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

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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.

Using Shall

  • The main meaning on this page is: Used before a verb to indicate the simple future tense in the first person singular or plural. | Used similarly to indicate determination or obligation in the second and third persons singular or plural. | Used in questions with the first person singular or plural to suggest a possible future action.
  • In the example corpus, shall often appears in combinations such as: shall be, shall not, they shall.

Context around Shall

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 35.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 12 start, 7 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Shall

  • In this selection, "shall" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 35.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, neither, nor, thee, prosper, rule and enjoy stand out and add context to how "shall" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include fear nor shall they grieve, on them shall be no and nor shall. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "shall" sits close to words such as ukrainian, contacted and dialogue, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with shall

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

And He shall come again with glory to judge the living and the dead, Whose kingdom shall have no end. (20 words)

And because I declare Akwa Ibom a godly land no evil man shall rule this land, no wicked man shall rule Akwa Ibom. (23 words)

Yes, when this flesh and heart shall fail, And mortal life shall cease; I shall possess, within the veil, A life of joy and peace. (25 words)

One of my favorites that gives me so much courage and hope is “But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint” (Isaiah 40:31 ESV). (49 words)

He who is happy with his portion, as it is said: “You shall enjoy the fruit of your labors, you shall be happy and you shall prosper” ( 128:2) “You shall be happy” in this world, “and you shall prosper” in the world to come. (45 words)

God said: 'Wait Mohammed; for thy sake I will to create paradise, the world, and a great multitude of creatures, whereof I make thee a present, insomuch that whoso bless thee shall be blessed, and whoso shall curse thee shall be accursed. (42 words)

Example sentences (20)

He who is happy with his portion, as it is said: “You shall enjoy the fruit of your labors, you shall be happy and you shall prosper” ( 128:2) “You shall be happy” in this world, “and you shall prosper” in the world to come.

One of my favorites that gives me so much courage and hope is “But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint” (Isaiah 40:31 ESV).

And he shall judge between the nations and reprove many peoples, and they shall beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift the sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore.

During this time each party shall be secure, and neither shall injure the other; no secret damage shall be inflicted, but honesty and honour shall prevail between them.

The applicant shall pay the costs oft he first and second respondents and that the applicant’s security deposit of K5,000 shall be split between the first and second respondents equally and shall be paid forthwith.

Article 18 The President of the Republic shall communicate with the two assemblies of Parliament by means of messages, which he shall cause to be read and which shall not be the occasion for any debate.

Believers who "spend of their wealth by night and by day, in secret and in public" are promised that they "shall have their reward with their Lord; on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve".

God said: 'Wait Mohammed; for thy sake I will to create paradise, the world, and a great multitude of creatures, whereof I make thee a present, insomuch that whoso bless thee shall be blessed, and whoso shall curse thee shall be accursed.

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Respect for the sanctity of all other divine religions shall be maintained; The principles of Islamic Shari’a shall be a principal source of legislation.; Arabic shall be the official language.

Section 2. The Congress shall assemble at least once in every year, and such meeting shall begin at noon on the 3d day of January, unless they shall by law appoint a different day.

Such shall also be the case with go-betweens, if they be clerics they shall be cut off from their rank, if laymen or monks, they shall be anathematized.

The leading conditions are that the name and colours of Bristol City shall be retained, that matches shall be played alternately on the ground of each club for one season, and that five directors shall be nominated by each club.

The Prime Minister shall be appointed by the President of the Republic who shall appoint on the Prime Minister's proposal the other members of the Cabinet and shall entrust them with the direction of individual ministries or other agencies.

Those who believe and those who are Jews and Christians, and Sabians, whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day and do righteous good deeds shall have their reward with their Lord, on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve.

Yes, when this flesh and heart shall fail, And mortal life shall cease; I shall possess, within the veil, A life of joy and peace.

Agencies shall identify displacement risks associated with Federal facility siting and development and shall engage with any community that may be affected, along with appropriate regional and local officials, to mitigate those displacement risks.

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

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

Smart meters shall be read remotely at least once in a day and the data shall be shared with consumers in order to enable them to take informed decision about consumption of electricity, the ministry statement said.

The advance shall be treated as a loan (the “Loan”) to the EMS Fund and shall be repaid to the Self Insurance Fund out of property tax revenues and/or EMS Department revenues.

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Common combinations with shall

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Frequently asked questions

How do you use "shall" in a sentence?
An example: "He who is happy with his portion, as it is said: “You shall enjoy the fruit of your labors, you shall be happy and you shall prosper” ( 128:2) “You shall be happy” in this world, “and you shall prosper” in the world to come." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "shall" from authentic 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 at least 10+ example sentences with "shall", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.