Shall means: Used before a verb to indicate the simple future tense in the first person singular or plural. Below you'll find 20 example sentences showing how to use Shall in practice.

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Shall in a sentence

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Shall meaning

  1. Used before a verb to indicate the simple future tense in the first person singular or plural.
  2. Used similarly to indicate determination or obligation in the second and third persons singular or plural.
  3. Used in questions with the first person singular or plural to suggest a possible future action.

Example sentences (20)

And because I declare Akwa Ibom a godly land no evil man shall rule this land, no wicked man shall rule Akwa Ibom.

Every one that is found shall be thrust through; and every one that is joined unto them shall fall by the sword.

He warned that whatever we allow shall be allowed in heaven and whatever we forbid shall be forbid in Heaven.

When Jesus said, “You shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free,” what is it that you would be set free from?

Each lawyer shall be entitled to be accompanied by one paralegal who shall act as an attendant and witness.

The market managers shall be prosecuted while the contravening shops shall be forfeited to the State Government without notice.

And He shall come again with glory to judge the living and the dead, Whose kingdom shall have no end.

You shall laugh over every situation this month and tears of sorrow shall never drop from your eyes.

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But if he has been driven from his native place and shall go into another he shall be without blame.

Amen, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

Further they shall ensure that the bus shall ply with passengers not exceeding to seating capacity.

Article 4 states: No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms.

Before kick-off a huge banner was unfurled with the words “We shall fight and we shall overcome”.

Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be read like crimson, they shall be as wool (Isa. 1:15-18).

Deuteronomy 23:17 tells followers: None of the daughters of Israel shall be a kedeshah, nor shall any of the sons of Israel be a kadesh.

Their rituals based on the bible passage Mark 16: 17 which reads: 'In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues.

Lifts shall be shared only with 2 to 3 persons at a time and usage of lifts shall be encouraged for aged and persons with disabilities only.

But if anyone shall ordain counter to this decree, he shall be liable to punishment.

It states that maternity leave shall commence one month prior to the date of confinement and shall, in any event, commence from the date of delivery.

And the first thing I said to him when he got off the plane was, 'Shall I beat you up here at the airport, or shall I beat you up back at my apartment?

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Common combinations with shall

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • shall be 141×
  • shall not 28×
  • they shall 27×
  • and shall 26×
  • shall have 20×
  • you shall 17×
  • we shall 17×
  • he shall 16×
  • it shall
  • nor shall

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "shall" in a sentence?
An example: "And because I declare Akwa Ibom a godly land no evil man shall rule this land, no wicked man shall rule Akwa Ibom." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "shall" from real English texts.
What does "shall" mean?
Shall means: Used before a verb to indicate the simple future tense in the first person singular or plural.
How many example sentences with "shall" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "shall", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

About these examples

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