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Explore Duch through 9 example sentences from English. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Duch in a sentence

Related words

Duch | Duchess | Duchy | Duchamp | Duchovny | Duchies | Duchene | Ducharme | Duchesne

Using Duch

  • In the example corpus, duch often appears in combinations such as: as duch, duch who.

Context around Duch

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 30 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 3 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

comrade 2× discovery 1×

Often after:

pol 1×

Sentence patterns with Duch

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

as comrade duch pol pot 1× as comrade duch was serving 1× his discovery duch had converted 1× known as duch in the 1× known as duch who operated 1× known as duch who ran 1× saying that duch s crimes 1× the duch fa have 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

kaing guek eav 2× in 2010 kaing 1× in february 2012 1× in the years 1× kaing guek iev 1× photo reuters the 1×

Common sentence endings:

and war crimes 1× capital phnom penh 1× converted to christianity 1× died on wednesday 1× guilty in 2010 1× highest penalty available 1×

Words around Duch

Just before it in the word index:

ducey 78 duces 2 duceppe 7 duce 17 ducatus 2 ducats 14

Just after it in the word index:

duchaine 2 duchamp 75 ducharme 19 duchatelet 3 duchemin 4 duchene 24

Similar in corpus frequency:

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

Corpus analysis for Duch

  • In this selection, "duch" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 30 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, comrade, discovery and pol stand out and add context to how "duch" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include as comrade duch pol pot and as comrade duch was serving. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "duch" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with duch

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

Kaing Guek Iev, also known as "Duch" in the court room during his 2010 trial in Phnom Penh. (18 words)

In the years between the fall of the Khmer Rouge government and his discovery, Duch had converted to Christianity. (19 words)

It was in stark contrast to the trial of Duch who confessed, thus laying a legal strategy for prosecutors that culminated in today’s genocide convictions. (26 words)

Longer example sentences

Kaing Guek Eav, better known as Comrade Duch, was serving life in prison for war crimes and crimes against humanity when he died early Wednesday, according to a spokesman for the tribunal that found him guilty in 2010. (38 words)

Photo: Reuters The Khmer Rouge commander known as 'Comrade Duch', Pol Pot's premier executioner and security chief who oversaw the mass murder of at least 14,000 Cambodians at the notorious Tuol Sleng prison, died on Wednesday. (38 words)

Kaing Guek Eav, the former schoolteacher known as Duch who ran a notorious security prison under Cambodia’s notorious Khmer Rouge regime, on Wednesday at the Khmer Soviet Friendship Hospital in the country’s capital Phnom Penh. (37 words)

Example sentences (9)

The Duch FA have agreed to let van Dijk return early after he told Voetbal International: I would have liked to continue supporting the team, but I indicated that I would like to go home.

In the years between the fall of the Khmer Rouge government and his discovery, Duch had converted to Christianity.

Kaing Guek Eav, better known as Comrade Duch, was serving life in prison for war crimes and crimes against humanity when he died early Wednesday, according to a spokesman for the tribunal that found him guilty in 2010.

Kaing Guek Eav, the former schoolteacher known as Duch who ran a notorious security prison under Cambodia’s notorious Khmer Rouge regime, on Wednesday at the Khmer Soviet Friendship Hospital in the country’s capital Phnom Penh.

Kaing Guek Iev, also known as "Duch" in the court room during his 2010 trial in Phnom Penh.

Photo: Reuters The Khmer Rouge commander known as 'Comrade Duch', Pol Pot's premier executioner and security chief who oversaw the mass murder of at least 14,000 Cambodians at the notorious Tuol Sleng prison, died on Wednesday.

In 2010 Kaing Guek Eav, known as Duch, who operated the Khmer Rouge’s Tuol Sleng torture chambers in Phnom Penh, was convicted of crimes against humanity and war crimes.

It was in stark contrast to the trial of Duch who confessed, thus laying a legal strategy for prosecutors that culminated in today’s genocide convictions.

In February 2012, Judge Kong Srim dismissed the appeal, saying that Duch's crimes were "undoubtedly among the worst in recorded human history" and deserved "the highest penalty available".

Common combinations with duch

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "duch" in a sentence?
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