Used in a Sentence

crawley

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for crawley.

Editorial note

However, I also learned that Crawley is the nearest town, and I know Crawley well because it's the birthplace of The Cure!

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Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A large town and borough in West Sussex.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of crawley gathered in one view.

noun

A large town and borough in West Sussex.

noun

A place in England:

noun

An unincorporated community in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States, named after Crawley, West Sussex.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for crawley.

noun

A large town and borough in West Sussex.

noun

A place in England:

noun

An unincorporated community in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States, named after Crawley, West Sussex.

noun

A western suburb of the City of Perth, Western Australia, taken from the surname.

Example sentences

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However, I also learned that Crawley is the nearest town, and I know Crawley well because it's the birthplace of The Cure!

2

The R Book by Crawley is quite a good introduction, especially if you want to brush up on some basic statistics.

3

My dad was Wilbur Harold Crawley III: automotive, electrical, and acoustic engineer.

4

Peter Crawley (Corsix) built the original versions of CorsixTH back in 2009.

5

Robert Crawley was nominally in charge of everything.

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Waiting for a transfer bus under a billboard for Crawley 24-Hour Bail Bonds, Kim was propositioned by a man wheeling a baby carriage and smoking a Black & Mild cigar.

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There's a part in the book Good Omens where Crawley takes a dead plant and puts it beside his living ones to let them know what will happen to them if they don't thrive.

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I had to work with a client on site the other month and stayed in Crawley (about 30 miles outside of London), I paid £22 to get into London that morning.

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It's actually a story arc in the most recent season of Downton Abbey where the middle class lawyer/businessman Matthew Crawley bails out the old-money estate and with it it's undisputed master, his father-in-law, the Earl of Grantham.

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I was waiting for the part where this was a $100,000 fix >An Irish-based firm carried out the reprogramming, and that aspect of the work cost around €1,800, Crawley said.

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And this wasn't a nobody asking, it was Candy Crawley (I believe, the transcript did not state that but her first name was given as Candy.) We elected an former Constitutional scholar as President, and he appointed a Civil Rights division lawyer as Attorney General, and they have seriously damaged both the Constitution (whose spirit remains the saving grace of this nation) and Civil Rights and Liberties.

Quote examples

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You should watch the episode of Downton Abbey where Lord Crawley talks about this fellow in America named "Ponzi" who offers these great returns.

2

> Crawley's new owners now feel they have everything in place to become the "transformative sports success story of Web 3.0".

3

The "Microsoft UK in Reading" equivalent towns in any other direction than the M4 would be something like Maidstone (Kent, SE), Bishop's Stortford (NE), Milton Keynes (NW), Crawley (S).

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> As part of the overhaul, work has been carried out on the bridge itself, and contractors were tasked with “reprogramming an opening device,” Crawley said.

Proper noun examples

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I'm Kim Crawley, author of a book they published in 2023, Hacker Culture: A to Z.

2

Dualit Limited, Registered office County Oak Way, Crawley, West Sussex RH11 7ST.

3

And also to be more specific, my dad was Wilbur Crawley.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use crawley in a sentence?

However, I also learned that Crawley is the nearest town, and I know Crawley well because it's the birthplace of The Cure!

What does crawley mean?

A large town and borough in West Sussex.

What part of speech is crawley?

crawley is commonly used as noun.