Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

Clacton

British  
/ ˈklæktən /

noun

  1. a town and resort in SE England, in E Essex. Pop: 51 284 (2001)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

The right-wing populist is running against a comedian who dresses up in a trash can and calls himself Count Binface, ruler of the planet Sigma IX, to represent Clacton.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

“The people of Clacton deserve better,” Britain’s finance chief, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves, said when accepting Farage’s request to step down.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

He lives near West Mersea in Essex and said on social media, external that "Clacton is my back yard" and "someone is going to have to provide a voice on the right".

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

A resident of Clacton, Worley made news after appearing briefly in the TV show Married at First Sight UK before being removed after an altercation with another contestant.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

May was in scarlet and looked, as she lay there in the castness, not much bigger than Jenny's cap of scarlet stockinette, left long ago on the beach at Clacton.

From Carnival by MacKenzie, Compton

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training