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Selby in a sentence

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Selby | Selbyville

Selby meaning

  1. A town and civil parish with a town council in North Yorkshire, England, historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE6132).
  2. A former local government district in North Yorkshire headquartered in the town, formed in 1974 and abolished in 2023 without replacement.
  3. A village in the town of Greater Napanee, Ontario, Canada.

Using Selby

  • The main meaning on this page is: A town and civil parish with a town council in North Yorkshire, England, historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE6132). | A former local government district in North Yorkshire headquartered in the town, formed in 1974 and abolished in 2023 without replacement. | A village in the town of Greater Napanee, Ontario, Canada.
  • In the example corpus, selby often appears in combinations such as: mark selby, selby and, of selby.

Context around Selby

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25 words
  • Position in the sentence: 8 start, 10 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

mark 5× york 2× teenager 1× reo 1× paea 1× judy 1× across 1× ismail 1× near 1× bennett 1×

Often after:

area 1× rickit 1× rickett 1× hull 1× ainsty 1× baqwa 1× investments 1× accused 1×

Sentence patterns with Selby

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

a teenager selby was homeless 1× across york selby hull the 1× built across selby ainsty 1× carlton near selby was jailed 1× come to selby s shop 1× daughter judy selby and her 1× from the selby area who 1× home to selby after a 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

mark selby is 2× boris johnson and 1× chickie leaves her 1× crawford s ford 1× ebor academy trust 1× good afternoon and 1×

Common sentence endings:

14th biggest position 1× across selby ainsty 1× ally nigel adams 1× almost a dream 1× as they worked 1× barry in 2021 1×

Words around Selby

Just before it in the word index:

selborne 8 selbie 5 selberg 3 selbach 2 selb 2 selayar 2

Just after it in the word index:

selbyville 2 selco 4 selda 2 seldarine 2 selden 17 seldes 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

acp 136 administers 136 ansari 136 attractiveness 136 benn 136 bickering 136

Corpus analysis for Selby

  • In this selection, "selby" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, mark, york, teenager, area, rickit and rickett stand out and add context to how "selby" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a teenager selby was homeless and across york selby hull the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "selby" sits close to words such as acp, administers and ansari, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with selby

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

Mark Selby and Luca Brecel contest the final. (8 words)

Mark Selby is a man on a mission. (8 words)

Mark Selby has four world titles to his name (Isaac Parkin/PA). (12 words)

Longer example sentences

Johnson lived with his mother for part of his service, and one of Selby's employees taught him rudimentary literacy skills.sfn His education was augmented by citizens who would come to Selby's shop to read to the tailors as they worked. (43 words)

Boris Johnson and Selby MP Nigel Adams have thrown their full weight behind Stuart Davidson and Mitch Mitchell from the Selby area, who have been risking their lives and spending their own savings ferrying life-saving equipment to Ukraine. (39 words)

Crawford’s Ford Fiesta was turning right at a junction on her way home to Selby after a shopping trip to Leeds when she struck 29-year-old PC Casey’s powerful Suzuki bike as he travelled towards her. (39 words)

Example sentences (20)

Boris Johnson and Selby MP Nigel Adams have thrown their full weight behind Stuart Davidson and Mitch Mitchell from the Selby area, who have been risking their lives and spending their own savings ferrying life-saving equipment to Ukraine.

Neither of Selby’s parents graduated high school, and for some time, as a teenager, Selby was homeless—so the thought of buying a home in Seattle is almost a dream.

Southern Steel players became Tactix fans, probably something to do with Te Huinga Reo Selby-Rickit’s sister, Te Paea Selby-Rickett, playing for the Canterbury side.

Johnson lived with his mother for part of his service, and one of Selby's employees taught him rudimentary literacy skills.sfn His education was augmented by citizens who would come to Selby's shop to read to the tailors as they worked.

Chickie leaves her son, Michael J. Barry Jr. and his wife Kim of Leominster, MA; her daughter, Judy Selby and her husband Shane of Upton, MA and was predeceased by her son James C. Barry in 2021.

Crawford’s Ford Fiesta was turning right at a junction on her way home to Selby after a shopping trip to Leeds when she struck 29-year-old PC Casey’s powerful Suzuki bike as he travelled towards her.

Ebor Academy Trust, which operates 23 schools across York, Selby, Hull, the East Riding and on the Yorkshire Coast, presented certificates to apprentices at their business centre in Osbaldwick.

Good afternoon and welcome to our live coverage of Luca Brecel vs Mark Selby in the World Snooker Championship final.

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I also want a radical programme of Social Housing Construction, with 5000 social houses built across Selby & Ainsty.

In their ruling, judges Mahomed Ismail, Selby Baqwa and Lebogang Modiba said Zuma’s private prosecution of the president was unlawful.

Jaimee Leigh Reilly, 23, of Mill Lane, Carlton near Selby, was jailed for 12 weeks after pleading guilty to two charges of theft.

Johnson & Johnson accounts for approximately 1.7% of Bennett Selby Investments LP’s portfolio, making the stock its 14th biggest position.

Labour has poured resources into the Selby and Ainsty seat, left vacant by the resignation of Boris Johnson ally Nigel Adams.

Leah, Grace, were last seen shopping in Trinity Centre in Leeds around 5pm on Thursday and have links to Pontefract, York, Selby, and Boroughbridge, North Yorkshire.

Mark Selby and Luca Brecel contest the final.

Mark Selby has four world titles to his name (Isaac Parkin/PA).

Mark Selby is a man on a mission.

Mark Selby is level with Gary Wilson in the second round at the Crucible at 2-2.

Mr Selby accused the Crown of being ‘fanciful in the extreme’, trying to place knives into the hands of Oluyitan and the two remaining co-defendants as they chased Mr Innes up Walton Street.

Nikita Selby and Calvin Ilett don't believe the new year is a better time than any other to make changes to the way they live.

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Common combinations with selby

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "selby" in a sentence?
An example: "Boris Johnson and Selby MP Nigel Adams have thrown their full weight behind Stuart Davidson and Mitch Mitchell from the Selby area, who have been risking their lives and spending their own savings ferrying life-saving equipment to Ukraine." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "selby" from authentic English texts.
What does "selby" mean?
Selby means: A town and civil parish with a town council in North Yorkshire, England, historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE6132).
How many example sentences with "selby" are there?
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