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Shanaka in a sentence

Using Shanaka

  • In the example corpus, shanaka often appears in combinations such as: dasun shanaka.

Context around Shanaka

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 5 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

dasun 5× captain 1×

Often after:

standing 1× comes 1× top 1× drops 1× struggled 1× walks 1×

Sentence patterns with Shanaka

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

as dasun shanaka drops his 1× as dasun shanaka top scored 1× ball but shanaka standing at 1× dasun shanaka comes to 1× dimissed dasun shanaka 0 in 1× innings captain shanaka struggled immensely 1× out of shanaka at the 1× shanaka walks back 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

fernando dominated a 1× it all happened 1× rohit also spoke 1× shanaka walks back 1× spinners adam zampa 1× sri lanka skipper 1×

Common sentence endings:

coach chris silverwood 1× deep deep trouble 1× for sri lanka 1× his next over 1× shanaka struggled immensely 1× up too far 1×

Words around Shanaka

Just before it in the word index:

shanahan 198 shanah 2 shanae 5 shanachie 2 shanab 2 shana 45

Just after it in the word index:

shanan 2 shanann 23 shanavas 4 shanaya 7 shanaz 2 shanbhag 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aanholt 13 aardwolf 13 abati 13 abbeville 13 abcc 13 abcon 13

Corpus analysis for Shanaka

  • In this selection, "shanaka" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, dasun, captain, standing, comes and top stand out and add context to how "shanaka" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include as dasun shanaka drops his and as dasun shanaka top scored. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "shanaka" sits close to words such as aanholt, aardwolf and abati, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with shanaka

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

Dasun Shanaka comes to bat. (5 words)

While Fernando carried the innings, captain Shanaka struggled immensely. (9 words)

Shanaka walks back for 8 and Sri Lanka are in deep, deep trouble. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

The 22-year-old Mustafizur, who was bought by Mumbai Indians for Rs 2.2 crores for the upcoming IPL season, had in-form Kushal Mendis (11) in the fourth over and then dimissed Dasun Shanaka (0) in his next over. (41 words)

It all happened in the last over of the Lankan innings when Shami was steaming in to bowl the third ball, but Shanaka, standing at the non-striker’s end, had backed up too far. (35 words)

Rohit also spoke on Mohammed Shami’s attempted run-out of Shanaka at the non-striker’s end in the final over when he was at 98. (27 words)

Example sentences (10)

It all happened in the last over of the Lankan innings when Shami was steaming in to bowl the third ball, but Shanaka, standing at the non-striker’s end, had backed up too far.

Rohit also spoke on Mohammed Shami’s attempted run-out of Shanaka at the non-striker’s end in the final over when he was at 98.

Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka’s unbeaten 88-ball 108 will put him in the “IPL marketplace” again, feels their head coach Chris Silverwood.

Dasun Shanaka comes to bat.

Fernando dominated a 76-run stand with Shanaka, whose contribution was only 12 but the partnership pulled Sri Lanka out of trouble from 4-58.

Spinners Adam Zampa (3-14) and Ashton Agar (1-13) were also wicket-takers as Dasun Shanaka top-scored with 17 for Sri Lanka.

The Kiwi batsman got lucky on the last ball of the over as Dasun Shanaka drops his catch in the deep, 17 runs from the over.

While Fernando carried the innings, captain Shanaka struggled immensely.

Shanaka walks back for 8 and Sri Lanka are in deep, deep trouble.

The 22-year-old Mustafizur, who was bought by Mumbai Indians for Rs 2.2 crores for the upcoming IPL season, had in-form Kushal Mendis (11) in the fourth over and then dimissed Dasun Shanaka (0) in his next over.

Common combinations with shanaka

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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