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Stormont is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Stormont in a sentence

Stormont meaning

  1. Stormont Estate, the seat of the Northern Ireland Assembly, located east of Belfast in County Down.
  2. The Northern Ireland Assembly.

Using Stormont

  • The main meaning on this page is: Stormont Estate, the seat of the Northern Ireland Assembly, located east of Belfast in County Down. | The Northern Ireland Assembly.
  • In the example corpus, stormont often appears in combinations such as: the stormont, at stormont, in stormont.

Context around Stormont

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 9 middle, 8 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

hospital 1× across 1× elected 1× outside 1× restore 1×

Often after:

vail 2× brake 2× departments 1× ministers 1× boycott 1× assembly 1× powersharing 1× castle 1× ceremony 1× dundas 1×

Sentence patterns with Stormont

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

2022 from stormont to belfast 1× certain that stormont powersharing will 1× cuts across stormont departments including 1× disappointed if stormont is not 1× end its stormont boycott mr 1× friday said stormont vail health 1× getting the stormont government back 1× in to stormont 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

dup leader sir 2× former taoiseach bertie 2× calling on the 1× calls for the 1× chris heaton harris 1× companies across tyrone 1×

Common sentence endings:

as been functioning 1× belfast city centre 1× cornwall and akwesasne 1× earlier this year 1× elected stormont ministers 1× in northern ireland 1×

Words around Stormont

Just before it in the word index:

stormon 2 stormo 3 stormmax 2 stormlands 2 stormings 2 storming 177

Just after it in the word index:

stormphoenix 2 stormproof 2 stormrays 2 storms 1.839 stormtracker 2 stormtrooper 41

Similar in corpus frequency:

accelerates 187 allotment 187 ascended 187 ashwin 187 backpacks 187 beaming 187

Corpus analysis for Stormont

  • In this selection, "stormont" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, hospital, across, elected, vail, brake and departments stand out and add context to how "stormont" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 2022 from stormont to belfast and certain that stormont powersharing will. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "stormont" sits close to words such as accelerates, allotment and ascended, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with stormont

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

How will the 'Stormont Brake' work? (6 words)

Four are located in Stormont, Dundas, Glengarry, Cornwall and Akwesasne. (10 words)

He said until issues around the Northern Ireland Protocol were solved, then Stormont was "doomed". (15 words)

Longer example sentences

Even Tony Blair, who has always gone out of his way to remain in lock step with the White House, felt the need to issue a gentle warning to Biden that it would be 'futile' for him to try to pressure the DUP back in to Stormont. (47 words)

Permanent secretaries in the civil service have had to implement cuts across Stormont departments including healthcare and education as a result of the budget set by and the absence of elected Stormont ministers. (33 words)

Calling on the DUP to end its Stormont boycott, Mr Murphy said the best way to discuss a support package for public services was through "a working executive engaging with the British government". (33 words)

Question examples

How will the 'Stormont Brake' work? (6 words)

Example sentences (20)

Meanwhile, the city’s other hospital, Stormont Vail, increased weekend staffing after patient volume began growing Friday, said Stormont Vail Health spokesperson MollyPatt Eyestone.

Permanent secretaries in the civil service have had to implement cuts across Stormont departments including healthcare and education as a result of the budget set by and the absence of elected Stormont ministers.

Calling on the DUP to end its Stormont boycott, Mr Murphy said the best way to discuss a support package for public services was through "a working executive engaging with the British government".

Calls for the restoration of the Stormont Assembly dominated the first of shadow secretary of state Hilary Benn’s discussions with political parties in Northern Ireland.

Chris Heaton-Harris also said there will be clarifications on the Stormont Brake, as outlined in the Windsor Framework over the next few days.

Companies across Tyrone that are connected with the construction trade are now feeling the full financial ramifications of Stormont’s ongoing collapse.

Cookstown Sons of William Flute Band pictured ahead of the NI Centenary parade on Saturday, May 28, 2022 from Stormont to Belfast city centre.

Despite the peace accord serving as a blueprint for other conflicts globally, there has been a powersharing stalemate at Stormont for almost as long as it as been functioning.

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DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has said that he cannot be certain that Stormont powersharing will return by the end of the year.

DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson with colleague Gavin Robinson MP and Emma Little Pengelly MLA outside Stormont Castle earlier this year.

Earlier on Thursday, Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) leader Doug Beattie said it is "absolutely embarrassing" that the major trade delegation is visiting Northern Ireland during Stormont's suspension.

Even Tony Blair, who has always gone out of his way to remain in lock step with the White House, felt the need to issue a gentle warning to Biden that it would be 'futile' for him to try to pressure the DUP back in to Stormont.

Former taoiseach Bertie Ahern has said he would be “very disappointed” if Stormont is not restored by the end of next month.

Former taoiseach Bertie Ahern told the Stormont ceremony it was not fair to the people of Northern Ireland that some institutions of the Good Friday Agreement are not currently working.

Four are located in Stormont, Dundas, Glengarry, Cornwall and Akwesasne.

He described “good engagement”, and said he is focused on getting the Stormont government back up and running.

He said until issues around the Northern Ireland Protocol were solved, then Stormont was "doomed".

He warned it could "consign Northern Ireland to more division" or clear a path "towards healing and the restoration" of the political institutions at Stormont.

However, DUP MP Sammy Wilson responded to Mr Robinson’s comments by stating he “didn’t get the impression” that his party was close to a deal which would restore Stormont.

How will the 'Stormont Brake' work?

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Common combinations with stormont

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "stormont" in a sentence?
An example: "Meanwhile, the city’s other hospital, Stormont Vail, increased weekend staffing after patient volume began growing Friday, said Stormont Vail Health spokesperson MollyPatt Eyestone." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "stormont" from authentic English texts.
What does "stormont" mean?
Stormont means: Stormont Estate, the seat of the Northern Ireland Assembly, located east of Belfast in County Down.
How many example sentences with "stormont" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "stormont", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.