How do you use Sfax in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like city or metropolis, plus the exact meaning.
Sfax meaning
- A city in Sfax Governorate, Tunisia.
- Sfax Governorate, one of the governorates in Tunisia.
Synonyms of Sfax
Using Sfax
- The main meaning on this page is: A city in Sfax Governorate, Tunisia. | Sfax Governorate, one of the governorates in Tunisia.
- Useful related words include: safaqis, city, metropolis, urban center.
- In the example corpus, sfax often appears in combinations such as: of sfax, in sfax, sfax tunisia.
Context around Sfax
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 7 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 14 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Sfax
- In this selection, "sfax" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 29.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, academy, tunisia, province and hospital stand out and add context to how "sfax" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include city of sfax and arrivals from sfax in tunisia. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "sfax" sits close to words such as aat, abhorrence and abms, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with sfax
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Apart from Bizerte Sidi-Ahmed, there are military airfields reported at Bizerte (La-Kharouba), Gabes, Gafsa, and Sfax. (18 words)
It was five miles from the Kerkennah Islands and 16 nautical miles from the city of Sfax, the interior ministry said. (21 words)
I realised the danger of what I had done," he tells the BBC at his studio in the coastal city of Sfax. (22 words)
This surge can be attributed, in part, to the escalating numbers of arrivals from Sfax in Tunisia, which has now surpassed as the principal departure point for refugees embarking on the perilous journey across the central Mediterranean to reach Europe. (40 words)
A Tunisian by birth, Mohammed al-Zouari was born in 1967 and grew up in a conservative Muslim household, completing a religious and formal education, before graduating from the ‘National School of Engineers’ in the city of Sfax. (38 words)
Over recent years, Chinese aid to Tunisia has mainly focused on construction and health, including for the Tunisian Diplomatic Academy, Sfax Hospital, Ben Arous Youth Sports and Cultural Center, and vaccines and medical supplies during the pandemic. (37 words)
Example sentences (14)
A Tunisian by birth, Mohammed al-Zouari was born in 1967 and grew up in a conservative Muslim household, completing a religious and formal education, before graduating from the ‘National School of Engineers’ in the city of Sfax.
I realised the danger of what I had done," he tells the BBC at his studio in the coastal city of Sfax.
Migrants from sub-Saharan Africa live in difficult conditions in a park in Sfax province of Tunisia, as they wait for an opportunity to seek asylum in Europe, on Aug. 9, 2023.
This surge can be attributed, in part, to the escalating numbers of arrivals from Sfax in Tunisia, which has now surpassed as the principal departure point for refugees embarking on the perilous journey across the central Mediterranean to reach Europe.
Over recent years, Chinese aid to Tunisia has mainly focused on construction and health, including for the Tunisian Diplomatic Academy, Sfax Hospital, Ben Arous Youth Sports and Cultural Center, and vaccines and medical supplies during the pandemic.
When police razed tents last summer in Sfax, Tunisia’s second largest city, many migrants moved to the countryside near the stretch of coastline north of the city.
Speaking to the BBC at the family home near the Tunisian port city of Sfax, Brahim Aouissaoui's older brother, Yasine, said the pair had spoken on Wednesday night.
Tunis/Tunisia — Republican Popular Union candidate for the early presidential elections Lotfi Mraihi campaigned on Thursday in Sfax, where he met with the locals and discussed with them the major outlines of his programme.
It was five miles from the Kerkennah Islands and 16 nautical miles from the city of Sfax, the interior ministry said.
The Super Eagles will host the Mediterranean Knights on Saturday October 13 at the Akwa Ibom International Stadium, Uyo with the reverse fixture slated for Sfax, Tunisia, three days later.
The Super Eagles will leave for Sfax, Tunisia on Monday morning aboard a charter flight for Tuesday’s 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matchday four encounter against Libya, Completesportsnigeria.com reports.
The Tunisian revolution spontaneously began in rural areas in the depths of Tunisia before moving to Sfax, the country's second-largest city, and from there to the capital Tunis.
Apart from Bizerte Sidi-Ahmed, there are military airfields reported at Bizerte (La-Kharouba), Gabes, Gafsa, and Sfax.
The remainder lives on the island of Djerba with 39 synagogues where the Jewish community dates back 2,500 years, on Sfax and Hammam-Lif.
Common combinations with sfax
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of sfax 4×
- in sfax 3×
- sfax tunisia 3×
- sfax the 2×
- for sfax 2×