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Slocan is an English word. Below you'll find 9 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Slocan in a sentence

Slocan meaning

A village in the Kootenay region of south-eastern British Columbia, Canada. Former name: Slocan City.

Using Slocan

  • The main meaning on this page is: A village in the Kootenay region of south-eastern British Columbia, Canada. Former name: Slocan City.
  • In the example corpus, slocan often appears in combinations such as: the slocan, slocan valley, of slocan.

Context around Slocan

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 4 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

old 1×

Often after:

valley 5× river 1× lake 1× area 1× canfor 1× ramblers 1×

Sentence patterns with Slocan

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

denver the slocan valley camp 1× directors of slocan valley co 1× in the slocan lake b 1× near the slocan river in 1× of the slocan area were 1× romero the slocan ramblers and 1× the old slocan canfor and 1× the slocan valley heritage 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

at the age 1× gonyou is retired 1× mr moriyama was 1× the board of 1× the group will 1× the hillside in 1×

Common sentence endings:

1415 columbia avenue 1× family was interned 1× in british columbia 1× lumber owned mill 1× slocan valley below 1× the trail event 1×

Words around Slocan

Just before it in the word index:

sloc 10 slobs 5 slobodian 4 slobodchikoff 2 slobodan 24 sloboda 4

Just after it in the word index:

slochd 2 slochower 2 slocock 3 slocum 38 slodysko 3 sloe 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 12 abacos 12 abboud 12 abdelkader 12 abdomens 12 abdou 12

Corpus analysis for Slocan

  • In this selection, "slocan" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, old, valley, river and lake stand out and add context to how "slocan" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include denver the slocan valley camp and directors of slocan valley co. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "slocan" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with slocan

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

An out-of-control wildfire is seen in the Slocan Lake, B.C. area, in this recent handout. (18 words)

The group will compete against David Francey, Pharis and Jason Romero, The Slocan Ramblers and The Wailin' Jennys. (18 words)

The Board of Directors of Slocan Valley Co-op approved the purchase of the Castlegar Husky site, located at 1415 Columbia Avenue. (22 words)

Longer example sentences

At the age of 30, I have done extensive traveling around the globe, yet somehow have always managed to avoid four places: Poland, Belarus, Japan and New Denver (the Slocan Valley camp where my Japanese-Canadian family was interned). (39 words)

The hillside in British Columbia where Desautel shot the cow elk is overgrown now, nine years later — 20-foot-tall white pine, tamarack and western hemlock trees crowd out the view of Slocan Valley below. (35 words)

Many of the roughly 340 wildfires burning throughout B.C. are concentrated in the southeast, where hundreds of residents of the Slocan area were forced out of their homes due to the danger. (33 words)

Example sentences (9)

The Slocan Valley Heritage Trail Society is teaming up with Slocan Valley recreation to hold their annual Winter Day on the Trail event.

Mr. Moriyama was 12 when he designed his first building — a treehouse constructed from scavenged lumber and branches near the Slocan River in British Columbia.

The Board of Directors of Slocan Valley Co-op approved the purchase of the Castlegar Husky site, located at 1415 Columbia Avenue.

An out-of-control wildfire is seen in the Slocan Lake, B.C. area, in this recent handout.

Many of the roughly 340 wildfires burning throughout B.C. are concentrated in the southeast, where hundreds of residents of the Slocan area were forced out of their homes due to the danger.

Gonyou is retired now, but she used to be one of the highest paid employees at the old Slocan-, Canfor-, and later Carrier Lumber-owned mill.

The group will compete against David Francey, Pharis and Jason Romero, The Slocan Ramblers and The Wailin' Jennys.

The hillside in British Columbia where Desautel shot the cow elk is overgrown now, nine years later — 20-foot-tall white pine, tamarack and western hemlock trees crowd out the view of Slocan Valley below.

At the age of 30, I have done extensive traveling around the globe, yet somehow have always managed to avoid four places: Poland, Belarus, Japan and New Denver (the Slocan Valley camp where my Japanese-Canadian family was interned).

Common combinations with slocan

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "slocan" in a sentence?
An example: "The Slocan Valley Heritage Trail Society is teaming up with Slocan Valley recreation to hold their annual Winter Day on the Trail event." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "slocan" from authentic English texts.
What does "slocan" mean?
Slocan means: A village in the Kootenay region of south-eastern British Columbia, Canada. Former name: Slocan City.
How many example sentences with "slocan" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 9 example sentences with "slocan", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.