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Get to know Ranfurly better with 7 real example sentences, the meaning.

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Ranfurly meaning

  1. A settlement in Renfrewshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS3865).
  2. A town in Otago, New Zealand. Named Eweburn at first, it was renamed after Uchter Knox, 5th Earl of Ranfurly.
  3. A hamlet in central Alberta, Canada.

Using Ranfurly

  • The main meaning on this page is: A settlement in Renfrewshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS3865). | A town in Otago, New Zealand. Named Eweburn at first, it was renamed after Uchter Knox, 5th Earl of Ranfurly. | A hamlet in central Alberta, Canada.
  • In the example corpus, ranfurly often appears in combinations such as: ranfurly shield, the ranfurly, in ranfurly.

Context around Ranfurly

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 4 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

successful 1× lord 1×

Often after:

shield 4× couple 1× reading 1×

Sentence patterns with Ranfurly

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

for the ranfurly shield defence 1× general lord ranfurly reading the 1× in a ranfurly shield defence 1× run by ranfurly couple gary 1× s successful ranfurly shield side 1× the ranfurly shield has 1× up in ranfurly in the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

bizarre affair run 1× governor general lord 1× growing up in 1× he also played 1× in 2016 the 1× otago coach ben 1×

Common sentence endings:

7 october 1900 1× an airline pilot 1× defence in 2016 1× living with dementia 1× oamaru tomorrow afternoon 1× on september 19 1×

Words around Ranfurly

Just before it in the word index:

ranft 3 raney 11 ranen 2 ranelagh 5 raneem 2 ranee 2

Just after it in the word index:

rang 520 ranga 28 rangachethana 2 rangana 5 ranganath 6 ranganatha 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaba 10 aafc 10 aaib 10 aalbers 10 abbate 10 abbesses 10

Corpus analysis for Ranfurly

  • In this selection, "ranfurly" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, successful, lord, shield, couple and reading stand out and add context to how "ranfurly" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include for the ranfurly shield defence and general lord ranfurly reading the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "ranfurly" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with ranfurly

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

He also played for Waikato in a Ranfurly Shield defence in 2016. (12 words)

Bizarre Affair, run by Ranfurly couple Gary Hands and Paula West, opened on September 19. (15 words)

Governor-General Lord Ranfurly reading the annexation proclamation to Queen Makea on 7 October 1900. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

Growing up in Ranfurly in the 1940s, where passing planes were cause for great excitement, Enright developed a fascination with the skies that led him to a 20-year Air Force career, followed by 25 years as an airline pilot. (40 words)

In 2016, the Herald uncovered a cluster of players from Taranaki's successful Ranfurly Shield side of the 1960s, including All Blacks Ross Brown and Neil Wolfe, who had either died from or were living with dementia. (37 words)

The Ranfurly Shield has been taken away from Hawke's Bay by NZ Rugby after the trophy was split in half during a team party following the side’s victory over Wellington last weekend. (34 words)

Example sentences (7)

The Ranfurly Shield has been taken away from Hawke's Bay by NZ Rugby after the trophy was split in half during a team party following the side’s victory over Wellington last weekend.

Bizarre Affair, run by Ranfurly couple Gary Hands and Paula West, opened on September 19.

Growing up in Ranfurly in the 1940s, where passing planes were cause for great excitement, Enright developed a fascination with the skies that led him to a 20-year Air Force career, followed by 25 years as an airline pilot.

In 2016, the Herald uncovered a cluster of players from Taranaki's successful Ranfurly Shield side of the 1960s, including All Blacks Ross Brown and Neil Wolfe, who had either died from or were living with dementia.

Otago coach Ben Herring has had to ''think outside the box'' in naming his side for the Ranfurly Shield defence against North Otago in Oamaru tomorrow afternoon.

He also played for Waikato in a Ranfurly Shield defence in 2016.

Governor-General Lord Ranfurly reading the annexation proclamation to Queen Makea on 7 October 1900.

Common combinations with ranfurly

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "ranfurly" in a sentence?
An example: "The Ranfurly Shield has been taken away from Hawke's Bay by NZ Rugby after the trophy was split in half during a team party following the side’s victory over Wellington last weekend." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "ranfurly" from authentic English texts.
What does "ranfurly" mean?
Ranfurly means: A settlement in Renfrewshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS3865).
How many example sentences with "ranfurly" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "ranfurly", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.