Used in a Sentence

preston

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

Editorial note

A person working in London cannot live like a person working in Preston (for the same amount).

Examples9
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

An industrial city in Lancashire, England.

Meaning at a glance

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

noun

An industrial city in Lancashire, England.

noun

Several other places in England:

noun

A place in Canada:

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for preston.

noun

An industrial city in Lancashire, England.

noun

Several other places in England:

noun

A place in Canada:

noun

A number of places in the United States:

Example sentences

1

A person working in London cannot live like a person working in Preston (for the same amount).

2

I am not making the claim that a London worker earning double a Preston worker is a problem.

3

It's perhaps old fashioned, both my granddads were from Preston and used it a lot but rarely hear it nowadays among young folk from Lancashire.

4

I.e., the inequality for a person living in London and earning 2x as much as someone in Preston might need to be adjusted down to perfect equality (assuming the cost of living in London is also 2x Preston).

5

Email: preston dot bennes at gmail dot com I'm a full stack Linux systems generalist so if you have Sysadmin / DevOps type work, that's my area of expertise.

6

I don't think any of us in the peanut gallery can really know if Tom Preston is a good or bad person, without knowing what really happened from the inside, and without knowing who is lying or spinning and who is telling the truth.

Proper noun examples

1

He was complicit in the actions of both Tom and Theresa Preston-Werner and even admitted to plotting with Theresa Preston-Werner to get women at the company fired.

2

Can you expand on why you think Tom Preston-Werner is mean?

3

Preston told you everything you need to know.

Frequently asked questions

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

How do you use preston in a sentence?

A person working in London cannot live like a person working in Preston (for the same amount).

What does preston mean?

An industrial city in Lancashire, England.

What part of speech is preston?

preston is commonly used as noun.