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Internees is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Internees in a sentence

Internees meaning

plural of internee

Using Internees

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of internee
  • In the example corpus, internees often appears in combinations such as: the internees, internees were.

Context around Internees

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 10 start, 4 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

loyalist 1× american 1× fellow 1× surviving 1× 000 1× civilian 1× japanese 1× ghetto 1×

Often after:

died 1× 1939 1× began 1× lost 1× left 1× exchanged 1×

Sentence patterns with Internees

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

110 000 internees 1× 1990 surviving internees began to 1× all civilian internees were transferred 1× all the internees 1× and loyalist internees from 1971 1× fellow internees would later 1× first the internees and then 1× internees were released 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

america s japanese 1× an additional problem 1× fellow internees would 1× in 1990 surviving 1× in addition government 1× in may 1943 1×

Common sentence endings:

110 000 internees 1× 42 tax records 1× all the internees 1× down by 1946 1× in march 1944 1× into the camps 1×

Words around Internees

Just before it in the word index:

interned 102 internecine 33 internazionale 19 internations 3 internationals 133 internationally 1.527

Just after it in the word index:

internegative 2 internet 8.540 internets 11 internetwork 12 internetworking 14 internetworks 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaj 26 abn 26 aboriginals 26 absalom 26 absolutism 26 abstractly 26

Corpus analysis for Internees

  • In this selection, "internees" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, loyalist, american, fellow, died, 1939 and began stand out and add context to how "internees" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 110 000 internees and 1990 surviving internees began to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "internees" sits close to words such as aaj, abn and aboriginals, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with internees

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

Nearly all internees had their properties sold off or looted. (10 words)

In 1990, surviving internees began to receive individual redress payments and a letter of apology. (15 words)

One of a group of Warsaw Ghetto internees exchanged for German POWs in March, 1944. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

The narrative of a young bandsman named Stan, working the gate at Long Kesh prison in Northern Ireland – which held Republican and Loyalist internees from 1971-1974 – is intercut with the veteran’s return decades later, as he processes his experiences. (41 words)

In addition, government forces were struggling to build what would essentially be self-sufficient towns in very isolated, undeveloped and harsh regions of the country; they were not prepared to house the influx of over 110,000 internees. (38 words)

An additional problem was the Boers' use of traditional medicines like a cow-dung poultice for skin diseases and crushed insects for convulsions.sfn Coupled with a shortage of modern medical facilities, many of the internees died. (37 words)

Example sentences (20)

Later in 1923 there was to be a mass hunger strike involving nearly all the internees.

The narrative of a young bandsman named Stan, working the gate at Long Kesh prison in Northern Ireland – which held Republican and Loyalist internees from 1971-1974 – is intercut with the veteran’s return decades later, as he processes his experiences.

One of the internees, who spoke fluent French, rushed outside to explain who they were and the rescuers pulled down the wire surrounding the camp.

America's Japanese Hostages: 2002, pp 145–8 The United States originally intended to trade these Latin American internees as part of a hostage exchange program with Japan and other Axis nations.

An additional problem was the Boers' use of traditional medicines like a cow-dung poultice for skin diseases and crushed insects for convulsions.sfn Coupled with a shortage of modern medical facilities, many of the internees died.

By the time the Act was passed, the IRS had already destroyed most of the internees' 1939–42 tax records.

Fellow internees would later recall fondly his curious habits of sleeping under his bed and barking like a dog, as well as his regular Dadaist readings and performances.

In 1990, surviving internees began to receive individual redress payments and a letter of apology.

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In addition, government forces were struggling to build what would essentially be self-sufficient towns in very isolated, undeveloped and harsh regions of the country; they were not prepared to house the influx of over 110,000 internees.

In May 1943, the Army was given responsibility for the detention of prisoners of war and all civilian internees were transferred to DOJ camps.

Internees were released, often to resettlement facilities and temporary housing, and the internment camps were shut down by 1946.

Internees were typically allowed to stay with their families, and were treated decently unless they violated the rules.

It was reorganised in 1917 following the release of first the internees and then the prisoners.

Many internees lost irreplaceable personal property due to restrictions that prohibited them from taking more than they could carry into the camps.

Many Japanese internees were temporarily released from their camps – for instance, to harvest Western beet crops – to address this wartime labor shortage.

Nearly all internees had their properties sold off or looted.

Nearly a quarter of the internees left the camps to live and work elsewhere in the United States, outside the exclusion zone.

One of a group of Warsaw Ghetto internees exchanged for German POWs in March, 1944.

Some of the internees of European descent were interned only briefly, while others were held for several years beyond the end of the war.

The Sansei were forceful activists in the redress movement, which resulted in an official apology to the internees.

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Common combinations with internees

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "internees" in a sentence?
An example: "Later in 1923 there was to be a mass hunger strike involving nearly all the internees." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "internees" from authentic English texts.
What does "internees" mean?
Internees means: plural of internee
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