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How do you use Shire in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Shire in a sentence

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Shire | Shires | Shireen | Shirebrook | Shirer | Shirelles | Shirey | Shireman | Shiremoor

Shire meaning

  1. An administrative area or district between about the 5th to the 11th century, subdivided into hundreds or wapentakes and jointly governed by an ealdorman and a sheriff; also, a present-day area corresponding to such a historical district; a county; especially (England), a county having a name ending in -shire.
  2. The people living in a shire (noun sense 1.1) considered collectively.
  3. The general area in which a person comes from or lives.

Synonyms of Shire

administrative district administrative division territorial division shire horse draft horse draught horse dray horse

Related words

Other words often associated with Shire or its synonyms:

dominion district workhorse territory

Using Shire

  • The main meaning on this page is: An administrative area or district between about the 5th to the 11th century, subdivided into hundreds or wapentakes and jointly governed by an ealdorman and a sheriff; also, a present-day area corresponding to such a historical district; a county; especially (England), a county having a name ending in -shire. | The people living in a shire (noun sense 1.1) considered collectively. | The general area in which a person comes from or lives.
  • Useful related words include: administrative district, administrative division, territorial division, shire horse.
  • In the example corpus, shire often appears in combinations such as: shire council, the shire, leeton shire.

Context around Shire

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 9 start, 9 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

cardinia 3× parkes 2× baw 2× ballina 2× byron 2× kingdom 1× corangamite 1× moyne 1× weddin 1× maker 1×

Often after:

council 9× councils 3× valley 2× county 2× names 1× communities 1× plc 1× president 1× moot 1× generally 1×

Sentence patterns with Shire

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

a statement shire is committed 1× and byron shire council is 1× and many shire councils 1× and parkes shire communities 1× as cardinia shire s senior 1× at a shire of dandaragan 1× at the shire s annual 1× baw baw shire 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a huge crowd 1× a pre polling 1× alanah ward says 1× australia the term 1× cardinia shire council 1× corangamite shire council 1×

Common sentence endings:

9am until 6pm 1× baw baw shire 1× council darlene cook 1× ended in shire 1× for community input 1× joining yarra ranges 1×

Words around Shire

Just before it in the word index:

shirdi 13 shirbon 2 shirazi 6 shiraz 61 shirayuki 2 shirataki 2

Just after it in the word index:

shirebrook 10 shireen 28 shirehorses 2 shirelles 5 shireman 3 shiremoor 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

concluding 481 condemnation 481 insurgents 481 lateral 481 merits 481 sioux 481

Corpus analysis for Shire

  • In this selection, "shire" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 28.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, cardinia, parkes, baw, council, councils and valley stand out and add context to how "shire" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a statement shire is committed and and byron shire council is. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "shire" sits close to words such as concluding, condemnation and insurgents, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with shire

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

Cardinia Shire Council is backing more support to secure the shire's farming. (13 words)

Elite Building Services operates across the City of Greater Dandenong, City of Casey, Cardinia Shire and Baw Baw Shire. (19 words)

Mr Patterson served as CEO at the Colac Otway Shire and Baw Baw Shire councils before joining Yarra Ranges. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

To make way for a smooth transition to a new leadership team, Cr Keith concluded his 17th year as mayor at the meeting on September 19, while at the same time marking his 40th consecutive year serving Parkes Shire Council and Parkes Shire communities. (44 words)

The Thain was in charge of Shire Moot and Muster and the Hobbitry-in-Arms, but as the Hobbits of the Shire generally led entirely peaceful, uneventful lives the office of Thain came to be seen as something of a formality. (41 words)

The concept of the new playground was first raised by Cervantes Playgroup members at a Shire of Dandaragan ‘Meet the President/CEO’ evening in early 2017, where they discussed the needs of local children with the Shire President and staff. (40 words)

Example sentences (20)

Shire names in the United Kingdom "Shire" also refers, in a narrower sense, to ancient counties with names that ended in "shire".

Corangamite Shire Council is seeking feedback on a new strategy to improve internet and mobile phone services with the Moyne Shire and Warrnambool City Council.

In neighbouring Weddin Shire, which includes Grenfell, three vehicles were stolen in 2022-23 taking the shire's five year total to 15.

To make way for a smooth transition to a new leadership team, Cr Keith concluded his 17th year as mayor at the meeting on September 19, while at the same time marking his 40th consecutive year serving Parkes Shire Council and Parkes Shire communities.

Cardinia Shire Council is backing more support to secure the shire's farming.

Vervale resident Dr. Mary Cole was awarded and acknowledged as Cardinia Shire’s Senior Citizen of the Year at the Shire’s annual Australia Day function held at the Cardinia Cultural Centre last Thursday evening.

Elite Building Services operates across the City of Greater Dandenong, City of Casey, Cardinia Shire and Baw Baw Shire.

This is reflected in the comments of other local mayors David Wright from Ballina Shire Council, Simon Richardson from Byron Shire Council, and Deputy Mayor of Lismore City Council Darlene Cook.

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The sea of people in Chikwawa South confirmed one thing that MCP has made serious inroads in the shire valley and one can be tempted to believe what Mia is claiming that he has locked the shire valley.

Drug maker Shire PLC said in a statement, “Shire is committed to responsibly pricing our products to reflect their value and to help support patient access.

Fossil fuels need to go and Byron Shire Council is putting together a ten-year walk, roll and ride plan for the Shire and they are looking for community input.

Mr Patterson served as CEO at the Colac Otway Shire and Baw Baw Shire councils before joining Yarra Ranges.

The concept of the new playground was first raised by Cervantes Playgroup members at a Shire of Dandaragan ‘Meet the President/CEO’ evening in early 2017, where they discussed the needs of local children with the Shire President and staff.

Australia The term was used in Australia as a division of some Shire Councils, similar to a Ward in City, Borough, Town and many Shire councils.

Shire county The phrase "shire county" applies, unofficially, to non-metropolitan counties in England, specifically those that are not local Unitary authority areas.

The Thain was in charge of Shire Moot and Muster and the Hobbitry-in-Arms, but as the Hobbits of the Shire generally led entirely peaceful, uneventful lives the office of Thain came to be seen as something of a formality.

Toponymy Yorkshire or the County of York was so named as it is the Shire (administrative area or county) of the city of York main or York's Shire.

A huge crowd and record numbers across two major annual competitions is a testament that the Coolamon Shire Council's Yield Festival is a big hit with the community.

Alanah Ward says Ballina Shire Council’s investment in new walking and cycling pathways is bearing fruit, with more and more visitors using them, and making special trips to Ballina to see what the fuss is all about.

A pre-polling center will also be available at the Leeton Shire Council administration building on Chelmsford Place, from 9am until 6pm.

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Common combinations with shire

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "shire" in a sentence?
An example: "Shire names in the United Kingdom "Shire" also refers, in a narrower sense, to ancient counties with names that ended in "shire"." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "shire" from authentic English texts.
What does "shire" mean?
Shire means: An administrative area or district between about the 5th to the 11th century, subdivided into hundreds or wapentakes and jointly governed by an ealdorman and a sheriff; also, a present-day area corresponding to such a historical district; a county; especially (England), a county having a name ending in -shire.
What are synonyms of "shire"?
Common synonyms of "shire" include: administrative district, administrative division, territorial division, shire horse, draft horse, draught horse, dray horse.
How many example sentences with "shire" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "shire", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.