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Gbagbo is an English word starting with the letter G. With 10+ example sentences you'll see exactly how it works in context.

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Gbagbo in a sentence

Using Gbagbo

  • In the example corpus, gbagbo often appears in combinations such as: laurent gbagbo, gbagbo and, by gbagbo.

Context around Gbagbo

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 9 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

laurent 7× simone 1× disarm 1× pro 1×

Often after:

fourth 1× taken 1× refused 1× drew 1× accused 1× waves 1× became 1× ouattara 1× ordered 1×

Sentence patterns with Gbagbo

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

2000 laurent gbagbo was elected 1× attempts by gbagbo and soro 1× between pro gbagbo and pro 1× by laurent gbagbo he at 1× court and gbagbo s daughter 1× gbagbo and ble 1× gbagbo had ordered 1× gbagbo the former 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

after popular unrest 1× after the inauguration 1× celebrations erupted outside 1× early in november 1× file photo of 1× following a public 1×

Common sentence endings:

26 october 2000 1× abidjan in 2016 1× accept his defeat 1× against the rebels 1× an alternative inauguration 1× at the icc 1×

Words around Gbagbo

Just before it in the word index:

gbagada 12 gbadeyan 2 gbadegesin 9 gbadebo 18 gbade 2 gbadamosi 11

Just after it in the word index:

gbagi 7 gbagyi 5 gbai 2 gbajabiamila 105 gbajimba 2 gbamanja 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

abattoirs 31 aberrant 31 abike 31 ablative 31 absurdities 31 accel 31

Corpus analysis for Gbagbo

  • In this selection, "gbagbo" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, laurent, simone, disarm, fourth, taken and refused stand out and add context to how "gbagbo" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 2000 laurent gbagbo was elected and attempts by gbagbo and soro. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "gbagbo" sits close to words such as abattoirs, aberrant and abike, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with gbagbo

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

What was Mr Gbagbo accused of? (6 words)

Gbagbo had ordered air strikes on Ivorian rebels. (8 words)

Simone Gbagbo waves as she arrives at court in Abidjan in 2016. (12 words)

Longer example sentences

Rights groups documented atrocities by both sides during that war, which deepened divisions between the country's marginalised and mainly Muslim north, where Ouattara is from, and the largely Christian south, where Gbagbo drew a lot of his support. (39 words)

Hundreds of people were killed in escalating violence between pro-Gbagbo and pro-Ouattara partisans and at least a million people have fled, mostly from Abidjan. (26 words)

Today, Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court acquitted former Côte d’Ivoire president Laurent Gbagbo and Charles Blé Goudé, his former youth minister. (25 words)

Question examples

What was Mr Gbagbo accused of? (6 words)

Example sentences (20)

Let’s recall the facts: in 2000, Laurent Gbagbo was elected president of Côte d’Ivoire.

The first head of state in history to be prosecuted by the ICC was Laurent Gbagbo, fourth President of Côte d’Ivoire, in 2011.

File photo of former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo taken at a press conference in Abidjan, Ivory Coast on August 22, 2023.

Gbagbo and Ble Goude were allowed to leave the court’s custody pending the outcome of the appeals.

Gbagbo, the former president, is living in Belgium while ICC prosecutors appeal his acquittal, was struck from the electoral list and refused a passport.

Ouattara, has blasted attempts by Gbagbo and Soro to contest the presidential election as "provocation" and said one of them belongs behind bars.

Ouattara was the internationally recognized winner of a disputed 2010 election in which then-President Laurent Gbagbo refused to concede defeat.

Rights groups documented atrocities by both sides during that war, which deepened divisions between the country's marginalised and mainly Muslim north, where Ouattara is from, and the largely Christian south, where Gbagbo drew a lot of his support.

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Celebrations erupted outside the court and Gbagbo’s daughter said he plans an emotional homecoming to the Ivory Coast, after seven years in detention.

Today, Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court acquitted former Côte d’Ivoire president Laurent Gbagbo and Charles Blé Goudé, his former youth minister.

What was Mr Gbagbo accused of?

IF Dictator Biya attempt to cling to power after his credible and compelling defeat, he will surely end up like Gbagbo at the ICC.

Simone Gbagbo waves as she arrives at court in Abidjan in 2016.

After popular unrest Laurent Gbagbo became president and was sworn in on 26 October 2000.

After the inauguration of Gbagbo, Ouattara—who was recognized as the winner by most countries and the United Nations—organized an alternative inauguration.

Early in November 2004, after the peace agreement had effectively collapsed following the rebels' refusal to disarm, Gbagbo ordered airstrikes against the rebels.

Following a public uprising that resulted in around 180 deaths, Guéï was swiftly replaced by Gbagbo.

Gbagbo had ordered air strikes on Ivorian rebels.

Guéï allowed elections to be held the following year, but when these were won by Laurent Gbagbo he at first refused to accept his defeat.

Hundreds of people were killed in escalating violence between pro-Gbagbo and pro-Ouattara partisans and at least a million people have fled, mostly from Abidjan.

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Common combinations with gbagbo

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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