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

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Kirkuk in a sentence

Kirkuk meaning

A city in northeastern Iraq.

Synonyms of Kirkuk

city metropolis urban center

Related words

Other words often associated with Kirkuk or its synonyms:

municipality

Using Kirkuk

  • The main meaning on this page is: A city in northeastern Iraq.
  • Useful related words include: city, metropolis, urban center.
  • In the example corpus, kirkuk often appears in combinations such as: in kirkuk, near kirkuk, of kirkuk.

Context around Kirkuk

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 6 middle, 11 end
  • Sentence types: 18 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

near 4× rich 1× arrapha 1×

Often after:

killed 1× nineveh 1× region 1× oil 1×

Sentence patterns with Kirkuk

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

and arrapha kirkuk but was 1× as in kirkuk nineveh salaheddin 1× attack in kirkuk 1× attack near kirkuk killed an 1× base near kirkuk 1× base near kirkuk in northern 1× base near kirkuk where about 1× damaged the kirkuk oil refinery 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a dec 27 1× a sequence of 1× alaca added that 1× baghdad took control 1× here too are 1× in 1970 the 1×

Common sentence endings:

and iraqi soldiers 1× and to basra 1× attack in kirkuk 1× back into babylonia 1× base near kirkuk 1× contractor was killed 1×

Words around Kirkuk

Just before it in the word index:

kirkton 10 kirksville 24 kirkstone 2 kirkstall 8 kirksey 10 kirks 3

Just after it in the word index:

kirkup 4 kirkus 8 kirkwall 30 kirkwood 80 kirkyard 5 kirkyards 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaditya 23 aardman 23 abbo 23 aberg 23 aboitiz 23 abovementioned 23

Corpus analysis for Kirkuk

  • In this selection, "kirkuk" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 27.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, near, rich, arrapha, killed, nineveh and region stand out and add context to how "kirkuk" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and arrapha kirkuk but was and as in kirkuk nineveh salaheddin. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "kirkuk" sits close to words such as aaditya, aardman and abbo, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with kirkuk

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

Baghdad took control over disputed territories including Kirkuk. (8 words)

Kataib Hezbollah denied involvement in the attack in Kirkuk. (9 words)

Here, too, are the great oil fields near Mosul and Kirkuk. (11 words)

Longer example sentences

The defense chief said Baghdad also must hold the militia’s leaders to account for recent violent acts, including a rocket assault last week on an Iraqi base near Kirkuk where about 100 U.S. troops were present and one American contractor was killed. (44 words)

U.S. army soldiers, part of the Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve, the U.S.-led coalition against the Islamic State, stand on duty at the K1 airbase northwest of Kirkuk in northern Iraq on March 29, 2020. (40 words)

We were already informed today at the meeting with the delegations that the first direct flight between our capitals already started, and in the coming weeks probably we will have direct flights to Kirkuk, to Erbil, and to Basra. (39 words)

Example sentences (18)

The area has been a flashpoint for years, as ethnic Kurds have sought to incorporate the oil-rich province of Kirkuk and other territories into the Kurdish region, a proposition strongly resisted by the Iraqi government.

The premier also had a separate phone call with the president of the Iraqi Kurdistan region, Nechirvan Barzani, and discussed the latest situation in Kirkuk.

We were already informed today at the meeting with the delegations that the first direct flight between our capitals already started, and in the coming weeks probably we will have direct flights to Kirkuk, to Erbil, and to Basra.

Alaca added that the influence of pro-Iran militia groups, the Hashd al-Shaabi, in Kirkuk is particularly well-known and from time to time they would express unhappiness about the presence of the Turkish military in the country.

U.S. army soldiers, part of the Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve, the U.S.-led coalition against the Islamic State, stand on duty at the K1 airbase northwest of Kirkuk in northern Iraq on March 29, 2020.

A Dec. 27 rocket attack near Kirkuk killed an American contractor and wounded U.S. and Iraqi soldiers.

A sequence of rockets aimed at the US presence in Iraq throughout the autumn was more nuisance than menace — until an attack last Sunday killed an American contractor at a base near Kirkuk.

Kataib Hezbollah denied involvement in the attack in Kirkuk.

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On Friday, more than 30 rockets were fired at an Iraqi military base near Kirkuk, in northern Iraq, killing an American civilian contractor and wounding four American and two Iraqi servicemen.

The defense chief said Baghdad also must hold the militia’s leaders to account for recent violent acts, including a rocket assault last week on an Iraqi base near Kirkuk where about 100 U.S. troops were present and one American contractor was killed.

Baghdad took control over disputed territories including Kirkuk.

In multi-ethnic oil-rich province of Kirkuk, the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) previously led by former Iraq President Jalal Talabani won 6 seats, while the Arab and Turkmen blocs took the other 6 seats (each 3).

The judges’ spokesman, Laith Hamza, said on Saturday that the partial recount would start Tuesday in the Kurdish provinces of Arbil, Sulaymaniyah and Dohuk, as well as in Kirkuk, Nineveh, Salaheddin and Anbar.

Here, too, are the great oil fields near Mosul and Kirkuk.

In 1970 the Kurds rejected limited territorial self-rule within Iraq, demanding larger areas including the oil-rich Kirkuk region.

Iraq started another wave of Arabization by moving Arabs to the oil fields in Kurdistan, particularly those around Kirkuk.

Nabopolassar attempted a counterattack, marched his army into Assyria proper in 616 BC, and tried to besiege Assur and Arrapha ( Kirkuk ), but was defeated by Sin-shar-ishkun and chased back into Babylonia.

The Iraqis were taken by surprise, and Iranian F-5E Tiger fighter jets even damaged the Kirkuk oil refinery.

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Common combinations with kirkuk

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "kirkuk" in a sentence?
An example: "The area has been a flashpoint for years, as ethnic Kurds have sought to incorporate the oil-rich province of Kirkuk and other territories into the Kurdish region, a proposition strongly resisted by the Iraqi government." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "kirkuk" from authentic English texts.
What does "kirkuk" mean?
Kirkuk means: A city in northeastern Iraq.
What are synonyms of "kirkuk"?
Common synonyms of "kirkuk" include: city, metropolis, urban center.
How many example sentences with "kirkuk" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "kirkuk", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.