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Civilians is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Civilians in a sentence

Related words

Civilians | Civilian

Civilians meaning

plural of civilian

Using Civilians

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of civilian
  • In the example corpus, civilians often appears in combinations such as: civilians and, of civilians, civilians in.

Context around Civilians

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 15 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations

Often before:

israeli 2× five 1× kidnapping 1× targeting 1× ordered 1× once 1× dozen 1× four 1× killing 1× behind 1×

Often after:

kidnapped 1× patients 1×

Sentence patterns with Civilians

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

200 israeli civilians in a 1× a dozen civilians three of 1× against israeli civilians and military 1× allow uninvolved civilians to be 1× among civilians civilians are killed 1× and five civilians kidnapped 1× and kidnapping civilians 1× attacks against civilians and civilian 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

as of october 1× at least 130 1× hamas killed 1 1× high level open 1× human rights watch 1× in the operation 1×

Common sentence endings:

and 4 children 1× and kidnapping civilians 1× border with lebanon 1× civilians are killed 1× civilians were rescued 1× five civilians kidnapped 1×

Words around Civilians

Just before it in the word index:

civilian 2.329 civile 12 civil 9.976 cividale 2 civics 78 civically 13

Just after it in the word index:

civilis 5 civilisation 173 civilisational 8 civilisations 40 civilise 4 civilised 81

Similar in corpus frequency:

depends 2.699 hell 2.699 russell 2.699 channels 2.698 sad 2.696 consists 2.694

Corpus analysis for Civilians

  • In this selection, "civilians" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, israeli, five, kidnapping, kidnapped and patients stand out and add context to how "civilians" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 200 israeli civilians in a, a dozen civilians three of, palestinian civilians, israeli civilians and innocent civilians. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "civilians" sits close to words such as depends, hell and russell, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with civilians

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

When war is fought among civilians, civilians are killed. (9 words)

If these had been civilians, the orcs would be screaming about 'Ukraine targeting civilians'. (14 words)

No one, not the police, not white civilians, not civilians of any race has the right to summary execution! (19 words)

Longer example sentences

It is not the same as the situation Israel is in, where one side is a state bound by international law and the other side is a terrorist army hiding behind civilians and intentionally drawing fire toward civilians as a tactic of war. (43 words)

At least 130 Hezbollah operatives and some 20 civilians have been killed in Lebanon in attacks by Israel in response to rocket fire, anti-tank missile fire and suicide drone attacks against Israeli civilians and military posts by Hezbollah. (39 words)

There are many human rights issues that need to be resolved, such as the forcible transfer of civilians including children to Russia, the arbitrary and unlawful detention of Ukrainian civilians, and accountability for war crimes. (35 words)

Exclamation examples

No one, not the police, not white civilians, not civilians of any race has the right to summary execution! (19 words)

Example sentences (20)

These attacks resulted in 14 people killed (of which six were civilians and eight were policemen), 37 people wounded (two UN observers, three civilians and 34 policemen) and five civilians kidnapped.

At least 130 Hezbollah operatives and some 20 civilians have been killed in Lebanon in attacks by Israel in response to rocket fire, anti-tank missile fire and suicide drone attacks against Israeli civilians and military posts by Hezbollah.

Hamas killed 1,200 Israeli civilians in a cross-border attack Oct. 7 that focused on murdering and kidnapping civilians.

Human Rights Watch recorded the killing of at least 40 civilians, including a woman, and injuries to 14 civilians, including 5 women and 4 children.

If these had been civilians, the orcs would be screaming about 'Ukraine targeting civilians'.

It was not clear if the injured were civilians or soldiers, but Israel has ordered civilians to evacuate the area near the border with Lebanon.

Once civilians are seen as beneficiaries on whose behalf war is waged, then the focus is on those civilians who consent to fight, die, and survive the invasion.

The fighting has killed more than 100 people in Lebanon, including more than a dozen civilians – three of them journalists – and 12 people on the Israeli side, including four civilians.

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The resolution deplored “all attacks against civilians and civilian objects, as well as all violence and hostilities against civilians, and all acts of terrorism” and called for the unconditional release of hostages.

We are not killing civilians here, we have no intention to kill any civilians, we are directing our guns at the soldiers and settlers.

It is not the same as the situation Israel is in, where one side is a state bound by international law and the other side is a terrorist army hiding behind civilians and intentionally drawing fire toward civilians as a tactic of war.

It is undeniable that the plight of Gaza civilians is dire, with Israel not challenging claims that tens of thousands of civilians have been killed and many hundreds of thousands displaced.

The Israeli military said it had tried to limit harm to civilians and had "facilitated the secure evacuation of civilians, patients and medical personnel prior to the operation," but gave no details.

There are many human rights issues that need to be resolved, such as the forcible transfer of civilians including children to Russia, the arbitrary and unlawful detention of Ukrainian civilians, and accountability for war crimes.

When the ground offensive began, the army statement said it warned civilians about military actions in the area, claiming that a route would be opened to allow uninvolved civilians to be evacuated.

When war is fought among civilians, civilians are killed.

As of October 28, in result of rocket shelling by Armenian forces 90 civilians were killed, including women, children and elderly, and more than 380 civilians have been hospitalized.

High-level open meeting on the protection of civilians, which will discuss Secretary-General Guterres' annual report on the protection of civilians in armed conflicts.

In the operation, though the civilians were rescued, while exiting the team came under heavy fire in an open compound the civilians were rescued.

No one, not the police, not white civilians, not civilians of any race has the right to summary execution!

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These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:

Common combinations with civilians

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "civilians" in a sentence?
An example: "These attacks resulted in 14 people killed (of which six were civilians and eight were policemen), 37 people wounded (two UN observers, three civilians and 34 policemen) and five civilians kidnapped." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "civilians" from authentic English texts.
What does "civilians" mean?
Civilians means: plural of civilian
How many example sentences with "civilians" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "civilians", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.