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Wye is an English word of 3 letters with synonyms like letter. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

Rare word

Wye in a sentence

Related words

Wye | Wyeth | Wyer | Wyebank | Wyett | Wyevale

Wye meaning

  1. The name of the Latin script letter Y/y.
  2. A Y-shaped object: a wye level, wye-connected. Especially a Y-shaped connection of three sections of road or railroad track.

Synonyms of Wye

y letter y letter alphabetic character

Related words

Other words often associated with Wye or its synonyms:

grapheme character text honor metal yttrium document laurels missive accolade honour award

Using Wye

  • The main meaning on this page is: The name of the Latin script letter Y/y. | A Y-shaped object: a wye level, wye-connected. Especially a Y-shaped connection of three sections of road or railroad track.
  • Useful related words include: y, letter y, letter, alphabetic character.
  • In the example corpus, wye often appears in combinations such as: river wye, the wye, wye valley.

Context around Wye

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 10 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

river 3× willmar 2× new 2×

Often after:

valley 2× runs 1× rail 1× faces 1× see 1× tug 1× 190 1× inn 1×

Sentence patterns with Wye

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

ross on wye was fined 2× assessed the wye and its 1× at the wye inn off 1× beautiful river wye see peregrine 1× hay on wye tug of 1× in new wye and in 1× in new wye and kinbote 1× including the wye and the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

after years of 1× at prime minister 1× both authors recount 1× brian neanor from 1× cotton of gloucester 1× enjoy a peaceful 1×

Common sentence endings:

a falling out 1× afternoon september 15 1× and flitting kingfisher 1× and the usk 1× black mountains areas 1× bound for switzerland 1×

Words around Wye

Just before it in the word index:

wydot 10 wyden 54 wyddfa 8 wydad 15 wyd 9 wycombe 131

Just after it in the word index:

wyebank 2 wyer 6 wyeth 14 wyett 2 wyevale 2 wyff 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

abolitionist 114 accomplishing 114 adi 114 airbase 114 aktiengesellschaft 114 apnea 114

Corpus analysis for Wye

  • In this selection, "wye" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, river, willmar, new, valley, runs and rail stand out and add context to how "wye" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include ross on wye was fined and assessed the wye and its. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "wye" sits close to words such as abolitionist, accomplishing and adi, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with wye

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

Hay on Wye tug of war team is bound for Switzerland. (11 words)

The River Wye runs through Wye Valley, an area of outstanding natural beauty. (13 words)

Lesley Lowther, from Ross-on-Wye, was reported missing yesterday afternoon (September 15). (13 words)

Longer example sentences

One happy customer, visiting from Wye and doing part of the Viking trail, said: "The pub overlooks the bay and the Kingsgate Castle, which is now apartments, and you can seriously walk for miles along the stunning coastline. (38 words)

Graham Sprackling was behind the wheel of the mobile library van in south and central Herefordshire from the fifties into the eighties, serving readers in Ross-on-Wye and across the Golden Valley and Black Mountains areas. (37 words)

Recent data measuring the hours of sewage discharge into waterways in 2021 across England and Wales showed that of the top 20 worst offenders, six were the responsibility of Welsh Water – including the Wye and the Usk. (37 words)

Example sentences (20)

The River Wye runs through Wye Valley, an area of outstanding natural beauty.

After years of planning, work has begun on the $48 million Willmar Wye Rail Connector and Industrial Park Access project, better known as the Willmar Wye.

Both authors recount many earlier events, Shade mostly in New Wye and Kinbote in New Wye and in Europe, especially the "distant northern land" of Zembla.

At Prime Minister’s Questions this week, The Conservative MP for North Herefordshire accused the county’s “bypass-hating” ruling coalition of failing to back “proven technology” to address pollution in the river Wye.

Brian Neanor from Monmouth, near the Herefordshire town of Ross-on-Wye, faces an allegation relating to a 30kg French-bred Bouvier.

Cotton, of Gloucester Road, Ross-on-Wye, was fined £72 and received three penalty points.

Enjoy a peaceful guided wildlife tour of the beautiful river Wye, see Peregrine falcons to leaping salmon and flitting Kingfisher.

George Cousins, for Howells, said that the 27-year-old had been in Ross-on-Wye with his girlfriend when the pair had a falling out.

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Graham Sprackling was behind the wheel of the mobile library van in south and central Herefordshire from the fifties into the eighties, serving readers in Ross-on-Wye and across the Golden Valley and Black Mountains areas.

Hay on Wye tug of war team is bound for Switzerland.

Heading east along the coastal path, Iolo enters Monmouthshire and visits the Wye Valley to hear "one of the most extraordinary sounds of the forest" - the "unique" roar of the fallow deer.

It owes the security company, which is based in Preston-on-Wye, £190, while Herefordshire Council is owed £150.

Lesley Lowther, from Ross-on-Wye, was reported missing yesterday afternoon (September 15).

Magistrates banned Green, of Old Market Close in Ross-on-Wye, from driving for 14 months, but he can reduce this if he completes a drink driver awareness course.

Natural England last assessed the Wye and its tributary the River Lugg in 2010 and on seven units of assessment found one to be favourable, with the rest unfavourable-recovering.

One happy customer, visiting from Wye and doing part of the Viking trail, said: "The pub overlooks the bay and the Kingsgate Castle, which is now apartments, and you can seriously walk for miles along the stunning coastline.

OUR nostalgia pictures this week take a look at times gone by in Ross on Wye.

Recent data measuring the hours of sewage discharge into waterways in 2021 across England and Wales showed that of the top 20 worst offenders, six were the responsibility of Welsh Water – including the Wye and the Usk.

Registered charity, London Hearts has now supplied the family a defibrillator, which will be installed tomorrow (Friday) alongside a memorial plaque at the Wye Inn, off Holme Lacy Road.

Remington, who is of Bridstow, Ross-on-Wye, was fined £72 and received six penalty points, with magistrates saying they had taken his guilty plea into account when deciding on the penalty.

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Common combinations with wye

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "wye" in a sentence?
An example: "The River Wye runs through Wye Valley, an area of outstanding natural beauty." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "wye" from authentic English texts.
What does "wye" mean?
Wye means: The name of the Latin script letter Y/y.
What are synonyms of "wye"?
Common synonyms of "wye" include: y, letter y, letter, alphabetic character.
How many example sentences with "wye" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "wye", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.