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Shanties meaning

plural of shanty

Using Shanties

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of shanty
  • In the example corpus, shanties often appears in combinations such as: shanties and, sea shanties, of shanties.

Context around Shanties

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 8 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Shanties

  • In this selection, "shanties" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, sea, cardboard, end and nearby stand out and add context to how "shanties" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 17 000 shanties are all and 19 several shanties were also. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "shanties" sits close to words such as aaf, aalen and abrogated, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with shanties

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

But they told local media that the fire engulfed several shanties. (11 words)

They commit crimes and run to shanties that can’t be easily traced. (13 words)

To this end, shanties that harbored criminals in the past in FCT are giving way. (15 words)

In their separate reactions, some of the victims whose shanties and wares were cleared acknowledged that they were truly warned some weeks ago, but, however gave different reasons why they found it difficult to relocate from where they’re operating. (40 words)

Fifteen years later, the nearly 17,000 shanties are all pucca homes, most with an upper storey that may be sub-let; the homes and shops standing higgledy-piggledy and packed closely together along the narrow streets are all electrified. (40 words)

Fishermen across the state annually drag heavy shanties out across the ice to a favorable spot to drop a line, hoping the ice sticks around for the season, and often leading to a risky rescue when spring nears. (38 words)

Example sentences (20)

At the same time, the labourers who had worked to build these shiny monuments to India’s ‘development’ and lived in shanties nearby, were evicted from the riverbanks.

In their separate reactions, some of the victims whose shanties and wares were cleared acknowledged that they were truly warned some weeks ago, but, however gave different reasons why they found it difficult to relocate from where they’re operating.

Many locals claimed that the drive that started in the morning was demolishing two and three-storeyed buildings near Aulia Masjid at Andehria More along with shanties, and protested the move.

Music collective Mambo Jambo gives little ones aged 3 – 7 their first taste of sea shanties.

So, I’ll always fondly remember Louisa Jo—a person who could sing the dirtiest sea shanties in one life and had the courage to change sex in another.

Some hope L.A.’s newly elected Mayor Karen Bass will make good on her campaign promise to move people out of tents and cardboard shanties and eventually into permanent housing.

The Shantycaller line is the Mariner's support tree, enhancing the Mariner's numerous fellowship and raid-wide buffs that are applied through Shanties.

Abba Garu, who spoke on behalf of the shanty occupants, said that the recent demolition of shanties by the FCT Administration was the 22nd time, pleading with the government to assist them in finding alternative shelter.

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But they told local media that the fire engulfed several shanties.

Gwari added: “Most of the plot owners have complained overtime, that they could not access the plots because of these shanties and criminal elements residing here.

There were no shanties and informal settlers along the river bank like in Bangkok and I hope we can replicate such here in the Philippines.

They commit crimes and run to shanties that can’t be easily traced.

To this end, shanties that harbored criminals in the past in FCT are giving way.

While Palma continues to break records in terms of house pieces, “shanties” are now spreading across the city.

An entire house building collapsed in Delhi's Anna Nagar slum area following downpour on July 19. Several shanties were also damaged as road caved in. Heavy rainfall led the waterlogging in parts of Delhi this morning.

Fifteen years later, the nearly 17,000 shanties are all pucca homes, most with an upper storey that may be sub-let; the homes and shops standing higgledy-piggledy and packed closely together along the narrow streets are all electrified.

A few minutes more and we arrive at a scattered collection of shanties, where about twenty-five to thirty people enjoy close family living.

All the 15 people who perished in early hours of Saturday in Maharashtra's Pune when a housing society wall collapsed on their shanties after incessant rains were from Katihar district of Bihar, officials said.

Fishermen across the state annually drag heavy shanties out across the ice to a favorable spot to drop a line, hoping the ice sticks around for the season, and often leading to a risky rescue when spring nears.

In the capital’s alleyways, chapels materialise out of stone and sheet metal, nearly indistinguishable from the neighbouring shanties, where homemade shrines glow in the windows.

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Common combinations with shanties

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "shanties" in a sentence?
An example: "At the same time, the labourers who had worked to build these shiny monuments to India’s ‘development’ and lived in shanties nearby, were evicted from the riverbanks." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "shanties" from authentic English texts.
What does "shanties" mean?
Shanties means: plural of shanty
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