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Southdown in a sentence

Southdown meaning

One of a particular English breed of small sheep with short wool and no horns.

Using Southdown

  • The main meaning on this page is: One of a particular English breed of small sheep with short wool and no horns.

Context around Southdown

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 30.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 2 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

lord 1× small 1×

Often after:

ward 1× sheep 1× motor 1×

Sentence patterns with Southdown

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

in the southdown ward are 1× of small southdown sheep suited 1× provided by southdown motor services 1× sheepshanks lord southdown s third 1× southdown were part 1× streets of southdown with jon 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

also standing in 1× so we took 1× southdown were part 1× the chalk downlands 1× until deregulation in 1×

Common sentence endings:

and dine romero 1× area transport services 1× as their headquarters 1× by the way 1× cereal growing worthwhile 1× s third daughter 1×

Words around Southdown

Just before it in the word index:

southdale 13 southcrest 5 southcote 2 southcom 9 southcoast 4 southcity 5

Just after it in the word index:

southeast 2.644 southeasterly 34 southeastern 774 southeastward 4 southeastwards 2 southee 35

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 8 aacc 8 aacs 8 aafes 8 aankh 8 aapp 8

Corpus analysis for Southdown

  • In this selection, "southdown" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 30.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, lord, small, ward, sheep and motor stand out and add context to how "southdown" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include in the southdown ward are and of small southdown sheep suited. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "southdown" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with southdown

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

During this time, the elderly Sir Pitt Crawley dies, and is succeeded by his son Pitt, who had married Lady Jane Sheepshanks, Lord Southdown's third daughter. (27 words)

Until deregulation in 1986, bus services in Brighton were provided by Southdown Motor Services and Brighton Borough Transport under a joint arrangement called "Brighton Area Transport Services". (27 words)

Also standing in the Southdown ward are Patrick Anketell-Jones and Lindsay Whitmore for the Conservatives, Labour candidates David Musgrave and Liberal Democrats Paul Crossley and Dine Romero. (28 words)

Longer example sentences

Southdown were part of the nationalised NBC group and were based at Freshfield Road in the Kemptown area; Brighton Borough Transport were owned by the council and used the former tram depot at Lewes Road as their headquarters. (38 words)

So we took to the streets of Southdown with Jon. (Caroline Lucas, the Green Party’s one MP and former leader, is also no relation of Jon's, by the way. (31 words)

The chalk downlands were traditionally grazed by large numbers of small Southdown sheep, suited to the low fertility of the pasture, until the coming of artificial fertiliser made cereal growing worthwhile. (31 words)

Example sentences (6)

Also standing in the Southdown ward are Patrick Anketell-Jones and Lindsay Whitmore for the Conservatives, Labour candidates David Musgrave and Liberal Democrats Paul Crossley and Dine Romero.

So we took to the streets of Southdown with Jon. (Caroline Lucas, the Green Party’s one MP and former leader, is also no relation of Jon's, by the way.

During this time, the elderly Sir Pitt Crawley dies, and is succeeded by his son Pitt, who had married Lady Jane Sheepshanks, Lord Southdown's third daughter.

Southdown were part of the nationalised NBC group and were based at Freshfield Road in the Kemptown area; Brighton Borough Transport were owned by the council and used the former tram depot at Lewes Road as their headquarters.

The chalk downlands were traditionally grazed by large numbers of small Southdown sheep, suited to the low fertility of the pasture, until the coming of artificial fertiliser made cereal growing worthwhile.

Until deregulation in 1986, bus services in Brighton were provided by Southdown Motor Services and Brighton Borough Transport under a joint arrangement called "Brighton Area Transport Services".

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "southdown" in a sentence?
An example: "Also standing in the Southdown ward are Patrick Anketell-Jones and Lindsay Whitmore for the Conservatives, Labour candidates David Musgrave and Liberal Democrats Paul Crossley and Dine Romero." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "southdown" from authentic English texts.
What does "southdown" mean?
Southdown means: One of a particular English breed of small sheep with short wool and no horns.
How many example sentences with "southdown" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "southdown", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.