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

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Persecutions in a sentence

Related words

Persecutions | Persecution

Persecutions meaning

plural of persecution

Using Persecutions

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of persecution
  • In the example corpus, persecutions often appears in combinations such as: the persecutions, persecutions of, and persecutions.

Context around Persecutions

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 10 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

enduring 1× prevent 1× witch 1× overcame 1× abuses 1× earlier 1× terrible 1× sanctioned 1× mass 1× religious 1×

Often after:

main 1× thanks 1× infuriating 1× following 1×

Sentence patterns with Persecutions

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

and witch persecutions in the 1× boasts and persecutions of the 1× comparable to persecutions in the 1× discrimination and persecutions of persons 1× during the persecutions it remained 1× executions and persecutions that followed 1× from religious persecutions to protestants 1× have sanctioned persecutions against religion 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a substantial amount 1× after the failure 1× after the murder 1× although no contemporary 1× an important difference 1× but in katie 1×

Common sentence endings:

a democratic republic 1× and displayed endurance 1× baptized lasarte said 1× by her grandfather 1× christians in particular 1× eliminated by 1870 1×

Words around Persecutions

Just before it in the word index:

persecution 664 persecuting 39 persecutes 4 persecuted 278 persecute 51 persea 2

Just after it in the word index:

persecutor 15 persecutors 19 persecutory 5 perseid 13 perseids 14 persekutuan 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

abbasid 68 abdicate 68 adapters 68 adores 68 affliction 68 agassi 68

Corpus analysis for Persecutions

  • In this selection, "persecutions" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, enduring, prevent, witch, main, thanks and infuriating stand out and add context to how "persecutions" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and witch persecutions in the and boasts and persecutions of the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "persecutions" sits close to words such as abbasid, abdicate and adapters, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with persecutions

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

He will not back up his taunts and boasts and persecutions of the vulnerable. (14 words)

They should adopt more proactive measures against witchcraft accusations and witch persecutions in the country. (15 words)

Furthermore, the allegation is that the early Christians their earlier persecutions after they achieved power. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

It’s there in part to prevent persecutions and oppression of political opposition, because treason had been abused by monarchs in England, but it’s also there to emphasize the idea of loyalty to a democratic republic. (37 words)

But in Katie Woodencloak, she is driven from home by her stepmother's persecutions and must take service in a kitchen elsewhere, and in Tattercoats, she is refused permission to go to the ball by her grandfather. (37 words)

This week it called the ban comparable to "persecutions in the Roman Empire in the times of Nero and Diocletian, the so-called de-Christianisation of France and atheist repressions in the Soviet Union". (34 words)

Example sentences (20)

But there are some religious tensions and persecutions in the country, and most of the tensions and persecutions are civil and not by state.

Persecutions main Historical persecution One of the most enduring persecutions against the Romani people was their being enslaved.

It’s there in part to prevent persecutions and oppression of political opposition, because treason had been abused by monarchs in England, but it’s also there to emphasize the idea of loyalty to a democratic republic.

The event is an opportunity to celebrate the strength, resilience, and determination of those who were forced to flee their homeland and encountered all kinds of persecutions.

They said Illuminati manipulation had caused France’s Reign of Terror, the wave of executions and persecutions that followed the French Revolution.

They should adopt more proactive measures against witchcraft accusations and witch persecutions in the country.

This week it called the ban comparable to "persecutions in the Roman Empire in the times of Nero and Diocletian, the so-called de-Christianisation of France and atheist repressions in the Soviet Union".

He also enjoined all christians to rekindle their faith in Christ who overcame persecutions and displayed endurance.

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And then he had a chance on the stage, as the NBA recently engaged communist China, to speak out on human rights abuses, persecutions, and political murders in China.

Furthermore, the allegation is that the early Christians their earlier persecutions after they achieved power.

He will not back up his taunts and boasts and persecutions of the vulnerable.

This Catholic community flourished and expanded enormously despite the terrible persecutions, thanks to the leadership of the baptized,” Lasarte said.

We managed to achieve the main objective of mobilising and engaging the fans and the public to take decisive action the brutal killings, abductions, discrimination and persecutions of persons with albinism.

I’m not talking about military invasions, but governmental policies dealing with nations that have sanctioned persecutions against religion, in general, but Christians, in particular.

After the failure of the Polish uprising in 1863, Pius sided with the persecuted Poles, protesting their persecutions, infuriating the Tsarist government to the point that all Catholic dioceses were eliminated by 1870.

After the murder of Sergei Kirov in 1934, Pavlov wrote several letters to Molotov criticizing the mass persecutions which followed and asking for the reconsideration of cases pertaining to several people he knew personally.

Although no contemporary Christian challenged Constantine for his inaction during the persecutions, it remained a political liability throughout his life.

An important difference in relation to France Antarctique is that this new colony was not motivated by escape from religious persecutions to Protestants (see French Wars of Religion).

A substantial amount of his account on Tiberius is therefore devoted to the treason trials and persecutions following the revival of the maiestas law under Augustus.

But in Katie Woodencloak, she is driven from home by her stepmother's persecutions and must take service in a kitchen elsewhere, and in Tattercoats, she is refused permission to go to the ball by her grandfather.

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Common combinations with persecutions

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "persecutions" in a sentence?
An example: "But there are some religious tensions and persecutions in the country, and most of the tensions and persecutions are civil and not by state." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "persecutions" from authentic English texts.
What does "persecutions" mean?
Persecutions means: plural of persecution
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