Below you will find example sentences with "scottish cup". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Scottish Cup in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: scottish
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 12
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 29 words

Words in this phrase

scottish cup

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • scottish can mean: Of a thing or concept, of or pertaining to Scotland. Frequent word
  • cup can mean: A concave vessel for drinking, usually made of opaque material (as opposed to a glass) and with a handle. Common word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 2 start, 10 middle, 8 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

to the scottish cup final 2× 2011 12 scottish cup but believes 1× afternoon s scottish cup semi final 1× both the scottish cup and league 1× but the scottish cup tie with 1× cup final scottish cup semi final 1× in a scottish cup fourth round 1× in the scottish cup semi final 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

allardice signed for 1× balogun won the 1× but the scottish 1× caley thistle won 1× carter vickers originally 1× celtic have now 1×

Common sentence endings:

scottish cup final 2× an eye issue 1× and scottish cup 1× at hampden park 1× back in 2015 1× betfred cup final 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

celtic 10× league 9× final 8× premiership 7× semi 5× rangers 4× last 3× season 3× title 3× win 3× team 3× rodgers 2×

Related phrases

scottish government stanley cup world cup cup final league cup super cup european cup scottish borders melbourne cup scottish labour

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around scottish:

scottish government 20× scottish labour 11× scottish independence 10× scottish national 9× scottish premiership 8× scottish water 7×

Just before it in the phrase index:

scottish borders scott walker scott king scott county scotland county scoring system

Just after it in the phrase index:

scottish government scottish independence scottish labour scottish national scottish parliament scottish premiership

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

scottish government scottish borders scottish labour scottish independence scottish national scottish parliament

Same ending:

stanley cup world cup league cup super cup european cup melbourne cup

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "scottish cup" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 29 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as to the scottish cup final, 2011 12 scottish cup but believes, celtic, league and final stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with scottish government, stanley cup, world cup, scottish government, scottish labour and scottish independence, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with scottish cup

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

Caley Thistle won their first Scottish Cup back in 2015. (10 words)

But the Scottish Cup tie with Hearts is the most intriguing of them all. (14 words)

Balogun won the Scottish Premiership title and Scottish Cup during his previous spell with the Gers. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

Jota insists he pays no attention to the stats and that he and his team-mates will not allow themselves to be derailed by looking too far into the future as they bid to add cinch Premiership and Scottish Cup glory to their recent Viaplay Cup triumph. (47 words)

The Portuguese coach famously defeated Celtic in the semi-final of the 2011/12 Scottish Cup, but believes that Craig Levein’s current crop of players are better equipped to claim victory and a place in the Betfred Cup final. (40 words)

Domestically, they were behind Celtic, losing to them in the League Cup final, Scottish Cup semi-final and not putting up much of a challenge in the league, the latter costing Giovanni van Bronckhorst before the World Cup break. (39 words)

Example sentences (20)

Rodgers, who was sacked by Leicester City last season, previously managed Celtic from 2016 to 2019, winning consecutive trebles - Scottish Premiership, Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup.

Domestically, they were behind Celtic, losing to them in the League Cup final, Scottish Cup semi-final and not putting up much of a challenge in the league, the latter costing Giovanni van Bronckhorst before the World Cup break.

Balogun won the Scottish Premiership title and Scottish Cup during his previous spell with the Gers.

I think – correct me if I'm wrong – today's 6-0 win for Jeanfield Swifts is the biggest Scottish Cup victory by a non-league team over a Scottish League team since … 1896.

Carter-Vickers originally joined Celtic on a season-long loan from Tottenham in August 2021, proceeding to win the Scottish Premiership and Scottish Cup that season.

Raith get a break from league duties tomorrow (Saturday) as they visit Scottish Premiership basement boys in a Scottish Cup fourth round tie which kicks off at 3pm.

Rodgers bounced back at Celtic in the June, signing a three-year deal to replace Spurs-bound Ange Postecoglou and he eventually guided the club to the Scottish Premiership title and Scottish Cup.

Celtic may feel that, with the Scottish Cup campaign and Europa League knockout stages on top of an increased battle with rivals Rangers for the Scottish Premiership title, they need more options out wide.

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Jota insists he pays no attention to the stats and that he and his team-mates will not allow themselves to be derailed by looking too far into the future as they bid to add cinch Premiership and Scottish Cup glory to their recent Viaplay Cup triumph.

They have agreed to sever ties despite the former player being the most successful manager in their history, winning both the Scottish Cup and League Cup in 2021.

Legzdins has played just twice under manager Tony Docherty – one a League Cup win over Dumbarton and the most recent a Scottish Cup defeat at Kilmarnock that saw the goalkeeper forced off after 37 minutes with an eye issue.

The Portuguese coach famously defeated Celtic in the semi-final of the 2011/12 Scottish Cup, but believes that Craig Levein’s current crop of players are better equipped to claim victory and a place in the Betfred Cup final.

Allardice signed for Caley Thistle in 2020, making over 100 appearances for the club and most recently helping Inverness to the Scottish Cup final.

And, for me, it signalled the moment that Celtic secured their passage to the Scottish Cup final.

But the Scottish Cup tie with Hearts is the most intriguing of them all.

Caley Thistle won their first Scottish Cup back in 2015.

Celtic have now gone six derby games unbeaten since losing 2-1 after extra-time against Rangers in last year’s Scottish Cup semi-finals.

Celtic moved to within 90 minutes of a piece of history at Hampden this afternoon when they edged out Rangers in the Scottish Cup semi-final thanks to a first-half Jota goal.

Don Robertson has taken charge of this afternoon’s Scottish Cup semi-final clash between Rangers and Celtic after Willie Collum was ruled out due to sustaining an injury in the warm-up at Hampden Park.

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