Explore Qusay through 7 example sentences from English. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Context around Qusay
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Qusay
- In this selection, "qusay" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, yahya, yaqub, ministry, born, adulfattah and fighting stand out and add context to how "qusay" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and yaqub qusay are presumed and family qusay s older. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "qusay" sits close to words such as aad, aadhar and aaro, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with qusay
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Uday and Qusay fighting over who gets the top bunk. (10 words)
There were reports that Qusay's 14-year-old son Mustapha was the fourth body found. (16 words)
The other two Yahya Qusay (born 1991) and Yaqub Qusay are presumed alive, but their whereabouts are unknown. (18 words)
About $22 billion will be required in the short term and another $66 billion in the medium term, the director-general of the country’s planning ministry, Qusay Adulfattah, told the conference, without indicating any timeframe. (36 words)
In 1998, Iraqi opposition groups accused Qusay of ordering the execution of thousands of political prisoners after hundreds of inmates were similarly executed to make room for new prisoners in crowded jails. (32 words)
Qusay was believed to have been Saddam's later intended successor, as he was less erratic than his older brother and kept a low profile. (25 words)
Example sentences (7)
The other two Yahya Qusay (born 1991) and Yaqub Qusay are presumed alive, but their whereabouts are unknown.
About $22 billion will be required in the short term and another $66 billion in the medium term, the director-general of the country’s planning ministry, Qusay Adulfattah, told the conference, without indicating any timeframe.
Uday and Qusay fighting over who gets the top bunk.
Family Qusay's older brother Uday was viewed as Saddam's heir-apparent until he sustained serious injuries in a 1996 assassination attempt.
In 1998, Iraqi opposition groups accused Qusay of ordering the execution of thousands of political prisoners after hundreds of inmates were similarly executed to make room for new prisoners in crowded jails.
Qusay was believed to have been Saddam's later intended successor, as he was less erratic than his older brother and kept a low profile.
There were reports that Qusay's 14-year-old son Mustapha was the fourth body found.