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How do you use Westray in a sentence? See 4 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Westray in a sentence

Westray meaning

An island, one of those in Orkney Islands council area, Scotland.

Using Westray

  • The main meaning on this page is: An island, one of those in Orkney Islands council area, Scotland.

Context around Westray

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

papa 1×

Often after:

mine 1× shapinsay 1×

Sentence patterns with Westray

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

after the westray mine disaster 1× eday and westray 1× origin in westray 1× to papa westray shapinsay and 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

leading geneticists from 1× orkney islands council 1× orkney residents were 1×

Common sentence endings:

corporate criminal liability 1× eday and westray 1× origin in westray 1× were also suspended 1×

Words around Westray

Just before it in the word index:

westran 5 westra 8 westquay 2 westprop 2 westport 80 westphalians 2

Just after it in the word index:

westrick 3 westridge 9 westrock 32 westrom 2 westron 2 westropes 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaai 6 aani 6 aarne 6 aarya 6 aasb 6 aasen 6

Corpus analysis for Westray

  • In this selection, "westray" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 25.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, papa, mine and shapinsay stand out and add context to how "westray" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include after the westray mine disaster and eday and westray. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "westray" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with westray

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

Orkney Islands Council is seeking "naval architect services" to design three ferries to serve Sanday, Stronsay, Eday, and Westray. (19 words)

Leading geneticists from the universities of Aberdeen and Edinburgh have linked a variant in the gene to a historic origin in Westray. (22 words)

Orkney residents were also bearing the brunt of the terrible weather as Orkney Ferry services departing from Kirkwall to Papa Westray, Shapinsay and Stronsay were also suspended. (27 words)

Longer example sentences

He is the author of Still Dying for a Living: Corporate Criminal Liability after the Westray Mine Disaster (2012, UBC Press), along with other publications dealing with corporate crime and corporate criminal liability. (33 words)

Orkney residents were also bearing the brunt of the terrible weather as Orkney Ferry services departing from Kirkwall to Papa Westray, Shapinsay and Stronsay were also suspended. (27 words)

Leading geneticists from the universities of Aberdeen and Edinburgh have linked a variant in the gene to a historic origin in Westray. (22 words)

Example sentences (4)

Leading geneticists from the universities of Aberdeen and Edinburgh have linked a variant in the gene to a historic origin in Westray.

Orkney Islands Council is seeking "naval architect services" to design three ferries to serve Sanday, Stronsay, Eday, and Westray.

He is the author of Still Dying for a Living: Corporate Criminal Liability after the Westray Mine Disaster (2012, UBC Press), along with other publications dealing with corporate crime and corporate criminal liability.

Orkney residents were also bearing the brunt of the terrible weather as Orkney Ferry services departing from Kirkwall to Papa Westray, Shapinsay and Stronsay were also suspended.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "westray" in a sentence?
An example: "Leading geneticists from the universities of Aberdeen and Edinburgh have linked a variant in the gene to a historic origin in Westray." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "westray" from authentic English texts.
What does "westray" mean?
Westray means: An island, one of those in Orkney Islands council area, Scotland.
How many example sentences with "westray" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "westray", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.