Explore Shrovetide through 6 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like season. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Shrovetide in a sentence
Shrovetide meaning
The three days immediately preceding Lent; Shrove Sunday, Shrove Monday, and Shrove Tuesday, preceding Ash Wednesday.
Synonyms of Shrovetide
Using Shrovetide
- The main meaning on this page is: The three days immediately preceding Lent; Shrove Sunday, Shrove Monday, and Shrove Tuesday, preceding Ash Wednesday.
- Useful related words include: season.
- In the example corpus, shrovetide often appears in combinations such as: called shrovetide.
Context around Shrovetide
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Shrovetide
- In this selection, "shrovetide" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 20 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, addition, lent, issues, walk and ending stand out and add context to how "shrovetide" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include associated with shrovetide celebrations before and in addition shrovetide walk and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "shrovetide" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with shrovetide
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
England main In England, the season immediately before Lent was called Shrovetide. (12 words)
In the United Kingdom and Ireland, the week before Ash Wednesday is called " shrovetide ", ending on Shrove Tuesday. (18 words)
In addition, Shrovetide Walk and three distinct squares - the Market Place, Millennium Square and Victoria Square - will see improvements. (19 words)
Prior to the first day of Lent, Shrovetide is a time for Christians to reflect on the sacrifices they are willing to make during the Lenten season. (27 words)
Shrovetide and Christmas dispute precedence, and Shrovetide issues a challenge: "I say Christmas you are past date, you are out of the Almanack. (23 words)
Related popular practices are associated with Shrovetide celebrations before the fasting and religious obligations associated with the penitential season of Lent. (21 words)
Example sentences (6)
Shrovetide and Christmas dispute precedence, and Shrovetide issues a challenge: "I say Christmas you are past date, you are out of the Almanack.
In addition, Shrovetide Walk and three distinct squares - the Market Place, Millennium Square and Victoria Square - will see improvements.
Prior to the first day of Lent, Shrovetide is a time for Christians to reflect on the sacrifices they are willing to make during the Lenten season.
England main In England, the season immediately before Lent was called Shrovetide.
In the United Kingdom and Ireland, the week before Ash Wednesday is called " shrovetide ", ending on Shrove Tuesday.
Related popular practices are associated with Shrovetide celebrations before the fasting and religious obligations associated with the penitential season of Lent.
Common combinations with shrovetide
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: