Get to know Shimla better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning.
Shimla in a sentence
Shimla meaning
A city and district, the state capital of Himachal Pradesh, India.
Using Shimla
- The main meaning on this page is: A city and district, the state capital of Himachal Pradesh, India.
- In the example corpus, shimla often appears in combinations such as: in shimla, shimla and, shimla district.
Context around Shimla
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 4 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Shimla
- In this selection, "shimla" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 23.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, snowfall, kalka, near, district, districts and montage stand out and add context to how "shimla" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include bodies in shimla and born in shimla in 1945. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "shimla" sits close to words such as abbasid, abdicate and adapters, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with shimla
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A few days ago, we had a friend over from Shimla. (11 words)
Another tourist, Sanjeev Bhootni from Chandigarh expressed similar sentiments, saying, "Coming to Shimla has been wonderful. (16 words)
That is precisely the sight you see on mountain highways like the one connecting Kalka with Shimla. (17 words)
The concrete bridge near Summer Hill, 6 km from Shimla, got completely destroyed and the heritage track has suffered damages at five or six places and the most affected stretch is between Shimla and Shoghi, station master Joginder Singh said. (40 words)
As many as 24 flash floods, 29 landslides and one cloud burst have been reported since the onset of monsoon in Himachal Pradesh on June 24. At least four persons have been reported missing in Kangra, Mandi and Shimla districts. (40 words)
Reports of shops being swept away in Manali, vehicles being washed away in flash floods at Nullah in Kullu, Kinnaur and Chamba and loss to agricultural land have also poured in. Several roads have also been closed in Shimla districts. (40 words)
Example sentences (20)
Shimla Montage - Clockwise from top: Skyline at Shimla Southern Side, Rashtrapati Niwas, Town hall, Night view of Shimla and Christ Church.
The concrete bridge near Summer Hill, 6 km from Shimla, got completely destroyed and the heritage track has suffered damages at five or six places and the most affected stretch is between Shimla and Shoghi, station master Joginder Singh said.
Kufri, Kharapathar, Narkanda and Khirki in Shimla district have been closed for traffic after overnight snowfall, Shimla Superintendent of Police (SP) Omapati Jamwal said.
Education main seeAlso Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital at Shimla Indian Institute of Advanced Study at Shimla Hamirpur District is among the top districts in the country for literacy.
As many as 24 flash floods, 29 landslides and one cloud burst have been reported since the onset of monsoon in Himachal Pradesh on June 24. At least four persons have been reported missing in Kangra, Mandi and Shimla districts.
Jackman was born in Shimla in 1945 where his father, an army major with the 2nd Gurkha Rifles was stationed.
Reports of shops being swept away in Manali, vehicles being washed away in flash floods at Nullah in Kullu, Kinnaur and Chamba and loss to agricultural land have also poured in. Several roads have also been closed in Shimla districts.
Search and rescue operation in the State of Himachal Pradesh entered its sixth day as personnel continued to search for bodies in Shimla.
That is precisely the sight you see on mountain highways like the one connecting Kalka with Shimla.
Two main four-lane roads of National Highway Authority of India including Kalka-Shimla are also closed.
After protests in Sanjauli in Shimla, there are now protests in Mandi district against a mosque where slogans such as "Mulle Qazi nahi chalenge", and "Masjid ko giraana hoga" were raised.
Another tourist, Sanjeev Bhootni from Chandigarh expressed similar sentiments, saying, "Coming to Shimla has been wonderful.
In Himachal's Shimla, Hindutva group held a protest raising slogans for the demolition of a 4-storey mosque.
Other areas such as Manali and Shimla in Himachal Pradesh and Rishikesh in Uttarakhand, in the Himalayas, have also emerged as paragliding hotspots.
Places near Shimla like Kufri and Narkanda have also been experiencing snowfall, turning the tourist destinations more picturesque.
The Met office in Shimla has issued a ‘yellow’ alert warning for thunderstorms and lightning at isolated places till July 12.
A 35-year-old man died and two others suffered injuries in a major fire which broke out near Chirgaon in Shimla district in the early hours of Wednesday.
A few days ago, we had a friend over from Shimla.
And urged both sides to settle issues based on the 1972 Shimla Agreement and the 1999 Lahore Declaration.
As it happens in small towns we were labled Dev Anand and Vyjanthimala of our small town, Shimla.
Common combinations with shimla
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- in shimla 18×
- shimla and 7×
- shimla district 4×
- shimla in 4×
- at shimla 3×
- of shimla 3×
- from shimla 3×
- and shimla 3×
- to shimla 3×
- shimla has 3×