Wondering how to use Sheffield in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as city or metropolis.
Sheffield meaning
- A city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
- Ellipsis of University of Sheffield.
Synonyms of Sheffield
Using Sheffield
- The main meaning on this page is: A city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. | A city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. | Ellipsis of University of Sheffield.
- Useful related words include: city, metropolis, urban center.
- In the example corpus, sheffield often appears in combinations such as: sheffield united, sheffield wednesday, at sheffield.
Context around Sheffield
- Average sentence length in these examples: 30.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 14 start, 5 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Sheffield
- In this selection, "sheffield" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 30.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, road, united, news, united, wednesday and city stand out and add context to how "sheffield" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and though sheffield doesn t and and upper sheffield terrace. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "sheffield" sits close to words such as bipartisan, di and extensively, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with sheffield
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Dale Houghton admitted a public order offence at Sheffield Magistrates’ Court following an incident at Sheffield Wednesday’s clash with Sunderland. (21 words)
Shaffaq Mohammed – Former PPC, Leader of the Lib Dem’s on Sheffield City Council, Councillor for Ecclesall ward in Sheffield Hallam. (21 words)
Bristol City v Sheffield WednesdayBBC Local News: Sheffield and South Yorkshire -- Live coverage of Sunday's Championship game between Bristol City and Sheffield Wednesday. (24 words)
Maguire: I want Sheffield United to win every game – apart from against Man UnitedHarry Maguire is delighted to see his boyhood club Sheffield United flying high in the Premier League and wants them to win every game – unless they are. (42 words)
Sheffield City Council’s leader, Tom Hunt, expressed disapproval of the incident, stating, “Everyone has the right to a safe and peaceful protest, but we cannot support the events that took place during the protest outside Sheffield’s town hall. (40 words)
And though Sheffield doesn’t believe Harris dwells too much on her status as a Black and Asian woman, Harris understands the importance of representing those who have felt they didn’t get a seat at the table, Sheffield said. (40 words)
Example sentences (20)
Bristol City v Sheffield WednesdayBBC Local News: Sheffield and South Yorkshire -- Live coverage of Sunday's Championship game between Bristol City and Sheffield Wednesday.
Another incident took place just before 4 p.m. in DePaul's Sheffield Parking Garage, located in the 2300-block of North Sheffield Avenue.
Dale Houghton admitted a public order offence at Sheffield Magistrates’ Court following an incident at Sheffield Wednesday’s clash with Sunderland.
It comes after Sheffield developer was granted planning permission in December 2021 for 27 flats for ‘key workers’ - which it defined as ‘primarily’ for staff at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital and nearby University of Sheffield.
Sheffield City Council’s leader, Tom Hunt, expressed disapproval of the incident, stating, “Everyone has the right to a safe and peaceful protest, but we cannot support the events that took place during the protest outside Sheffield’s town hall.
Sheffield United, who are attracting takeover interest from both the US and Saudi Arabia, have received a reminder of the profile Premier League status brings after beating arch-rivals Sheffield Wednesday in an online test.
The family of a 'well loved' Sheffield man who died after an attack in Sheffield city centre earlier this month have paid tribute saying his loss will 'change their lives forever'.
Meah, 35, of Wilfred Drive, Sheffield, was sentenced to one year and 10 months in prison, with Ikhlaas Hussain, 24, of Station Road, Sheffield, jailed for two years and two months.
Sheffield Wednesday are working with South Yorkshire police to investigate what they described as an "abhorrent" image circulating on social media of a fan allegedly mocking the death of the former Sheffield United defender George Baldock.
Since Mark's passing, Sheffield Wednesday supporter Richard Crisp pleaded guilty at Sheffield Magistrates' Court to sending communications of an indecent or offensive nature in the wake of the incident.
The Wisewood Inn, on Loxley Road, Sheffield has previously won both the best beer garden and best Sunday lunch categories of the Dog Friendly Sheffield annual poll.
And though Sheffield doesn’t believe Harris dwells too much on her status as a Black and Asian woman, Harris understands the importance of representing those who have felt they didn’t get a seat at the table, Sheffield said.
Premier League match preview: Arsenal v Sheffield United Sheffield United head to the Emirates to play against Arsenal in the Premier League on Saturday January 18.
Shaffaq Mohammed – Former PPC, Leader of the Lib Dem’s on Sheffield City Council, Councillor for Ecclesall ward in Sheffield Hallam.
Floods hit parts of Sheffield, Doncaster, Rotherham and Derbyshire after Sheffield received 84mm of rain over 36 hours on Thursday and Friday of last week—nearly their average monthly rainfall.
Maguire: I want Sheffield United to win every game – apart from against Man UnitedHarry Maguire is delighted to see his boyhood club Sheffield United flying high in the Premier League and wants them to win every game – unless they are.
Due to the break, a boil water advisory has been issued for Upper Brodhead Road, Sheffield Heights, Ross Plan, Woodlawn Park and Upper Sheffield Terrace.
Leeds and Bradford have inner-city urban motorways, while Sheffield has the Sheffield Parkway and Hull has the Clive Sullivan Way ( A63 ) which connect the city centres with the motorway network.
Leeds United, Sheffield Wednesday, Sheffield United and Huddersfield Town are the most successful clubs in the region in terms of trophies won, each winning 9, 9, 5 and 4 major trophies respectively.
A 23-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder continues to be held by detectives investigating the incident in College Close in the Burngreave area of Sheffield on Wednesday afternoon, South Yorkshire Police said.
Common combinations with sheffield
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- sheffield united 51×
- sheffield wednesday 39×
- at sheffield 16×
- of sheffield 16×
- in sheffield 14×
- sheffield city 12×
- against sheffield 11×
- mcelhenny sheffield 10×
- sheffield capital 10×
- to sheffield 8×