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Thorntons in a sentence

Related words

Thorntons | Thornton

Using Thorntons

  • In the example corpus, thorntons often appears in combinations such as: thorntons has.

Context around Thorntons

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 2 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

seen 1× century 1× former 1× clintons 1× dundee 1×

Often after:

cafe 1× investments 1× wants 1×

Sentence patterns with Thorntons

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

a century thorntons has specialised 1× executive of thorntons investments 1× has seen thorntons café m 1× in dundee thorntons has 73 1× look clintons thorntons and many 1× the former thorntons cafe in 1× thorntons wants to 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a food court 1× headquartered in dundee 1× proposals reveal the 1× robin porter with 1× thorntons wants to 1×

Common sentence endings:

14 scottish offices 1× in portland walk 1× in recent years 1× including personalised items 1× mansion now stands 1× of thorntons investments 1×

Words around Thorntons

Just before it in the word index:

thornton 395 thornthwaite 2 thorns 92 thornock 2 thornliebank 3 thornley 17

Just after it in the word index:

thorntree 2 thornwood 3 thorny 121 thornycroft 3 thoro 2 thorofare 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaba 10 aafc 10 aaib 10 aalbers 10 abbate 10 abbesses 10

Corpus analysis for Thorntons

  • In this selection, "thorntons" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 21.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, seen, century, former, cafe, investments and wants stand out and add context to how "thorntons" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a century thorntons has specialised and executive of thorntons investments. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "thorntons" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with thorntons

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

Thorntons wants to put up a gas station where the Casseday Mansion now stands. (14 words)

Proposals reveal the new store will open in place of the former Thorntons Cafe in Portland Walk. (17 words)

Headquartered in Dundee, Thorntons has 73 partners and employs more than 500 people across 14 Scottish offices. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

And it’s another blow for an already sparse Dalton Road which has seen Thorntons Café, M&S, Sweet Pepper Café, Cancer Research UK among others shut their doors in recent years. (32 words)

A food court, once home to Burger King and Papa John's, is now completely empty, with Peacocks, New Look, Clintons, Thorntons, and many others having left the shopping precinct. (30 words)

For over a century, Thorntons has specialised in crafting high-quality chocolate, sweets, toffee, fudge and other confectionery including personalised items. (21 words)

Example sentences (7)

And it’s another blow for an already sparse Dalton Road which has seen Thorntons Café, M&S, Sweet Pepper Café, Cancer Research UK among others shut their doors in recent years.

For over a century, Thorntons has specialised in crafting high-quality chocolate, sweets, toffee, fudge and other confectionery including personalised items.

Proposals reveal the new store will open in place of the former Thorntons Cafe in Portland Walk.

A food court, once home to Burger King and Papa John's, is now completely empty, with Peacocks, New Look, Clintons, Thorntons, and many others having left the shopping precinct.

Headquartered in Dundee, Thorntons has 73 partners and employs more than 500 people across 14 Scottish offices.

Robin Porter with the signed ball and Doddie Weir (left) and Stephen Webster, chief executive of Thorntons Investments.

Thorntons wants to put up a gas station where the Casseday Mansion now stands.

Common combinations with thorntons

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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