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Whithorn is an English word. Below you'll find 5 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Whithorn in a sentence

Whithorn meaning

A small town or royal burgh in Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NX4540).

Using Whithorn

  • The main meaning on this page is: A small town or royal burgh in Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NX4540).
  • In the example corpus, whithorn often appears in combinations such as: whithorn and.

Context around Whithorn

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 29.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 3 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

abbey 1× haddo 1×

Sentence patterns with Whithorn

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

along the whithorn haddo stretch 1× linked to whithorn abbey including 1× met with whithorn and asked 1× mr whithorn said that 1× ninian of whithorn and all 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

more recently he 1× mr whithorn said 1× residents alleged that 1× within a month 1×

Common sentence endings:

about his life 1× century bishop walter 1× covered with marl 1× his pocket money 1× step down too 1×

Words around Whithorn

Just before it in the word index:

whithin 2 whither 8 whitham 10 whitgift 4 whitford 20 whitfill 3

Just after it in the word index:

whitie 2 whiting 101 whitinsville 2 whitis 6 whitish 41 whitla 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 7 aacc 7 aacs 7 aafes 7 aah 7 aankh 7

Corpus analysis for Whithorn

  • In this selection, "whithorn" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 29.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, abbey and haddo stand out and add context to how "whithorn" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include along the whithorn haddo stretch and linked to whithorn abbey including. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "whithorn" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with whithorn

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

Within a month, Freeland’s replacement, David Carmany, met with Whithorn and asked him to step down, too. (18 words)

These are the sources of information about Ninian of Whithorn, and all provide seemingly innocuous personal details about his life. (20 words)

More recently, he has created incredibly realistic images of characters linked to Whithorn Abbey, including the graceful features of a medieval woman found buried in the grounds and larger-than-life 13th century Bishop Walter. (35 words)

Longer example sentences

Residents alleged that along the Whithorn-Haddo stretch of the road, several gravesites were dug up and bones sent flying through the air then crushed beneath the wheels of tractors and traffic before they were covered with marl. (38 words)

Mr Whithorn said that he has many fond memories of selling poppies over the decades, including a young boy who insisted on purchasing one of the flowers to wear on his school uniform using his pocket money. (37 words)

More recently, he has created incredibly realistic images of characters linked to Whithorn Abbey, including the graceful features of a medieval woman found buried in the grounds and larger-than-life 13th century Bishop Walter. (35 words)

Example sentences (5)

More recently, he has created incredibly realistic images of characters linked to Whithorn Abbey, including the graceful features of a medieval woman found buried in the grounds and larger-than-life 13th century Bishop Walter.

Residents alleged that along the Whithorn-Haddo stretch of the road, several gravesites were dug up and bones sent flying through the air then crushed beneath the wheels of tractors and traffic before they were covered with marl.

Within a month, Freeland’s replacement, David Carmany, met with Whithorn and asked him to step down, too.

Mr Whithorn said that he has many fond memories of selling poppies over the decades, including a young boy who insisted on purchasing one of the flowers to wear on his school uniform using his pocket money.

These are the sources of information about Ninian of Whithorn, and all provide seemingly innocuous personal details about his life.

Common combinations with whithorn

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "whithorn" in a sentence?
An example: "More recently, he has created incredibly realistic images of characters linked to Whithorn Abbey, including the graceful features of a medieval woman found buried in the grounds and larger-than-life 13th century Bishop Walter." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "whithorn" from authentic English texts.
What does "whithorn" mean?
Whithorn means: A small town or royal burgh in Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NX4540).
How many example sentences with "whithorn" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "whithorn", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.