Get to know Litani better with 10+ real example sentences.
Using Litani
- In the example corpus, litani often appears in combinations such as: litani river, the litani, lebanon litani.
Context around Litani
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 10 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 15 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Litani
- In this selection, "litani" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, northern, operation, river, sector and 1979 stand out and add context to how "litani" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include lebanon s litani river for and of the litani river. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "litani" sits close to words such as aaon, abbv and abdalla, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with litani
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Israel invaded Lebanon up to the Litani River in 1978, three years into the Lebanese civil war. (17 words)
After months of cross-border bombings, the ceasefire calls for Hezbollah to withdraw north of the Litani River. (18 words)
It required Hezbollah to withdraw north of the Litani river, which runs parallel to the Blue Line – but they never complied. (21 words)
The IDF eliminated the commander of Unit 127, Muhammad Hussein Sarour (“Abu Saleh”), in Beirut on Sept. 26. A month later it eliminated Khadr al-Abed Bahja, the officer responsible for the unit’s Northern Litani sector. (37 words)
Israeli troops marched across the border as far north as the Litani River and appeared to be considering a further advance or at least maintaining a long-term occupation. (29 words)
The agreement says that Israeli and Hezbollah forces must withdraw from territory between the Israeli-Lebanese border and the Litani River which is roughly 30 miles north of Israel. (29 words)
Example sentences (15)
Hezbollah rejected international discussions and messages reaching Lebanon, demanding the group's removal from the border area north of the Litani River and the implementation of Resolution 1701.
Israel invaded Lebanon up to the Litani River in 1978, three years into the Lebanese civil war.
After months of cross-border bombings, the ceasefire calls for Hezbollah to withdraw north of the Litani River.
Israel has long coveted southern Lebanon up to the Litani River and more Syrian land next to the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
Israeli ground troops also reached parts of Lebanon’s Litani River for the first time in the conflict – a focal point of the emerging ceasefire.
Israeli ground troops have reached parts of Lebanon’s Litani River for the first time in the conflict - a focal point of the emerging deal.
Israeli troops marched across the border as far north as the Litani River and appeared to be considering a further advance or at least maintaining a long-term occupation.
It required Hezbollah to withdraw north of the Litani river, which runs parallel to the Blue Line – but they never complied.
It said that Hezbollah would move its forces north of the Litani River, creating a buffer zone between Iran's proxy and Israel's north.
The agreement says that Israeli and Hezbollah forces must withdraw from territory between the Israeli-Lebanese border and the Litani River which is roughly 30 miles north of Israel.
The IDF eliminated the commander of Unit 127, Muhammad Hussein Sarour (“Abu Saleh”), in Beirut on Sept. 26. A month later it eliminated Khadr al-Abed Bahja, the officer responsible for the unit’s Northern Litani sector.
The Lebanese Army would be deployed in the south, between the Litani and the Israeli border, to monitor and enforce the ceasefire.
To return the residents of the Israeli north to their homes by destroying and pushing Hezbollah forces north of the Litani River.
Israel initiated Operation Litani (1979) and Operation Peace For Galilee (1982) with the stated objectives of destroying the PLO infrastructure in Lebanon and protecting the citizens of the Galilee.
The Litani River is Lebanon's largest river and many farms use the river's water to irrigate land and crops.
Common combinations with litani
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: