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Guerillas in a sentence

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Guerillas | Guerilla

Guerillas meaning

plural of guerilla

Using Guerillas

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of guerilla
  • In the example corpus, guerillas often appears in combinations such as: the guerillas, of guerillas, guerillas was.

Context around Guerillas

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 9 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 16 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

taliban 1× npa 1× philippine 1× muslim 1× army 1× filipino 1× urban 1× fln 1× contra 1× arming 1×

Often after:

help 1× especially 1× fighting 1× inside 1×

Sentence patterns with Guerillas

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

and philippine guerillas in february 1× began arming guerillas inside cuba 1× by filipino guerillas 1× e taliban guerillas 1× indicated the guerillas had been 1× kidnapped by guerillas of the 1× moro muslim guerillas on mindanao 1× of 10 guerillas was now 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

barre responded by 1× bryan was especially 1× by january government 1× finally they talked 1× four soldiers were 1× he was kidnapped 1×

Common sentence endings:

according to mabini 1× and 20 centavos 1× and automatic rifles 1× army of colombia 1× bicol region philippines 1× by filipino guerillas 1×

Words around Guerillas

Just before it in the word index:

guerilla 67 guericke 27 guerguerat 5 guerendo 6 guerdy 2 guercio 2

Just after it in the word index:

guerin 47 guerir 3 guerlain 7 guerneville 4 guernica 23 guernsey 187

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaon 20 abbv 20 abdalla 20 abdirahman 20 abdulmalik 20 abhimanyu 20

Corpus analysis for Guerillas

  • In this selection, "guerillas" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, taliban, npa, philippine, help, especially and fighting stand out and add context to how "guerillas" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and philippine guerillas in february and began arming guerillas inside cuba. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "guerillas" sits close to words such as aaon, abbv and abdalla, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with guerillas

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

The guerillas were armed with bazookas, mortars, grenades and automatic rifles. (11 words)

He was kidnapped by guerillas of the National Liberation Army of Colombia. (12 words)

By January, government news reports indicated the guerillas had been routed from their bases. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

Moro Muslim guerillas on Mindanao fought against Japan in World War II Pino sliced the ears off Japanese soldiers and cashed them in with the American guerilla leader at the exchange rate of a pair of ears for one bullet and 20 centavos. (43 words)

In March 1948, the island was used as an internment camp for female political detainees (communists or relatives of guerillas) and their children, who were housed in military barracks near the town of Chios. (34 words)

The United States established a continuing military presence in Honduras with the purpose of supporting the Contra guerillas fighting the Nicaraguan government and also developed an air strip and a modern port in Honduras. (34 words)

Example sentences (16)

He was kidnapped by guerillas of the National Liberation Army of Colombia.

In Afghanistan, the Soviet Union’s infantry vehicles, particularly the BMP-1 and BMP-2, performed poorly against Afghan (i.e., Taliban) guerillas.

Among those in that unit of 10 guerillas was now Retired Colonel Tshinga Judge Dube, who was later on to become Zipra’s Chief of Communications.

Four soldiers were killed while three NPA guerillas were wounded in Valentine’s Day attack, according to Mabini.

This photo from the book shows the barracks at Los Banos burning after the daring rescue by U.S. Army soldiers and Philippine guerillas in February 1945.

Moro Muslim guerillas on Mindanao fought against Japan in World War II Pino sliced the ears off Japanese soldiers and cashed them in with the American guerilla leader at the exchange rate of a pair of ears for one bullet and 20 centavos.

New Peoples Army guerillas help with farm work on December 11, 2018 in a remote village in the Bicol region, Philippines.

The guerillas were armed with bazookas, mortars, grenades and automatic rifles.

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Barre responded by ordering punitive measures against those he perceived as locally supporting the guerillas, especially in the northern regions.

Bryan was especially harsh in his criticisms of the American military effort to suppress a bloody rebellion by Filipino guerillas.

By January, government news reports indicated the guerillas had been routed from their bases.

Finally they talked about the task of urban guerillas and they undertook the political responsibility for the bombing attacks.

In March 1948, the island was used as an internment camp for female political detainees (communists or relatives of guerillas) and their children, who were housed in military barracks near the town of Chios.

The Middle Eastern support for the FLN guerillas was another strain on relations that the end of the conflict removed.

The United States established a continuing military presence in Honduras with the purpose of supporting the Contra guerillas fighting the Nicaraguan government and also developed an air strip and a modern port in Honduras.

The US National Security Council (NSC) met in March 1959 to consider means to institute a regime change and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) began arming guerillas inside Cuba in May.

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Common combinations with guerillas

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "guerillas" in a sentence?
An example: "He was kidnapped by guerillas of the National Liberation Army of Colombia." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "guerillas" from authentic English texts.
What does "guerillas" mean?
Guerillas means: plural of guerilla
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