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

Western Sanctions in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: sanctions
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 7
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 27.3 words

Words in this phrase

western sanctions

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • western can mean: Of, facing, situated in, or related to the west. Common word
  • sanctions can mean: plural of sanction Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 3 start, 8 middle, 9 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

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

be sure western sanctions have made 1× comply with western sanctions on russia 1× due to western sanctions and the 1× effect of western sanctions 1× face of western sanctions defying forecasts 1× force of western sanctions over the 1× has ignored western sanctions signed a 1× is that western sanctions forbade moving 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

ambassador brigety appeared 1× another cause for 1× belgrade and moscow 1× china has publicly 1× china which is 1× moscow has gone 1×

Common sentence endings:

a steep decline 1× barrier to shipments 1× belgrade and moscow 1× cheaper used models 1× dozens of planes 1× due to ukraine 1×

Context words

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

russia 11× russian 7× moscow 7× new 3× gas 3× turkey 3× neutral 3× ukraine 3× exports 3× strategy 2× africa 2× belgrade 2×

Related phrases

western cape western railway western philosophy western australia western allies economic sanctions western countries great western new sanctions western sahara

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around sanctions:

economic sanctions 10× new sanctions 9× imposed sanctions 7× sanctions imposed 7×

Just before it in the phrase index:

western sahara western reserve western railway western philosophy western pennsylvania western kentucky

Just after it in the phrase index:

wests tigers wet conditions wet season wet weather whatever happens whenever needed

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

western cape western railway western philosophy western australia western allies western countries

Same ending:

economic sanctions new sanctions imposed sanctions

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "western sanctions" has 2 words and usually appears near the end in these examples. The average sentence has 27.3 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as be sure western sanctions have made, comply with western sanctions on russia, russia, russian and moscow stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with western cape, western railway, western philosophy, economic sanctions, new sanctions and imposed sanctions, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with western sanctions

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

Short example sentences

The Russian economy is staggering under the effect of Western sanctions. (11 words)

To be sure, Western sanctions have made life more difficult for Russia’s aviation sector. (15 words)

Western sanctions and threats have limited impact when a nation has fostered such strategic alliances. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

U.S. Treasury Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo stressed in an interview that the Western sanctions are only one “tool as part of a larger strategy” and that the U.S. continues to adjust its sanctions to outmaneuver Russia's own shifts in strategy. (43 words)

Since the beginning of the war, Russian pilots have not had a good record – many of the electronic components needed to build new jets are not available in Russia due to Western sanctions, and the Kremlin is losing dozens of planes. (41 words)

Spending on new cars in Russia more than halved last year as the auto industry felt the full force of Western sanctions over the conflict in Ukraine, with production plunging, prices soaring and buyers switching to cheaper used models. (39 words)

Example sentences (20)

U.S. Treasury Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo stressed in an interview that the Western sanctions are only one “tool as part of a larger strategy” and that the U.S. continues to adjust its sanctions to outmaneuver Russia's own shifts in strategy.

Ambassador Brigety appeared to refer to a previously known episode, when the Lady R, a cargo vessel under western sanctions flying a Russian flag, docked at South Africa’s largest naval base.

Another cause for the thinner flow is that Western sanctions forbade moving specific types of goods, including military and so-called “dual-use” products, into Russia and Belarus.

Belgrade and Moscow have recently signed an agreement to “consult” on foreign policy issues; Serbia has ignored Western sanctions; signed a new gas deal with Russia and doubled flights between Belgrade and Moscow.

But he has also said Turkey under his presidency would continue to ignore Western sanctions against Russia.

China has publicly remained neutral in the conflict, while criticising western sanctions against and reaffirming its close ties with Moscow.

China, which is friendly with Moscow but says it is neutral in the war, can buy Russian oil and gas without triggering Western sanctions.

Moscow has gone on a diplomatic offensive in Africa, including in Ethiopia, hoping the continent will stay neutral rather than join Western sanctions against it.

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Russia is under pressure from Western sanctions for its invasion of Ukraine, and the U.S. has boosted LNG exports to Europe after Moscow cut gas pipeline shipments to the continent.

Russian Central Bank is a member of the BIS but its engagement with the BIS has been suspended since early March 2022 – since the onslaught of western sanctions due to Ukraine.

Russian oil production has proved resilient in the face of Western sanctions, defying forecasts of a steep decline.

Russia’s grain and fertiliser exports are not subject to Western sanctions but Moscow has said restrictions on payments, logistics and insurance have been a barrier to shipments.

Since the beginning of the war, Russian pilots have not had a good record – many of the electronic components needed to build new jets are not available in Russia due to Western sanctions, and the Kremlin is losing dozens of planes.

Spending on new cars in Russia more than halved last year as the auto industry felt the full force of Western sanctions over the conflict in Ukraine, with production plunging, prices soaring and buyers switching to cheaper used models.

Syrian officials have urged the U.N. to fund reconstruction, and Lister believes that this, in addition to the lifting of Western sanctions, is what Damascus hopes to get.

The places they’d come from are cut off from much of the world; they are not internationally recognised so travel and trade can only be done via Russia – and both have been limited by Western sanctions since 2022.

The Russian economy is staggering under the effect of Western sanctions.

To be sure, Western sanctions have made life more difficult for Russia’s aviation sector.

Turkey is another winner from the Russian chaos, since its exports rose 13% to $254 billion as Turkey refused to comply with Western sanctions on Russia.

Western sanctions and threats have limited impact when a nation has fostered such strategic alliances.

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