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Explore Swaledale through 6 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Swaledale in a sentence

Swaledale meaning

  1. A valley (dale) in North Yorkshire, England, through which flows the river Swale.
  2. A breed of sheep from Swaledale.
  3. A minor city in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, United States.

Using Swaledale

  • The main meaning on this page is: A valley (dale) in North Yorkshire, England, through which flows the river Swale. | A breed of sheep from Swaledale. | A minor city in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, United States.
  • In the example corpus, swaledale often appears in combinations such as: swaledale sheep.

Context around Swaledale

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

upper 1× white 1×

Often after:

sheep 2× foods 1× breed 1× fell 1× fossil 1×

Sentence patterns with Swaledale

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

between upper swaledale and upper 1× herdwick and swaledale fell ewes 1× is a swaledale sheep 1× of white swaledale fossil stone 1× on the swaledale breed while 1× supplied to swaledale foods in 1× swaledale sheep on 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

in north america 1× michael shares his 1× swaledale sheep on 1× the farm has 1× the tan hill 1× the tombstone is 1×

Common sentence endings:

a swaledale sheep 1× and upper teesdale 1× foods in skipton 1× in hill farming 1× in north yorkshire 1× swaledale fell ewes 1×

Words around Swaledale

Just before it in the word index:

swale 37 swakopmund 20 swainston 4 swainson 3 swainsboro 15 swains 4

Just after it in the word index:

swales 17 swaleside 3 swallow 357 swallowable 2 swallowed 259 swallower 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 8 aage 8 aardvarks 8 abaca 8 abaji 8 abascal 8

Corpus analysis for Swaledale

  • In this selection, "swaledale" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 23.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, upper, white, sheep, foods and breed stand out and add context to how "swaledale" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include between upper swaledale and upper and herdwick and swaledale fell ewes. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "swaledale" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with swaledale

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

Swaledale sheep on the moors above Winterburn near Malham that are supplied to Swaledale Foods in Skipton. (17 words)

The Tan Hill Inn is 1,732 feet above sea level and is situated between Upper Swaledale and Upper Teesdale. (20 words)

The tombstone is deeply incised with a cross, and consists of a rectangular block of white Swaledale fossil stone, quarried in North Yorkshire. (23 words)

Longer example sentences

Michael shares his views on the Swaledale breed while looking over his gimmer hoggs, and there’s a cameo from daughter Rachel who describes her attraction to a career in hill farming. (32 words)

In North America, says Gow, national parks have wild animals such as bears as their symbols; the Yorkshire Dales national park’s is a Swaledale sheep. (26 words)

The farm has cows and sheep including a suckler herd of 70 Limousine cows, 400 Beltex/Texel ewes and 350 Herdwick and Swaledale fell ewes. (25 words)

Example sentences (6)

Swaledale sheep on the moors above Winterburn near Malham that are supplied to Swaledale Foods in Skipton.

The Tan Hill Inn is 1,732 feet above sea level and is situated between Upper Swaledale and Upper Teesdale.

In North America, says Gow, national parks have wild animals such as bears as their symbols; the Yorkshire Dales national park’s is a Swaledale sheep.

Michael shares his views on the Swaledale breed while looking over his gimmer hoggs, and there’s a cameo from daughter Rachel who describes her attraction to a career in hill farming.

The farm has cows and sheep including a suckler herd of 70 Limousine cows, 400 Beltex/Texel ewes and 350 Herdwick and Swaledale fell ewes.

The tombstone is deeply incised with a cross, and consists of a rectangular block of white Swaledale fossil stone, quarried in North Yorkshire.

Common combinations with swaledale

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "swaledale" in a sentence?
An example: "Swaledale sheep on the moors above Winterburn near Malham that are supplied to Swaledale Foods in Skipton." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "swaledale" from authentic English texts.
What does "swaledale" mean?
Swaledale means: A valley (dale) in North Yorkshire, England, through which flows the river Swale.
How many example sentences with "swaledale" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "swaledale", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.