Dera is an English word of 4 letters. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Dera in a sentence
Related words
Dera meaning
Initialism of Defence Evaluation and Research Agency.
Using Dera
- The main meaning on this page is: Initialism of Defence Evaluation and Research Agency.
- In the example corpus, dera often appears in combinations such as: the dera, dera baba, dera ismail.
Context around Dera
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 8 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Dera
- In this selection, "dera" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, near, comptroller, visiting, baba, ismail and chief stand out and add context to how "dera" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include barnala and dera baba nanak and barrage near dera ghazi khan. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "dera" sits close to words such as aditi, aegon and aerobics, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with dera
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Twenty people have tested positive in Dera Baba Nanak. (9 words)
Clavano said the investigation on Dera’s escapade and whether there are other NBI officials involved is still ongoing. (19 words)
The Customs Area Controller of Seme Customs, Comptroller Dera Nnadi disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Semé. (19 words)
A view of the site of much-anticipated Kartarpur Corridor project for Indian pilgrims to visit the revered Sikh shrine across the border in Pakistan, that is expected to be completed by the end of this month, in Punjab's Dera Baba Nanak on Oct 16, 2019. (47 words)
After resigning from his post on Sunday as Takht Patna Sahib Jathedar, Giani Iqbal Singh claimed that Sikh jathedars had edited the Dera Sacha Sauda head Gurmeet Ram Rahim’s alleged apology letter sent to Akal Takht in September 2015. (40 words)
Dera, a co-accused of former senator Leila de Lima in her pending drug charges, was apprehended along with the security escorts as they returned to the NBI compound before midnight on June 21 onboard a marked NBI van. (39 words)
Example sentences (20)
It support the Chashma barrage near Dera Ismail Khan use for irrigation and flood control. for The Taunsa Barrage near Dera Ghazi Khan produces 100,000 kilowatts of electricity.
Aside from this, Dera is also accused of acting as a bagman of Negros Oriental Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr., who is suspected of being the mastermind in the killing of Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo.
Clavano said the investigation on Dera’s escapade and whether there are other NBI officials involved is still ongoing.
Dera, a co-accused of former senator Leila de Lima in her pending drug charges, was apprehended along with the security escorts as they returned to the NBI compound before midnight on June 21 onboard a marked NBI van.
Exactly a month later, four soldiers lost their lives when terrorists ambushed two Army vehicles in the Dera Ki Gali area in Rajouri district on December 21.
She expressed the hope that such type of useful seminars would be organized in future so that poor and eligible women of Dera Ismail Khan could be benefitted.
The Customs Area Controller of Seme Customs, Comptroller Dera Nnadi disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Semé.
A few years later, a Muslim scholar, Ubare Khan asked Guru Ji the same question (are you a Hindu or a Muslim?) when he was visiting Dera Baba Nanak in the Punjab.
Security personnel at the site after dera chief of the Nanakmatta Sahib Gurdwara Baba Tarsem Singh was shot dead by two bike-borne assailants, in Udham Singh Nagar district, Thursday, March 28, 2024.
The Dera Ismail Khan district has been under the shadow of terror attacks for some time, especially since the announcement of the polling day.
The party declared its intention to stage demonstrations at Nagana Chowk, Multan Farid Gate, Bahawalpur-Traffic Chowk, and Dera Ghazi Khan.
With the Assembly bypoll for West scheduled on July 10, and four more — for Gidderbaha, Chabbewal, Barnala and Dera Baba Nanak — set to be held in the coming months, Brar has doubled down on the matter.
He said that now on the directions of Sukhbir, the Dera chief was given pardon and the film was released throughout the state.
Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara is located in Pakistan’s Narowal district across the river Ravi, about four kilometres from the Dera Baba Nanak shrine.
The high court ordered that properties belonging to Dera Sacha Sauda be frozen until “responsibility” for losses incurred during the violence was decided.
The president of Punjab Congress, Sunil Jakhar, said that for the sake of votes, Sukhbir has always supported the Dera chief, thereby backstabbing panth.
Twenty people have tested positive in Dera Baba Nanak.
After resigning from his post on Sunday as Takht Patna Sahib Jathedar, Giani Iqbal Singh claimed that Sikh jathedars had edited the Dera Sacha Sauda head Gurmeet Ram Rahim’s alleged apology letter sent to Akal Takht in September 2015.
And a week before the celebrations start the 4.2 km-long corridor from the Indian side in Dera Baba Nanak area in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district is expected to be completed.
A view of the site of much-anticipated Kartarpur Corridor project for Indian pilgrims to visit the revered Sikh shrine across the border in Pakistan, that is expected to be completed by the end of this month, in Punjab's Dera Baba Nanak on Oct 16, 2019.
Common combinations with dera
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the dera 11×
- dera baba 10×
- dera ismail 8×
- in dera 5×
- dera ghazi 4×
- dera sacha 4×
- of dera 3×
- from dera 3×
- dera chief 3×
- and dera 3×