Get to know Dussehra better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning.
Dussehra in a sentence
Dussehra meaning
Synonym of Vijayadashami (“Hindu festival”).
Using Dussehra
- The main meaning on this page is: Synonym of Vijayadashami (“Hindu festival”).
- In the example corpus, dussehra often appears in combinations such as: dussehra and, the dussehra, of dussehra.
Context around Dussehra
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 6 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 1 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Dussehra
- In this selection, "dussehra" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 25.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, india, happy, air, festival, vijayadashami and maidan stand out and add context to how "dussehra" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a happy dussehra but not and celebrate as dussehra. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "dussehra" sits close to words such as aboriginals, abstractly and accidentals, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with dussehra
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Car and bike showroom owners on Dussehra. (7 words)
Dussehra 2020 Date: When is Vijayadashami in 2020? (8 words)
Dussehra 2018: Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar and others took to social media platform to wish their fans. (17 words)
The Centre has asked states to speed up the Aadhaar verification process in the next two weeks before Dussehra holidays begin, so that the maximum number of people get the benefit of PM-Kisan’s third installment of Rs 2,000 each. (42 words)
At the same rally, Pankaja said it had been (Gopinath) “Munde saheb’s dream” to hold a rally at Shivaji Park in Mumbai, and that “next year, I might hold the Dussehra rally at Shiv Theerth at Shivaji Park”. (39 words)
It’s a day before Dussehra and Karan ‘Ravan Wala’ looks disconsolately at the empty stretch of pavement, the handful of in-the-works effigies underscoring the despair of a festive season that is like no other he remembers. (39 words)
Dussehra 2020 Date: When is Vijayadashami in 2020? (8 words)
The diva opted for a traditional red and white saree to wish everyone a happy Dussehra but, not without a gaffe! (21 words)
Example sentences (20)
Dussehra (Vijayadashami) 2019 Date in India: Dussehra in a way also marks the onset of preparations for the festival of lights – Diwali, which falls about 20 days after the festival.
Amazon is hosting the new edition of Great Indian Festival Sale 2023 ahead of Diwali and Dussehra and thousands of products are listed with price cuts on the e-commerce website now.
A total of 178 plots have been earmarked for automobile, electronics, food and bankers in the Dussehra Maidan.
In a press conference on Sunday (October 13, 2024), Mr. Rai said every year after Dussehra, the air quality usually dips into the "poor" category, but this year Delhi is experiencing clean air.
The diva opted for a traditional red and white saree to wish everyone a happy Dussehra but, not without a gaffe!
At the same rally, Pankaja said it had been (Gopinath) “Munde saheb’s dream” to hold a rally at Shivaji Park in Mumbai, and that “next year, I might hold the Dussehra rally at Shiv Theerth at Shivaji Park”.
Due to this, there are various astrologers who are voicing their concerns and arguing about the actual 'Muhurat' for Dussehra.
Dussehra 2020 Date: When is Vijayadashami in 2020?
He said that the detentions had been ordered to maintain law and order during the festival events of Dussehra and Id-ul-Zuha.
It’s a day before Dussehra and Karan ‘Ravan Wala’ looks disconsolately at the empty stretch of pavement, the handful of in-the-works effigies underscoring the despair of a festive season that is like no other he remembers.
There's a nip in the air, Dussehra is over and the festival of lights is around the corner.
Kankipadu Sub Inspector, Sharif told ANI that a procession was being taken out at Madduru village as part of the Dussehra festival.
Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray addresses a gathering during Dussehra celebrations at Shivaji Park in Mumbai on Tuesday.
The Centre has asked states to speed up the Aadhaar verification process in the next two weeks before Dussehra holidays begin, so that the maximum number of people get the benefit of PM-Kisan’s third installment of Rs 2,000 each.
As a consequence, an unprecedented battle in history was fought between Ram and Ravana, at the end of which Ram defeated and killed Ravana (the day we celebrate as Dussehra).
At the recently held International Kullu Dussehra Festival in Kullu (Himachal Pradesh), the open ground was swamped with people who could not stop grooving to the electrifying performance by popular singer-composer-actor Jassie Gill.
A witness said the train had not even sounded its whistle as it sped past the site, where hundreds were watching the burning of an effigy of the demon king Ravana during the Hindu festival of Dussehra.
Car and bike showroom owners on Dussehra.
Dussehra 2018: Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar and others took to social media platform to wish their fans.
Gymnast Ananth Rao met with an accident in 2010 during the Mysore Dussehra competitions that left him disabled, but he still hopes to participate in Paralympic Games.
Common combinations with dussehra
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- dussehra and 3×
- the dussehra 3×
- of dussehra 2×
- before dussehra 2×
- dussehra festival 2×