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On this page you'll find 8 example sentences with Shikoh. Discover how to use the word correctly in a sentence.

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Shikoh in a sentence

Using Shikoh

  • In the example corpus, shikoh often appears in combinations such as: dara shikoh.

Context around Shikoh

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 6 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

dara 6× suleiman 1×

Often after:

library 1× chasing 1× escaped 1×

Sentence patterns with Shikoh

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

brother dara shikoh were kept 1× by dara shikoh who now 1× feelings that shikoh had manipulated 1× isolating dara shikoh and causing 1× pursued dara shikoh chasing him 1× son dara shikoh was one 1× son suleiman shikoh escaped 1× the dara shikoh library in 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

aurangzeb regretted this 1× cautioning against any 1× in june 1626 1× iv p 481 1× shuja was being 1× the army sent 1×

Common sentence endings:

defect to aurangzeb 1× his own ends 1× jahangir lahore court 1× library in delhi 1× occupied on another 1× of the empire 1×

Words around Shikoh

Just before it in the word index:

shikma 3 shikishima 2 shikigami 3 shikibu 7 shikiar 2 shiki 19

Just after it in the word index:

shikoku 13 shikotan 3 shiksha 13 shikshan 2 shikumen 3 shikwambi 5

Similar in corpus frequency:

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

Corpus analysis for Shikoh

  • In this selection, "shikoh" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, dara, suleiman, library, chasing and escaped stand out and add context to how "shikoh" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include brother dara shikoh were kept and by dara shikoh who now. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "shikoh" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with shikoh

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

Aurangzeb regretted this and harboured feelings that Shikoh had manipulated the situation to serve his own ends. (17 words)

This move had the effect of isolating Dara Shikoh and causing more troops to defect to Aurangzeb. (17 words)

The army sent against Shuja was trapped in the east, its generals Jai Singh and Dilir Khan submitted to Aurangzeb, but Dara's son, Suleiman Shikoh, escaped. (27 words)

Longer example sentences

Shuja was being chased through Bihar and the victory of Aurangzeb proved this to be a poor decision by Dara Shikoh, who now had a defeated force on one front and a successful force unnecessarily pre-occupied on another. (39 words)

Cautioning against any attempt to subvert the pluralistic character of India, he said Mumtaj’s son Dara Shikoh was one of the few who had translated the Upanishads into Farsi. (30 words)

IV, p. 481. With Shuja and Murad disposed of, and with his father immured in Agra, Aurangzeb pursued Dara Shikoh, chasing him across the north-western bounds of the empire. (30 words)

Example sentences (8)

These lines from renowned poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz’s (The Dawn of Freedom) exemplify the mood of the newly-opened Partition Museum at the Dara Shikoh Library in Delhi.

Cautioning against any attempt to subvert the pluralistic character of India, he said Mumtaj’s son Dara Shikoh was one of the few who had translated the Upanishads into Farsi.

Aurangzeb regretted this and harboured feelings that Shikoh had manipulated the situation to serve his own ends.

In June 1626, after an unsuccessful rebellion by his father, Aurangzeb and his brother Dara Shikoh were kept as hostages under their grandparents' ( Nur Jahan and Jahangir ) Lahore court.

IV, p. 481. With Shuja and Murad disposed of, and with his father immured in Agra, Aurangzeb pursued Dara Shikoh, chasing him across the north-western bounds of the empire.

Shuja was being chased through Bihar and the victory of Aurangzeb proved this to be a poor decision by Dara Shikoh, who now had a defeated force on one front and a successful force unnecessarily pre-occupied on another.

The army sent against Shuja was trapped in the east, its generals Jai Singh and Dilir Khan submitted to Aurangzeb, but Dara's son, Suleiman Shikoh, escaped.

This move had the effect of isolating Dara Shikoh and causing more troops to defect to Aurangzeb.

Common combinations with shikoh

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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