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Portree meaning

The largest town on the Isle of Skye, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NG4843).

Using Portree

  • The main meaning on this page is: The largest town on the Isle of Skye, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NG4843).
  • In the example corpus, portree often appears in combinations such as: in portree, portree and, at portree.

Context around Portree

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 7 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 14 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

laoch 2×

Often after:

tonight 1× 2019 1× pitch 1× ambulance 1× primary 1×

Sentence patterns with Portree

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

afternoon in portree 1× as the portree pitch is 1× between the portree and broadford 1× campaignlight up portree 2019 campaign 1× events at portree where nhs 1× held in portree tonight friday 1× home in portree and calum 1× manager at portree where his 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a staff member 1× breast cancer awareness 1× councillor ronald macdonald 1× existing jury trials 1× his mum was 1× i was told 1×

Common sentence endings:

adverse inspectors report 1× afternoon in portree 1× broadford foodbank locations 1× buses are based 1× day monday 27th 1× for the children 1×

Words around Portree

Just before it in the word index:

portreath 3 portrays 425 portraying 396 portrayer 9 portrayed 1.356 portrayals 123

Just after it in the word index:

portronics 2 portrush 14 ports 1.707 portsdown 5 portsea 5 portside 13

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaronson 19 abai 19 abass 19 abatements 19 abdulfatah 19 abebe 19

Corpus analysis for Portree

  • In this selection, "portree" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, laoch, tonight, 2019 and pitch stand out and add context to how "portree" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include afternoon in portree and as the portree pitch is. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "portree" sits close to words such as aaronson, abai and abass, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with portree

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

I was told that Portree ambulance was away on a call. (11 words)

The Skye-Kingussie game was postponed as the Portree pitch is unplayable. (12 words)

Existing jury trials at Portree and Lochmaddy will be transferred immediately to Inverness. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

When the present proprietor of Beaton’s Bus Service, Mr Iain Hilleary of Tayinloan, took over Beaton’s business in 1946 he offered James Douglas the post of garage manager at Portree, where his fleet of buses are based. (39 words)

Skye Camanachd took the decision not to play the Ewen Morrison Memorial Cup match between North Skye and South Skye at Pairc nan Laoch, Portree for fear of damaging the pitch ahead of their pre-season friendlies. (37 words)

A staff member at Home Farm, who began showing symptoms of coronavirus on Friday 24 April, was tested in Portree the following Sunday and the positive result was confirmed the next day (Monday 27th). (34 words)

Example sentences (14)

Breast Cancer Awareness Month will be held in Portree tonight (Friday 18th) to raise funds for the international health campaignLight Up Portree 2019 campaign.

Existing jury trials at Portree and Lochmaddy will be transferred immediately to Inverness.

The Skye-Kingussie game was postponed as the Portree pitch is unplayable.

When the present proprietor of Beaton’s Bus Service, Mr Iain Hilleary of Tayinloan, took over Beaton’s business in 1946 he offered James Douglas the post of garage manager at Portree, where his fleet of buses are based.

His mum was running a tea room from Scorrybreac House – the family home in Portree – and Calum intimated that if the right opportunity came up he’d like to return home.

I was told that Portree ambulance was away on a call.

A staff member at Home Farm, who began showing symptoms of coronavirus on Friday 24 April, was tested in Portree the following Sunday and the positive result was confirmed the next day (Monday 27th).

Could you also comment on events at Portree where NHS Highland has taken over the running of the HC-One Care Home after a coronavirus outbreak and an adverse Inspectors Report.

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The archive includes historic documents from the 13th century in four archive centres in Inverness, Wick, Fort William and Portree.

The team made contact with Skye and Lochalsh Foodbank in early August and provided an initial supply of 400 food packages which was split between the Portree and Broadford foodbank locations.

Councillor Ronald MacDonald crosses Wentworth Street using a power-assisted wheelchair during a busy afternoon in Portree.

Lovat came from a goal down to beat Skye Camanachd 4-2 at Pairc nan Laoch, Portree.

Pictured with pupils from Portree Primary School are four special coaches who ran a unique training session for the children.

Skye Camanachd took the decision not to play the Ewen Morrison Memorial Cup match between North Skye and South Skye at Pairc nan Laoch, Portree for fear of damaging the pitch ahead of their pre-season friendlies.

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Common combinations with portree

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "portree" in a sentence?
An example: "Breast Cancer Awareness Month will be held in Portree tonight (Friday 18th) to raise funds for the international health campaignLight Up Portree 2019 campaign." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "portree" from authentic English texts.
What does "portree" mean?
Portree means: The largest town on the Isle of Skye, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NG4843).
How many example sentences with "portree" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "portree", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.