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Wondering how to use Provos in a sentence? Below are 4 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as ira or fto.

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Provos in a sentence

Related words

Provos | Provost | Provo | Provosts

Provos meaning

plural of Provo

Synonyms of Provos

irish republican army ira provisional ira terrorist organization terrorist group foreign terrorist organization fto

Using Provos

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of Provo
  • Useful related words include: irish republican army, ira, provisional ira, terrorist organization.
  • In the example corpus, provos often appears in combinations such as: or provos, provos in.

Context around Provos

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 30 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

split 1×

Sentence patterns with Provos

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

boys and provos in the 1× ira or provos as they 1× provisional or provos split in 1× with the provos in complicated 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

however o callaghan 1× the official ira 1× the provisional ira 1×

Common sentence endings:

an ira volunteer 1× from great britain 1× of their cars 1× the nationalist community 1×

Words around Provos

Just before it in the word index:

provorov 37 provolone 17 provoking 370 provokes 61 provoker 5 provoked 443

Just after it in the word index:

provost 277 provosts 4 provus 3 provy 3 prow 16 prowant 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaai 6 aani 6 aarne 6 aarya 6 aasb 6 aasen 6

Corpus analysis for Provos

  • In this selection, "provos" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 30 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, split stand out and add context to how "provos" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include boys and provos in the and ira or provos as they. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "provos" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with provos

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

The Provisional IRA, or "Provos", as they became known, sought to establish itself as the defender of the nationalist community. (20 words)

The Official IRA and the Provisional (or “Provos”) split in 1969, with the latter urging more direct paramilitary attacks in the war for independence from Great Britain. (27 words)

However O’Callaghan later fell out with the Provos in complicated circumstances, apparently linked to family disputes in the borderlands, and his headstone in Crossmaglen “carries no hint he was ever an IRA volunteer”. (34 words)

Longer example sentences

An ad for the Everglades Hotel read: “Be A Derry Girl” – immediately conjuring up images of hordes of tourists in green school uniforms and wild hair, freaking out about exams, boys and Provos in the boots of their cars. (39 words)

However O’Callaghan later fell out with the Provos in complicated circumstances, apparently linked to family disputes in the borderlands, and his headstone in Crossmaglen “carries no hint he was ever an IRA volunteer”. (34 words)

The Official IRA and the Provisional (or “Provos”) split in 1969, with the latter urging more direct paramilitary attacks in the war for independence from Great Britain. (27 words)

Example sentences (4)

The Official IRA and the Provisional (or “Provos”) split in 1969, with the latter urging more direct paramilitary attacks in the war for independence from Great Britain.

However O’Callaghan later fell out with the Provos in complicated circumstances, apparently linked to family disputes in the borderlands, and his headstone in Crossmaglen “carries no hint he was ever an IRA volunteer”.

An ad for the Everglades Hotel read: “Be A Derry Girl” – immediately conjuring up images of hordes of tourists in green school uniforms and wild hair, freaking out about exams, boys and Provos in the boots of their cars.

The Provisional IRA, or "Provos", as they became known, sought to establish itself as the defender of the nationalist community.

Common combinations with provos

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • or provos 2×
  • provos in 2×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "provos" in a sentence?
An example: "The Official IRA and the Provisional (or “Provos”) split in 1969, with the latter urging more direct paramilitary attacks in the war for independence from Great Britain." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "provos" from authentic English texts.
What does "provos" mean?
Provos means: plural of Provo
What are synonyms of "provos"?
Common synonyms of "provos" include: irish republican army, ira, provisional ira, terrorist organization, terrorist group, foreign terrorist organization, fto.
How many example sentences with "provos" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "provos", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.