Swire is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Swire in a sentence
Swire meaning
- The neck.
- A hollow between two hills or peaks, especially with a road running through it; a vale.
Using Swire
- The main meaning on this page is: The neck. | A hollow between two hills or peaks, especially with a road running through it; a vale.
- In the example corpus, swire often appears in combinations such as: swire shipping, the swire, for swire.
Context around Swire
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 10 start, 10 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Swire
- In this selection, "swire" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, jim, gordon, barnaby, shipping, family and group stand out and add context to how "swire" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include swire shipping fijian and the swire shipping fijian. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "swire" sits close to words such as aal, aalto and aardvark, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with swire
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
So, lots of long-term potential growth for Swire Properties, which is very exciting. (14 words)
This is apart from the 23 players in the Swire Shipping Fijian Drua squad. (14 words)
The Swire family’s fortune stems from Swire Group, a global business spanning property, transport and industrials. (17 words)
George Watson’s College in Edinburgh has been the linchpin in the delivery of the Swire Chinese Language Centre which works with more than 20 state schools and accounts for 30 per cent of all Chinese language qualifications gained by pupils in Scotland. (43 words)
The highest watched regular season match for the Swire Shipping Fijian Drua men was the Round 9 match against the Hurricanes, while the most watched match for the Rooster Chicken Fijian Drua women was the Super W semi-final against the Western Force. (43 words)
Swire Shipping Fijian Drua head coach, Mick Byrne, knows what to expect when they take on the unbeaten Waikato Chiefs in Friday’s Shop N Save Super Rugby Pacific clash at the FMG Stadium Waikato in New Zealand. (38 words)
Example sentences (20)
The Swire family’s fortune stems from Swire Group, a global business spanning property, transport and industrials.
After the first round of the Shop N Save Super Rugby Pacific competition, statistics have showed that our Swire Shipping Fijian Drua players have done well.
Dame Vivienne's brother Gordon Swire gave a eulogy and her son Ben Westwood read William Shakespear's poem Winter.
Former Bromsgrove GP Dr Jim Swire lost his daughter Flora in the tragedy and he has spent his life seeking the truth about what happened on that fateful day.
Frank Lomani, the half-back for Swire Shipping Fijian Drua, travelled to Labasa yesterday to visit his family in his village in Savusavu.
George Watson’s College in Edinburgh has been the linchpin in the delivery of the Swire Chinese Language Centre which works with more than 20 state schools and accounts for 30 per cent of all Chinese language qualifications gained by pupils in Scotland.
So, lots of long-term potential growth for Swire Properties, which is very exciting.
Swire Shipping Fijian Drua head coach, Mick Byrne, knows what to expect when they take on the unbeaten Waikato Chiefs in Friday’s Shop N Save Super Rugby Pacific clash at the FMG Stadium Waikato in New Zealand.
Swire Shipping Fijian Drua winger Eroni Sau (left) and Kalione Nasoko (right) with a fan at the Jacks of Fiji store, Lautoka on April 26, 2023.
Swire Shipping Fijian Drua winger Selesitino Ravutaumada tackles against Western Force flanker during their pre-season trial match on February 16, 2023.
The former Fijian Under-20 rep said for him to join the Swire Shipping Fijian Drua and play in the Shop N Save Super Rugby Pacific competition did not happen by chance.
The Swire Shipping Fijian Drua should not only rely on home support for this Saturday’s match against defending Shop N Save Super Rugby Pacific champions Crusaders.
The Swire Shipping Fijian Drua yesterday announced key re-signings of five players beyond the current Shop N Save Super Rugby Pacific season.
This is apart from the 23 players in the Swire Shipping Fijian Drua squad.
After a post-pandemic boom, Kent's Barnaby Swire - along with his brother and family - saw their wealth soar to £17.2 billion, making them the richest people in the South East.
Jim Swire's daughter Flora died in the Lockerbie Bombing and he has come out to urge the UK Government to publish everything they know about the atrocity.
Swire Shipping Fijian Drua tighthead prop Mesake Doge on the charge against Crusaders at Churchill Park, Lautoka, on March 9, 2024.
The highest watched regular season match for the Swire Shipping Fijian Drua men was the Round 9 match against the Hurricanes, while the most watched match for the Rooster Chicken Fijian Drua women was the Super W semi-final against the Western Force.
We also meet sophisticated lesbian Steph (Sarah Swire), obnoxious bully Nick (Ben Wiggins), cabaret-style singer Lisa (Marli Siu), and Lisa’s film geek boyfriend Chris (Christopher Leveaux).
Throw in producer/guitarist Anders Osborne (Grainger co-produced) and the ambience of Austin’sWire Recording Studio and you have got one great sounding record.
Common combinations with swire
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: