Salem is an English word with synonyms like city or metropolis. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Salem in a sentence
Related words
Salem meaning
- The biblical place ruled by Melchizedek; mostly identified with Jerusalem.
- Any of several places in the USA:
- The capital city of Oregon, United States and the county seat of Marion County.
Synonyms of Salem
Using Salem
- The main meaning on this page is: The biblical place ruled by Melchizedek; mostly identified with Jerusalem. | Any of several places in the USA: | The capital city of Oregon, United States and the county seat of Marion County.
- Useful related words include: capital of oregon, state capital, city, metropolis.
- In the example corpus, salem often appears in combinations such as: in salem, the salem, of salem.
Context around Salem
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 10 start, 10 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Salem
- In this selection, "salem" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, new, winston, province, ore, witch and village stand out and add context to how "salem" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 4 in salem and with and abdulrahman ahmed salem s employer. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "salem" sits close to words such as elbow, hurts and maturity, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with salem
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Kicking off in May 2025 at the Salem Civic Center in Salem, VA. (13 words)
SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Dogs escaped during a burglary at a canine-boarding facility in Salem. (15 words)
Their motherhouse has been located at Salem Heights on Salem Avenue in Dayton since 1923. (15 words)
McCook Central FFA officer Corbin Montreal hangs onto a chicken while heading into the Salem Veterinary Services on Monday morning in Salem as part of McCook Central FFA's annual scholarship fundraiser activity as part of National FFA Week. (39 words)
Pure speculation seems to point to the new intern in Salem, Charlie being the guilty party, but he is busy pining after Claire, who has reunited with her ex Theo, who has returned to Salem. (35 words)
Despite being generally known as the "Salem" witch trials, the preliminary hearings in 1692 were conducted in a variety of towns across the province: Salem Village, Ipswich, Andover, as well as Salem Town, Massachusetts. (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
Despite being generally known as the "Salem" witch trials, the preliminary hearings in 1692 were conducted in a variety of towns across the province: Salem Village, Ipswich, Andover, as well as Salem Town, Massachusetts.
CPI(M) State secretary K. Balakrishnan speaking at a public meeting campaigning for Salem Parliamentary constituency DMK candidate T.M. Selvaganapathy in Salem on Saturday.
He had also filed complaints before the Judicial Magistrate Court No. 4 in Salem and with the Salem Commissioner of Police.
In I, Tituba: Black Witch of Salem, Condé told the story of a slave who was one of the first women to be accused of witchcraft during the 1692 Salem witch trials.
Kicking off in May 2025 at the Salem Civic Center in Salem, VA.
SALEM, Ohio – Auditions for Salem Community Theatre’s production of “Mary Poppins, the Musical,” directed by Justin Steele, will take place Thursday, Jan.
When Wanda Maximoff and the Vision came across the village of New Salem, Vertigo invited the Scarlet Witch to join the coven of Salem's Seven.
McCook Central FFA officer Corbin Montreal hangs onto a chicken while heading into the Salem Veterinary Services on Monday morning in Salem as part of McCook Central FFA's annual scholarship fundraiser activity as part of National FFA Week.
Pure speculation seems to point to the new intern in Salem, Charlie being the guilty party, but he is busy pining after Claire, who has reunited with her ex Theo, who has returned to Salem.
SALEM, New Hampshire — Deputy Police Chief Joel Dolan and the Salem Police Department are reminding residents to properly dispose of gloves and masks.
The Bulldogs are home again to face Richardton-Taylor-Hebron, then finish the season against New Salem/Almont in New Salem on Friday, Oct. 19 before the playoffs start Oct. 26.
The Hilltoppers will travel to Salem next week to take on the Salem Spartans, who defeated GW Danville Friday 48-21.
Abdulrahman Ahmed, Salem’s employer and childhood friend, told NBC News he received a frantic call from Salem’s 14-year-old son asking him to go check on his father.
Adams, born and raised in Winston-Salem, is serving her third term on the city council in Winston-Salem.
Fort Salem Theater in Salem, N.Y., has announced its 2018 season, beginning Saturday, June 16, with the Whiskey River Band, Mainstage, at 7 p.m. Their repertoire features classic country.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Dogs escaped during a burglary at a canine-boarding facility in Salem.
SALEM, Ore. — Crews have rescued a 21-year-old man who was seriously injured in a fall while hiking a wooded area east of Salem.
SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon Health Authority is preparing to start requiring routine testing of water sources for toxins after contaminated water was discovered in Salem.
Their motherhouse has been located at Salem Heights on Salem Avenue in Dayton since 1923.
Third Mass. Marijuana Shop To Open In Salem SaturdayA third Massachusetts pot shop selling recreational marijuana is set to open in Salem on Saturday.
Common combinations with salem
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- in salem 38×
- the salem 24×
- of salem 16×
- salem investment 16×
- greensburg salem 8×
- salem ore 7×
- salem on 6×
- salem and 6×
- salem witch 5×
- new salem 5×