Headsmen is an English word. Below you'll find 3 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Headsmen in a sentence
Headsmen meaning
plural of headsman
Using Headsmen
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of headsman
- In the example corpus, headsmen often appears in combinations such as: the headsmen.
Context around Headsmen
- Average sentence length in these examples: 32.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Headsmen
- In this selection, "headsmen" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 32.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, thousand and invaded stand out and add context to how "headsmen" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include one thousand headsmen at the and the headsmen also have. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "headsmen" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with headsmen
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
In his remark, Governor Samuel Ortom of the state, lamented that the state was looking forward in its aspiration for a better year, when the headsmen invaded. (27 words)
The headsmen also have their own side of the story, which borders on cattle rustling by armed bandits who steal their cows and hostile communities who loathe the nomads for ethno-religious reasons. (33 words)
It is said that the officers of Murad arranged a sort of tableau, in which the heads were struck off one thousand captives by one thousand headsmen at the same moment, and that Murad IV enjoyed the sight. (38 words)
It is said that the officers of Murad arranged a sort of tableau, in which the heads were struck off one thousand captives by one thousand headsmen at the same moment, and that Murad IV enjoyed the sight. (38 words)
The headsmen also have their own side of the story, which borders on cattle rustling by armed bandits who steal their cows and hostile communities who loathe the nomads for ethno-religious reasons. (33 words)
In his remark, Governor Samuel Ortom of the state, lamented that the state was looking forward in its aspiration for a better year, when the headsmen invaded. (27 words)
Example sentences (3)
In his remark, Governor Samuel Ortom of the state, lamented that the state was looking forward in its aspiration for a better year, when the headsmen invaded.
The headsmen also have their own side of the story, which borders on cattle rustling by armed bandits who steal their cows and hostile communities who loathe the nomads for ethno-religious reasons.
It is said that the officers of Murad arranged a sort of tableau, in which the heads were struck off one thousand captives by one thousand headsmen at the same moment, and that Murad IV enjoyed the sight.
Common combinations with headsmen
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: