County; the former capital of the United States. | Former name of Amman: the capital of Jordan. | Former name of Alaşehir: a city, municipality, and district of Manisa Province, Turkey.
- Useful related words include: city, metropolis, urban center.
- In the example corpus, philadelphia often appears in combinations such as: the philadelphia, in philadelphia, philadelphia eagles.
Context around Philadelphia
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 10 start, 9 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Philadelphia
- In this selection, "philadelphia" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, sports, beat, center, eagles, phillies and pennsylvania stand out and add context to how "philadelphia" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 16 2022 philadelphia pennsylvania usa, 2018 in philadelphia, philadelphia cbs, philadelphia phillies and philadelphia police. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "philadelphia" sits close to words such as assigned, polls and trouble, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with philadelphia
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Anaheim at Philadelphia — Sportsnet/Bally Sports SoCal/NBC Sports Philadelphia, 1 p.m. (13 words)
New York Mets at Philadelphia — MLB Network/SNY/NBC Sports Philadelphia, 4 p.m. (14 words)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Frank Vatrano recorded his fifth career hat trick and Anaheim beat Philadelphia. (14 words)
I always appreciate when a hotel — especially a chain — pays tribute to its local community, and W Philadelphia’s signature W beds are topped with a bespoke bedspread print by Richard Saja, an alum of Philadelphia’s University of the Arts. (41 words)
This honor has also been given to Joel at the Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia) (formerly the Wachovia Center) in Philadelphia where a banner in the colors of the Philadelphia Flyers is hung honoring Joel's 46 Philadelphia sold-out shows. (40 words)
Casino and Hotel Philadelphia and The Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks for serving as location hosts for the blood drive as well as the students of Neumann Media at Neumann University for providing videography and streaming services. (38 words)
Example sentences (20)
This honor has also been given to Joel at the Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia) (formerly the Wachovia Center) in Philadelphia where a banner in the colors of the Philadelphia Flyers is hung honoring Joel's 46 Philadelphia sold-out shows.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Cesar Hernandez hit one of four Philadelphia home runs and added an RBI single to help the Philadelphia Phillies defeat the Atlanta Braves 9-5 on Thursday night.
A crowd gathers in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art during the Philadelphia Eagles NFL football team Super Bowl victory parade Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018, in Philadelphia.
Super Bowl LII - Philadelphia Eagles Victory ParadePunter Donnie Jones of the Philadelphia Eagles holds the Vince Lombardi trophy during their Super Bowl Victory Parade on February 8, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Historically, West Philadelphia and North Philadelphia were largely black neighborhoods, but many are leaving these areas in favor of the Northeast and Southwest sections of Philadelphia.
Provides an historic overview of the commercial trade in Philadelphia and links to a biographical dictionary of over 500 Philadelphia lithographers and catalog of more than 1300 lithographs documenting Philadelphia.
Anaheim at Philadelphia — Sportsnet/Bally Sports SoCal/NBC Sports Philadelphia, 1 p.m.
Angels star Shohei Ohtani walks to the dugout after striking out during the first inning of their game against the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday afternoon in Philadelphia.
But on August 13, less than 72 hours after its August 10 email, and before BAS had sent any response, Philadelphia denied BAS’s insurance claim for “refusing Philadelphia’s requests” for EUOs.
Casino and Hotel Philadelphia and The Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks for serving as location hosts for the blood drive as well as the students of Neumann Media at Neumann University for providing videography and streaming services.
Dimes were strewn across a parking lot in Philadelphia this week after thieves stole about $200,000 from a tractor-trailer that was transporting coins from the U.S. Mint Philadelphia Facility to Florida.
He had recent worked as a freelance journalist, with bylines in the Philadelphia Inquirer and The Philadelphia Citizen.
I always appreciate when a hotel — especially a chain — pays tribute to its local community, and W Philadelphia’s signature W beds are topped with a bespoke bedspread print by Richard Saja, an alum of Philadelphia’s University of the Arts.
In the moments after his arrest, Cavalcante was seen wearing a gray Philadelphia Eagles hoodie, which was cut off him to check for weapons and confirm his identity via distinctive tattoos, CBS Philadelphia reported.
Lakers star LeBron James handles the ball during their game against the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday night in Philadelphia.
New York Mets at Philadelphia — MLB Network/SNY/NBC Sports Philadelphia, 4 p.m.
Oct 16, 2022; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Dallas Cowboys guard Connor McGovern (66) against the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field.
Philadelphia 76ers guard Kelly Oubre Jr (9) controls the ball against the Boston Celtics in the third quarter at Wells Fargo Center, on Nov. 8, 2023, in Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Cam Talbot made 24 saves in his first shutout of the season and 29th overall and Los Angeles beat Philadelphia to extend its points streak to six games.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Frank Vatrano recorded his fifth career hat trick and Anaheim beat Philadelphia.
Phrases with philadelphia
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with philadelphia
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the philadelphia 76×
- in philadelphia 57×
- philadelphia eagles 36×
- of philadelphia 23×
- philadelphia cbs 22×
- philadelphia phillies 18×
- philadelphia ap 12×
- philadelphia police 12×
- philadelphia and 10×
- at philadelphia 9×