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Kalu is an English word of 4 letters. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Kalu in a sentence

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Kalu | Kaluuya | Kaluza | Kalua | Kalumba | Kalusha | Kaluga | Kalumbi | Kalutara

Kalu meaning

a dark-skinned person.

Using Kalu

  • The main meaning on this page is: a dark-skinned person.
  • In the example corpus, kalu often appears in combinations such as: uzor kalu, benjamin kalu, kalu said.

Context around Kalu

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 8 start, 8 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

benjamin 4× uzor 2× speaker 2× orji 1× ifeoma 1× ukiwe 1× idika 1× leave 1× insulted 1× sen 1×

Often after:

idika 1× alone 1× stands 1× told 1× last 1× khan 1× fell 1× apc 1×

Sentence patterns with Kalu

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

chris oge kalu said that 1× deputy speaker kalu said i 1× deputy speaker kalu told the 1× ebitu ukiwe kalu idika kalu 1× foremost industrialist kalu said i 1× have permitted kalu to approbate 1× him sen kalu stands out 1× his friend kalu khan agrees 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

hon benjamin kalu 2× akpabio also said 1× amah called on 1× as a matter 1× as mentioned earlier 1× deputy speaker kalu 1×

Common sentence endings:

a strong fight 1× act of god 1× and scandalized him 1× and subsisting sentence 1× corrupt traditional rulers 1× december this year 1×

Words around Kalu

Just before it in the word index:

kaltura 2 kaltungo 3 kalthoff 2 kaltho 3 kaltenbrunner 11 kaltak 3

Just after it in the word index:

kalua 9 kaluba 3 kalubowila 2 kaluga 6 kalugin 3 kalulu 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

accolade 212 accompaniment 212 artistry 212 assassins 212 backhand 212 banging 212

Corpus analysis for Kalu

  • In this selection, "kalu" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, benjamin, uzor, speaker, idika, alone and stands stand out and add context to how "kalu" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include chris oge kalu said that, deputy speaker kalu said i and benjamin kalu. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "kalu" sits close to words such as accolade, accompaniment and artistry, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with kalu

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

Hon. Benjamin Kalu as the speaker and Deputy Speaker, respectively, as an act of God. (15 words)

We told u to leave kalu alone but u wanted this businessman who insulted kalu and scandalized him. (18 words)

Earlier, Deputy Speaker Kalu told the NSA that the new message of peace has received massive support from the people. (20 words)

Longer example sentences

Amah called on the people of Abia State, the members of the Labour Party, especially handlers of Alex Otti, to be wary of Kalu and his likes stressing that they are career politicians who swing with the political pendulum. (39 words)

In his goodwill message to the foremost industrialist, Kalu said: “I join family, friends, associates and well-wishers in celebrating the giant accomplishments of the President of Dangote Group of Companies, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, as he clocks 66. (38 words)

Hon. Benjamin Kalu, who represents Bende Federal Constituency in Abia State, and was also paired with Hon. Abass in the Party’s slate, emerged as the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives unopposed. (34 words)

Example sentences (20)

President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with the Chief Whip of the NSenate, Orji Kalu, over the death of his wife, Ifeoma Kalu.

Those privy to this conspiracy of silence are; Admiral Ndubuisi Kanu, Ken Nnamani, Jim Nwobodo, Ebitu Ukiwe, Kalu Idika Kalu among others including some corrupt traditional rulers.

We told u to leave kalu alone but u wanted this businessman who insulted kalu and scandalized him.

According to him, Sen. Kalu stands out with experience as a former House of Representatives member, former governor and a member of the Nigerian senate in the last eight years.

Akpabio also said that the attainment of the position of deputy speaker by Kalu had set a progressive trajectory for his political career, which would foster unity, progress and development within the region.

Amah called on the people of Abia State, the members of the Labour Party, especially handlers of Alex Otti, to be wary of Kalu and his likes stressing that they are career politicians who swing with the political pendulum.

As a matter of fact, Ndubueze was the chairman of the Works and Housing committee then while Kalu was a member.

As mentioned earlier, there aren’t many politicians and public office holders with the pedigree and vast array of accomplishments of Senator Orji Uzor Kalu.

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Deputy Speaker Kalu said: “I enjoin Christians and other Nigerians to pray for the country amidst challenges and show love and kindness to one another, especially the less privileged.

Earlier, Deputy Speaker Kalu told the NSA that the new message of peace has received massive support from the people.

Editor at Large, Mr. Charles Kalu last weekend, emerged as the new social and publicity secretary of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE).

Expected at the event asides stakeholders on the project are Otunba Gbenga Daniel, Hon. Wasiu Eshinlokun Sanni, Senator Barau Jibirin, Hon. Tajudeen Abass, Hon. Benjamin Kalu among others.

Founder and Convener, Peace For Free Initiative, Chris Oge Kalu said that the peace campaign was a fallout of the 2023 rounds of elections.

His friend Kalu Khan agrees, hoping that Khan will get the party’s ticket from Deedwana in the state Assembly polls slated for December this year.

Hon. Benjamin Kalu as the speaker and Deputy Speaker, respectively, as an act of God.

Hon. Benjamin Kalu, who represents Bende Federal Constituency in Abia State, and was also paired with Hon. Abass in the Party’s slate, emerged as the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives unopposed.

In Abia State, Eyinnaya Abaribe, who was deputy to Orji Uzor Kalu, fell out with his boss quite early, though he was able to put up a strong fight.

In a statement by the Abbas Campaign Team on Monday, Uzodinma also said that the governors resolved to support Rep. Benjamin Kalu (APC-Abia) for Deputy Speaker.

In his goodwill message to the foremost industrialist, Kalu said: “I join family, friends, associates and well-wishers in celebrating the giant accomplishments of the President of Dangote Group of Companies, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, as he clocks 66.

In his pleading, he further argued that the Tribunal was wrong to have permitted Kalu to approbate and reprobate on the issue of his conviction and subsisting sentence.

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These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:

Common combinations with kalu

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "kalu" in a sentence?
An example: "President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with the Chief Whip of the NSenate, Orji Kalu, over the death of his wife, Ifeoma Kalu." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "kalu" from authentic English texts.
What does "kalu" mean?
Kalu means: a dark-skinned person.
How many example sentences with "kalu" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "kalu", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.