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Get to know Teign better with 9 real example sentences, the meaning.

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Teign in a sentence

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Teign | Teignmouth | Teignbridge

Teign meaning

A river in Devon, England, which has its source on Dartmoor, flowing into the English Channel at Teignmouth.

Using Teign

  • The main meaning on this page is: A river in Devon, England, which has its source on Dartmoor, flowing into the English Channel at Teignmouth.
  • In the example corpus, teign often appears in combinations such as: river teign, teign school.

Context around Teign

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 4 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

river 5× taphouse 1×

Often after:

cellars 1× area 1× estuary 1× school 1×

Sentence patterns with Teign

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

crossing the teign estuary was 1× fourth and teign in morgan 1× maltings taphouse teign cellars and 1× pe at teign school in 1× the river teign 1× the river teign and the 1× the river teign area will 1× the river teign at the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

crossing the teign 1× from the imposing 1× the area of 1× the area once 1× the head of 1× the river teign 1×

Common sentence endings:

around 14 miles 1× has flooded footpaths 1× morgan taking fifth 1× of the year 1× olde cider bar 1× over the weekend 1×

Words around Teign

Just before it in the word index:

teigen 98 teigan 2 teig 3 teifi 3 teide 14 teichtal 2

Just after it in the word index:

teignbridge 2 teignmouth 9 teiji 3 teiko 2 teikoku 2 teil 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aab 13 aamer 13 aave 13 abdelmadjid 13 abdulkarim 13 abdulsalami 13

Corpus analysis for Teign

  • In this selection, "teign" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, river, taphouse, cellars, area and estuary stand out and add context to how "teign" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include crossing the teign estuary was and fourth and teign in morgan. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "teign" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with teign

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

It has the Tuckers Maltings Taphouse, Teign Cellars, and the incomparable Ye Olde Cider Bar. (15 words)

The River Teign at the town Quay has burst its banks and has flooded footpaths. (15 words)

The area of National Park is a very popular walking spot and spans the River Teign. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

The area once known as the Turbary of Alberysheved between the River Teign and the headwaters of the River Bovey is mentioned in the Perambulation of the Forest of Dartmoor of 1240 (by 1609 the name of the area had changed to Turf Hill). (44 words)

From the imposing bulk of Castle Drogo – the last castle to be built in England – and following the breathtaking Hunters Path high above the River Teign, this is perhaps the most famous walk on Dartmoor. (35 words)

The Vets Ladies saw St Mary’s in Zelda finishing first, with Newquat in Spy taking second, Charlestown in Spriggan came third, Porthleven in Energetic placing fourth, and Teign in Morgan taking fifth. (33 words)

Example sentences (9)

It has the Tuckers Maltings Taphouse, Teign Cellars, and the incomparable Ye Olde Cider Bar.

The Vets Ladies saw St Mary’s in Zelda finishing first, with Newquat in Spy taking second, Charlestown in Spriggan came third, Porthleven in Energetic placing fourth, and Teign in Morgan taking fifth.

This means that river levels in the River Teign area will rise, and will remain high over the weekend.

Crossing the Teign Estuary was an important link between the two towns and prior to the first bridge being built in 1827, the ferry saved a journey of around 14 miles.

The area of National Park is a very popular walking spot and spans the River Teign.

The head of PE at Teign School in Kingsteignton has raised the bar by being shortlisted for Secondary Subject Leader of the Year.

The River Teign at the town Quay has burst its banks and has flooded footpaths.

From the imposing bulk of Castle Drogo – the last castle to be built in England – and following the breathtaking Hunters Path high above the River Teign, this is perhaps the most famous walk on Dartmoor.

The area once known as the Turbary of Alberysheved between the River Teign and the headwaters of the River Bovey is mentioned in the Perambulation of the Forest of Dartmoor of 1240 (by 1609 the name of the area had changed to Turf Hill).

Common combinations with teign

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "teign" in a sentence?
An example: "It has the Tuckers Maltings Taphouse, Teign Cellars, and the incomparable Ye Olde Cider Bar." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "teign" from authentic English texts.
What does "teign" mean?
Teign means: A river in Devon, England, which has its source on Dartmoor, flowing into the English Channel at Teignmouth.
How many example sentences with "teign" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 9 example sentences with "teign", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.