Uist is an English word of 4 letters. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Uist meaning
An archipelago of the Western Isles council area, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, consisting of North Uist, Benbecula, South Uist and several smaller islands.
Using Uist
- The main meaning on this page is: An archipelago of the Western Isles council area, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, consisting of North Uist, Benbecula, South Uist and several smaller islands.
- In the example corpus, uist often appears in combinations such as: south uist, north uist, uist and.
Context around Uist
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 10 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Uist
- In this selection, "uist" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, south, north, barra, highland, took and berneray stand out and add context to how "uist" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and north uist and and north uist which have. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "uist" sits close to words such as abra, accies and accommodative, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with uist
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A deer stalker on South Uist. (6 words)
A community came together for the annual North Uist Highland Games this Friday. (13 words)
Lindsay Robertson runs Long Islands Retreats on South Uist in the Outer Hebrides. (13 words)
Scotland has said it is hoped that both ferries will be in place by 2026 and that they will serve the communities of Harris and North Uist, which have suffered severe disruption since the beginning of this year. (38 words)
On returning from the war, Fr MacNeill embarked on building the original Our Lady of Sorrows church in Garrynamonie, South Uist – the sorrow of course being the great loss of life in the course of the Great War. (38 words)
The abrupt cancellation of the vessel’s anticipated return means that temporary changes will have to be put in place on the Mull and South Uist route as other boats are drafted in as cover. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
A community came together for the annual North Uist Highland Games this Friday.
A deer stalker on South Uist.
Hundreds of residents in South Uist took to the streets in protest saying they are being “forgotten, abandoned and ignored”.
Lindsay Robertson runs Long Islands Retreats on South Uist in the Outer Hebrides.
Scotland has said it is hoped that both ferries will be in place by 2026 and that they will serve the communities of Harris and North Uist, which have suffered severe disruption since the beginning of this year.
She must stop passing the buck because South Uist has lost confidence not in CalMac but in the Scottish Government.
Taking over the role of vice president will be current board member John Joe MacNeil, who heads up Ceòlas on South Uist, one of the Outer Hebrides’ leading Gaelic culture, heritage and arts organisations.
For the new book, MacLeod traveled to Islay via Barra, Uist, Berneray, and Harris.
Having yearned to work for Caledonian MacBrayne as a youngster, he ended up leaving North Uist for a job in Glasgow.
Such as North Uist postmaster Bill Quarm whose family said he died a “broken man” after a false conviction in 2010.
The abrupt cancellation of the vessel’s anticipated return means that temporary changes will have to be put in place on the Mull and South Uist route as other boats are drafted in as cover.
You’ll be able to access most commonly needed facilities on islands such as Uist and Benbecula, with some shops, petrol stations, places to eat and drink, and various other local attractions.
Further north, work is underway in Milltown of Auchindoun, Boat of Garten, Inverness, Torness and Inverlael, as well as numerous incidents on Lewis and North Uist.
Production of the liquid has been undertaken by distillers at the local North Uist Distillery.
A highlight was his performance of a tune called ‘Finlay MacKenzie’ in the old Uist style of dance-piping.
Angus John MacQueen (Aonghas Iain mhic Chuithein) was born in the South Uist crofting township of Baile Garbha, the son of John MacQueen and Kate MacEachan.
Anyone with a passion for Uist and the Outer Hebrides, or tales to tell about the islands, is encouraged to get involved in an audio tour project.
On returning from the war, Fr MacNeill embarked on building the original Our Lady of Sorrows church in Garrynamonie, South Uist – the sorrow of course being the great loss of life in the course of the Great War.
A causeway leads to South Uist, one of the last surviving strongholds of Gaelic in Scotland, where crofting traditions of cutting peat and gathering seaweed as natural fertiliser continue.
Munro was followed on stage by one of the voices of the modern-day Hebrides – North Uist’s Julie Fowlis.
Common combinations with uist
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: