On this page you'll find 5 example sentences with Shebeen. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as tavern and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Shebeen meaning
An unlicensed drinking establishment, especially in Ireland, Scotland, and South Africa.
Synonyms of Shebeen
Using Shebeen
- The main meaning on this page is: An unlicensed drinking establishment, especially in Ireland, Scotland, and South Africa.
- Useful related words include: tavern, tap house.
- In the example corpus, shebeen often appears in combinations such as: shebeen queens, shebeen in.
Context around Shebeen
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Shebeen
- In this selection, "shebeen" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, show, suspected, queens and operating stand out and add context to how "shebeen" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a local shebeen in okahandja and a suspected shebeen operating near. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "shebeen" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with shebeen
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Garda conducted a search oF a suspected shebeen operating near Athy yesterday evening Friday 23 October. (16 words)
Xoliswa Shwayimba is one of the three leading ladies in the Showmax Original reality show Shebeen Queens. (17 words)
AP: Your book describes the “shebeen queens” of South Africa, saying the term comes from an Irish word for places that illegally sell alcohol. (24 words)
Prosecuting, Mr Trust Muduma said on July 26 in 2013 at around 12 midnight, Ngwenya was drinking beer with his friend Mr Nhlonipho Mhlanga at a shebeen in Entumbane together with Sibanda. (32 words)
According to Gawanab’s testimony, he was in the company of the accused person at a local shebeen in Okahandja when an argument erupted between the deceased, Awaseb and Nanub. (30 words)
AP: Your book describes the “shebeen queens” of South Africa, saying the term comes from an Irish word for places that illegally sell alcohol. (24 words)
Example sentences (5)
Xoliswa Shwayimba is one of the three leading ladies in the Showmax Original reality show Shebeen Queens.
Garda conducted a search oF a suspected shebeen operating near Athy yesterday evening Friday 23 October.
According to Gawanab’s testimony, he was in the company of the accused person at a local shebeen in Okahandja when an argument erupted between the deceased, Awaseb and Nanub.
Prosecuting, Mr Trust Muduma said on July 26 in 2013 at around 12 midnight, Ngwenya was drinking beer with his friend Mr Nhlonipho Mhlanga at a shebeen in Entumbane together with Sibanda.
AP: Your book describes the “shebeen queens” of South Africa, saying the term comes from an Irish word for places that illegally sell alcohol.
Common combinations with shebeen
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- shebeen queens 2×
- shebeen in 2×