Explore Stalingrad through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like volgograd or tsaritsyn. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Stalingrad in a sentence
Stalingrad meaning
- Former name of Volgograd: a city, the administrative center of Volgograd Oblast, Russia, and site of a famous World War II battle; used from 1925–1961.
- The World War II siege and battle occurring in the city.
Synonyms of Stalingrad
Using Stalingrad
- The main meaning on this page is: Former name of Volgograd: a city, the administrative center of Volgograd Oblast, Russia, and site of a famous World War II battle; used from 1925–1961. | The World War II siege and battle occurring in the city.
- Useful related words include: volgograd, tsaritsyn, city, metropolis.
- In the example corpus, stalingrad often appears in combinations such as: of stalingrad, at stalingrad, stalingrad in.
Context around Stalingrad
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 8 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Stalingrad
- In this selection, "stalingrad" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 23 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, 1941, normandy, fought, normandy and kursk stand out and add context to how "stalingrad" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a place stalingrad in an and and then stalingrad. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "stalingrad" sits close to words such as abaco, abandons and abramovich, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with stalingrad
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Renaming Volgograd as Stalingrad is being discussed. (7 words)
There is a Place Stalingrad in an eastern of the city. (11 words)
In BlockFront, players will find a variety of maps, like Stalingrad, Normandy, and Berlin. (14 words)
Russia on Friday marked 75 years since the Soviet Union’s victory in the major World War II Battle of Stalingrad, extolled as a symbol of the country’s resilience as President Vladimir Putin campaigns for his fourth term. (39 words)
Happily, they also have an abundance in reserve, able to send fresh waves into the meat grinder no matter what their losses, like the battle of Stalingrad fought by a battalion of jinky 21-year-old inside-forwards. (38 words)
Adolf Hitler ordered that the army stay in Stalingrad and make no attempt to break out; instead, attempts were made to supply the army by air and to break the encirclement from the outside. (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
Happily, they also have an abundance in reserve, able to send fresh waves into the meat grinder no matter what their losses, like the battle of Stalingrad fought by a battalion of jinky 21-year-old inside-forwards.
In BlockFront, players will find a variety of maps, like Stalingrad, Normandy, and Berlin.
The plot revolves around a well-known Russian sniper and his German counterpart, as they try to hunt each other during the Battle of Stalingrad.
Renaming Volgograd as Stalingrad is being discussed.
I thought it was brilliant that the city was one of the first to speak out for Stalingrad.
One of the first planned cities built by a famous Russian tsar, this city has also been known as Petrograd and then Stalingrad.
There is a Place Stalingrad in an eastern of the city.
The terrible winter of 1941, Stalingrad, Kursk, and the Soviet push west are examined as well.
While it dwarfed all other operations, it lacked a dramatic and popular focal point like Normandy, Stalingrad, or Leningrad––which have been written about more extensively.
In mid-November of 1942, a surprise pincer attack by two Russian armies cut off the German Sixth Army, which was then locked in a bloody struggle for Stalingrad.
On Monday night, at the MK2 cinema in the Stalingrad neighborhood in Paris, several people said they had thought twice about seeing the film.
Russia on Friday marked 75 years since the Soviet Union’s victory in the major World War II Battle of Stalingrad, extolled as a symbol of the country’s resilience as President Vladimir Putin campaigns for his fourth term.
The battle of Stalingrad began in July 1942 and lasted 200 days, razing the city with aerial bombardments and house-to-house fighting.
There are dozens of other monuments acknowledging the Russians who lost their lives during the Battle of Stalingrad scattered around the city.
Adolf Hitler ordered that the army stay in Stalingrad and make no attempt to break out; instead, attempts were made to supply the army by air and to break the encirclement from the outside.
After surrender in North Africa and losing the Battle of Stalingrad in 1942–43, the Germans were on the defensive.
Almost every letter expressed belief in Germany's ultimate victory and their willingness to fight and die at Stalingrad to achieve that victory.
Another advance to the river south of the city followed, while the Soviets abandoned their Rossoshka position for the inner defensive ring west of Stalingrad.
Army Group South (B), including Friedrich Paulus 's 6th Army and Hermann Hoth 's 4th Panzer Army, was to move east towards the Volga and Stalingrad.
As Stalingrad was destroyed during the war, in 1946, the construction of the modern city started.
Common combinations with stalingrad
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of stalingrad 14×
- at stalingrad 10×
- stalingrad in 5×
- stalingrad was 5×
- the stalingrad 4×
- stalingrad to 4×
- stalingrad and 3×
- as stalingrad 2×
- for stalingrad 2×
- in stalingrad 2×