How do you use Weir in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like dam or dike, plus the exact meaning.
Weir in a sentence
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Weir meaning
- An adjustable dam placed across a river to regulate the flow of water downstream.
- A fence placed across a river to catch fish.
- Seaweed.
Using Weir
- The main meaning on this page is: An adjustable dam placed across a river to regulate the flow of water downstream. | A fence placed across a river to catch fish. | Seaweed.
- Useful related words include: dam, dike, dyke, fence.
- In the example corpus, weir often appears in combinations such as: weir and, doddie weir, weir said.
Context around Weir
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 13 start, 4 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Weir
- In this selection, "weir" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, doddie, romanchuk, mike, mediation, makes and ridge stand out and add context to how "weir" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include ahead of weir and 13 and alisha weir and emma. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "weir" sits close to words such as ascension, booze and bosnia, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with weir
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
And, David Weir claimed victory in the wheelchair race. (9 words)
Artist impressions of how Weir Mill development will look. (9 words)
Doddie Weir's sons pay tribute to their father. (9 words)
Weir main A weir (also sometimes called an overflow dam) is a type of small overflow dam that is often used within a river channel to create an impoundment lake for water abstraction purposes and which can also be used for flow measurement or retardation. (45 words)
Romanchuk, Weir and Suzuki were within a few seconds of one another just before entering Central Park when Romanchuk cut to Weir’s inside and used a devastating sprint to finish 5 seconds ahead of Weir and 13 seconds in front of Suzuki. (43 words)
Presidents Cup: Captain Mike Weir makes captain’s picks, includes a trio of CanadiansMike Weir, the 2003 Masters champion who will lead the Internationals at this year’s Presidents Cup, has made his six captain’s picks. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
Romanchuk, Weir and Suzuki were within a few seconds of one another just before entering Central Park when Romanchuk cut to Weir’s inside and used a devastating sprint to finish 5 seconds ahead of Weir and 13 seconds in front of Suzuki.
Currently Mr. Weir is the President of Weir Mediation Services helping families and businesses in Southern Ontario.
Presidents Cup: Captain Mike Weir makes captain’s picks, includes a trio of CanadiansMike Weir, the 2003 Masters champion who will lead the Internationals at this year’s Presidents Cup, has made his six captain’s picks.
Early life and career Weir was born in Sydney, the son of Peggy (née Barnsley) and Lindsay Weir, a real estate agent.
Lyric changes Weir's original lyrics from 1908 contained no religious references and used the phrase "thou dost in us command" before they were changed by Weir in 1914 to read "in all thy sons command".
They advanced a mile, to what is today Weir Ridge or Weir Point, and could see in the distance Native warriors on horseback shooting at objects on the ground.
Weir main A weir (also sometimes called an overflow dam) is a type of small overflow dam that is often used within a river channel to create an impoundment lake for water abstraction purposes and which can also be used for flow measurement or retardation.
A busy afternoon in memory of Scotland rugby hero Doddie Weir, and in support of the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation.
A diversion will be in place via Barrochan Road, Houston Road and Bridge of Weir Road.
Aileen Jeffrey, who opened The Ginger Cat in 2021, is moving her much loved business to Bridge of Weir to share premises with an existing shop, Tryptych Studios.
Alisha Weir and Emma Thompson star in Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical, while Steve Coogan and Sally Hawkins are among the cast in The Lost King.
And, David Weir claimed victory in the wheelchair race.
Artist impressions of how Weir Mill development will look.
Assistant Commissioner for Road Policing Glenn Weir said the car was "obviously travelling at extremely high speed" down a very narrow road when the driver lost control and smashed into a tree.
A woman diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND) a decade after fighting cancer is helping to launch the annual fundraising campaign for the charity named after rugby star Doddie Weir.
Bernie Weir, president of the Home of Compassion Auxiliary announced that an $850,000 contract had been let to build the new 40 bed Loreto Home of Compassion at Ashmont.
Deputy Chief Smith Weir said police determined the that suspect had been wearing sweatpants before he entered Foster’s home but removed them afterward.
Doddie Weir's sons pay tribute to their father.
Emily Weir admits it would be easy to sleep with a co-star on the hit show Dancing With The Stars.
Forwards Parker Snelgrove, Ryan Roobroeck, defenceman Braedon Clark and goalie Easton Falls will suit up for Team Navy while d-man Max Davidson and forwards Aiden Young, Ethan Weir and Zander Kechego will play for Team White.
Common combinations with weir
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- weir and 16×
- doddie weir 11×
- weir said 11×
- weir who 10×
- weir has 10×
- of weir 9×
- weir is 9×
- peter weir 7×
- weir the 6×
- weir was 6×