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Dabke in a sentence

Dabke meaning

A folk dance of the Levant.

Using Dabke

  • The main meaning on this page is: A folk dance of the Levant.

Context around Dabke

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 4 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

performing 1× palestinian 1× electrified 1× traditional 1×

Often after:

melodies 1× dancing 1×

Sentence patterns with Dabke

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

asu performing dabke a traditional 1× including traditional dabke dancing are 1× the palestinian dabke and street 1× with electrified dabke melodies and 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

among many performances 1× anti war activities 1× cultural events including 1× translating to what 1×

Common sentence endings:

cultural specialist unit 1× dancing are planned 1× michael jackson noises 1× multiple arab countries 1×

Words around Dabke

Just before it in the word index:

dabiri 48 dabire 2 dabigi 3 dabid 3 dabi 20 dabholkar 17

Just after it in the word index:

dable 2 dabney 26 dabo 44 daboase 3 dabolim 3 daboll 62

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaai 6 aani 6 aarne 6 aarya 6 aasb 6 aasen 6

Corpus analysis for Dabke

  • In this selection, "dabke" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, performing, palestinian, electrified, melodies and dancing stand out and add context to how "dabke" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include asu performing dabke a traditional and including traditional dabke dancing are. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "dabke" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with dabke

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

Cultural events, including traditional dabke dancing, are planned. (8 words)

Among many performances was one by a group of students from ASU, performing Dabke, a traditional dance found throughout multiple Arab countries. (22 words)

Translating to “What Do You Wish For?”, “Shi Tridin” is a chugging dance number filled with electrified dabke melodies and what seriously sounds like a sample of Michael Jackson noises. (30 words)

Longer example sentences

Anti-war activities have ranged from dancing the Palestinian dabke and street theatre, to learning about the links between Soas University of London and the Ministry of Defence’s Defence Cultural Specialist Unit. (33 words)

Translating to “What Do You Wish For?”, “Shi Tridin” is a chugging dance number filled with electrified dabke melodies and what seriously sounds like a sample of Michael Jackson noises. (30 words)

Among many performances was one by a group of students from ASU, performing Dabke, a traditional dance found throughout multiple Arab countries. (22 words)

Example sentences (4)

Among many performances was one by a group of students from ASU, performing Dabke, a traditional dance found throughout multiple Arab countries.

Anti-war activities have ranged from dancing the Palestinian dabke and street theatre, to learning about the links between Soas University of London and the Ministry of Defence’s Defence Cultural Specialist Unit.

Translating to “What Do You Wish For?”, “Shi Tridin” is a chugging dance number filled with electrified dabke melodies and what seriously sounds like a sample of Michael Jackson noises.

Cultural events, including traditional dabke dancing, are planned.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "dabke" in a sentence?
An example: "Among many performances was one by a group of students from ASU, performing Dabke, a traditional dance found throughout multiple Arab countries." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "dabke" from authentic English texts.
What does "dabke" mean?
Dabke means: A folk dance of the Levant.
How many example sentences with "dabke" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "dabke", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.