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How do you use Sherbro in a sentence? See 8 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Sherbro in a sentence

Related words

Sherbro | Sherbrooke | Sherbrook

Sherbro meaning

A member of a people of the Bonthe District, Sierra Leone.

Using Sherbro

  • The main meaning on this page is: A member of a people of the Bonthe District, Sierra Leone.
  • In the example corpus, sherbro often appears in combinations such as: the sherbro, sherbro island, sherbro or.

Context around Sherbro

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 3 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

occupied 1×

Often after:

island 2× gbana 1×

Sentence patterns with Sherbro

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

and be sherbro gbana lewis 1× either the sherbro or a 1× from the sherbro or bulom 1× have occupied sherbro island since 1× in the sherbro and on 1× in the sherbro there were 1× the sherbro are virtually 1× work on sherbro island was 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

map of bunce 1× native to sierra 1× octopus s work 1× the king of 1× the principals bai 1× the sherbro are 1×

Common sentence endings:

colonists and traders 1× colony at gore 1× it was founded 1× north bond said 1× sherbro or bulom 1× subordinates were executed 1×

Words around Sherbro

Just before it in the word index:

sherbourne 8 sherborne 27 sherborn 12 sherbets 2 sherbet 14 sherb 5

Just after it in the word index:

sherbrook 3 sherbrooke 47 sherburn 5 sherburne 11 sherby 2 sherco 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 11 aaba 11 aafc 11 aaib 11 aalbers 11 aardvarks 11

Corpus analysis for Sherbro

  • In this selection, "sherbro" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, occupied, island and gbana stand out and add context to how "sherbro" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and be sherbro gbana lewis and either the sherbro or a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "sherbro" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with sherbro

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

The Temne claim to have imported it from the Sherbro or Bulom. (12 words)

Native to Sierra Leone, they have occupied Sherbro Island since it was founded. (13 words)

Thirty-four Nova Scotians were banished and sent to either the Sherbro or a penal colony at Gore. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

Map of Bunce Island from 1727 A company called the Royal Adventurers of England Trading into Africa received a charter from Charles II of England in 1663 and subsequently built a fort in the Sherbro and on Tasso Island in the Freetown estuary. (43 words)

Octopus's work on Sherbro Island was a pilot and would serve as an exercise in data collection and potentially a model for other parts of Sierra Leone or elsewhere on the African continent, Ms North-Bond said. (38 words)

The principals, Bai Bureh, Nyagua and Be Sherbro (Gbana Lewis), were exiled to the Gold Coast on 30 July 1899; a large number of their subordinates were executed. (28 words)

Example sentences (8)

Octopus's work on Sherbro Island was a pilot and would serve as an exercise in data collection and potentially a model for other parts of Sierra Leone or elsewhere on the African continent, Ms North-Bond said.

Map of Bunce Island from 1727 A company called the Royal Adventurers of England Trading into Africa received a charter from Charles II of England in 1663 and subsequently built a fort in the Sherbro and on Tasso Island in the Freetown estuary.

Native to Sierra Leone, they have occupied Sherbro Island since it was founded.

The king of the south shore used to leave one of his wives to rule when he was absent, and in the Sherbro there were woman chiefs.

The principals, Bai Bureh, Nyagua and Be Sherbro (Gbana Lewis), were exiled to the Gold Coast on 30 July 1899; a large number of their subordinates were executed.

The Sherbro are virtually all Christians, and their paramount chiefs had a history of intermarriage with British colonists and traders.

The Temne claim to have imported it from the Sherbro or Bulom.

Thirty-four Nova Scotians were banished and sent to either the Sherbro or a penal colony at Gore.

Common combinations with sherbro

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "sherbro" in a sentence?
An example: "Octopus's work on Sherbro Island was a pilot and would serve as an exercise in data collection and potentially a model for other parts of Sierra Leone or elsewhere on the African continent, Ms North-Bond said." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "sherbro" from authentic English texts.
What does "sherbro" mean?
Sherbro means: A member of a people of the Bonthe District, Sierra Leone.
How many example sentences with "sherbro" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "sherbro", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.