Explore Ruhr through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like river. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Ruhr in a sentence
Ruhr meaning
- A river in North Rhine-Westphalia, a branch of the river Rhine and its basin.
- An urban area of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Synonyms of Ruhr
Using Ruhr
- The main meaning on this page is: A river in North Rhine-Westphalia, a branch of the river Rhine and its basin. | An urban area of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- Useful related words include: ruhr river, river, ruhr valley, geographical area.
- In the example corpus, ruhr often appears in combinations such as: the ruhr, ruhr valley, ruhr industrial.
Context around Ruhr
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 15 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Ruhr
- In this selection, "ruhr" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, lionel, amongst, valley, university and industrial stand out and add context to how "ruhr" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 1990 the ruhr moved into and 2022 the ruhr university bochum. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "ruhr" sits close to words such as abbeys, abdur and absconded, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with ruhr
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He was a philanthropist, a rarity amongst Ruhr industrial leaders. (10 words)
After 1990 the Ruhr moved into service industries and high technology. (11 words)
She won Baseball Canada’s Lionel Ruhr Elite Coach of the Year Award last season. (15 words)
France assumed it would receive large amounts of high-quality German coal from the Ruhr as reparations for the war, but the US refused to allow this, fearing a repetition of the bitterness after the Treaty of Versailles which partly caused World War II. (44 words)
The exhibition, opening Tuesday before German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Ruhr Museum in Essen, is just one of the various events marking the anniversary and commemorating its victims as the notorious camp’s few and aging survivors slowly disappear. (40 words)
Erik Goldstein wrote that in 1921, the payment of reparations caused a crisis and that the occupation of the Ruhr had a disastrous effect on the German economy, resulting in the German Government printing more money as the currency collapsed. (40 words)
Example sentences (20)
In September 2022, the Ruhr-University Bochum publishes its first comic book dealing with IT security issues.
She won Baseball Canada’s Lionel Ruhr Elite Coach of the Year Award last season.
The Bavarians, who lost 4-1 to Barca in Spain on Wednesday for their second defeat in three Champions League matches, gave the Ruhr valley club no chance in the first half.
The researchers, headed by Dr Phillip Ozimek from the Faculty of Psychology at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, recruited 1,230 people for the study.
Four points off top spot and taking on Schalke in the Ruhr derby on Saturday afternoon.
Germany’s top flight will resume under strict health protocols, with no fans allowed in stadiums and several matches, including the Ruhr valley derby between Borussia Dortmund and Wagner’s Schalke, taking place on the relaunch day.
The coal and steel production facilities of the Ruhr, integrated into the new European Coal and Steel Community (the initial precursor to today’s European Union) underpinned a new era of post-war prosperity and optimism.
The exhibition, opening Tuesday before German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Ruhr Museum in Essen, is just one of the various events marking the anniversary and commemorating its victims as the notorious camp’s few and aging survivors slowly disappear.
In a significant scene, Agnes dives into a pool in the river near Waltham Abbey, the very pool used to test the bombs that the Lancasters would drop on the Ruhr river.
The Mohne and Edersee Dams were breached, causing flooding of the Ruhr valley and of villages in the Eder valley, while the Sorpe Dam sustained minor damage.
After 1990 the Ruhr moved into service industries and high technology.
Because of the lack of reparation payments by Germany, France occupied the Ruhr in 1923 to enforce payments, causing an international crisis that resulted in the implementation of the Dawes Plan in 1924.
Between 1923 and 1926, Belgian and French soldiers were sent to the Ruhr in Germany to force the German government to agree to continue reparation payments.
Both the Iron Rhine railroad and the E313 (King Baudouin highway) and E34 highway connect Antwerp with the Ruhr Area.
Erik Goldstein wrote that in 1921, the payment of reparations caused a crisis and that the occupation of the Ruhr had a disastrous effect on the German economy, resulting in the German Government printing more money as the currency collapsed.
France assumed it would receive large amounts of high-quality German coal from the Ruhr as reparations for the war, but the US refused to allow this, fearing a repetition of the bitterness after the Treaty of Versailles which partly caused World War II.
Germany had an interest in the Rhine since it ran through the industrial areas of the Ruhr and connected it with the Dutch port of Rotterdam.
Germany, however, chose to violate quotas and pay fines, in order to monopolize the Ruhr’s output and continue making high-grade steel.
He was a philanthropist, a rarity amongst Ruhr industrial leaders.
In January 1923, France occupied the Ruhr industrial region as a result of Germany's failure to meet its reparations payments.
Common combinations with ruhr
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the ruhr 30×
- ruhr valley 3×
- ruhr industrial 3×
- ruhr in 2×
- ruhr and 2×