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Hostilities is an English word with synonyms like combat. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Hostilities in a sentence

Hostilities meaning

plural of hostility

Synonyms of Hostilities

belligerency combat armed combat

Using Hostilities

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of hostility
  • Useful related words include: belligerency, combat, armed combat.
  • In the example corpus, hostilities often appears in combinations such as: of hostilities, the hostilities, hostilities in.

Context around Hostilities

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 10 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Hostilities

  • In this selection, "hostilities" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, continued, escalated, stopped, russia and looks stand out and add context to how "hostilities" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include abate the hostilities and aircraft in hostilities since february. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "hostilities" sits close to words such as apiece, blessings and coats, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with hostilities

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

An immediate cessation of hostilities is urgently needed. (8 words)

Hostilities also spread to the neighbouring Laos and Cambodia. (9 words)

And the Chechen invasion of Dagestan, which initiated the hostilities, looks too suspicious. (13 words)

Concerns over a spiralling humanitarian crisis inside the besieged territory have amplified calls for an end to the hostilities, while incidents linked to Iran-backed groups acting in solidarity with Hamas have fanned fears of a wider regional conflict. (39 words)

A report on developments in the war in Ukraine, released by the UK Ministry of Defence on Thursday, said that the Russian Aerospace Forces had lost around 90 fixed-wing aircraft in hostilities since February 2022. (36 words)

Despite both sides claiming victory, the campaign was in fact inconclusive, with hostilities eventually ending decades later in what is referred to as the treaty of Kadesh, the world’s first known peace treaty. (34 words)

Example sentences (20)

The figures for civilian casualties set out above only include persons killed or injured in the course of hostilities and who were not directly participating in the hostilities.

According to the Armenian military, Azerbaijani forces heavily used Israeli-made attack drones and multiple-launch rocket systems throughout the hostilities stopped by a Russian-brokered ceasefire in November 2020.

Amid the continued hostilities, Russia and Ukraine both have kept a tight lid of secrecy on their military casualties.

And the Chechen invasion of Dagestan, which initiated the hostilities, looks too suspicious.

An immediate cessation of hostilities is urgently needed.

Any of these developments represent a serious escalation in the hostilities which would increase the probability of a direct clash with nuclear-armed Russia.

Apostle Dave Nweze Umahi, as the father and Chief Security Officer of the State, went a long way to abate the hostilities.

A report on developments in the war in Ukraine, released by the UK Ministry of Defence on Thursday, said that the Russian Aerospace Forces had lost around 90 fixed-wing aircraft in hostilities since February 2022.

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But hostilities have been brought – temporarily at least – to a halt mediated by the local Russian “peacekeeping” force.

But Khalil Jahshan, executive director of the Arab Center Washington DC, a think tank, said the massive scale of hostilities shows that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict cannot be overlooked in regional policies.

Concerns over a spiralling humanitarian crisis inside the besieged territory have amplified calls for an end to the hostilities, while incidents linked to Iran-backed groups acting in solidarity with Hamas have fanned fears of a wider regional conflict.

Conflict and hostilities between warring parties in neighbouring Uganda propelled Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) to launch our first project in what is now South Sudan in Yei, Central Equatoria state.

DepEd Undersecretary Michael Poa said the opening of classes would not be deferred in the face of the escalated hostilities between the two cities concerning the ownership of the schools.

Despite both sides claiming victory, the campaign was in fact inconclusive, with hostilities eventually ending decades later in what is referred to as the treaty of Kadesh, the world’s first known peace treaty.

Following the renewed outbreak of hostilities in September, the EU dispatched a civilian mission to Armenia to monitor the border with Azerbaijan.

Good deeds should be rewarded so that they will serve as an encouragement in the face of hostilities from people who extol whatever perceived human shortcomings far above their sterling qualities.

Hostilities also spread to the neighbouring Laos and Cambodia.

In a post on X social media platform, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he regretted the resumption of hostilities and hoped a new pause could be established.

In fact, when the group arrived on Tuesday in Kyiv, it marked the first ever state-led delegation to Ukraine’s capital city since hostilities broke out.

Israel had unleashed rare airstrikes on Lebanon and bombarded the Gaza Strip on Friday morning, but later in the day there were signs that both sides were trying to keep the hostilities in check.

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Common combinations with hostilities

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "hostilities" in a sentence?
An example: "The figures for civilian casualties set out above only include persons killed or injured in the course of hostilities and who were not directly participating in the hostilities." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "hostilities" from authentic English texts.
What does "hostilities" mean?
Hostilities means: plural of hostility
What are synonyms of "hostilities"?
Common synonyms of "hostilities" include: belligerency, combat, armed combat.
How many example sentences with "hostilities" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "hostilities", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.