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    Use "village" in a sentence

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    village


    1. "They are not one in a million in the Gengee, not one in a thousand in any local village," she said


    2. Do you know the story of Haques, the greatest hunter of all? In the peak of hunting season, Haques would kill more animals each day than the village could eat


    3. It was well known in the village that Haques did not give thanks to the animals that he killed


    4. People from the village would tell him to have respect for the animals he killed but he would just laugh and say, "This is no animal


    5. Haques returned to the village with only the fox carcass


    6. They had brought harm to the village for allowing Haques to carry on as he did


    7. Old People’s Associations can help to restore the position of elders in village society


    8. The approach should fit in the community context, reinforcing the traditional value of respect for the elderly in order to strengthen informal, family care for older people while utilizing their influence to solve day-to-day problems and obtain the cooperation of village population to the government


    9. Emma and Adrian live in a modern detached house on the outskirts of a village not far from Bridgwater


    10. It’s a large village with a very active social spirit and I know Emma and Adrian get involved in a lot of the activities which, as has been the case throughout the centuries, are in the main organised by the church generally and, more specifically, by the vicar

    11. ‘It’s a hell of a job arranging a village fete


    12. My dad was always active in the village I grew up in and I spent a lot of my younger years shadowing him as he took tickets at various gates or rushed around using me as a ‘gofer’ … thank goodness I wasn’t a shy child, that would have been hell!


    13. ‘But that was okay, there were quite a few kids of my age in the village and we just ran wild


    14. I’m still pondering her words and, more importantly, what they say about her as we come off the motorway into the village


    15. this on the edge of a chintzy Cotswold village should fetch a whacking price whatever


    16. I know the name of the village by rote, but couldn't find it if I had to


    17. spigots around the village


    18. delicious beer battered cod and chips from the village pub, which was obviously a


    19. ‘There’s an off licence in the village


    20. As we drive back though the village, I look about myself with interest, I’ve not been to this part of the world much … nice little church they’ve got there … looks old

    21. Is the village cleared? Is that


    22. village he ran away with the last of his money to the city


    23. No, the city was worse than his village


    24. As I go through the door of the village hall, I’m greeted by Andy who’s hovering in the hallway reading the notices on the board in the entrance hall


    25. It is hardly high drama and definitely not great literature, but it is entertaining – at least we hope it will be – and should go down well in the village


    26. I love listening to them talking about how things were when they were younger … some of them have seen tremendous changes in the way even the simplest things are done and their stories about the village are fascinating


    27. Some of the stories they relate give me a fascinating insight into village life


    28. One particular titbit, is that Fred is rumoured to have a daughter somewhere in the village


    29. As I originally thought, he has a house on the edge of the village, though I am not entirely sure where


    30. Because he doesn’t appear in the first Act of the play, Nick’s not needed at the rehearsals yet, so I don’t see him at the village hall when I turn out on Wednesdays and Fridays

    31. Poor sod! Although they moved into the village some three years ago, his wife has been working in Bristol so doesn’t know many people and the other week he was worrying at me that she was lonely, so I suggested that he tell her about the Granny & Grandpa Club


    32. As I go through one village on the way, I spot a small garden centre and, on impulse, pull in to have a look round


    33. The real profit from the excursion: As the coach was passing through the village of Kranidi, I recognized the narrow street and the old houses I had dreamt of on the 26th of July; a little later I saw a blue car with the number 2504


    34. Don’t know any garages round here … there is one in the village, but I’m reluctant to try it in case they’re a cowboy organisation


    35. I moan about this to Wally on Monday when I see him and he assures me that the village garage is okay, stressing that they have a good reputation and going on to mention that it’s where he takes his car


    36. ‘Oh … I’ve known Jackie for years, Kate, she’s lived in the village all her life and I can remember seeing her around as a kid when I used to come and stay with the grandparents


    37. Tempted, I hesitate; I’d said only the other day that I’d like to join him on one of his walks – I’m keen to discover more about the village … walking with Henry would be an excellent way to do it


    38. I remember having to go up to the quarry on fire watch duty sometimes … you can see clear across the village from there … right over to Wales on a good day


    39. ‘The village must have changed a good bit in your lifetime, Henry


    40. The play is being performed in the Village Hall – the stage is well equipped with proper lighting and although we don’t actually need microphones for so small a hall, there’s a pretty complicated looking, sound system as well

    41. My eyes on my mug, I listen as she goes on and on about what a pest he has been in the village since he was a teenager, getting girls into trouble left, right and centre


    42. Once or twice walking round the village I think I see him and my heart leaps, which doesn’t help at all


    43. I’ve discovered that he lives in a house up by the quarry on the western boundaries of the village – I’ve not seen it but he says there are fantastic views over the village from his bedroom window … I contemplate what it would be like to find out … then read myself the riot act for being so … so … optimistic


    44. ‘I thought it would be better coming out here, the village pub is rather exposed, I feel


    45. I’d been told he had a view but … wow! This row of houses is built over halfway up the side of the hill overlooking the village and is considerably higher than I’d anticipated


    46. From here I can see the village lying snugly in its valley bounded by hills on all sides, the largest lying to the south – Crook Peak with it’s knob of rock on the top


    47. We took part in interesting discussions, we played volleyball with the others, we walked to the nearby village every afternoon


    48. I’d got to know some of the boys in the village quite well and we’d come up here with our bikes and a picnic lunch, spending all day up here


    49. As he drives out of the village - he’s suggested that we go to the pub at Weare again - I thank him over and over for my flowers


    50. ‘Oh yes … he and his father live in a little place called Blue Anchor – pretty village near the sea














































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    Synonyms for "village"

    settlement small town village hamlet greenwich village neighbourhood district vicinity community municipality town

    "village" definitions

    a community of people smaller than a town


    a settlement smaller than a town


    a mainly residential district of Manhattan; `the Village' became a home for many writers and artists in the 20th century