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

South African in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: south
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 24
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 30.7 words

Words in this phrase

south african

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • south can mean: The direction towards the pole to the right-hand side of someone facing east, specifically 180°, or (on another celestial object) the dir... Common word
  • african can mean: Of or pertaining to Africa. Common word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 10 start, 10 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

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

advance for south african musicians of 1× and the south african cabin crew 1× are more south african treats including 1× as a south african birding guide 1× by former south african president thabo 1× congress of south african trade unions 1× dear professor south african news articles 1× during the south african apartheid played 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a group of 1× adding to the 1× amid the challenges 1× former african national 1× godwin adama nigeria 1× i received overwhelming 1×

Common sentence endings:

a progressive step 1× african airways saa 1× african communities recently 1× african jazz arena 1× african reserve bank 1× african trade unions 1×

Context words

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

africa 5× government 4× national 3× congress 3× political 3× party 3× challenges 3× company 3× service 2× xenophobic 2× attacks 2× nigerians 2×

Related phrases

south dakota south sudan south africa south wales south asia south america african americans south portland south china african union

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around south:

south africa 20× south korea 20× south east 18× south korean 14× south carolina 13×

Just before it in the phrase index:

south africa sous chef source familiar source code sour cream sounds good

Just after it in the phrase index:

south america south asia south asian south australia south carolina south china

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

south dakota south sudan south africa south wales south asia south america

Same ending:

west african

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "south african" has 2 words and usually appears near the start in these examples. The average sentence has 30.7 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as advance for south african musicians of, and the south african cabin crew, africa, government and national stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with south dakota, south sudan, south africa, south africa, south korea and south east, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with south african

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

Short example sentences

South African businesses in Nigeria on Tuesday bore the brunt of the ongoing Xenophobic attacks of Nigerians in South African. (20 words)

There are more South African treats including Bredie, Melktert and Boerewors on the new South African Food and Goodies page at Springbok Casino. (23 words)

Vally had offered its distribution to major South African labels, but they refused to pay a (very modest) advance for South African musicians of colour. (25 words)

Longer example sentences

While the tensions raised by the recent xenophobic attacks on Nigerians living in South Africa are yet to fizzle out, a top official of the South African government has dished out bitter words for African leaders whose citizens migrate to South Africa. (42 words)

This is according to the South African Weather Service, which warned of a series of cold fronts passing south of South Africa generating large swells which will reach the South African coastline from early on Wednesday, December 18. (38 words)

It said an African presence admittedly modest (4 companies out of 500) but still up from the first ranking of 2017, where Remgro, a South African-based investment company, was the only African company on the list. (37 words)

Example sentences (20)

This is according to the South African Weather Service, which warned of a series of cold fronts passing south of South Africa generating large swells which will reach the South African coastline from early on Wednesday, December 18.

The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) and the South African Cabin Crew Association (Sacca) are intensifying their protest against state-owned South African Airways (SAA).

While the tensions raised by the recent xenophobic attacks on Nigerians living in South Africa are yet to fizzle out, a top official of the South African government has dished out bitter words for African leaders whose citizens migrate to South Africa.

Former African National Congress (ANC) secretary-general Ace Magashule speaks to the media, 30 August 2023, during the launch of the new South African political party African Congress for Transformation (ACT).

The visit by former South African president Thabo Mbeki to meet Zimbabwean political party leaders demonstrates his belief in African solutions to African challenges, political parties have said.

It said an African presence admittedly modest (4 companies out of 500) but still up from the first ranking of 2017, where Remgro, a South African-based investment company, was the only African company on the list.

In addressing the challenges faced by South African youth, the South African Government has initiatives in place to ensure its young people are included in the country’s sustainable economic activities.

She said the success of boycotting during the South African apartheid played a big role in pressuring the South African government to change their stance, which she hopes to do for the Palestinian people.

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Amid the challenges and opportunities shaping the South African education sector, experts say the department of education’s adoption of the South African competency framework to bridge the gap and embrace technological advances is a progressive step.

Tiffin describes the launch album as a collection of all South African music, across a few genres, but sitting mainly in the South African Jazz arena.

Vally had offered its distribution to major South African labels, but they refused to pay a (very modest) advance for South African musicians of colour.

Adding to the challenge is that the ANC governs through a with the South African Communist Party and the Congress of South African Trade Unions.

A group of more than 40 South African academics, researchers and teachers have joined the international support for the South African and Indian governments’ proposal that global intellectual property rights should not apply to Covid-19 medicines.

I received overwhelming support from many –– presented as a South African birding guide from a dear professor, South African news articles from friends and countless affirmations that I will learn so, so much.

The operatives involved members of various units within the police as well as members of South African National Defence Force, provincial and municipal traffic officers, South African Revenue Service and Department of Home Affairs.

There are more South African treats including Bredie, Melktert and Boerewors on the new South African Food and Goodies page at Springbok Casino.

The South African transaction is expected to close in the coming weeks and is subject to conditions including approval of the exchange control authorities of the South African Reserve Bank.

Godwin Adama, Nigeria's consul-general in South Africa said the South African government needs to do more to change perceptions about foreigners, especially those from other African countries.

Proudly South African insurance company, Assupol officially launched the Thuma Mina financial literacy sessions, a campaign aimed to promote financial literacy within South African communities, recently.

South African businesses in Nigeria on Tuesday bore the brunt of the ongoing Xenophobic attacks of Nigerians in South African.

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