On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Swale. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as trough and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Swale meaning
- A low tract of moist or marshy land.
- A long narrow and shallow trough between ridges on a beach, running parallel to the coastline.
- A shallow troughlike depression created to carry water during rainstorms or snow melts; a drainage ditch.
Synonyms of Swale
Using Swale
- The main meaning on this page is: A low tract of moist or marshy land. | A long narrow and shallow trough between ridges on a beach, running parallel to the coastline. | A shallow troughlike depression created to carry water during rainstorms or snow melts; a drainage ditch.
- Useful related words include: trough.
- In the example corpus, swale often appears in combinations such as: swale council, on swale, swale that.
Context around Swale
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 11 start, 6 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Swale
- In this selection, "swale" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, jessica, kate, small, council, drain and borough stand out and add context to how "swale" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a small swale that i and a swale council spokesman. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "swale" sits close to words such as aaf, aalen and abrogated, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with swale
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Cllr Tara Noe, who represents Sheppey East at Swale council. (10 words)
Kate Swale, 21, was tragically killed in a collision on Saturday, 27 May. (13 words)
Whatever it is, the device caused some smoke to emerge from a swale drain. (14 words)
Jessica Swale’s exhilarating take on the heady world of Restoration theatre premiered at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in 2015, before transferring to the West End in 2016, winning the Olivier Award for Best New Comedy for that year. (39 words)
Swale also called for investigation to be instituted to establish how the Ksh 4 million that the county assembly allocated for servicing of fire engines in the supplementary budget approved two months ago was utilized. (35 words)
Swale, who lives with diabetes, claims to have suffered a severe hyperglycaemic attack, as his blood sugar levels dropped to dangerously low levels causing him to pass out while driving, Ballarat magistrates court was told. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
A Swale council spokesman says work is underway to address whether or not to cut the trees.
Cllr James Hunt (Con), who represents The Meads on Swale council, fears the temporary lights and eventual closure of the roundabout will be a nightmare for residents.
Jessica Swale’s exhilarating take on the heady world of Restoration theatre premiered at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in 2015, before transferring to the West End in 2016, winning the Olivier Award for Best New Comedy for that year.
Kate Swale, 21, was tragically killed in a collision on Saturday, 27 May.
Swale also called for investigation to be instituted to establish how the Ksh 4 million that the county assembly allocated for servicing of fire engines in the supplementary budget approved two months ago was utilized.
There was a small swale that I lowered myself into and crawled along, hidden from view and upwind.
Whatever it is, the device caused some smoke to emerge from a swale drain.
Cllr Tara Noe, who represents Sheppey East at Swale council.
However, he also said Swale would have “no memory” of the crash due to his severe hypoglycaemic state before and after the collision.
Swale’s licensing sub-committee has now green-lighted the application, with some conditions tabled by police.
Swale, who lives with diabetes, claims to have suffered a severe hyperglycaemic attack, as his blood sugar levels dropped to dangerously low levels causing him to pass out while driving, Ballarat magistrates court was told.
The disruptive closure of the Kingsferry Bridge between came to an end on Sunday, July 7, alleviating some of the pressure currently being experienced on Swale’s roads as three separate projects are completed.
The driveway joined the road in a swale that during some years at peak spring melt, a small stream would flow across the road and down the driveway and around the house.
The next stage had included plans for a new civic centre off Central Avenue that would replace Swale council’s offices in East Street – which would have had homes built in its stead.
The plans include surface water management works including “excavation of a depression/detention area to contain a swale with associated re-grading of ground levels”.
The prosecutor said there was enough evidence to send Swale to a jury trial and asked for the magistrate to commit him.
A further £85,000 in gifts from the public in Medway and Swale has also been donated to the Medway Hospital Charity.
A spokesman from Swale Borough Council said: "A further significant section of the cliff has collapsed leaving one property structurally unsafe and at increased risk of collapse.
But Swale's council leader Roger Truelove said he agreed with the county-wide restrictions, saying we are 'all in this together'.
Cllr Mike Baldock, who represents Borden and Grove Park on Swale council, said he too was in the dark over the design which had appeared in his ward.
Common combinations with swale
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- swale council 9×
- on swale 3×
- swale that 2×
- from swale 2×
- at swale 2×
- in swale 2×
- swale borough 2×
- of swale 2×
- the swale 2×