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How do you use Purley in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Purley in a sentence

Purley meaning

  1. A town in the borough of Croydon, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3161).
  2. Synonym of Purley on Thames, Berkshire, England; Purley was used on some maps.
  3. An unincorporated community in Caswell County, North Carolina, United States.

Using Purley

  • The main meaning on this page is: A town in the borough of Croydon, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3161). | Synonym of Purley on Thames, Berkshire, England; Purley was used on some maps. | An unincorporated community in Caswell County, North Carolina, United States.
  • In the example corpus, purley often appears in combinations such as: purley south, in purley, and purley.

Context around Purley

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 19.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 6 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

coulsdon 1× hill 1× beyond 1×

Often after:

south 3× croydon 1× station 1× branch 1× way 1×

Sentence patterns with Purley

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

beyond purley an extension 1× biggin hill purley and surrounding 1× borough including purley and norwood 1× centre coulsdon purley south norwood 1× centre of purley south of 1× heath and purley 1× minutes between purley station in 1× offices in purley south of 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

beyond purley an 1× bt has large 1× fire crews from 1× journey times will 1× last week daniel 1× now it encompasses 1×

Common sentence endings:

south of croydon 2× after his death 1× and norwood junction 1× and thornton heath 1× croydon and balcombe 1× heath and purley 1×

Words around Purley

Just before it in the word index:

purled 2 purl 16 purkiss 5 purkis 3 purkinje 18 purkh 2

Just after it in the word index:

purlieu 4 purlins 2 purloined 7 purlucid 2 purna 6 purnama 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadi 15 aakash 15 aayush 15 abcs 15 aberdonian 15 abhi 15

Corpus analysis for Purley

  • In this selection, "purley" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, coulsdon, hill, beyond, south, croydon and station stand out and add context to how "purley" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include beyond purley an extension and biggin hill purley and surrounding. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "purley" sits close to words such as aadi, aakash and aayush, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with purley

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

Beyond Purley, an extension to Coulsdon will be investigated. (9 words)

This cash went to groups in central Croydon, New Addington, Shrublands, Thornton Heath and Purley. (15 words)

Journey times will be extended up to 15 minutes between Purley Station in Croydon and Balcombe. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

Last week, Daniel Mensah suggested that some reviews on the Purley branch's Google page had been mysteriously deleted, which he suggested was due to 'staff being called out for posting fake reviews'. (33 words)

Tara moved to Roundshaw, which sits between Wallington in Sutton and Purley in Croydon, in July 2022 after escaping domestic violence in her native Yorkshire. (25 words)

BT has large offices in Prospect East in Central Croydon. citation The Royal Bank of Scotland also has large offices in Purley, south of Croydon. (25 words)

Example sentences (12)

Found at 32 St James’ Road in Purley, Croydon, the home was awarded Blue Plaque status in 2018, almost 30 years after his death.

Journey times will be extended up to 15 minutes between Purley Station in Croydon and Balcombe.

Last week, Daniel Mensah suggested that some reviews on the Purley branch's Google page had been mysteriously deleted, which he suggested was due to 'staff being called out for posting fake reviews'.

Now, it encompasses areas like Croydon town centre, Coulsdon, Purley, South Norwood, Norbury, New Addington and Thornton Heath.

Tara moved to Roundshaw, which sits between Wallington in Sutton and Purley in Croydon, in July 2022 after escaping domestic violence in her native Yorkshire.

This cash went to groups in central Croydon, New Addington, Shrublands, Thornton Heath and Purley.

Fire crews from Addington, Croydon, Biggin Hill, Purley and surrounding fire stations were sent to the scene.

Two other youths were slashed as the fight raged through the centre of Purley, south of Croydon.

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Beyond Purley, an extension to Coulsdon will be investigated.

BT has large offices in Prospect East in Central Croydon. citation The Royal Bank of Scotland also has large offices in Purley, south of Croydon.

Purley Way is a major employer of people, looking for jobs as sales assistants, sales consultants and store managerial jobs.

When implemented, Thameslink services would call at other stations in the borough including Purley and Norwood Junction.

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Common combinations with purley

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "purley" in a sentence?
An example: "Found at 32 St James’ Road in Purley, Croydon, the home was awarded Blue Plaque status in 2018, almost 30 years after his death." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "purley" from authentic English texts.
What does "purley" mean?
Purley means: A town in the borough of Croydon, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3161).
How many example sentences with "purley" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "purley", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.