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Sheldonian meaning

Of or pertaining to Gilbert Sheldon.

Using Sheldonian

  • The main meaning on this page is: Of or pertaining to Gilbert Sheldon.
  • In the example corpus, sheldonian often appears in combinations such as: the sheldonian, sheldonian theatre.

Context around Sheldonian

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 32 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

theatre 2×

Sentence patterns with Sheldonian

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

at the sheldonian theatre to 1× from the sheldonian theatre to 1× in the sheldonian this ended 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

despite violent opposition 1× hinnells p 34 1×

Common sentence endings:

gaston le dog 1× street in 1713 1× university printing business 1×

Words around Sheldonian

Just before it in the word index:

sheldon 382 sheldomar 2 shelden 5 shelbyville 7 shelbys 3 shelby 351

Just after it in the word index:

sheldrake 10 sheldrick 5 shelepin 3 shelesh 2 shelest 2 shelf 841

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 5 aaah 5 aacl 5 aak 5 aapke 5 aarav 5

Corpus analysis for Sheldonian

  • In this selection, "sheldonian" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 32 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, theatre stand out and add context to how "sheldonian" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include at the sheldonian theatre to and from the sheldonian theatre to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "sheldonian" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with sheldonian

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

Despite violent opposition from some printers in the Sheldonian, this ended the friction between Oxford and the Stationers, and marked the effective start of a stable university printing business. (29 words)

Hinnells p. 34 The Clarendon Press OUP came to be known as "The Clarendon Press" when printing moved from the Sheldonian Theatre to the Clarendon Building in Broad Street in 1713. (31 words)

But while his heavyweight fellow speakers will hold forth on the major issues of the day, Michael took to the at the Sheldonian Theatre to share the fantastic adventures of an imaginary hound – Gaston Le Dog. (36 words)

Longer example sentences

But while his heavyweight fellow speakers will hold forth on the major issues of the day, Michael took to the at the Sheldonian Theatre to share the fantastic adventures of an imaginary hound – Gaston Le Dog. (36 words)

Hinnells p. 34 The Clarendon Press OUP came to be known as "The Clarendon Press" when printing moved from the Sheldonian Theatre to the Clarendon Building in Broad Street in 1713. (31 words)

Despite violent opposition from some printers in the Sheldonian, this ended the friction between Oxford and the Stationers, and marked the effective start of a stable university printing business. (29 words)

Example sentences (3)

But while his heavyweight fellow speakers will hold forth on the major issues of the day, Michael took to the at the Sheldonian Theatre to share the fantastic adventures of an imaginary hound – Gaston Le Dog.

Despite violent opposition from some printers in the Sheldonian, this ended the friction between Oxford and the Stationers, and marked the effective start of a stable university printing business.

Hinnells p. 34 The Clarendon Press OUP came to be known as "The Clarendon Press" when printing moved from the Sheldonian Theatre to the Clarendon Building in Broad Street in 1713.

Common combinations with sheldonian

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "sheldonian" in a sentence?
An example: "But while his heavyweight fellow speakers will hold forth on the major issues of the day, Michael took to the at the Sheldonian Theatre to share the fantastic adventures of an imaginary hound – Gaston Le Dog." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "sheldonian" from authentic English texts.
What does "sheldonian" mean?
Sheldonian means: Of or pertaining to Gilbert Sheldon.
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Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "sheldonian", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.