Used in a Sentence

skye

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

Editorial note

Apple says Edinburgh to Skye is a 3.5 hour drive, mostly along the A9.

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Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A female given name transferred from the place name, of modern usage, or a fanciful spelling of the word sky.

Meaning at a glance

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

noun

A female given name transferred from the place name, of modern usage, or a fanciful spelling of the word sky.

noun

A community in The Nation municipality, United Counties of Prescott and Russell, Ontario, Canada.

noun

An eastern suburb of Adelaide in the City of Burnside, South Australia.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for skye.

noun

A female given name transferred from the place name, of modern usage, or a fanciful spelling of the word sky.

noun

A community in The Nation municipality, United Counties of Prescott and Russell, Ontario, Canada.

noun

An eastern suburb of Adelaide in the City of Burnside, South Australia.

noun

A southern suburb of Melbourne in the City of Frankston, Victoria, Australia.

Example sentences

1

Apple says Edinburgh to Skye is a 3.5 hour drive, mostly along the A9.

2

All true - biked from Aberdeen to Skye over summer.

3

On the Isle of Skye in Scotland there are simply sheep wandering everywhere, often in the roads, as the sheep farmers don't always bother with much fencing.

4

I wanted to visit Skye first but Eigg is looking pretty attractive.

5

We then spent our money and any vacation time (plus some unpaid leave) on travel to Malaysia of course, India, Australia, and Europe from the Isle of Skye to Istanbul.

6

I remember being out in the isle of Skye for a couple of nights during the summer and thats honestly when I thought, man there a lot of stars in the sky..

7

I can safely do it in good conditions in six hours and I'd consider myself a very experienced driver for that route, having driven from Skye to Glasgow or Edinburgh and back a couple of times a week for years.

Quote examples

1

My perfect reading chair: the "Skye" model designed by Tord Bjorklund for Ikea in the 1970s.

2

Speak, for the mountain remembers what we forget." — Lady Deirdre Skye, "Planet Dreams" "The keyboard is but a crude interface, a mechanical bridge between flesh and the machine's cold logic.

3

But don't do the thing that American tourists do where they say "Oh we're staying in Edinburgh and on Wednesday we're going to drive up to Skye to see Dun-vay-gin Castle because it's our ancestral seat because we're totally MacLeods you know" You won't be able to drive from Edinburgh to even Kyle and back in a day, never mind up to Dunvegan.

4

So now I think, "Oh, this website collects the stories of how these people got their first 3 customers." I look to find someone who has a job title / product that I might be interested in reading about, so I select Skye Chilton, iPhone Cases.

Proper noun examples

1

Carry the lad that's born to be king Over the sea to Skye.

2

The winner this time was Skye[1] a small SAP consulting company.

3

I'd hoped to see The Coral Beach on the Isle of Skye[1] featured.

Frequently asked questions

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

How do you use skye in a sentence?

Apple says Edinburgh to Skye is a 3.5 hour drive, mostly along the A9.

What does skye mean?

A female given name transferred from the place name, of modern usage, or a fanciful spelling of the word sky.

What part of speech is skye?

skye is commonly used as noun.