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How do you use Sharpeville in a sentence? See 3 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts.

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Sharpeville in a sentence

Context around Sharpeville

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

township 1× massacre 1×

Sentence patterns with Sharpeville

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

shootings at sharpeville and those 1× station in sharpeville township to 1× to the sharpeville massacre of 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

in his defence 1× partly in response 1×

Common sentence endings:

failed to quell 1× the marikana police 1× white minority government 1×

Words around Sharpeville

Just before it in the word index:

sharpest 108 sharpes 3 sharper 203 sharpens 22 sharpening 75 sharpeners 3

Just after it in the word index:

sharpham 2 sharpie 32 sharpies 8 sharpin 2 sharpish 4 sharples 16

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 5 aacr 5 aacsb 5 aadar 5 aadk 5 aadvantage 5

Corpus analysis for Sharpeville

  • In this selection, "sharpeville" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, township and massacre stand out and add context to how "sharpeville" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include shootings at sharpeville and those and station in sharpeville township to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "sharpeville" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with sharpeville

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

In his defence, he pointed out the similarities between the police shootings at Sharpeville and those of the Marikana police. (20 words)

He was 20 when thousands of people gathered outside a police station in Sharpeville township to protest against being forced to carry by the white minority government. (27 words)

Partly in response to the Sharpeville massacre of 1960, individual members of the ANC found it necessary to consider violence to combat what passive protest had failed to quell. (29 words)

Longer example sentences

Partly in response to the Sharpeville massacre of 1960, individual members of the ANC found it necessary to consider violence to combat what passive protest had failed to quell. (29 words)

He was 20 when thousands of people gathered outside a police station in Sharpeville township to protest against being forced to carry by the white minority government. (27 words)

In his defence, he pointed out the similarities between the police shootings at Sharpeville and those of the Marikana police. (20 words)

Example sentences (3)

He was 20 when thousands of people gathered outside a police station in Sharpeville township to protest against being forced to carry by the white minority government.

In his defence, he pointed out the similarities between the police shootings at Sharpeville and those of the Marikana police.

Partly in response to the Sharpeville massacre of 1960, individual members of the ANC found it necessary to consider violence to combat what passive protest had failed to quell.

Frequently asked questions

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