Wondering how to use Purdah in a sentence? Below are 4 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as solitude or isolation.
Purdah in a sentence
Purdah meaning
- A curtain, especially one used in some Hindu or Muslim traditions to conceal women from the gaze of people, particularly men and strangers.
- A long veil or other attire covering most of the body, worn by women in some Muslim societies.
- The situation or system of secluding women from the gaze of people, particularly men and strangers, in some Muslim and Hindu traditions, by using a curtain or screen, and/or wearing a face veil or attire covering most of the body.
Synonyms of Purdah
Using Purdah
- The main meaning on this page is: A curtain, especially one used in some Hindu or Muslim traditions to conceal women from the gaze of people, particularly men and strangers. | A long veil or other attire covering most of the body, worn by women in some Muslim societies. | The situation or system of secluding women from the gaze of people, particularly men and strangers, in some Muslim and Hindu traditions, by using a curtain or screen, and/or wearing a face veil or attire covering most of the body.
- Useful related words include: solitude, isolation, sex segregation, segregation.
- In the example corpus, purdah often appears in combinations such as: in purdah.
Context around Purdah
- Average sentence length in these examples: 31.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Purdah
- In this selection, "purdah" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 31.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, secluded stand out and add context to how "purdah" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include down during purdah before any and due to purdah the period. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "purdah" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with purdah
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He said he was “advised that it should not be a problem, but that he would have to stand down during purdah” before any election. (25 words)
It is 1921 in Bombay, India, and three widows who live in purdah — secluded in women’s quarters where men cannot see them — have signed away their inheritances to a charity. (31 words)
I was supposed, during my sentence in purdah, to wear trainers so as not to expose ‘toe cleavage’, but I got so hot I resorted to flip flops: the steam had to escape somehow. (34 words)
When contacted, a spokesperson for the CCG said the last-minute decision was due to purdah – the period of restricted local government activity put in place before general elections in order to avoid influencing the outcome. (36 words)
I was supposed, during my sentence in purdah, to wear trainers so as not to expose ‘toe cleavage’, but I got so hot I resorted to flip flops: the steam had to escape somehow. (34 words)
It is 1921 in Bombay, India, and three widows who live in purdah — secluded in women’s quarters where men cannot see them — have signed away their inheritances to a charity. (31 words)
Example sentences (4)
When contacted, a spokesperson for the CCG said the last-minute decision was due to purdah – the period of restricted local government activity put in place before general elections in order to avoid influencing the outcome.
He said he was “advised that it should not be a problem, but that he would have to stand down during purdah” before any election.
It is 1921 in Bombay, India, and three widows who live in purdah — secluded in women’s quarters where men cannot see them — have signed away their inheritances to a charity.
I was supposed, during my sentence in purdah, to wear trainers so as not to expose ‘toe cleavage’, but I got so hot I resorted to flip flops: the steam had to escape somehow.
Common combinations with purdah
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- in purdah 2×