Get to know Portsmouth better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like port or city.
Portsmouth in a sentence
Portsmouth meaning
- A city, unitary authority, and borough of Hampshire, in southern England.
- A village in Todmorden parish, Calderdale borough, West Yorkshire, England, on the border with Lancashire (OS grid ref SD9026).
- A neighbourhood of Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
Synonyms of Portsmouth
Using Portsmouth
- The main meaning on this page is: A city, unitary authority, and borough of Hampshire, in southern England. | A village in Todmorden parish, Calderdale borough, West Yorkshire, England, on the border with Lancashire (OS grid ref SD9026). | A neighbourhood of Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
- Useful related words include: port, city, metropolis, urban center.
- In the example corpus, portsmouth often appears in combinations such as: in portsmouth, portsmouth and, of portsmouth.
Context around Portsmouth
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 9 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Portsmouth
- In this selection, "portsmouth" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, mordaunt, run, jetty, guildhall, virginia and city stand out and add context to how "portsmouth" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 59 of portsmouth virginia passed and at all portsmouth guildhall concerts. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "portsmouth" sits close to words such as barber, crafting and dams, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with portsmouth
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Awe-inspiring kites filled the skies over Southsea Common as people enjoyed The Portsmouth International Kite Festival. (17 words)
Ascending to the viewing platform will reward visitors with a vista encompassing Portsmouth, the Solent, and the Isle of Wight. (20 words)
And it continued to come out until in 1785 a fire at the printworks in Portsmouth put an end to it. (21 words)
It’s understood the pair are considering a ‘joint strategy’ on a potential campaign, which will see Ms Mordaunt battling to keep her Portsmouth North seat and Councillor Jones fighting to overthrow Labour’s Stephen Morgan in Portsmouth South. (39 words)
Adopt South, the partnership Regional Adoption Agency for Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Portsmouth, and Southampton local authorities, is seeking a forever family for three loving, little brothers, who are active, sociable, and need to stay together. (36 words)
Brittany Ferries has cancelled all crossings between Portsmouth and Le Havre, while Condor Ferries has also cancelled all services to the Channel Islands from both Portsmouth and Saint-Malo due to “adverse weather”. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
Brittany Ferries has cancelled all crossings between Portsmouth and Le Havre, while Condor Ferries has also cancelled all services to the Channel Islands from both Portsmouth and Saint-Malo due to “adverse weather”.
The campaign by the newspaper is supported by Stephen Morgan and Penny Mordaunt, Portsmouth’s Labour and Tory MPs respectively, and the Liberal Democrat-run Portsmouth City Council.
Wightlink offers three services - the car ferry from Lymington to Yarmouth, the car ferry from Portsmouth to Fishbourne and the foot passenger Catamaran (FastCat) from Portsmouth Harbour to Ryde.
Both admitted the offences at Portsmouth Magistrates Court on Tuesday 23 January and were sentenced as follows at Portsmouth Crown Court on Friday 19 April.
The aircraft carrier will later travel towards the Victory Jetty, Portsmouth, viewable from The Round Tower in Old Portsmouth from approximately 8:05pm.
The Wall of Fame, located in Portsmouth Guildhall’s North Foyer is available to view at all Portsmouth Guildhall concerts and events.
It’s understood the pair are considering a ‘joint strategy’ on a potential campaign, which will see Ms Mordaunt battling to keep her Portsmouth North seat and Councillor Jones fighting to overthrow Labour’s Stephen Morgan in Portsmouth South.
As it was, Portsmouth had a series of other owners and ultimately fell into administration, suffered three relegations and were ultimately taken over by the Portsmouth Supporters’ Trust.
PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Portsmouth police officers are investigating a shooting that occurred at the 90 block of Paul Jones Street early Saturday morning.
Timothy Wade Burriss, 59, of Portsmouth, Virginia, passed away in the early morning hours of December 20, 2017, at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital in Portsmouth, Virginia.
The urban cities of Southampton and Portsmouth are both significant urban ports, with Southampton handling a large proportion of the national container freight and Portsmouth housing a large Royal Navy base.
A 19-year old seaman from Kulhudhuffushi in the Maldives, Ibrahim was buried in the Muslim section in Kingston Cemetery in St Mary's Road, Fratton, Portsmouth.
Adopt South, the partnership Regional Adoption Agency for Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Portsmouth, and Southampton local authorities, is seeking a forever family for three loving, little brothers, who are active, sociable, and need to stay together.
After they take on Exeter City to round off the year, focus will shift to Portsmouth's New Year's Day clash against Stevenage, as well as the highly anticipated January transfer window.
And it continued to come out until in 1785 a fire at the printworks in Portsmouth put an end to it.
A police spokesman told MailOnline: 'We were called at 6.50pm on Thursday, 24 August to reports of a child having fallen from a balcony on Wingfield Street, Portsmouth.
Appleton had two spells at Bloomfield Road, and first took over in November 2012 when he left then-at-the-time cash strapped Portsmouth.
Ascending to the viewing platform will reward visitors with a vista encompassing Portsmouth, the Solent, and the Isle of Wight.
A spokesperson for the force said she left home saying she was going to Portsmouth, but officers believe she actually travelled to the Victoria area of London.
Awe-inspiring kites filled the skies over Southsea Common as people enjoyed The Portsmouth International Kite Festival.
Common combinations with portsmouth
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- in portsmouth 27×
- portsmouth and 15×
- of portsmouth 14×
- and portsmouth 13×
- from portsmouth 12×
- at portsmouth 12×
- the portsmouth 11×
- to portsmouth 10×
- portsmouth va 6×
- portsmouth city 5×