Below you will find example sentences with "defense minister". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Defense Minister in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: defense
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 21
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 29.7 words

Words in this phrase

defense minister

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • defense can mean: The action of defending or protecting from attack, danger, or injury. Common word
  • minister can mean: A person who is trained to preach, to perform religious ceremonies, and to afford pastoral care at a Protestant church. Common word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 5 start, 13 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

a former defense minister and israel 1× amit shah defense minister rajnath singh 1× appointed zhukov defense minister 1× between chinese defense minister li shangfu 1× china s defense minister li shangfu 1× defense minister yoav gallant 1× israel s defense minister yoav gallant 1× israeli defense minister yoav gallant 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

asked by the 1× banned by prime 1× beijing rejected an 1× but ishiba may 1× defense minister yoav 1× foreign and defense 1×

Common sentence endings:

and technology minister 1× dec 18 2023 1× defense lloyd austin 1× hizbullah s retaliation 1× in tel aviv 1× israel s opposition 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

prime 9× foreign 6× yoav 6× ministry 5× benjamin 5× netanyahu 5× gallant 5× israel 5× chief 5× staff 5× secretary 4× lloyd 4×

Related phrases

prime minister minister benjamin chief minister foreign minister minister boris defence minister minister justin finance minister interior minister affairs minister

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around defense:

defense ministry 16× defense secretary 16× national defense 16× defense forces 13× missile defense 11×

Just before it in the phrase index:

defense forces defense attorney defending freedom defending champions defending champion defender office

Just after it in the phrase index:

defense ministry defense secretary defensive backs defensive coordinator defensive end defensive line

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

defense attorney defense ministry defense secretary defense forces

Same ending:

prime minister chief minister foreign minister defence minister finance minister interior minister

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "defense minister" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 29.7 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as a former defense minister and israel, amit shah defense minister rajnath singh, prime, foreign and yoav stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with prime minister, minister benjamin, chief minister, defense ministry, defense secretary and national defense, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with defense minister

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

Minister of Defense and Candidate Politburo Membership When Nikolai Bulganin became premier in 1955, he appointed Zhukov Defense Minister. (19 words)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Galant regularly consult defense officials to prepare for Hizbullah’s retaliation. (20 words)

Gantz, a former defense minister and Israel Defense Forces (IDF) chief of staff, is a prominent figure in Israel’s opposition. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

In an image released by the prime minister’s office, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center, meets with Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, center right, and senior commanders in a bunker below the Kirya, the defense headquarters in Tel Aviv. (39 words)

Then-outgoing IDF chief of staff Aviv Kohavi, incoming Chief of Staff, Herzi Halevi, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant a handover ranks ceremony at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem, January 16, 2023. (38 words)

On October 24, Xi personally gave an to dismiss Li Shangfu as defense minister and state councilor, sack Qin as state councilor, remove Liu Kun as finance minister, and remove Wang Zhigang as science and technology minister. (37 words)

Example sentences (20)

Ministry of Defense main Raul Jungmann current defense minister Ministry of Defense of Brazil Today, few countries do not bring their Armed Forces under one defense agency, subordinate to the Head of the Executive.

Key members of the previous cabinet, such as Home Minister Amit Shah, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, Roads and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, and Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, retained their portfolios.

In an image released by the prime minister’s office, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center, meets with Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, center right, and senior commanders in a bunker below the Kirya, the defense headquarters in Tel Aviv.

Along with his position as Sultan, he is prime minister, defense minister, finance minister, foreign affairs minister and chair of the central bank.

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant speaks during a joint press conference with US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin at Israel's Ministry of Defense in Tel Aviv, Israel on Dec 18, 2023.

Banned by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from traveling to Washington, Israel’s Defense Minister Yoav Gallant met in Brussels with US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Galant regularly consult defense officials to prepare for Hizbullah’s retaliation.

Foreign and Defense Ministers: Users can appoint a "Foreign Minister" to appear in other players' Dark Assemblies to sway the voting process, and summon another user's "Defense Minister" to help them in battle.

Advertentie

Minister of Defense and Candidate Politburo Membership When Nikolai Bulganin became premier in 1955, he appointed Zhukov Defense Minister.

On October 24, Xi personally gave an to dismiss Li Shangfu as defense minister and state councilor, sack Qin as state councilor, remove Liu Kun as finance minister, and remove Wang Zhigang as science and technology minister.

Then-outgoing IDF chief of staff Aviv Kohavi, incoming Chief of Staff, Herzi Halevi, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant a handover ranks ceremony at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem, January 16, 2023.

But Ishiba may be overtaken in the succession race by others closer within the party establishment, such as Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, Defense Minister Taro Kono or economic revitalization minister Yasutoshi Nishimura.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Alternate Prime Minister (better known simply as defense minister) Benny Gantz reached a compromise of sorts on Sunday night, that could potentially stave off early elections.

Putin discussed the deal’s implementation with Bortnikov as well as Russia’s Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Minister of Emergency Situations Yevgeny Zinichev.

Asked by The Associated Press if the president still trusts Surovikin, he replied that Putin works with the defense minister and the chief of the General Staff and referred questions about officers to the Defense Ministry.

Beijing rejected an invitation for China’s defense minister, Li Shangfu, to meet with Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III at a security meeting this weekend in Singapore.

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant held a situational assessment of the situation with IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi and other defense officials.

Gantz, a former defense minister and Israel Defense Forces (IDF) chief of staff, is a prominent figure in Israel’s opposition.

However, China reportedly rebuffed a U.S. request for a meeting between Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu and U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin while both were attending the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore over the weekend.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu traveled to Mariupol and toured some of the city’s rebuilt infrastructure, the Defense Ministry reported Monday.

Advertentie