Get to know Sabbah better with 10+ real example sentences.
Sabbah in a sentence
Context around Sabbah
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 7 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Sabbah
- In this selection, "sabbah" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, daughter, eid, alamut, head, liked and began stand out and add context to how "sabbah" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include abdo al sabbah another 17 and and popularity sabbah founded the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "sabbah" sits close to words such as aadi, aayush and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with sabbah
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Doson, Nandita and Sabbah, Abdul Wahad (editors) Stories from our Mothers (2010). (12 words)
Using his fame and popularity, Sabbah founded the Order of the Assassins. (12 words)
In either case, Sabbah adapted the fortress to suit his needs not only for defense from hostile forces, but also for indoctrination of his followers. (25 words)
Eid Sabbah, head of the nursing department at Kamal Adwan hospital, told the BBC that at about 07:00 on Friday, the military gave the administration 15 minutes to evacuate patients and staff into its courtyard. (36 words)
Although the "Fida'yin" were the lowest rank in Sabbah's order and were only used as expendable pawns to do the Grandmaster's bidding, much time and many resources were put into training them. (35 words)
Perceiving that Sabbah was either a prophet or magician, his disciples, believing that only he could return them to "paradise", were fully committed to his cause and willing to carry out his every request. (34 words)
Example sentences (11)
Abdo al Sabbah, another 17-year-old, was left behind and what happened to him was not revealed until March 16, when Turkish authorities returned his body to his family in Syria.
Cllr Akhtar will be supported in his Mayoral role by two Mayoresses, his wife of 29 years Shagufta and his daughter Sabbah, and also two Consorts, his sons Umar and Tauseef.
Eid Sabbah, head of the nursing department at Kamal Adwan hospital, told the BBC that at about 07:00 on Friday, the military gave the administration 15 minutes to evacuate patients and staff into its courtyard.
According to texts that have come down to us from Alamut, Hassan-i Sabbah liked to call his disciples Asasiyun, meaning people who are faithful to the Asās, meaning "foundation" of the faith.
After laying claim to the fortress at Alamut, Sabbah began expanding his influence outwards to nearby towns and districts, using his agents to gain political favour and to intimidate the local populations.
Although the "Fida'yin" were the lowest rank in Sabbah's order and were only used as expendable pawns to do the Grandmaster's bidding, much time and many resources were put into training them.
Doson, Nandita and Sabbah, Abdul Wahad (editors) Stories from our Mothers (2010).
In either case, Sabbah adapted the fortress to suit his needs not only for defense from hostile forces, but also for indoctrination of his followers.
Perceiving that Sabbah was either a prophet or magician, his disciples, believing that only he could return them to "paradise", were fully committed to his cause and willing to carry out his every request.
Spending most of his days at Alamut producing religious works and developing doctrines for his Order, Sabbah would never leave his fortress again in his lifetime.
Using his fame and popularity, Sabbah founded the Order of the Assassins.