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Afro is an English word of 4 letters with synonyms like hairdo or hairstyle. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Afro in a sentence

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Afro | Afrobeats | Afrobeat | Afroasiatic | Afropop | Afrocentric | Afrofuturism | Afrobarometer | Afrobasket

Afro meaning

  1. hairstyle characterized by tightly curled locks and a rounded shape.
  2. A person of African ancestry

Synonyms of Afro

afro hairdo hairdo hairstyle hair style coiffure coif

Related words

Other words often associated with Afro or its synonyms:

hair arrange neaten dress groom set cover skullcap

Using Afro

  • The main meaning on this page is: hairstyle characterized by tightly curled locks and a rounded shape. | A person of African ancestry
  • Useful related words include: afro hairdo, hairdo, hairstyle, hair style.
  • In the example corpus, afro often appears in combinations such as: the afro, of afro, and afro.

Context around Afro

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 10 start, 7 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

world 1× towards 1× hocker 1× 2024 1× become 1× traditional 1× descent 1× african 1× clan 1× oldest 1×

Often after:

guyanese 3× cuban 3× high 2× community 2× caribbean 2× day 1× hairstyles 1× director 1× charities 1× american 1×

Sentence patterns with Afro

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a wealthy afro surinamese with 1× afro cuban jazz 1× afro nation s 1× afro then grows 1× are of afro caribbean descent 1× around the afro atlantic rim 1× become an afro american and 1× behaviour towards afro hairstyles in 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

afro cuban jazz 1× afro nation s 1× afro then grows 1× after having defeated 1× agnes t ray 1× although the indo 1×

Common sentence endings:

99 years old 1× afro americans too 1× afro atlantic rim 1× afro cuban rhythms 1× afro high tea 1× alice s life 1×

Words around Afro

Just before it in the word index:

afrl 18 afriyie 43 afrique 20 afrinvest 8 afrin 95 afrimpex 2

Just after it in the word index:

afroasiatic 34 afrobarometer 8 afrobasket 7 afrobeat 57 afrobeats 86 afrocentric 13

Similar in corpus frequency:

anchored 458 astronomy 458 audi 458 boasting 458 deteriorating 458 dictatorship 458

Corpus analysis for Afro

  • In this selection, "afro" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, world, towards, hocker, guyanese, cuban and high stand out and add context to how "afro" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a wealthy afro surinamese with and afro cuban jazz. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "afro" sits close to words such as anchored, astronomy and audi, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with afro

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Afro-Cuban jazz is based on traditional Afro-Cuban rhythms. (10 words)

But Mr. Edghill said Afro-Guyanese contractors are cashing in. (10 words)

Agnes T. Ray was the oldest AFRO High Tea attendee this year, at 99 years old. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

At the same time, legs, waist and pelvis spell out another story: the transformation of African kinetic (movement) codes into street dance styles that became the weaponry of dispossessed youth around the Afro-Atlantic rim. (35 words)

Afro Nation’s exciting return to West Africa was a uniting moment for thousands of fans from the global diaspora, and marked a progressive new era of music and arts festivals in the region. (34 words)

In the video, Ogunseye insinuated that Afro-Guyanese are being oppressed, and called on the Joint Services, which is predominantly made up of Afro-Guyanese, to use their guns against this perceived oppression. (33 words)

Example sentences (20)

In the video, Ogunseye insinuated that Afro-Guyanese are being oppressed, and called on the Joint Services, which is predominantly made up of Afro-Guyanese, to use their guns against this perceived oppression.

Previous unpublished research from World Afro Day shows a shocking level of ignorance in attitudes and behaviour towards Afro hairstyles in the workplace.

Diane Hocker, AFRO director of community and public relations, served as lead organizer of the 2024 AFRO High Tea.

We also say kudos to the Afro Charities’ team – the nonprofit partner to the AFRO who cares for our 131-year-old archives (afrocharities.org).

Malcolm had become an Afro-American and he wanted – so desperately – that we, that all his people, would become Afro-Americans too.

Yet, according to the arrest and court case statistics, only the Afro community is represented in those statistis; Hence,only the Afro community commit crimes in the BVI.

Afro-Cuban jazz is based on traditional Afro-Cuban rhythms.

Ethnic groups Close to 90% of all Barbadians (also known colloquially as "Bajan") are of Afro-Caribbean descent (" Afro-Bajans ") and mixed-descent.

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Summers blended African, Afro-Cuban, and Afro-Brazilian instruments and rhythms into Hancock's jazzy funk sound.

Afro Nation’s exciting return to West Africa was a uniting moment for thousands of fans from the global diaspora, and marked a progressive new era of music and arts festivals in the region.

Afro then grows up and begins his journey to hunt down and avenge his father's death, a trail of bodies behind.

After having defeated the Empty Seven Clan, Afro is forced to face a new threat: a deadly warrior who wears a teddy mask called Jinno.

Agnes T. Ray was the oldest AFRO High Tea attendee this year, at 99 years old.

Although the Indo-based PPP party is in power, it does nothing to complement or balance this show of Afro dominance in academia.

An eminent Ghanaian, Charles Zwennes who is of Afro – Caribbean and Ghanaian in his commentary also reiterated his admiration for the event.

As I found while doing research for my forthcoming book, "Dancing in My Dreams: A Spiritual Biography of Tina Turner," Turner's religious influences extended beyond the forms of Afro-Protestant institutional religion.

At the same time, legs, waist and pelvis spell out another story: the transformation of African kinetic (movement) codes into street dance styles that became the weaponry of dispossessed youth around the Afro-Atlantic rim.

At the time, the family lived in a cottage owned by a wealthy Afro-Surinamese with whom they had a close relationship and who became an important part of Alice’s life.

BBC has named UK-based Afro-soul singer and songwriter Uchechi Emelonye’s single Underwater as ‘Record of the Year 2022’.

But Mr. Edghill said Afro-Guyanese contractors are cashing in.

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Common combinations with afro

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "afro" in a sentence?
An example: "In the video, Ogunseye insinuated that Afro-Guyanese are being oppressed, and called on the Joint Services, which is predominantly made up of Afro-Guyanese, to use their guns against this perceived oppression." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "afro" from authentic English texts.
What does "afro" mean?
Afro means: hairstyle characterized by tightly curled locks and a rounded shape.
What are synonyms of "afro"?
Common synonyms of "afro" include: afro hairdo, hairdo, hairstyle, hair style, coiffure, coif.
How many example sentences with "afro" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "afro", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.