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Southerlies is an English word. Below you'll find 5 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Southerlies in a sentence

Southerlies meaning

plural of southerly

Using Southerlies

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of southerly
  • In the example corpus, southerlies often appears in combinations such as: moderate southerlies.

Context around Southerlies

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 16.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 3 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

moderate 2× strong 1× subtropical 1×

Often after:

bring 1×

Sentence patterns with Southerlies

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

maintaining moderate southerlies over the 1× of strong southerlies still some 1× said subtropical southerlies bring the 1× the southerlies will remain 1× with moderate southerlies on saturday 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a line of 1× ex bbc and 1× the front will 1× the southerlies will 1× this is maintaining 1×

Common sentence endings:

a southeasterly direction 1× but improving elsewhere 1× fine warm weather 1× slightly for sunday 1× through the day 1×

Words around Southerlies

Just before it in the word index:

southerland 12 souther 10 southend 175 southee 35 southeastwards 2 southeastward 4

Just after it in the word index:

southerly 124 southern 11.187 southerndown 2 southerner 32 southerners 121 southernhay 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadujeevitham 7 aani 7 aarne 7 aasb 7 aasen 7 aashiqui 7

Corpus analysis for Southerlies

  • In this selection, "southerlies" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 16.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, moderate, strong, subtropical and bring stand out and add context to how "southerlies" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include maintaining moderate southerlies over the and of strong southerlies still some. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "southerlies" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with southerlies

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

The southerlies will remain, swinging round to a southeasterly direction. (10 words)

This is maintaining moderate southerlies over the local waters that will persist through the day. (15 words)

A line of strong southerlies & still some rain from north Canterbury to about Wairarapa - but improving elsewhere. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

The front will stall out and gradually dissipate over the weekend, with moderate southerlies on Saturday dropping ever so slightly for Sunday. (22 words)

Ex-BBC and Met Office forecaster John Hammond of weathertrending said: 'Subtropical southerlies bring the prospect of fine, warm weather. (20 words)

A line of strong southerlies & still some rain from north Canterbury to about Wairarapa - but improving elsewhere. (17 words)

Example sentences (5)

A line of strong southerlies & still some rain from north Canterbury to about Wairarapa - but improving elsewhere.

The southerlies will remain, swinging round to a southeasterly direction.

The front will stall out and gradually dissipate over the weekend, with moderate southerlies on Saturday dropping ever so slightly for Sunday.

This is maintaining moderate southerlies over the local waters that will persist through the day.

Ex-BBC and Met Office forecaster John Hammond of weathertrending said: 'Subtropical southerlies bring the prospect of fine, warm weather.

Common combinations with southerlies

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "southerlies" in a sentence?
An example: "A line of strong southerlies & still some rain from north Canterbury to about Wairarapa - but improving elsewhere." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "southerlies" from authentic English texts.
What does "southerlies" mean?
Southerlies means: plural of southerly
How many example sentences with "southerlies" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "southerlies", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.