How do you use Vancouver in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like navigator or town, plus the exact meaning.
Vancouver meaning
- A surname.
- A seaport, the largest city in British Columbia, Canada.
- A large island of British Columbia, Canada.
Synonyms of Vancouver
Vancouver vertaling naar Nederlands
Using Vancouver
- The main meaning on this page is: A surname. | A seaport, the largest city in British Columbia, Canada. | A large island of British Columbia, Canada.
- Useful related words include: george vancouver, navigator, town, city.
- Possible Dutch translations are: vancouver.
- In the example corpus, vancouver often appears in combinations such as: in vancouver, the vancouver, of vancouver.
Context around Vancouver
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 16 start, 4 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Vancouver
- In this selection, "vancouver" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 28.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, downtown, north, hotel, island, canucks and whitecaps stand out and add context to how "vancouver" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a north vancouver business, a vancouver with a, vancouver island, metro vancouver and vancouver canucks. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "vancouver" sits close to words such as corps, exchanges and pack, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with vancouver
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The city of Vancouver has purchased the vacant lot next to the Vancouver Community Library for a transit center. (19 words)
Born and raised in North Vancouver, Marjorie finished school at Grade 11 and went to work in the Vancouver shipyard. (20 words)
Boston Bruins goalie Linus Ullmark, left, celebrates his empty-net goal against the Vancouver Canucks during the third period Saturday in Vancouver. (22 words)
Two new office towers opened for business in downtown Vancouver in the last three months of 2022, The Stack at 1133 Melville and Vancouver Centre II on Seymour Street near Georgia, adding office space to the market faster than tenants could lease. (42 words)
In all, the Boundary Commission is proposing six new B.C. ridings – one each in Burnaby, Surrey, Langley, and Vancouver, one in the Langford area on Vancouver Island, and one near Kelowna – taking the total to 93. (37 words)
VANCOUVER — Vanni Sartini and his Vancouver Whitecaps coaching staff wanted to give their players a little time off as they prepared for the Major League Soccer season in Palm Springs, Cali., in recent weeks. (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
A Vancouver with a renewed swagger,” Sim told a packed Fairmont Hotel Vancouver ballroom at the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade‘s “state of the city” event Tuesday.
VANCOUVER - A possible strike by British Columbia port workers will not disrupt cruise ships docked in Vancouver, Prince Rupert or Vancouver Island, employers say.
Vancouver resident Bryan West, left, shows Nick Bishop of Vancouver his signed comic books at the Image Comics partner signing event at I Like Comics in Vancouver.
Architecture main Aerial view of Downtown Vancouver Vancouver Post Office in 1937, now part of Sinclair Centre main The Vancouver Art Gallery is housed downtown in the neoclassical former courthouse built in 1906.
Downtown Vancouver as seen from the Harbour Centre Vancouver at night Vancouver has been ranked one of the most livable cities in the world for more than a decade.
A West Vancouver woman is facing a charge of fraud for allegedly posting refunds to her personal credit card while working for a North Vancouver business.
Born and raised in North Vancouver, Marjorie finished school at Grade 11 and went to work in the Vancouver shipyard.
Boston Bruins goalie Linus Ullmark, left, celebrates his empty-net goal against the Vancouver Canucks during the third period Saturday in Vancouver.
In all, the Boundary Commission is proposing six new B.C. ridings – one each in Burnaby, Surrey, Langley, and Vancouver, one in the Langford area on Vancouver Island, and one near Kelowna – taking the total to 93.
John Brewer told Global News at least 28 Mounties had been dispatched to fire lines across the province from Vancouver Island and Metro Vancouver alone, and more were en route.
Movie lovers in Vancouver are getting their first look at the Vancouver International Film Festival’s 2023 roster, weeks ahead of the official opening date on Sept. 28.
The city of Vancouver has purchased the vacant lot next to the Vancouver Community Library for a transit center.
Toronto FC's Jayden Nelson and Vancouver Whitecaps' Russell Teibert vie for the ball during the first half of the Canadian Championship soccer final, in Vancouver, on Tuesday, July 26, 2022.
Two new office towers opened for business in downtown Vancouver in the last three months of 2022, The Stack at 1133 Melville and Vancouver Centre II on Seymour Street near Georgia, adding office space to the market faster than tenants could lease.
VANCOUVER — The City of Vancouver says it has closed a residential school temporary memorial but will continue working with area First Nations to find a permanent space to honour victims and survivors.
Vancouver Canucks' Elias Pettersson scores against Columbus Blue Jackets goalie Joonas Korpisalo as Kirill Marchenko defends during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, on Friday, January 27, 2023.
Vancouver Canucks' Tyler Myers waits for a faceoff during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Seattle Kraken in Vancouver, on Tuesday, April 4, 2023.
VANCOUVER — Closing arguments in the first-degree murder trial of Ibrahim Ali are expected to begin today in B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver.
VANCOUVER — Maritime employers says the impact of the B.C. port strike is spilling over internationally, as U.S. port workers refuse to handle containers rerouted from Vancouver to Seattle.
VANCOUVER — Vanni Sartini and his Vancouver Whitecaps coaching staff wanted to give their players a little time off as they prepared for the Major League Soccer season in Palm Springs, Cali., in recent weeks.
Phrases with vancouver
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with vancouver
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- in vancouver 58×
- the vancouver 33×
- of vancouver 31×
- vancouver island 26×
- metro vancouver 19×
- vancouver on 14×
- and vancouver 12×
- on vancouver 12×
- vancouver canucks 11×
- vancouver -- 9×