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Wigtown in a sentence

Wigtown meaning

A town in Wigtownshire, of which it is the county town, in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland.

Using Wigtown

  • The main meaning on this page is: A town in Wigtownshire, of which it is the county town, in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland.
  • In the example corpus, wigtown often appears in combinations such as: wigtown book, the wigtown, wigtown festival.

Context around Wigtown

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 5 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

annual 1× sturgeon 1× festival 1×

Often after:

book 5× festival 2× scotland 1×

Sentence patterns with Wigtown

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

for the wigtown book festival 2× 25 annual wigtown book festival 1× books festival wigtown festival company 1× galloway and wigtown by election 1× made for wigtown to become 1× nicola sturgeon wigtown book festival 1× shop in wigtown scotland 1× to the wigtown festival company 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a fun few 1× also the scottish 1× from dodie weir 1× sandra mcdowall was 1× so successful has 1× the book shop 1×

Common sentence endings:

and galloway council 1× company and stanza 1× event in 1999 1× in the festival 1× in wigtown scotland 1× it is today 1×

Words around Wigtown

Just before it in the word index:

wigton 8 wigston 7 wigstock 3 wigs 144 wigram 3 wigney 3

Just after it in the word index:

wigwag 2 wigwam 8 wigwams 3 wigwe 35 wih 3 wihs 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aab 13 aamer 13 aave 13 abdelmadjid 13 abdulkarim 13 abdulsalami 13

Corpus analysis for Wigtown

  • In this selection, "wigtown" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, annual, sturgeon, festival, book, festival and scotland stand out and add context to how "wigtown" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include for the wigtown book festival and 25 annual wigtown book festival. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "wigtown" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with wigtown

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

The Book Shop in Wigtown, Scotland. (6 words)

The location is also well known for the Wigtown Book Festival which takes over every autumn. (16 words)

There was no Lib Dem candidate at the Mid Galloway and Wigtown by-election (Dumfries and Galloway council). (18 words)

Longer example sentences

So successful has the story of Corrie Capers been, that the new book has been included in the programme for the Wigtown Book Festival which takes place between Friday September 27 and Sunday October 6 with over 100 events included in the festival. (43 words)

A FUN few days lie ahead at Scotland’s National Book Town, which is preparing for loads of Beano-inspired events during the second fabulous weekend of the 25 annual Wigtown Book Festival. (33 words)

The shop is the brainchild of author and filmmaker Jessica Fox and contributes about £10,000-a-year to the Wigtown Festival Company's charitable work. (26 words)

Example sentences (10)

A FUN few days lie ahead at Scotland’s National Book Town, which is preparing for loads of Beano-inspired events during the second fabulous weekend of the 25 annual Wigtown Book Festival.

From Dodie Weir to Nicola Sturgeon, Wigtown Book Festival has attracted big names from a range of backgrounds since its first event in 1999.

Sandra McDowall was secretary on the community council when the bid was first made for Wigtown to become the thriving book town it is today.

The location is also well known for the Wigtown Book Festival which takes over every autumn.

The shop is the brainchild of author and filmmaker Jessica Fox and contributes about £10,000-a-year to the Wigtown Festival Company's charitable work.

This year’s Wigtown Book Festival has more than 250 events and takes place from 27 September to 6 October.

There was no Lib Dem candidate at the Mid Galloway and Wigtown by-election (Dumfries and Galloway council).

Also, The Scottish Poetry Library, The Playwrights’ Studio, Literary Alliance Scotland, Edinburgh International Books Festival, Wigtown Festival Company and StAnza.

So successful has the story of Corrie Capers been, that the new book has been included in the programme for the Wigtown Book Festival which takes place between Friday September 27 and Sunday October 6 with over 100 events included in the festival.

The Book Shop in Wigtown, Scotland.

Common combinations with wigtown

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "wigtown" in a sentence?
An example: "A FUN few days lie ahead at Scotland’s National Book Town, which is preparing for loads of Beano-inspired events during the second fabulous weekend of the 25 annual Wigtown Book Festival." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "wigtown" from authentic English texts.
What does "wigtown" mean?
Wigtown means: A town in Wigtownshire, of which it is the county town, in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland.
How many example sentences with "wigtown" are there?
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