How do you use Shastri in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Shastri meaning
Someone who teaches the shastras.
Using Shastri
- The main meaning on this page is: Someone who teaches the shastras.
- In the example corpus, shastri often appears in combinations such as: ravi shastri, shastri and, bahadur shastri.
Context around Shastri
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 12 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Shastri
- In this selection, "shastri" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, ravi, bahadur, dhirendra, mishra, adorning and predicted stand out and add context to how "shastri" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and ravi shastri would have and coach ravi shastri handed suryakumar. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "shastri" sits close to words such as abbotsford, adkins and adventist, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with shastri
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
And that he has shown on multiple tours,” Shastri reasoned. (10 words)
That was the era of Nehru, Shastri, Indira, Rajiv and Narasimha Rao. (12 words)
Despite all the conspiracies, Shastri would not be afraid of them," Thakur said. (13 words)
The Delhi Police have arrested three men for allegedly assaulting a conductor of a Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) bus with a paper cutter and blade during a quarrel in Northeast Delhi’s Shastri Park in the early hours of Saturday. (40 words)
Former India coach Ravi Shastri predicted that Gujarat Titans opener Shubman Gill could go on to break Virat Kohli’s record of scoring the most runs (973) in a single season of the Indian Premier League. (36 words)
Thousands of people are expected to join the ‘I Am Gandhi’ padayatra to mark the birth anniversaries of Gandhiji and former PM Lal Bahadur Shastri, from Metro Cinema to Mantralaya on Monday afternoon, she added. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
As per his family, he was a devotee of Bageshwar Dham head and spiritual preacher Dhirendra Shastri (Mishra), who probably was the ‘Guruji’.
At his home, which has giant posters of Shastri adorning the walls, Hare says, “There was nothing remarkable or divine about him when he was young.
Despite all the conspiracies, Shastri would not be afraid of them," Thakur said.
Disappointed by India’s defensive approach, former head coach Ravi Shastri has said Rohit Sharma did not show a “positive mindset” by electing to bowl in the World Test Championship final against Australia here.
Former India coach Ravi Shastri predicted that Gujarat Titans opener Shubman Gill could go on to break Virat Kohli’s record of scoring the most runs (973) in a single season of the Indian Premier League.
Former Indian coach Ravi Shastri handed Suryakumar Yadav his Test cap in presence of the Indian team.
For ‘Shukravaar aur Shanivaar Ka Vaar’, actors Anupam Kher and Neena Gupta will be coming to promote their film ‘Shiv Shastri Balboaa’.
Regional operator Ashok Sohni, provincial operator Krishna Shastri and district operator Hukum Ghangar were also present.
That was the era of Nehru, Shastri, Indira, Rajiv and Narasimha Rao.
The Delhi Police have arrested three men for allegedly assaulting a conductor of a Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) bus with a paper cutter and blade during a quarrel in Northeast Delhi’s Shastri Park in the early hours of Saturday.
The earlier team management of Virat Kohli and Ravi Shastri would have been ruthless.
The five Mumbai Entry Points (MEPs) are: Dahisar on the Western Express Highway, Mulund on the Eastern Express Highway, Mulund Lal Bahadur Shastri Marg, Vashi, and Airoli.
Thousands of people are expected to join the ‘I Am Gandhi’ padayatra to mark the birth anniversaries of Gandhiji and former PM Lal Bahadur Shastri, from Metro Cinema to Mantralaya on Monday afternoon, she added.
While invoking names of leaders like Jawahar Lal Nehru, Lal Bahadur Shastri and Atal Bihari Vajpayee, he also spoke about India's G20 success, space achievement and Chandrayaan-3.
With Shastri’s success, the Dham and its miracles have found many claimants within the extended family.
A man was detained for allegedly vandalising a statue of former prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri in Madhya Pradesh capital Bhopal on Saturday, a police official said.
And that he has shown on multiple tours,” Shastri reasoned.
From 1989 onwards, Ajit Singh won from Baghpat six times, with the exception being 1998 when the BJP’s Sompal Shastri defeated him.
Gerber reported from Kokomo, Indiana; Shastri reported from Milwaukee; and Forster reported from New York.
Mukesh Khanna had played the iconic role of Shaktimaan and his mild-mannered alter ego, Pandit Gangadhar Vidhyadhar Mayadhar Omkarnath Shastri, a photographer for the newspaper Aaj Ki Aawaz.
Common combinations with shastri
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- ravi shastri 27×
- shastri and 9×
- bahadur shastri 8×
- shastri said 4×
- shastri was 4×
- shastri is 3×
- in shastri 3×
- of shastri 2×
- shastri would 2×
- shastri has 2×