Explore Spofforth through 9 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Spofforth in a sentence
Spofforth meaning
- A village in Spofforth with Stockeld parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Harrogate borough (OS grid ref SE3651).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Using Spofforth
- The main meaning on this page is: A village in Spofforth with Stockeld parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Harrogate borough (OS grid ref SE3651). | A habitational surname from Old English.
- In the example corpus, spofforth often appears in combinations such as: fred spofforth, dave spofforth.
Context around Spofforth
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 2 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Spofforth
- In this selection, "spofforth" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, fred, dave, bernadette, ran, allegedly and refused stand out and add context to how "spofforth" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include addition dave spofforth ran with and arrest ms spofforth said she. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "spofforth" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with spofforth
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Fred Spofforth, however, contended that, the fourth innings aside, it played perfectly well. (13 words)
Demon bowler Fred Spofforth refused to play because wicket-keeper Billy Murdoch was not selected. (15 words)
Speaking of her arrest, Ms Spofforth said she and her family had been through a “nightmare”. (16 words)
Bernadette Spofforth, 55, was held on suspicion of stirring up racial hatred as part of a crackdown on those accused of whipping up tensions online following the shocking killing of three young girls at a Taylor Swift-themed event in July. (41 words)
Two years later Lord Harris brought another England team out and during England’s first innings in the Test at the MCG, Fred Spofforth took the first hat-trick in Test cricket. (32 words)
In addition, Dave Spofforth ran with his son Ben, and the youngster shone again by winning his JM10 age cat in 26.17 in 83rd place. (26 words)
Example sentences (9)
Dave Spofforth had a good run finishing in 12th place in 21.53 and claimed the second spot in his MV40 cat.
In addition, Dave Spofforth ran with his son Ben, and the youngster shone again by winning his JM10 age cat in 26.17 in 83rd place.
Bernadette Spofforth, 55, was held on suspicion of stirring up racial hatred as part of a crackdown on those accused of whipping up tensions online following the shocking killing of three young girls at a Taylor Swift-themed event in July.
Bonnie Spofforth allegedly falsely claimed the suspect was an asylum seeker who arrived in the UK by boat, The Mirror reported.
Speaking of her arrest, Ms Spofforth said she and her family had been through a “nightmare”.
Demon bowler Fred Spofforth refused to play because wicket-keeper Billy Murdoch was not selected.
Fred Spofforth, however, contended that, the fourth innings aside, it played perfectly well.
Two years later Lord Harris brought another England team out and during England’s first innings in the Test at the MCG, Fred Spofforth took the first hat-trick in Test cricket.
When it finally sank in, the crowd swarmed onto the field, cheering loudly and chairing Boyle and Spofforth to the pavilion.
Common combinations with spofforth
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: