Explore Tolbooth through 7 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like tollbooth or tollhouse. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Tolbooth in a sentence
Tolbooth meaning
Archaic form of toll booth.
Using Tolbooth
- The main meaning on this page is: Archaic form of toll booth.
- Useful related words include: tollbooth, tollhouse, booth, cubicle.
- In the example corpus, tolbooth often appears in combinations such as: the tolbooth.
Context around Tolbooth
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 4 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Tolbooth
- In this selection, "tolbooth" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, down, edinburgh, old, page, street and seafood stand out and add context to how "tolbooth" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include about the tolbooth seafood restaurant and in the tolbooth of edinburgh. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "tolbooth" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with tolbooth
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Runners made their way down Tolbooth Street. (7 words)
Ewen Watson showcasing the Tolbooth page in his new children’s book, Fascinating Forres. (14 words)
Works to repair the tolbooth commenced in May, with contractors looking to carry out stone works, roof replacements and refurbishments of the clock, bell and weathervane. (26 words)
Brown, Atholl and the death of James I, p. 43 Walter was taken prisoner by Angus and held at the Edinburgh Tolbooth where he was tried and beheaded on 26 March 1437, the day after the coronation of the young James II. (42 words)
History The need for a new city chambers had been apparent since the 18th century, with the old Tolbooth at Glasgow Cross becoming insufficient for the purposes of civic government in an increasing town with greater political responsibilities. (38 words)
Hearing good things about the Tolbooth Seafood Restaurant by the harbour, I roped in my mother-in-law Caroline, a fellow seafood fan, to join me for an afternoon lunch. (30 words)
Example sentences (7)
Ewen Watson showcasing the Tolbooth page in his new children’s book, Fascinating Forres.
Runners made their way down Tolbooth Street.
Hearing good things about the Tolbooth Seafood Restaurant by the harbour, I roped in my mother-in-law Caroline, a fellow seafood fan, to join me for an afternoon lunch.
Works to repair the tolbooth commenced in May, with contractors looking to carry out stone works, roof replacements and refurbishments of the clock, bell and weathervane.
Brown, Atholl and the death of James I, p. 43 Walter was taken prisoner by Angus and held at the Edinburgh Tolbooth where he was tried and beheaded on 26 March 1437, the day after the coronation of the young James II.
History The need for a new city chambers had been apparent since the 18th century, with the old Tolbooth at Glasgow Cross becoming insufficient for the purposes of civic government in an increasing town with greater political responsibilities.
In 1685 Hanna was in Edinburgh where she was found during a sweep for subversives and imprisoned in the Tolbooth of Edinburgh, a combination city hall and prison.
Common combinations with tolbooth
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: