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Sentinelese is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Sentinelese in a sentence

Sentinelese meaning

A member of an indigenous people of the Andaman Islands, in the Bay of Bengal. They inhabit North Sentinel Island.

Using Sentinelese

  • The main meaning on this page is: A member of an indigenous people of the Andaman Islands, in the Bay of Bengal. They inhabit North Sentinel Island.
  • In the example corpus, sentinelese often appears in combinations such as: the sentinelese, sentinelese tribe.

Context around Sentinelese

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 29.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 4 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

native 1× north 1×

Often after:

tribe 3× tribesmen 1× seem 1× fear 1× hunter 1×

Sentence patterns with Sentinelese

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

1990s the sentinelese seem to 1× converting the sentinelese to christianity 1× jarawa and sentinelese still maintain 1× meet the sentinelese tribe whose 1× so the sentinelese fear of 1× the native sentinelese tribesmen by 1× the north sentinelese tribe doomed 1× the sentinelese hunter gatherers 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

apparently chau a 1× but recently unearthed 1× chau a christian 1× chau s contact 1× chau was acutely 1× he had expressed 1×

Common sentence endings:

a few minutes 1× disturbing sexual photographs 1× for everyone involved 1× from port blair 1× in a statement 1× isolated such group 1×

Words around Sentinelese

Just before it in the word index:

sentinel 298 sentiments 716 sentimentally 2 sentimentalized 2 sentimentality 56 sentimentalist 4

Just after it in the word index:

sentinellabs 3 sentinelone 21 sentinels 90 sentinum 2 sentius 3 sento 7

Similar in corpus frequency:

aab 14 aamer 14 aave 14 abadan 14 abdelmadjid 14 abdulkarim 14

Corpus analysis for Sentinelese

  • In this selection, "sentinelese" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 29.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, native, north, tribe, tribesmen and seem stand out and add context to how "sentinelese" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 1990s the sentinelese seem to and converting the sentinelese to christianity. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "sentinelese" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with sentinelese

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

So the Sentinelese fear of outsiders is very understandable,” Stephen Corry, the group’s director, said in a statement. (19 words)

But recently unearthed documents reveal why the Sentinelese have been so hostile to outsiders – and they tell a story of kidnap, disease, and disturbing sexual photographs. (26 words)

Chau was acutely aware of the risk he posed to the Sentinelese and that, if he died, retrieving his body would be dangerous for everyone involved. (26 words)

Longer example sentences

Apparently Chau, a graduate of the evangelical Oral Roberts University, Oklahoma, who had previously declared visiting North Sentinel as his ‘must-do adventure’, had decided his life’s calling was converting the Sentinelese to Christianity. (35 words)

The Indian government monitors the Andaman Islands territories, including North Sentinel Island (pictured), home to the Sentinelese tribe — one of the last hunter-gatherer tribes that has little to no contact with modern civilization. (34 words)

He had expressed a desire to meet the Sentinelese Tribe, whose name is derived from that of the island they inhabit, Sentinel, which is at a distance of 102 km from Port Blair. (33 words)

Example sentences (11)

But recently unearthed documents reveal why the Sentinelese have been so hostile to outsiders – and they tell a story of kidnap, disease, and disturbing sexual photographs.

Apparently Chau, a graduate of the evangelical Oral Roberts University, Oklahoma, who had previously declared visiting North Sentinel as his ‘must-do adventure’, had decided his life’s calling was converting the Sentinelese to Christianity.

Chau, a Christian missionary, was killed on Nov. 17 — a day after he tried to reach the native Sentinelese tribesmen by trying to speak their language and singing worship songs.

Chau’s contact with the North Sentinelese tribe doomed him, and it may doom the tribe as well if his death attracts gawkers, missionaries, and rescue workers to the island.

Chau was acutely aware of the risk he posed to the Sentinelese and that, if he died, retrieving his body would be dangerous for everyone involved.

He had expressed a desire to meet the Sentinelese Tribe, whose name is derived from that of the island they inhabit, Sentinel, which is at a distance of 102 km from Port Blair.

More recently (the 1990s), the Sentinelese seem to have mellowed out a bit, allowing boats to come closer to the shore, and even greeting visitors unarmed –ma but only for a few minutes.

So the Sentinelese fear of outsiders is very understandable,” Stephen Corry, the group’s director, said in a statement.

The Indian government monitors the Andaman Islands territories, including North Sentinel Island (pictured), home to the Sentinelese tribe — one of the last hunter-gatherer tribes that has little to no contact with modern civilization.

The Sentinelese, hunter-gatherers armed with primitive spears and bows and arrows, are considered to be the last pre-Neolithic tribe in the world and the most isolated such group.

Only the Jarawa and Sentinelese still maintain a steadfast independence and refuse most attempts at contact; their numbers are uncertain but estimated to be in the low hundreds.

Common combinations with sentinelese

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "sentinelese" in a sentence?
An example: "But recently unearthed documents reveal why the Sentinelese have been so hostile to outsiders – and they tell a story of kidnap, disease, and disturbing sexual photographs." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "sentinelese" from authentic English texts.
What does "sentinelese" mean?
Sentinelese means: A member of an indigenous people of the Andaman Islands, in the Bay of Bengal. They inhabit North Sentinel Island.
How many example sentences with "sentinelese" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "sentinelese", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.