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Explore Scarborough through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Scarborough in a sentence

Scarborough meaning

  1. A coastal town in North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA040880). It should now be a civil parish, with a town council elected on 1 May 2025.
  2. The Borough of Scarborough, a former local government district in North Yorkshire, abolished without replacement in 2023.
  3. A district and former municipality of Toronto, Canada.

Using Scarborough

  • The main meaning on this page is: A coastal town in North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA040880). It should now be a civil parish, with a town council elected on 1 May 2025. | The Borough of Scarborough, a former local government district in North Yorkshire, abolished without replacement in 2023. | A district and former municipality of Toronto, Canada.
  • In the example corpus, scarborough often appears in combinations such as: in scarborough, the scarborough, scarborough and.

Context around Scarborough

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23 words
  • Position in the sentence: 13 start, 7 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

york 2× road 2× thursdays 1× theatre 1×

Often after:

passed 2× ronald 1× waldrud 1× community 1× south 1× land 1× debra 1× donald 1× players 1× village 1×

Sentence patterns with Scarborough

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

2010 in scarborough featuring the 1× 58 of scarborough passed away 1× 91 of scarborough died tuesday 1× and thursdays scarborough community services 1× at the scarborough village theatre 1× between york scarborough 1× chehade of scarborough told the 1× dead in scarborough one read 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

accident and emergency 1× forest bathing with 1× fresco del forno 1× jennifer mckelvie left 1× joseph chehade of 1× manchester piccadilly york 1×

Common sentence endings:

2020 at home 1× 2024 in eustis 1× 23 scarborough north 1× a brief illness 1× between york scarborough 1× broadway south portland 1×

Words around Scarborough

Just before it in the word index:

scarantino 2 scarano 3 scaramuccia 2 scaramucci 37 scaramouche 4 scaraffia 2

Just after it in the word index:

scarbrough 8 scarce 588 scarcella 8 scarcelli 2 scarcely 176 scarceness 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

accumulate 430 augmented 430 bowie 430 bowled 430 chatting 430 cumberland 430

Corpus analysis for Scarborough

  • In this selection, "scarborough" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, york, road, thursdays, passed, ronald and waldrud stand out and add context to how "scarborough" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 2010 in scarborough featuring the and 58 of scarborough passed away. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "scarborough" sits close to words such as accumulate, augmented and bowie, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with scarborough

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

Manchester Piccadilly – York – Scarborough: A shuttle service will only run between York – Scarborough. (13 words)

SCARBOROUGH - Martha C. Ritchie, 91, of Scarborough, died Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020 at home. (14 words)

The Scarborough Kiwanis Club donated 300 reusable water bottles to the Scarborough Public Schools. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

The former home of the King family on the Dunstan Landing Road in Scarborough is no more, but the King burial ground and its commemorative monument serve as reminders of the King family and Scarborough’s two outstanding native sons. (40 words)

Nancy was born Helen Nancy Nelson in Scarborough, the youngest of three daughters of Frederick J. Nelson and Helena A. M. Karstensen, where she was educated and was a proud graduate of Scarborough High School, class of 1950. (38 words)

Fresco Del Forno took over the red, barn-like building on Payne Road in Scarborough that had been the home of Pizza Plus, bought by the owner of the closed Amore on the Marsh in Scarborough. (36 words)

Example sentences (20)

Fresco Del Forno took over the red, barn-like building on Payne Road in Scarborough that had been the home of Pizza Plus, bought by the owner of the closed Amore on the Marsh in Scarborough.

Manchester Piccadilly – York – Scarborough: A shuttle service will only run between York – Scarborough.

SCARBOROUGH – M. Margaret “Peg” (Darcy) Smith, 86, passed away at her home in Scarborough on Sunday, Aug. 14, 2023, surrounded by her loving family.

SCARBOROUGH – Ronald Eugene “Pops” Graffam, 89, passed away Thursday, Dec. 29, 2022 at the Maine Veterans Home in Scarborough.

SCARBOROUGH - Waldrud Herman, of Scarborough, passed away April 20, 2023 at Mercy Hospital after a brief illness.

Tuesdays and Thursdays, Scarborough Community Services Hub, 418 Payne Road, Scarborough; South Portland Public Library, 482 Broadway, South Portland.

Forest bathing with the Scarborough Land Trust: 10 a.m., Warren Woods, 363 Payne Road, Scarborough.

SCARBOROUGH – Debra Roberge, 59, passed away peacefully on June 17, 2024, at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice in Scarborough.

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SCARBOROUGH - Donald Wesley Trafford, 58, of Scarborough, passed away on July 17, 2024, in Eustis.

Scarborough Players’ production of Screwball Comedy is now on stage at the Scarborough Village Theatre.

The former home of the King family on the Dunstan Landing Road in Scarborough is no more, but the King burial ground and its commemorative monument serve as reminders of the King family and Scarborough’s two outstanding native sons.

Joseph Chehade of Scarborough told the Maple Leaf he booked the day off from his job at Scarborough General Hospital to make his first long ride of the season to Port Dover.

Nancy was born Helen Nancy Nelson in Scarborough, the youngest of three daughters of Frederick J. Nelson and Helena A. M. Karstensen, where she was educated and was a proud graduate of Scarborough High School, class of 1950.

SCARBOROUGH - Martha C. Ritchie, 91, of Scarborough, died Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020 at home.

The Scarborough Kiwanis Club donated 300 reusable water bottles to the Scarborough Public Schools.

The passive voice was used to ludicrous effect in media coverage of the September 2019 murder of Tharshika Jeganathan in Scarborough, Ont. “Machete attack leaves woman dead in Scarborough,” one read.

Jennifer McKelvie, left, represents Ward 25, Scarborough—Rouge Park while Cynthia Lai represents Ward 23, Scarborough North.

Scarborough police said the department was notified Sunday night about a “vague Snapchat message about a mass shooting threat” that came from an IP address connected to a house in Scarborough.

The production was selected to be performed as part of the Sunday Times National Student Drama Festival 2010 in Scarborough, featuring the original cast and orchestra at the Spa Theatre, Scarborough in April 2010.

Accident and emergency departments in both York and Scarborough have also been under huge pressure, he says.

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Common combinations with scarborough

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "scarborough" in a sentence?
An example: "Fresco Del Forno took over the red, barn-like building on Payne Road in Scarborough that had been the home of Pizza Plus, bought by the owner of the closed Amore on the Marsh in Scarborough." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "scarborough" from authentic English texts.
What does "scarborough" mean?
Scarborough means: A coastal town in North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA040880). It should now be a civil parish, with a town council elected on 1 May 2025.
How many example sentences with "scarborough" are there?
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