On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Lathi. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as club and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Lathi meaning
- A heavy stick or club, usually used by policemen.
- A martial art based on stick fighting originally practiced in India.
Synonyms of Lathi
Using Lathi
- The main meaning on this page is: A heavy stick or club, usually used by policemen. | A martial art based on stick fighting originally practiced in India.
- Useful related words include: lathee, club.
- In the example corpus, lathi often appears in combinations such as: lathi charge, to lathi, by lathi.
Context around Lathi
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 11 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Lathi
- In this selection, "lathi" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, police, axe, mild, charge, danda and wielding stand out and add context to how "lathi" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include resorted to lathi charge to and and started lathi charging us. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "lathi" sits close to words such as aaj, abn and aboriginals, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with lathi
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The police also resorted to lathi charge. (7 words)
Police restored to lathi-charge and to control the crowd. (10 words)
Then they broke open the door, and started lathi-charging us. (11 words)
At an OBC rally in Ambad, Jalna on Friday, Bhujbal had alleged that after the police lathi-charge in Antarwali-Saraati village, it was Rohit and Rajesh Tope who brought back Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil from his home. (40 words)
The indefinite rail and rasta roko agitation called by the Karnataka Farmers Association went off peacefully except in Chikmagalur district where police fired teargas shells and resorted to lathi charge to disperse stone-throwing farmers. (35 words)
When people from the Panchamasali community protested in front of Suvarna Vidhana Soudha for reservation, the Congress government in Karnataka displayed its so-called courage by ordering a lathi charge. (30 words)
Example sentences (20)
At an OBC rally in Ambad, Jalna on Friday, Bhujbal had alleged that after the police lathi-charge in Antarwali-Saraati village, it was Rohit and Rajesh Tope who brought back Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil from his home.
Later, Monu, Rohit and others attacked me and Gopal with an iron rod, axe, lathi and sharp weapons.
State Congress president Nana Patole said there was no justification for the lathi-charge.
The protestors are demanding resignation of DyCM and home minister Devendra Fadnavis for police lathi-charge on protestors at Jalna.
Police restored to lathi-charge and to control the crowd.
Talking to reporters in Lakhisarai, Yadav who is also the Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly said the Nitish Kumar government is… government of ‘lathi-danda’.
The indefinite rail and rasta roko agitation called by the Karnataka Farmers Association went off peacefully except in Chikmagalur district where police fired teargas shells and resorted to lathi charge to disperse stone-throwing farmers.
When people from the Panchamasali community protested in front of Suvarna Vidhana Soudha for reservation, the Congress government in Karnataka displayed its so-called courage by ordering a lathi charge.
As the situation worsened, more force was called in. Soon a lathi-charge ensued and the police succeeded in driving the group back to Pandesara.
Delhi police has yet again attacked a peaceful march, initiating a lathi charge on peaceful protesting students pic.
Hyderabad: The police today resorted to lathi charge on Congress party workers and the leaders in Qutbullapur Assembly constituency.
Many are being sent back from the borders by lathi-wielding cops for violating social distancing norms amid the lockdown.
On Monday, he had cannabis and beat them to death by lathi," Singh said.
Police had to resort to mild lathi charge to disperse Pilot supporters after which they staged a protest at the Gunj police station.
Then they broke open the door, and started lathi-charging us.
This has prompted the police to resort to lathi charge on the activists.
At the outpost, my husband was locked up and my sister was stripped and hit by a lathi first,” she told the newspaper.
As the family members refused to relent, police resorted to lathi charge to open the highway.
Mr. Stalin tweeted, “I condemn the lathi charge on students protesting in Vellore against the bus fare hike.
The police also resorted to lathi charge.
Common combinations with lathi
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- lathi charge 9×
- to lathi 5×
- by lathi 2×