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Okwukwu is an English word. Below you'll find 4 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Okwukwu in a sentence

Okwukwu meaning

An Igbo funeral ceremony.

Using Okwukwu

  • The main meaning on this page is: An Igbo funeral ceremony.

Context around Okwukwu

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

uche 1×

Often after:

paid 1× fell 1× stated 1×

Sentence patterns with Okwukwu

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

dim uche okwukwu paid him 1× okwukwu stated this 1× okwukwu who has 1× quicksand mr okwukwu fell into 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

lawan made this 1× okwukwu stated this 1× okwukwu who has 1×

Common sentence endings:

assembly complex abuja 1× capital on monday 1× ohanaeze electoral committee 1× okwukwu fell into 1×

Words around Okwukwu

Just before it in the word index:

okwuegbunam 8 okwudor 2 okwudili 3 okwuchukwu 2 okwu 10 okwor 2

Just after it in the word index:

okwuosa 4 okx 8 okyeame 4 okyehene 2 okyeman 3 okyenhene 5

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 6 aaah 6 aaargh 6 aacl 6 aadhi 6 aak 6

Corpus analysis for Okwukwu

  • In this selection, "okwukwu" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, uche, paid, fell and stated stand out and add context to how "okwukwu" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include dim uche okwukwu paid him and okwukwu stated this. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "okwukwu" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with okwukwu

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

Okwukwu stated this in a statement in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital on Monday. (15 words)

All there is to that is that it is unfortunate that somebody of his stature allowed himself to be sucked in by the quicksand Mr Okwukwu fell into. (28 words)

Lawan made this pledge when a delegation of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, led by its Secretary General, Dim Uche Okwukwu, paid him a courtesy visit in his office at the National Assembly complex, Abuja. (32 words)

Longer example sentences

Okwukwu, who has been in a running battle with the Chief Nnia Nwodo-led Ohanaeze, disclosed this while speaking with journalists on Monday, December 1 following fresh inauguration of new members of the Ohanaeze Electoral Committee. (36 words)

Lawan made this pledge when a delegation of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, led by its Secretary General, Dim Uche Okwukwu, paid him a courtesy visit in his office at the National Assembly complex, Abuja. (32 words)

All there is to that is that it is unfortunate that somebody of his stature allowed himself to be sucked in by the quicksand Mr Okwukwu fell into. (28 words)

Example sentences (4)

Lawan made this pledge when a delegation of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, led by its Secretary General, Dim Uche Okwukwu, paid him a courtesy visit in his office at the National Assembly complex, Abuja.

Okwukwu, who has been in a running battle with the Chief Nnia Nwodo-led Ohanaeze, disclosed this while speaking with journalists on Monday, December 1 following fresh inauguration of new members of the Ohanaeze Electoral Committee.

All there is to that is that it is unfortunate that somebody of his stature allowed himself to be sucked in by the quicksand Mr Okwukwu fell into.

Okwukwu stated this in a statement in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital on Monday.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "okwukwu" in a sentence?
An example: "Lawan made this pledge when a delegation of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, led by its Secretary General, Dim Uche Okwukwu, paid him a courtesy visit in his office at the National Assembly complex, Abuja." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "okwukwu" from authentic English texts.
What does "okwukwu" mean?
Okwukwu means: An Igbo funeral ceremony.
How many example sentences with "okwukwu" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "okwukwu", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.