How do you use Harem in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like hareem or seraglio, plus the exact meaning.
Harem meaning
- The private section of a Muslim household forbidden to male strangers.
- A group of someone's girlfriends, wives and/or concubines in a polygamous household.
- A group of female animals (cows) herded and controlled by a male animal (bull) of that species for breeding purposes. Such behaviour is exhibited by bovids including cattle and buffalo as well as moose, elephants, seals (including elephant seals), sea lions, and baboons.
Using Harem
- The main meaning on this page is: The private section of a Muslim household forbidden to male strangers. | A group of someone's girlfriends, wives and/or concubines in a polygamous household. | A group of female animals (cows) herded and controlled by a male animal (bull) of that species for breeding purposes. Such behaviour is exhibited by bovids including cattle and buffalo as well as moose, elephants, seals (including elephant seals), sea lions, and baboons.
- Useful related words include: hareem, seraglio, serail, living quarters.
- In the example corpus, harem often appears in combinations such as: the harem, harem of, harem anime.
Context around Harem
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 9 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Harem
- In this selection, "harem" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, reverse, traditional, friendship, anime, caused and life stand out and add context to how "harem" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a harem for the and a reverse harem anime is. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "harem" sits close to words such as abdulaziz, abortive and acacia, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with harem
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
On the bottom, Lister sported bright harem trousers. (8 words)
A harem for the hereafter: Tomb of an ancient Germanic lord. (11 words)
Speaking of a harem with a unique setting, how about a post-apocalyptic one? explores that opportunity. (17 words)
Being a slave meant relative lack of autonomy during this time period, and belonging to a harem caused a wife and her children to have little insurance of stability and continued support due to the volatile politics of harem life. (40 words)
After spotting another woman showing off a ring Khashoggi had just given her while the harem was out in Las Vegas - identical to one she had been given - she realized her dream of dating a billionaire had soured. (38 words)
The Fruit of Grisaia might seem like an ordinary harem anime with the typical cast of dynamic girls and a quiet boy, but it adds more stakes by featuring some deep-seated psychological issues. (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
This reverse harem/harem anime still has many secrets yet to be uncovered but is a joy to watch nevertheless.
Being a slave meant relative lack of autonomy during this time period, and belonging to a harem caused a wife and her children to have little insurance of stability and continued support due to the volatile politics of harem life.
However, he was apparently able to get into the women's' quarters or harem of a house to sketch what became Women of Algiers ; few later harem scenes had this claim to authenticity.
The Harem Midwife by Roberta Rich - a historical fiction set in Constantinople (1578) which follows Hannah, a midwife, who tends to many of the women in Sultan Murad III's harem.
As a harem anime, it doesn't take long for the three girls to quickly fall in love with Nariyuki.
Hanasakeru Seishounen is a series that will work for both traditional harem fans, and fans looking for something different.
His path is predictable, adding more people to his friendship harem and finding ways to break games through unrivaled skills.
However, genomic studies suggest that the harem unit of organization, which consists of one male with two or more females and their offspring, was the ancestral norm for Asian colobines, Garber said.
Keima Katsuragi, the hero of the hit harem romanceThe World God Only Knowsthe title of the God of Conquest online through countless hours spent winning girls’ hearts in dating sims, his overpowering obsession.
Last night’s game developed into a harem scarem, end-to-end contest full of long balls and direct running.
On the bottom, Lister sported bright harem trousers.
Speaking of a harem with a unique setting, how about a post-apocalyptic one? explores that opportunity.
The Fruit of Grisaia might seem like an ordinary harem anime with the typical cast of dynamic girls and a quiet boy, but it adds more stakes by featuring some deep-seated psychological issues.
The harem anime series stars the everyman Nariyuki Yuiga, a smart boy who helps three of his female classmates study so they can get into college.
This unconventional take on a Reverse-Harem anime is not only hilarious but also features some surprisingly deep and dark moments.
Wish fulfillment "harem anime" that put a hapless delinquent together with endless romantic prospects are one of anime's most popular genres, and is a notable example.
He has decided to add popular celebrity makeup artist, Awosusi Tolulope Rebecca, widely known by her brand name, TShakky, to his growing harem.
After spotting another woman showing off a ring Khashoggi had just given her while the harem was out in Las Vegas - identical to one she had been given - she realized her dream of dating a billionaire had soured.
A harem for the hereafter: Tomb of an ancient Germanic lord.
His team of colorful misfits at the park, his harem of tattooed husbands, and the jaw dropping, big-cat loving world around him makes for epic television.
Common combinations with harem
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the harem 19×
- harem of 10×
- harem anime 7×
- harem and 4×
- of harem 3×
- as harem 3×
- his harem 3×
- reverse harem 2×
- harem harem 2×
- to harem 2×