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Shilton is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Shilton in a sentence

Shilton meaning

  1. A village and civil parish in West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP2608).
  2. A village in Shilton and Barnacle parish, Rugby borough, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP4084).
  3. A surname.

Using Shilton

  • The main meaning on this page is: A village and civil parish in West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP2608). | A village in Shilton and Barnacle parish, Rugby borough, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP4084). | A surname.
  • In the example corpus, shilton often appears in combinations such as: peter shilton, earl shilton.

Context around Shilton

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 3 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

peter 5× earl 3× signed 1×

Often after:

near 1× road 1× david 1×

Sentence patterns with Shilton

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

and earl shilton were hit 1× goalkeeper peter shilton also missed 1× goalkeeper peter shilton is the 1× in earl shilton near was 1× in earl shilton the weight 1× means peter shilton david seaman 1× of peter shilton to claim 1× on peter shilton s praise 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

alas clough was 1× as mrs may 1× forest s dave 1× goalkeeper peter shilton 1× it means peter 1× leader of the 1×

Common sentence endings:

and shilton road 1× at nottingham forest 1× brexiteer rees mogg 1× claim the record 1× easily he said 1× more for england 1×

Words around Shilton

Just before it in the word index:

shils 5 shilphata 2 shilpa 86 shilongo 4 shiloh 123 shiloff 2

Just after it in the word index:

shilts 2 shiltz 2 shilu 2 shim 12 shima 9 shimabukuro 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aab 13 aamer 13 aave 13 abdelmadjid 13 abdulkarim 13 abdulsalami 13

Corpus analysis for Shilton

  • In this selection, "shilton" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, peter, earl, signed, near, road and david stand out and add context to how "shilton" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and earl shilton were hit and goalkeeper peter shilton also missed. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "shilton" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with shilton

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

Alas, Clough was soon gone, but he would signed Shilton at Nottingham Forest. (13 words)

It means Peter Shilton, David Seaman and Joe Hart are the only goalkeepers to have played more for England. (19 words)

Lineker responded to Shilton's tweets about Mogg with a frowning face emoji, saying: 'What's that old saying? (19 words)

Longer example sentences

As well as his quarter-final showing, the 30-year-old also claimed his 11th clean sheet at a tournament in England's 0-0 group stage stalemate with Slovenia, with the shutout moving Pickford clear of Peter Shilton to claim the record. (43 words)

Leader of the opposition Michael Mullaney added that people in his constituency of Hinckley, as well as those in Barwell and Earl Shilton, were "hit hard" by the scrapping of the number one and number two services that linked them. (40 words)

Goalkeeper Peter Shilton is the most capped player in the history of England with 125 caps Players with an equal number of caps are ranked in chronological order of reaching the milestone. (32 words)

Question examples

Lineker responded to Shilton's tweets about Mogg with a frowning face emoji, saying: 'What's that old saying? (19 words)

Example sentences (10)

Leicester Road in Earl Shilton near was closed in both directions from the junctions of Church Street and Shilton Road.

Alas, Clough was soon gone, but he would signed Shilton at Nottingham Forest.

Forest's Dave Needham had failed to clear a high kick from Wolves' Geoff Palmer, and goalkeeper Peter Shilton also missed.

Once he had taken the plunge and turned up for his first Slimming World meeting, in Earl Shilton, the weight started coming off very easily, he said.

As well as his quarter-final showing, the 30-year-old also claimed his 11th clean sheet at a tournament in England's 0-0 group stage stalemate with Slovenia, with the shutout moving Pickford clear of Peter Shilton to claim the record.

It means Peter Shilton, David Seaman and Joe Hart are the only goalkeepers to have played more for England.

Leader of the opposition Michael Mullaney added that people in his constituency of Hinckley, as well as those in Barwell and Earl Shilton, were "hit hard" by the scrapping of the number one and number two services that linked them.

Lineker responded to Shilton's tweets about Mogg with a frowning face emoji, saying: 'What's that old saying?

As Mrs May survived her no confidence vote last night the former Spurs and Barcelona striker poured scorn on Peter Shilton's praise for Tory Brexiteer Rees-Mogg.

Goalkeeper Peter Shilton is the most capped player in the history of England with 125 caps Players with an equal number of caps are ranked in chronological order of reaching the milestone.

Common combinations with shilton

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "shilton" in a sentence?
An example: "Leicester Road in Earl Shilton near was closed in both directions from the junctions of Church Street and Shilton Road." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "shilton" from authentic English texts.
What does "shilton" mean?
Shilton means: A village and civil parish in West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP2608).
How many example sentences with "shilton" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "shilton", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.