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Dingane in a sentence

Using Dingane

  • In the example corpus, dingane often appears in combinations such as: dingane and.

Context around Dingane

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 5 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

punish 1× land 1× manager 1× brothers 1× rivaling 1× successor 1× problem 1×

Often after:

retrieve 1× luthuli 1× reintroduced 1× faced 1×

Sentence patterns with Dingane

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

and successor dingane reintroduced greater 1× booking manager dingane luthuli confirmed 1× cattle from dingane 1× half brothers dingane and mhlangana 1× initial problem dingane faced was 1× mbopa and dingane and mhlangana 1× men by dingane on 6 1× of rivaling dingane was killed 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a diversion was 1× although he preferred 1× battle of blood 1× he addressed this 1× loyalty was also 1× major league djz 1×

Common sentence endings:

cattle from dingane 1× dingane and mhlangana 1× dingane was killed 1× granted to retief 1× in the country 1× regiments or amabutho 1×

Words around Dingane

Just before it in the word index:

ding 146 dineutron 2 dinettes 2 dinette 2 dineth 2 dineshwar 3

Just after it in the word index:

dingbat 3 dinge 2 dinged 20 dingell 14 dingemans 2 dinger 14

Similar in corpus frequency:

aakash 12 aanholt 12 aardwolf 12 abadan 12 abati 12 abcc 12

Corpus analysis for Dingane

  • In this selection, "dingane" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, punish, land, manager, retrieve, luthuli and reintroduced stand out and add context to how "dingane" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and successor dingane reintroduced greater and booking manager dingane luthuli confirmed. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "dingane" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with dingane

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

A diversion was created by Mbopa, and Dingane and Mhlangana struck the fatal blows. (14 words)

Loyalty was also maintained through fear as anyone who was suspected of rivaling Dingane was killed. (16 words)

The initial problem Dingane faced was maintaining the loyalty of the Zulu fighting regiments or amabutho. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

Although he preferred social and propagandistic political methods, he also engaged in a number of battles, as the Zulu sources make clear.sfn He was assassinated by his half brothers Dingane and Mhlangana. (33 words)

Page 401. Battle of Italeni main After the massacre of Piet Retief and his men by Dingane on 6 February 1838, a number of Voortrekker camps were also attacked by the Zulu impis. (33 words)

Battle of Blood River main Andries Pretorius filled the Voortrekker leadership vacuum, hoping to punish Dingane, retrieve stolen livestock and reclaim the land Dingane had granted to Retief. (28 words)

Example sentences (9)

Battle of Blood River main Andries Pretorius filled the Voortrekker leadership vacuum, hoping to punish Dingane, retrieve stolen livestock and reclaim the land Dingane had granted to Retief.

Major League DJz booking manager Dingane Luthuli confirmed that the twins were coming to perform in the country.

A diversion was created by Mbopa, and Dingane and Mhlangana struck the fatal blows.

Although he preferred social and propagandistic political methods, he also engaged in a number of battles, as the Zulu sources make clear.sfn He was assassinated by his half brothers Dingane and Mhlangana.

He addressed this by allowing them to marry and set up a homestead (this was forbidden during Shaka's rule), and they also received cattle from Dingane.

Loyalty was also maintained through fear as anyone who was suspected of rivaling Dingane was killed.

Page 401. Battle of Italeni main After the massacre of Piet Retief and his men by Dingane on 6 February 1838, a number of Voortrekker camps were also attacked by the Zulu impis.

Shaka's brother, and successor, Dingane reintroduced greater use of the throwing spear, perhaps as a counter to Boer firearms.

The initial problem Dingane faced was maintaining the loyalty of the Zulu fighting regiments or amabutho.

Common combinations with dingane

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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