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Shanto is an English word. Below you'll find 7 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Shanto in a sentence

Shanto meaning

A form of Guyanese music, related to calypso and mento.

Using Shanto

  • The main meaning on this page is: A form of Guyanese music, related to calypso and mento.
  • In the example corpus, shanto often appears in combinations such as: hossain shanto, shanto made.

Context around Shanto

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 3 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

hossain 4×

Often after:

hit 1× tried 1× dancing 1×

Sentence patterns with Shanto

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

chanting and shanto dancing 1× erased as shanto and mominul 1× najmul hossain shanto made 11 1× najmul hossain shanto made 27 1× najmul hossain shanto tried to 1× najmul hossain shanto we should 1× shanto hit nine 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

bangladesh captain najmul 1× his opening partner 1× shanto hit nine 1× soiree is a 1× touring captain najmul 1× zakir hasan went 1×

Common sentence endings:

and shanto dancing 1× by kyle jarvis 1× downfall as well 1× last ten overs 1× should have won 1× the third wicket 1×

Words around Shanto

Just before it in the word index:

shantion 2 shantiniketan 2 shanties 38 shanti 44 shanthi 2 shanthakumar 2

Just after it in the word index:

shantung 2 shanty 52 shantytown 5 shantytowns 10 shantz 5 shanu 5

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaba 10 aafc 10 aaib 10 aalbers 10 abbate 10 abbesses 10

Corpus analysis for Shanto

  • In this selection, "shanto" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, hossain, hit, tried and dancing stand out and add context to how "shanto" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include chanting and shanto dancing and erased as shanto and mominul. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "shanto" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with shanto

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

Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto: "We should have won. (9 words)

Soiree is a mixture of libation ceremonies to evoke the spirits of the African ancestors, African drumming, chanting and shanto dancing. (21 words)

Touring captain Najmul Hossain Shanto made 27 and Mehidy Hasan Miraz 35 not out, but Indian spinner Varun Chakravarthy (3-31) wrecked their middle order. (25 words)

Longer example sentences

It was a sour end for Bangladesh, who were on course for finishing a good day with wickets in hand and more than half the deficit erased as Shanto and Mominul Haque looked solid through a 71-run stand for the third wicket. (43 words)

Zakir Hasan went back for a cheap score while their skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto tried to counter attack and scored a few quick runs but that approach led to his downfall as well. (33 words)

His opening partner Najmul Hossain Shanto made 11 off nine balls on his debut before being the first man out in the fifth over bowled by Kyle Jarvis. (28 words)

Example sentences (7)

Shanto hit nine boundaries and two sixes before he was run out in the 45th over as Bangladesh piled up 103 runs in the last ten overs.

Zakir Hasan went back for a cheap score while their skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto tried to counter attack and scored a few quick runs but that approach led to his downfall as well.

Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto: "We should have won.

Touring captain Najmul Hossain Shanto made 27 and Mehidy Hasan Miraz 35 not out, but Indian spinner Varun Chakravarthy (3-31) wrecked their middle order.

It was a sour end for Bangladesh, who were on course for finishing a good day with wickets in hand and more than half the deficit erased as Shanto and Mominul Haque looked solid through a 71-run stand for the third wicket.

His opening partner Najmul Hossain Shanto made 11 off nine balls on his debut before being the first man out in the fifth over bowled by Kyle Jarvis.

Soiree is a mixture of libation ceremonies to evoke the spirits of the African ancestors, African drumming, chanting and shanto dancing.

Common combinations with shanto

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "shanto" in a sentence?
An example: "Shanto hit nine boundaries and two sixes before he was run out in the 45th over as Bangladesh piled up 103 runs in the last ten overs." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "shanto" from authentic English texts.
What does "shanto" mean?
Shanto means: A form of Guyanese music, related to calypso and mento.
How many example sentences with "shanto" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "shanto", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.